# DinnerElite

> DinnerElite monitors reservation availability at hard-to-book NYC restaurants (Resy, OpenTable, etc.) and notifies members the moment a table opens up. Instead of manually refreshing booking pages, users add restaurants to a watchlist and receive instant email alerts for their preferred dates, times, and party sizes.

DinnerElite is a New York City restaurant reservation monitoring and watchlist service. It is not a booking platform itself — it watches booking platforms and alerts you to cancellations and newly released tables so you can book them first. DinnerElite never books automatically and offers no auto-booking: the only booking it performs is the human concierge service on the Expert plan, where a person secures the table.

## What it does
- Tracks live reservation availability at top NYC restaurants (Carbone, Lilia, Tatiana, Don Angie, 4 Charles Prime Rib, and more)
- Sends instant notifications when a table matching your date/time/party-size preferences opens up
- Free tier plus premium subscription ($10/month or $100/year) for unlimited watchlist alerts

## Key pages
- [Home](https://dinnerelite.com): Overview, how it works, and featured restaurants
- [Resources](https://dinnerelite.com/resources): Directory of every DinnerElite tool, guide, comparison, and data page in one place
- [Hardest restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/hardest-restaurant-reservations-nyc): NYC's toughest tables, ranked by real DinnerElite booking-lead-time data, refreshed daily
- [Free reservation alerts tool](https://dinnerelite.com/tools/reservation-alerts): Watch any tracked NYC restaurant and get alerted the moment a table opens (free tier available)
- [Free embeddable reservation widget](https://dinnerelite.com/tools/widget): Generates a copy-paste embed code for food bloggers: a small card showing a restaurant's booking platform and typical drop time, with a credited link back to DinnerElite
- [Restaurant directory](https://dinnerelite.com/dashboard): Search and browse tracked NYC restaurants
- [Premium](https://dinnerelite.com/premium): Subscription plans and features
- [Partners](https://dinnerelite.com/partners): Affiliate program for NYC food writers and newsletter authors, 30% of every subscription through a tracked link
- [Press & Media](https://dinnerelite.com/press): Fast facts, story angles, citable drop-time data, and media contact for journalists covering NYC dining
- [Contact](https://dinnerelite.com/contact): Get in touch

Every drop-time page and article also exists as clean markdown at the same path plus ".md" (e.g. https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/1387.md) — index at https://dinnerelite.com/sitemap-md.xml.

## Comparisons
- [NYC reservation alert services compared](https://dinnerelite.com/compare): Category roundup of every notable way to get a hard NYC reservation — DinnerElite, Resy Notify, OpenTable alerts, TablePass, Dorsia, Appointment Trader, and booking bots
- [DinnerElite vs TablePass](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-tablepass): How the two reservation-alert services differ in coverage, pricing, and data
- [DinnerElite vs Dorsia](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-dorsia): Alert-based booking vs pay-to-book minimum-spend reservations
- [DinnerElite vs Resy Notify](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-resy-notify): How Resy's free built-in Notify alert compares to an always-on cross-platform watcher
- [DinnerElite vs OpenTable Alerts](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-opentable): How OpenTable's free Notify me alert compares to a cross-platform watcher, including the Gold-diner priority head start and the fresh-release drop OpenTable says Notify me is not built to catch
- [DinnerElite vs Appointment Trader](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-appointment-trader): Buying a reservation on the secondary market vs free open-table alerts, including NY's Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act
- [DinnerElite vs Mise](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-mise): Email alerts with no account access vs auto-booking that stores your Resy/OpenTable credentials
- [DinnerElite vs ResX](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-resx): Systematic platform monitoring vs the free peer reservation exchange, and why diners run both
- [DinnerElite vs Snatchd](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-snatchd): Flat-price alerts across 224 restaurants vs the $29-per-success Resy sniper covering about 30 venues
- [DinnerElite vs SnagNYC](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-snagnyc): Two honest alert trackers compared, 224 restaurants on two platforms vs 60+ from $4.99/mo
- [DinnerElite vs TableSwap](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-tableswap): Watchlist alerts with published drop-time data vs the $15/mo iMessage AI assistant covering Resy, OpenTable, and SevenRooms
- [DinnerElite vs Snag Reservations](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-snag-reservations): No-credentials alerts vs the AI booking bot that operates inside your own Resy account
- [DinnerElite vs ReservationFinder](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-reservationfinder): 224 NYC restaurants with unlimited watches at $10/mo vs 19+ cities on four platforms with capped watchlists
- [DinnerElite vs AutoRes](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-autores): Flat $10/mo unlimited alerts vs the bot that books into your linked account at $21.99-$26.99 per success
- [DinnerElite vs TableOne](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-tableone): 224 NYC restaurants at $10/mo with a free tier vs 230+ across 7 US cities at $18/mo
- [DinnerElite vs Reserve Noir](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-reserve-noir): Flat $10/mo with equal-speed alerts for all vs $9-$49 tiers that sell a priority head start
- [DinnerElite vs TableTurn](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-tableturn): Unlimited $10/mo alerts vs the $25-$50/mo auto-booking bot whose own site reports fulfilling 41% of requests
- [DinnerElite vs NYC RSVPs](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-nycrsvps): Live monitoring with cancellation alerts across 224 restaurants vs a free static release-schedule reference you check yourself
- [DinnerElite vs SeatsSoon](https://dinnerelite.com/compare/dinnerelite-vs-seatssoon): Email alerts for 224 restaurants on Resy and OpenTable with drop-time data vs text alerts for 57 across five platforms including Brooklyn

