What Happened to The Four Seasons After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, The Four Seasons has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, June 2019.
Last verified
What the source shows: Multiple 2019 outlets (CBS News, ABC7NY, Robb Report) confirm The Four Seasons permanently closed June 11, 2019, after relocating from its original Seagram Building address in 2018.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 13
- Address 99 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured The Four Seasons, the Manhattan institution known for its Pool Room and Grill Room inside the Seagram Building, on the "Childhood Favorites" episode. The Four Seasons opened at 99 East 52nd Street in 1959 and became a fixture of New York's power-lunch culture for decades, according to CBS News. A change in ownership of the Seagram Building cost the restaurant its lease, and it closed after dinner service in July 2016, according to CBS News. The Four Seasons reopened in 2018 at 42 East 49th Street in a $30 million space designed by architect Isay Weinfeld, according to Robb Report. Less than a year later, the relocated restaurant closed permanently on June 11, 2019, according to CBS News and ABC7NY.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 5, Episode 13
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Childhood Favorites
- What was featured
- The Four Seasons' power-lunch fine dining in the Seagram Building's Pool Room
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Four Seasons
Frequently asked questions
Is The Four Seasons still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, The Four Seasons has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, June 2019.
What happened to The Four Seasons after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured The Four Seasons, the Manhattan institution known for its Pool Room and Grill Room inside the Seagram Building, on the "Childhood Favorites" episode. As of September 2026, The Four Seasons has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, June 2019.
Is The Four Seasons permanently closed?
As of September 2026, The Four Seasons has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, June 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is The Four Seasons located?
99 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured The Four Seasons?
Season 5, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Childhood Favorites”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 99 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
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Sources
- cbsnews.com — https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/iconic-four-seasons-restaurant-closing-after-nearly-60-years/
- abc7ny.com — https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/iconic-four-seasons-restaurant-in-nyc-closes-after-57-years/5339027/
- robbreport.com — https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/four-seasons-restaurant-nyc-reboot-abruptly-closing-2853949/
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