NYC restaurant reservation drop times

This is DinnerElite's index of reservation drop-time guides for 224 hard-to-book NYC restaurants. Each guide answers the same three questions for one restaurant: which platform it books on, how far ahead tables actually go, and how to get alerted the moment one opens.

Last updated July 14, 2026

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Which NYC restaurants book up furthest ahead?

Per DinnerElite's tracking, these tables carry the longest booking lead times right now. Our hardest reservations ranking sorts the full list daily with the data behind it.

  1. Atomix (NoMad) books ~30 days out on Resy
  2. Carbone (Greenwich Village) books ~30 days out on Resy
  3. Torrisi Bar & Restaurant (Nolita) books ~30 days out on Resy
  4. Eleven Madison Park (Flatiron) books ~28 days out on Resy
  5. Semma (West Village) books ~28 days out on Resy
  6. Tatiana, New York City (Lincoln Center) books ~28 days out on Resy
  7. 4 Charles Prime Rib (West Village) books ~21 days out on Resy
  8. Bungalow (East Village) books ~21 days out on Resy
  9. Gramercy Tavern (Flatiron) books ~21 days out on OpenTable
  10. Le Bernardin (Midtown) books ~21 days out on Resy
  11. Rezdôra, New York City (Flatiron District) books ~21 days out on Resy
  12. Sushi Nakazawa NY (West Village) books ~21 days out on Resy