## Guides & articles
- [NYC's hardest reservations, by the numbers](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-hardest-reservations-by-the-numbers): First-party data on the 224 tracked restaurants — about 95% book on Resy, the West Village leads with 39, and most are $$ not $$$$
- [Which NYC restaurants switched booking platforms in 2026?](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurants-switching-booking-platforms): First-party audit findings — Happy Cooking moved to OpenTable, Raku to SevenRooms, Hirohisa is mid-relocation, and how to tell where a restaurant really books
- [What is a restaurant reservation concierge? NYC guide](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/restaurant-reservation-concierge-nyc): The six ways to get a hard NYC table booked for you and what each costs, from free alerts to guaranteed-table platforms
- [How to get hard-to-get restaurant reservations](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/how-to-get-hard-to-get-restaurant-reservations)
- [Resy vs OpenTable: complete guide](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/resy-vs-opentable-complete-guide)
- [Last-minute restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/last-minute-restaurant-reservations-nyc)
- [Top 10 NYC restaurants worth the hype](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/top-10-nyc-restaurants-worth-the-hype)
- [NYC restaurant neighborhood guide](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurant-neighborhood-guide)
- [Neighborhood reservation guides](https://dinnerelite.com/reservations): 15 neighborhood pages (linked from the drop-time index) ranking each area's restaurants by booking lead time, from the West Village's 39 tracked rooms to Flatiron
- [The best NYC food and going-out newsletters](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/best-nyc-food-newsletters): Twelve independent newsletters on where to eat and what to do in New York
- [The best NYC food creators on TikTok and Instagram](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/best-nyc-food-creators): Thirteen verified creators covering NYC dining, including the ones chasing the city's hardest reservations
- [NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026, the hard-to-book edition](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurant-week-summer-2026): Dates ($30/$45/$60, July 20 to August 16), and which normally-impossible rooms participate, led by Crown Shy and Coqodaq
- [NYC Restaurant Week 2026 map: how to shortlist 607 restaurants](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurant-week-2026-map): First-party analysis of the community Google Map of all 607 participants. The $30 tier is a lunch product (231 of 396 lunches vs 19 of 556 dinners), 172 restaurants leave after week four, and only 22 of our 224 hard-to-book rooms take part
- [NYC tasting menus 2026: what they cost and how to book](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-tasting-menus): Verified prices from $75 (Atoboy) to $1,200 (Masa Chef's Reserve), which rooms prepay vs deposit vs charge nothing, and the monthly drop times for Eleven Madison Park, Per Se, Aska, Atomix and Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
- [How DinnerElite members get Carbone tables within a week](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/carbone-reservations-how-dinnerelite-members-get-tables-within-a-week)
- [4 Charles Prime Rib reservations](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/4-charles-prime-rib-reservations-dinnerelite-exclusive-access)
- [Don Angie reservations (West Village)](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/don-angie-reservations-west-village-italian-american-success)
- [Tatiana reservations (Lincoln Center, Kwame Onwuachi)](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/tatiana-reservations-lincoln-center-kwame-onwuachi)
- [Lilia reservations (Brooklyn, Missy Robbins)](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/lilia-reservations-brooklyn-missy-robbins-seafood)
- [What to order at Carbone](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-carbone)
- [The 4 Charles Prime Rib menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-4-charles-prime-rib): the four prime rib cuts and their prices, the wagyu burger, the must-order sides, and what dinner for two costs
- [The Don Angie menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-don-angie): the chrysanthemum salad, stuffed garlic flatbread and pinwheel lasagna to order, why the lasagna isn't really for two, and what to skip
