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Bel Ami
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2025
- address866 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10065
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2126748020
Is Bel Ami clean?
Bel Ami is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 1, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bel Ami?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Bel Ami last inspected?
Bel Ami has 6 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| July 18, 2025 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| June 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| January 26, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| December 16, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Bel Ami vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.