The oxamate group in the title compound, C10H11NO3, is almost coplanar with the phenyl ring because of intramolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions, and the structure can be described as an anilide single bonded to an ethyl carboxylate group. The supramolecular structure is achieved through intermolecular hard N—H⋯O and soft C—H⋯X (X = O and phenyl) hydrogen‐bonding interactions.