- [What to order at Tatiana](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-tatiana)
- [The Lilia menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-lilia): the sheep's milk cheese agnolotti, mafaldini and wood-fired dishes to order, what to skip, and how the walk-in bar works at Missy Robbins' Williamsburg room
- [What to order at Peter Luger](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-peter-luger)
- [What to order at I Sodi](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-i-sodi)
- [What to order at Rezdôra](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-rezdora)
- [What to order at Semma](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-semma)
- [The Torrisi menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-torrisi): the hams and zeppole, rotisserie lamb, Duck alla Mulberry and the pastas worth ordering at Major Food Group's Michelin-starred flagship, plus how the 30-day Resy drop works
- [What to order at Via Carota](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-via-carota)
- [What to order at The Polo Bar](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-the-polo-bar)
- [What to order at L'Artusi](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-lartusi)
- [What to order at The Monkey Bar](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-the-monkey-bar)
- [What to order at The Corner Store](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-the-corner-store)
- [What to order at Bungalow](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-bungalow)
- [What to order at Minetta Tavern](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-minetta-tavern)
- [What to order at COTE](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-cote)
- [What to order at Laser Wolf](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-laser-wolf)
- [The Double Chicken Please menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-double-chicken-please): the Cold Pizza cocktail, the numbered taptails, the hot honey chicken sandwich, and how to get into The Coop's reservation-only back room
- [What to order at Le Bernardin](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-le-bernardin)
- [What to order at Coqodaq](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-coqodaq)
- [The Tolo menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-tolo): the sweet and sour crispy fish, puffed-rice scallops, salt-and-pepper tofu, and the Parcelle-curated natural wine list at Ron Yan's Chinatown Chinese wine bar
- [The da Toscano menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-da-toscano): the signature octopus carpaccio, the orecchiette to always order, the antipasti and pastas to build a table on, and what changed when Michael Toscano relocated the room to Midtown's Iroquois hotel
- [What to order at Sartiano's](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-sartianos)
- [What to order at Balthazar](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-balthazar)
- [The Misi menu and what to order](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-misi): the occhi, fettuccine, tortelli and vegetable plates to order, what to skip, and the counter-seat move at Missy Robbins' South Williamsburg pasta room
- [What to order at Le Coucou](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-le-coucou)
- [What to order at Kisa](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-kisa)
- [What to order at Emmett's on Grove](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-emmetts-on-grove)
- [What to order at Nowon](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-nowon)
- [What to order at Dante](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-dante)
- [What to order at Rubirosa](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-rubirosa)
- [What to order at Crown Shy](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-crown-shy)
- [What to order at Raku](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-raku)
- [What to order at Elvis](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-elvis)
- [What to order at Fairfax](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-to-order-at-fairfax)
- [The best NYC food and going-out newsletters](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/best-nyc-food-newsletters)
- [NYC restaurant reservation terms, explained](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-reservation-terms-glossary): What Notify, drop times, booking windows, cancellation waves, waitlists, and deposits actually mean
