# The 20 Hardest Restaurant Reservations in NYC, Ranked by Booking Lead Time

The hardest restaurant reservation in New York right now is Carbone, where diners claim tables about 30 days before the reservation date per DinnerElite tracking data. This ranking covers the 224 NYC restaurants DinnerElite watches on Resy and OpenTable, ordered by booking lead time: how far ahead of the dining date diners claim tables, using documented release windows and platform booking patterns.

| Rank | Restaurant | Neighborhood | Cuisine | Price | Platform | Lead time | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbone | Greenwich Village | Italian | $$$$ | Resy | ~30d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/6194 |
| 2 | Torrisi Bar & Restaurant | Nolita | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~30d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/64593 |
| 3 | Atomix | NoMad | Korean | $$$$ | Resy | ~30d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/69815 |
| 4 | Semma | West Village | Indian | $$ | Resy | ~28d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/1263 |
| 5 | Tatiana | Lincoln Center | Afro-Caribbean | $$$ | Resy | ~28d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/65452 |
| 6 | Eleven Madison Park | Flatiron | European-American | $$$$ | Resy | ~28d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/70928 |
| 7 | Le Bernardin | Midtown | French | $$$$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/1387 |
| 8 | Sushi Nakazawa NY | West Village | Sushi | $$$$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/5589 |
| 9 | Rezdôra | Flatiron District | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/5771 |
| 10 | The Polo Bar | Midtown | American | $$$$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/6439 |
| 11 | Bungalow | East Village | Indian | $$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/80201 |
| 12 | 4 Charles Prime Rib | West Village | Steakhouse | $$$ | Resy | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/834 |
| 13 | Gramercy Tavern | Flatiron | American | $$$$ | OpenTable | ~21d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/942 |
| 14 | HIROHISA | Soho | Japanese | $$$$ | OpenTable | ~20d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/40734 |
| 15 | Family Meal at Blue Hill | Greenwich Village | American | $$$$ | Resy | ~19d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/73513 |
| 16 | da Toscano | Greenwich Village | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~17d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/8568 |
| 17 | Charlie Bird | SoHo | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~16d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/5 |
| 18 | Sant Ambroeus - Soho | Soho | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~16d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/54225 |
| 19 | Sartiano's | SoHo | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~16d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/70560 |
| 20 | A Pasta Bar | Soho | Italian | $$$ | Resy | ~15d | https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/10272 |

## How to get into these restaurants

Book the instant the reservation window opens on the restaurant's platform, or set a free DinnerElite alert: it watches each restaurant around the clock and emails you the moment a matching table opens, whether from a fresh release or a cancellation. DinnerElite sends alerts and never books automatically.

_Full page with per-restaurant release windows and insider notes: https://dinnerelite.com/hardest-restaurant-reservations-nyc — DinnerElite (https://dinnerelite.com) is a reservation-alert service for NYC's hardest-to-book restaurants._