Open every day, 9:30 AM–9:30 PM No appointment needed — walk-ins welcome.
Come up to the second floor 146 E 55th St, Suite 2B, between Park and Lexington 2 minutes from 51 St station on the 6 subway line Get directionsThe honest part
Sixty minutes of foot reflexology is $55 here. Published rates elsewhere in Midtown Manhattan for the same 60 minutes run roughly $120 to $145, and a number of well-reviewed spas within a few blocks of us publish no price at all. That gap isn't a promotion or an introductory rate. It's just what we charge.
| Where | 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| U Beauty & Foot Spa, 146 E 55th St | $55 |
| Published Midtown Manhattan range | $120–$145 |
| Midtown spas publishing no price | Not disclosed |
Range compiled from competitors' own published Midtown Manhattan rate cards and booking listings, August 2026. We've quoted it as a range on purpose — we're not in the business of pointing at neighbors.
Chinese-style reflexology, hot herbal soak included.
| Session | Price |
|---|---|
| 30 minutes | $35 |
| 45 minutes | $50 |
| 60 minutes | $55 |
| 90 minutes | $80 |
90 minutes with us is $80 — less than the low end of what Midtown charges for a single hour. One price per session, whatever time you walk in. No membership, no package you have to buy first, no evening surcharge: the 9 PM rate is the 10 AM rate. The rest of the menu, including back massage from $38 and couples from $110, is on the massage prices page.
If you're price-shopping the neighborhood, start with our breakdown of real massage in NYC under $60 — six sessions on this menu land under that line, including the 60-minute combination at $60.
The menu
Feet, back, the two together, facials, and a couples room for two. Every duration and every dollar figure is on the full menu — nothing held back for the front desk.
Chinese-style foot reflexology in a reclining chair — a hot herbal soak first, then thumb and knuckle pressure through the sole, arch, heel and calf. The single best thing you can do for feet that have walked Manhattan all day.
4 session lengths, $35–$80
Table work on the back, neck and shoulders — the desk-and-commute muscles. Tell us your pressure and we'll match it, from gentle relaxation through firm deep-tissue.
4 session lengths, $38–$85
Feet and back in one visit — our most-booked format. Start in the reflexology chair, move to the table, walk out with nothing left aching.
6 session lengths, $60–$130
A 40-minute deep cleansing facial — steam, extraction, mask — paired with back massage. Skin and shoulders in the same appointment.
3 session lengths, $80–$120
Two people, side by side in the same room. Book the pair together and arrive a few minutes early — the couples room is a single room and only one booking fits at a time.
3 session lengths, $110–$240
No appointment
Most Midtown rooms are appointment-only. We're not. Weekday evenings between 6 and 8 PM are the busiest stretch, so a quick call saves you a wait — otherwise, come up to the second floor and ask.
Where we are
U Beauty & Foot Spa is at 146 E 55th St, 2nd Floor, Suite 2B, New York, NY 10022, on East 55th Street between Park and Lexington in Midtown East — the neighborhood you'll also see called Turtle Bay. We're on the second floor — look for Suite 2B. Open every day from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM.
Inside the studio: curtained cubicles for foot sessions, private rooms for table work.
Before you come
First-timers usually worry about the wrong thing. Nobody is going to ask you to undress for a foot massage, and nobody is going to talk at you for an hour. Here's the whole shape of it.
You stay fully dressed. Trousers get rolled to the knee, you sit back in a reclining chair, and the session opens with a hot herbal soak — five or so minutes with your feet in warm water while the room slows down. Then it's thumb and knuckle work through the sole, the arch, the heel and up the calf. Some points will be tender. Say so and the pressure changes.
30 minutes at $35 is genuinely enough after a long walking day. Go to 45 minutes at $50, or 60 minutes at $55, if you've brought a specific complaint — tight calves, aching arches, heels that hurt on the first step in the morning.
Table work happens in a private room, under a sheet, with only the area being worked uncovered. We ask about pressure and sore spots first, and you can change your mind mid-session — deep pressure should feel like productive work, never like something you're enduring.
Back massage runs $38 for 30 minutes and $60 for 60. The most-booked thing on our whole menu is the 60-minute combination at $60: 30 minutes in the reflexology chair, then 30 on the table. Feet and shoulders in one visit, out the door in an hour.
A word on what this does and doesn't do, because the industry oversells it. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health says massage therapy may help with pain, stress and relaxation. Mayo Clinic describes relaxation techniques as a way to lower stress and ease tense muscles, and the American Massage Therapy Association points to research associating massage with relief from anxiety and muscle tension. The older reflexology claim — that points on the sole map to specific organs — isn't supported by good evidence. We don't make it. The hour still feels excellent and your feet still stop hurting.
New York State licenses massage therapists through the NYS Education Department's Office of the Professions, and licensed practitioners use the title LMT. You're welcome to ask about your therapist's credentials when you book — a good studio never minds the question. If you're pregnant, on blood thinners, or being treated for something serious, check with your doctor first and tell us when you arrive.
Read first
Neighbourhood pages for the practical questions, guides for the ones about your feet.
What an hour in the reflexology chair costs here versus the rest of Midtown, and what actually happens during it.
Ten minutes up Lexington, two from the 51 St train, open until 9:30 — the commuter's route to a foot massage.
Most Midtown spas are appointment-only. We aren't. When to come, how long you'll wait, what's available right now.
Open every day including Sunday, last sessions after 8 PM, no evening surcharge. The late-night map of Midtown East.
Five sessions on our menu cost less than $60, two more land exactly on it — plus the honest arithmetic on how Midtown got to $145.
Side by side for 70 minutes at a fraction of the Midtown rate, with dinner within three blocks.
A 40-minute deep cleansing facial paired with 20, 45 or 60 minutes of back work — $80 to $120.
Two different traditions, one pair of feet. What each claims, what the evidence supports, and which to book.
Twenty thousand steps on Manhattan concrete does something specific to feet. Here's what helps and what doesn't.
Desk neck, dead feet, and the 6-to-8 PM window. What to book when you have exactly one hour before dinner.
What the research actually supports for heel pain, what it doesn't, and when to see a clinician instead of us.
Heated basalt, seventy minutes, $110. What the heat does, who should skip it, and how it compares to deep tissue.
Anything not answered here, call (212) 347-7878 — we're open every day, 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM.
146 E 55th St, Suite 2B, between Park and Lexington. Open every day from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM, walk-ins welcome, foot massage from $35.
Prices in USD. Gift cards and cancellation terms — call (212) 347-7878 and we'll confirm.