- [The hardest Italian restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-italian-restaurant-reservations-nyc): Carbone, Torrisi, I Sodi, Rezdôra, Lilia and more, with each room's release schedule and realistic way in
- [The hardest steakhouse reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-steakhouse-reservations-nyc): The Polo Bar, 4 Charles, Keens, The Grill, Peter Luger, Cote and more, with each chophouse's release schedule and realistic way in
- [The hardest Korean restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-korean-restaurant-reservations-nyc): Atomix, Coqodaq, Cote, Atoboy, Kisa and more, with each room's release schedule and realistic way in
- [The hardest French restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-french-restaurant-reservations-nyc): Le Bernardin, Daniel, Le Coucou, Minetta Tavern, Raoul's, Balthazar and more, with each room's release schedule and realistic way in
- [The hardest sushi and omakase reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-omakase-reservations-nyc): Sushi Nakazawa, Sushi Ichimura, Torien, Fuku Omakase, DOMODOMO, Kono and more, with how each small counter books and the realistic way onto it
- [The hardest seafood reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-seafood-reservations-nyc): Dame, Lure Fishbar, Jeffrey's Grocery, Cervo's, Crevette, Penny and more, with how each room books and the realistic way in
- [The hardest cocktail bar and speakeasy reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-cocktail-bar-reservations-nyc): Overstory, PDT, The Four Horsemen, Temple Bar, Dear Irving, Analogue and more, all booking on Resy, plus which rooms keep bar seats for walk-ins
- [The hardest reservations in the West Village](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-west-village): Semma, Sushi Nakazawa, 4 Charles, I Sodi, Via Carota, Don Angie and more, ranked by booking difficulty with each room's platform and walk-in reality
- [The hardest reservations in SoHo](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-soho): Charlie Bird, Sartiano's, Sant Ambroeus, King, Lure Fishbar, Le Coucou and more, ranked by booking difficulty with each room's platform
- [The hardest reservations in Greenwich Village](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-greenwich-village): Carbone, Family Meal at Blue Hill, da Toscano, Dante, Il Mulino, Minetta Tavern and more, ranked by booking difficulty with each room's platform
- [The hardest reservations in Williamsburg](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-williamsburg): Lilia, The Four Horsemen, Peter Luger, Misi and Laser Wolf, Brooklyn's toughest tables ranked with each room's release window
- [The hardest reservations in Flatiron and NoMad](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-flatiron-nomad): Atomix, Eleven Madison Park, Rezdôra, Gramercy Tavern, Coqodaq, Cote and Atoboy, the toughest tables north of Madison Square Park ranked with each room's platform and release window
- [The hardest reservations in the East Village](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-east-village): Bungalow, Superiority Burger, Cafe Mogador, Rosella, Claud, Raku and more, the East Village's toughest tables ranked with each room's platform, release window, and walk-in reality
- [The hardest reservations on the Lower East Side](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-lower-east-side): Double Chicken Please, Sixty Three Clinton, Cervo's, Kisa, Dirt Candy, Russ & Daughters and more, the LES's toughest tables ranked with each room's Resy window and walk-in reality
- [The hardest reservations in NoHo](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-noho): Torien, il Buco, Raf's, C as in Charlie, Elvis, Indochine and more, NoHo's toughest tables ranked with each room's Resy window and walk-in reality
- [The hardest reservations in Nolita](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-nolita): Torrisi, Rubirosa, Thai Diner, Wayan, The Mulberry and more, Nolita's toughest tables ranked with each room's Resy window, party-size rules, and walk-in reality
- [The hardest reservations in Chinatown](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-reservations-chinatown): Kono, Tolo, Sunn's, Corima and more, Chinatown's toughest tables ranked, plus why Tolo and Sunn's book on OpenTable instead of Resy and how that trips single-platform alert tools
