Chez Fifi

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Table Worth Finding on East 74th

Chez Fifi occupies a quiet address on East 74th Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side, operating under the banner of We All Gotta Eat — a project that signals a particular kind of hospitality: unpretentious, considered, and serious about what ends up on the plate and in the glass.

The restaurant draws from two of Europe's great culinary traditions, French and Spanish, a pairing that allows for both the precision of classical French technique and the warmth and depth that Spanish cooking brings to the table. That dual identity gives Chez Fifi a character of its own in a neighborhood where dining rooms tend toward the conventional.

Recognized for the Cellar

Wine Spectator awarded Chez Fifi its Best of Award of Excellence for 2025 — a distinction that reflects genuine commitment to the wine list rather than mere volume. For a French and Spanish restaurant, the pairing possibilities are rich: Burgundy and Bordeaux alongside Rioja and Albariño, each tradition speaking to the food on its own terms. The recognition places Chez Fifi among a selective group of New York restaurants where the glass is taken as seriously as the dish.

Dinner on the Upper East Side

Chez Fifi is open for dinner, and the setting on East 74th Street offers something increasingly rare in the city — a neighborhood room that feels like it belongs to the people who live nearby, without closing itself off to anyone willing to make the trip uptown.