Where is Tavern on the Green?

At Central Park West at 67th Street, on the Upper West Side of New York, inside the Central Park. The nearest station is 66th Street-Lincoln Center (1) or 72nd Street (B, C).

Which museums and sights are near Tavern on the Green?

Central Park is 600 m away, The Museum of Modern Art is 1.2 km away, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is Tavern on the Green known for?

The sheepfold, The courtyard, In the park. The restaurant inside Central Park, in the building put up in 1870 to house the park's flock of sheep, with a courtyard under the trees.

When did Tavern on the Green open?

In 1934. A restaurant since 1934, in a building of 1870.

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Tavern on the Green

Until 1934 sheep grazed the meadow in the south-west of Central Park and slept in a fold of red brick beside it. Then the parks commissioner moved the sheep out and a restaurant in.

What it is: Restaurant in the park
Opened: 1934
Area: Inside Central Park
Nearest museum: Central Park, 600 m

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What Tavern on the Green is known for

The sheepfold
A long Victorian building of brick and stone by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, two of the park's own designers. The dining rooms are in its wings.
The courtyard
In the warmer months tables are set outside under the trees, which are hung with lanterns after dark.
In the park
The restaurant is just inside the park at West 67th Street, five minutes from Strawberry Fields and beside the finishing line of the New York City Marathon.

What to know

A restaurant since 1934, in a building of 1870
Closed in 2009 and reopened in 2014 after a full restoration
Ten minutes' walk through the park from Bethesda Terrace

Where Tavern on the Green is

Address

Central Park West at 67th Street
New York, NY 10023, United States

Nearest station

66th Street-Lincoln Center (1) or 72nd Street (B, C)

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

Robert Moses and the sheep

The sheep were sent away in 1934 by the parks commissioner Robert Moses, who had the fold turned into a restaurant in a matter of months. It has been leased out by the city ever since. It shut in 2009, served for a while as a visitor centre, and reopened with new operators in 2014.

Tavern on the Green: common questions

Where is Tavern on the Green?: At Central Park West at 67th Street, on the Upper West Side of New York, inside the Central Park. The nearest station is 66th Street-Lincoln Center (1) or 72nd Street (B, C).
Which museums and sights are near Tavern on the Green?: Central Park is 600 m away, The Museum of Modern Art is 1.2 km away, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is Tavern on the Green known for?: The sheepfold, The courtyard, In the park. The restaurant inside Central Park, in the building put up in 1870 to house the park's flock of sheep, with a courtyard under the trees.
When did Tavern on the Green open?: In 1934. A restaurant since 1934, in a building of 1870.

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4.4

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