How America’s first fine dining restaurant, Delmonico’s, serves 400 pounds of steak a day

Of the nearly 750,000 restaurants across the United States, only one can claim it started it all.

Founded in 1837, Delmonico’s isn’t just a restaurant, it’s a living piece of American culinary history. Its legacy includes inventing iconic dishes like eggs Benedict, lobster Newberg, and baked Alaska and serving legends like Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla. But how is this iconic restaurant evolving while holding onto its 190-year-old legacy?

We spent a full day inside Delmonico’s in downtown Manhattan to find out.