- [Alternatives to Carbone](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-carbone): seven NYC Italian rooms DinnerElite tracks as alternatives when Carbone is booked, from its Major Food Group sibling Torrisi through Sartiano's, Rezdôra, L'Artusi, Il Mulino, Don Angie and Rubirosa, each with its platform, window, and walk-in reality
- [Alternatives to Don Angie](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-don-angie): six modern NYC Italian rooms DinnerElite tracks when Don Angie is booked, from nearby L'Artusi through Michelin-starred Rezdôra, Torrisi and Lilia to walk-in-friendly Via Carota and I Sodi, each with its booking platform and walk-in reality
- [Alternatives to Cote](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-cote): six NYC rooms DinnerElite tracks when Cote is booked, split by what you wanted, from its sibling Coqodaq and easier Korean tables Nowon and Jeju Noodle Bar to steakhouse benchmarks The Grill, Peter Luger and 4 Charles Prime Rib
- [Alternatives to Minetta Tavern](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-minetta-tavern): six NYC French rooms DinnerElite tracks when Minetta Tavern is booked, from clubby Raoul's and McNally siblings Balthazar and Pastis through refined Le Coucou to easier Buvette and Le Dive, each with its booking platform
- [Alternatives to Peter Luger](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-peter-luger): four NYC steakhouses DinnerElite tracks when Peter Luger is booked or you want one that takes cards, from historic Keens and Michelin-starred Cote to opulent THE GRILL and intimate 4 Charles Prime Rib, each with its booking platform
- [Alternatives to Rao's](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/alternatives-to-raos): five bookable NYC Italian-American rooms that capture the Rao's experience since Rao's itself is effectively closed to the public, from Carbone and Torrisi to family-run Rubirosa, old-guard Il Mulino and easygoing Cafe Spaghetti
- [When NYC's hardest reservations drop](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurant-reservation-drop-times): a sourced master table of the exact release window, drop time, and booking platform for two dozen of NYC's toughest tables including Carbone, Le Bernardin, 4 Charles, Torrisi, Semma and Double Chicken Please
- [The hardest Michelin-starred reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-michelin-star-reservations-nyc): every Michelin-starred NYC restaurant DinnerElite tracks, ranked by booking difficulty within star tiers, from three-star Eleven Madison Park and Le Bernardin through two-star Atomix to eleven one-star rooms, star counts per the 2025 MICHELIN Guide New York
- [The hardest new restaurant reservations in NYC](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/hardest-new-restaurant-reservations-nyc): Bungalow, Tatiana, Torrisi, Semma, Coqodaq, The Corner Store, Kisa and Tolo, the toughest recent openings ranked with each room's release window and platform
- [NYC restaurants that take walk-ins](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/nyc-restaurants-that-take-walk-ins): the walk-in-friendly rooms DinnerElite tracks, from spots that save most of their seats like Via Carota, Sailor and Rubirosa to bar and counter doors at Torrisi, Gramercy Tavern and Le Bernardin, each with its own sourced policy
- [What is DinnerElite?](https://dinnerelite.com/blog/what-is-dinnerelite): The direct answers — how the watchlist works, plan pricing, why it alerts instead of booking, and that it is unrelated to any similarly named service

## Reservation drop-time guides
Per-restaurant pages answering "when do [restaurant] reservations open?", which booking platform (Resy/OpenTable/etc.) each uses, how far ahead tables book, and how to get alerted when one opens — at `https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/{restaurantId}`. Browsable index of all of them: [All drop-time guides](https://dinnerelite.com/reservations). See the reservations sitemap for the full list.

## Sitemaps
- [Main sitemap](https://dinnerelite.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Blog sitemap](https://dinnerelite.com/sitemap-blog.xml)
- [Restaurant sitemap](https://dinnerelite.com/sitemap-restaurants.xml)
- [Reservation drop-time sitemap](https://dinnerelite.com/sitemap-reservations.xml)
- [Blog RSS feed](https://dinnerelite.com/rss.xml)
- [Full corpus for LLMs](https://dinnerelite.com/llms-full.txt): every article, all 15 service comparisons with their FAQs, and per-restaurant booking intel (release schedules, walk-in policies) in one file