Rumpelmayer's was a café and ice cream parlor in the

Hotel St. Moritz The Hotel St. Moritz was a luxury hotel located at 50 Central Park South, on the east side of Sixth Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The structure was extensively rebuilt from 1999 to 2002, and today it is a hotel/condominium combin ...

and part of a chain started by

Anton Rumpelmayer Anton Rumpelmayer ( in Pressburg, Austria – in Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France) was an Austrian confectioner and ("Purveyor to the Royal and Imperial Court", equivalent in the United Kingdom to holding a Royal warrant of appointment). He wo ...

. It was popular for children's birthday parties, Sunday breakfasts, and afternoon teas. The Art Deco restaurant was designed by

Winold Reiss F. Winold Reiss (September 16, 1886 – August 23, 1953) was a German-born American artist and graphic designer. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, the second son of Fritz Reiss (1857–1914) and his wife. He grew up surrounded by art, as his fa ...

and overlooked

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. The pink walls had Egyptian-style mosaics and the room was decorated with stuffed animals. They served hot fudge sundaes and hot cocoa, which was served in silver pots and considered " benchmark hot cocoa." Rumplemayer's opened when the St. Moritz opened in 1930 and closed when the hotel closed in April 1998.

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Defunct restaurants in Manhattan Ice cream parlors in the United States Coffeehouses and cafés in the United States 1930 establishments in New York City Restaurants established in 1930 1998 disestablishments in New York (state) Restaurants disestablished in 1998 {{Manhattan-stub