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Is E.A.T. Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, E.A.T. is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for E.A.T. at 1064 Madison Ave was updated July 2026 with current hours and no closure notice, and the cafe's own website lists active breakfast, lunch, and to-go menus. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured E.A.T.'s grilled cheese sandwich, made with fresh baked sourdough and aged Gruyere, according to Food Network's profile of the cafe, which credits Ina Garten with praising the sandwich; the profile also highlights the cafe's Tuscan Peasant Soup. E.A.T. is a cafe on Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side, run by restaurateur Eli Zabar, according to Food Network. Yelp's listing for the Madison Avenue address was updated in July 2026 and carried no closure notice, showing hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The cafe's own website, e-a-t.nyc, listed active breakfast, lunch, and to-go menus during a 2026-09-08 check, according to the site. Both listings gave the same Madison Avenue address near East 80th Street.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Episode 3
Air date not confirmed
Title: Cheesy · What was featured: E.A.T.'s grilled cheese sandwich and Tuscan Peasant Soup

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/e-a-t-new-york
  2. e-a-t.nyc https://www.e-a-t.nyc/
  3. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ny/new-york/eli-zabar-eat-cafe-restaurant
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