Culinary Institute of America

Welcome to The Culinary Institute of America, the world's premier culinary college! The CIA offers a memorable experience via their restaurants, retail stores, and public tours.

If you have a fascination with food, you’ll feel right at home at the CIA. Everywhere you turn, you’ll see incredible kitchens and bakeshops filled with the finest equipment and supervised by extraordinarily talented chefs, bakers, and pastry chefs. Fuel your passion for all things culinary at the place you’ve been looking for. At The Culinary Institute of America, everyone loves food.
The Culinary Institute of America is located in bucolic Hyde Park, NY on the Hudson River's east bank, 2 hours north of New York City on U.S. Route 9.

The CIA operates five award-winning, student-staffed public restaurants - St. Andrew's Café, Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, the Escoffier Restaurant, American Bounty Restaurant, and the Apple Pie Bakery Café. Reservations are suggested for all restaurants except the bakery café. For reservations, call 845-471-6608, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information about the bakery café, call 845-905-4500.

In addition to their restaurants, they also offer public tours given by the CIA students. The general public can schedule tours on Mondays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesdays at 4 p.m., and Thursdays at 4 p.m., at $5 per person. Reservations are required. For more information, or to schedule a tour, call 845-451-1588, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The CIA bookstore featuring epicurean delights, cookbooks, souvenirs, and assorted kitchen utensils is open to the public.

Prospective students and visitors are encouraged to experience the CIA firsthand. Tours for prospective students are available on most Wednesdays and Fridays when the college is in session. Special arrangements can be made for those unable to attend a regularly scheduled tour. School group tours are also available on a limited basis. To schedule your visit, please call the college's Admissions Department at 1-800-CULINARY (285-4627).

Group tours for restaurant guests (groups of 20 or more) may be scheduled by calling 845-451-1544