All 224 drop-time guides, A to Z

RestaurantNeighborhoodPlatformTypical lead time
(SUB)MERCERSoHoResy~9 days
19 ClevelandSohoResy~9 days
4 Charles Prime RibWest VillageResy~21 days
A Pasta BarSohoResy~15 days
al BadawiBrooklyn HeightsResy~6 days
American Bar - West VillageWest VillageResy~9 days
AnalogueWest VillageResy~11 days
Anton'sWest VillageResy~12 days
ARIARIEast VillageResy~8 days
ATOBOYNoMadResy~14 days
AtomixNoMadResy~30 days
Au Cheval - NYCTribecaResy~9 days
AyatAlphabet CityResy~6 days
B'artusiNew YorkResy~7 days
BalaboostaWest VillageResy~8 days
BalthazarSohoResy~7 days
Bangkok Supper ClubMeatpacking DistrictResy~8 days
Bar NenaWest VillageResy~8 days
Bar OliverTwo BridgesResy~9 days
BarbutoWest VillageResy~10 days
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf, ChicagoRiver NorthResy~15 days
Bemelmans BarUpper East SideResy~3 days
Bobo NYCWest VillageResy~10 days
BridgesChinatownResy~6 days
BungalowEast VillageResy~21 days
Buvette NYCWest VillageResy~11 days
C as in CharlieNoHoResy~9 days
Cactus WrenLower East SideResy~7 days
Café MaudEast VillageResy~6 days
Cafe Mogador - East VillageEast VillageResy~9 days
Cafe SpaghettiCarroll GardensResy~10 days
CarboneGreenwich VillageResy~30 days
CarlottoGramercyResy~11 days
Cecchi'sGreenwich VillageResy~8 days
CelestineDumboResy~6 days
Cervo’sLower East SideResy~9 days
Charlie BirdSoHoResy~16 days
CheLi - ManhattanEast VillageResy~5 days
ClaudEast VillageResy~8 days
Clinton St. Baking CoLower East SIdeResy~9 days
ColonieBrooklyn HeightsResy~5 days
Coqodaq, New York CityWilliamsburgResy~15 days
CorimaChinatownResy~5 days
COTE Steakhouse, New York CityFlatiron DistrictResy~14 days
CrevetteWest VillageResy~8 days
Crown ShyFinancial DistrictResy~9 days
da ToscanoGreenwich VillageResy~17 days
DameGreenwich VillageResy~8 days
DanteGreenwich VillageResy~14 days
Dante West VillageWest VillageResy~12 days
Dear Irving GramercyGramercyResy~9 days
Dirt CandyLower East SideResy~7 days
DOMODOMO New YorkWest VillageResy~10 days
Don AngieWest VillageResy~7 days
Due WestGreenwich VillageResy~9 days
Eel BarLower East SideResy~5 days
Eleven Madison ParkFlatironResy~28 days
ElvisNew YorkResy~9 days
Emmett'sSohoResy~12 days
Emmett's on GroveWest VillageResy~10 days
FairfaxWest VillageResy~9 days
Family Meal at Blue HillGreenwich VillageResy~19 days
Fish Cheeks NoHoBoweryResy~7 days
ForgioneTribecaResy~5 days
ForsythiaLower East SideResy~8 days
Foxface NaturalEast VillageResy~9 days
Friend of a Farmer GramercyGramercy ParkResy~8 days
Fuku OmakaseGreenwich VillageResy~13 days
Gem HomeNolitaResy~7 days
Golden DinerChinatown/LESResy~8 days
Gramercy TavernFlatironOpenTable~21 days
Ha's Snack BarLower East SideResy~6 days
Hanoi HouseEast VillageResy~7 days
HildurDUMBOResy~5 days
HIROHISASohoOpenTable~20 days
HousemanHudson SquareResy~8 days
I SodiWest VillageResy~14 days
il BucoNoHoResy~10 days
il Buco Alimentari e VineriaNoHoResy~9 days
Il MulinoGreenwich VillageResy~12 days
IndochineNohoResy~6 days
Inga's BarBrooklyn HeightsResy~5 days
Jac's on BondNoHoResy~6 days
Jack & Charlie's 118West VillageResy~15 days
Jeffrey's GroceryWest VillageResy~12 days
Jeju Noodle BarWest VillageResy~8 days
Joseph LeonardWest VillageResy~11 days
Keens Steakhouse, New York CityMidtownResy~15 days
KikoHudson SquareResy~6 days
KimuraEast VillageResy~7 days
KingSoHoResy~13 days
KisaLower East SideResy~9 days
KonoChinatownResy~8 days
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele - West VillageGreenwich VillageResy~10 days
L'ArtusiWest VillageResy~14 days
La DongUnion SquareResy~7 days
La VaraCobble HillResy~8 days
Laser Wolf, BrooklynWilliamsburgResy~14 days
Le BaratinWest VillageResy~12 days
Le BernardinMidtownResy~21 days
Le Café Louis VuittonMidtown EastResy~5 days
Le CoucouSoHoResy~12 days
Le DiveLower East SideResy~8 days
LeitaoWest VillageResy~12 days
Leon'sUnion SquareResy~10 days
LeonessaBattery Park CityResy~7 days
LibertineWest VillageResy~11 days
LiliaWilliamsburgResy~14 days
Little CharliWest VillageResy~10 days
Little MavenFlatironResy~7 days
Little PrinceSoHoResy~10 days
Little WaysSohoResy~11 days
Llama SanLower ManhattanResy~5 days
Lord'sNoHoResy~8 days
Loring PlaceGreenwich VillageResy~9 days
Lovely DayNolitaResy~7 days
Lucali NYBrooklynResy~1 days
Lucia AlimentariSohoResy~13 days
Lucky's SohoSohoResy~11 days
Lure FishbarSoHoResy~13 days
Maison Close Restaurant - SohoSohoResy~11 days
Maison PasserelleFinancial DistrictResy~8 days
MáLà Project East VillageEast VillageResy~8 days
MalaparteWest VillageResy~14 days
MắmLower East SideResy~6 days
MAMO RestaurantSohoResy~12 days
ManhattaFinancial DistrictResy~11 days
Martiny'sGramercy ParkResy~7 days
Minetta TavernGreenwich VillageResy~10 days
Misi, BrooklynWilliamsburgResy~14 days
MOKYOEast Village, NYCResy~5 days
NaksEast VillageResy~9 days
NoreetuhEast VillageResy~9 days
Nowon East VillageEast VillageResy~5 days
One White StreetTribecaResy~12 days
OverstoryFinancial DistrictResy~5 days
Parcelle ChinatownLower East SideResy~6 days
PastisMeatpacking DistrictResy~9 days
Pearl BoxSoHoResy~8 days
PeasantNolitaResy~11 days
PennyEast VillageResy~6 days
Peter Luger Steak HouseWilliamsburgResy~14 days
Please Don't Tell (PDT)East VillageResy~6 days
PRANAKHONUnion SquareResy~6 days
Raf'sNoHoResy~10 days
Raines Law RoomChelseaResy~9 days
Raku East VillageEast VillageSevenRooms~7 days
Raku SohoSoHoResy~12 days
Raoul'sSohoResy~10 days
Red Hook TavernRed HookOpenTable~14 days
Restaurant DanielUpper East SideResy~14 days
Rezdôra, New York CityFlatiron DistrictResy~21 days
Rocco’s Sports & RecreationGreenwich VillageResy~8 days
RosellaEast VillageResy~8 days
Rosemary'sWest VillageResy~10 days
RubirosaNoLitaResy~7 days
Russ & Daughters CafeLower East SideResy~7 days
Sadelle'sSOHOResy~11 days
SailorFort GreeneOpenTable~14 days
Saint Julivert FisherieCobble HillResy~6 days
Sal Tang'sCarroll GardensResy~9 days
Sami & SusuLower East SideResy~8 days
San SabinoWest VillageResy~10 days
Sant Ambroeus - SohoSohoResy~16 days
Sant Ambroeus - West VillageWest VillageResy~13 days
Sartiano'sSoHoResy~16 days
schmuck.East VillageResy~9 days
SemmaWest VillageResy~28 days
Shabu TatsuEast VillageResy~11 days
Shinzo OmakaseEast VillageResy~8 days
ShmonéGreenwich VillageResy~11 days
Shoo ShooNolitaResy~9 days
SHŌSHGreenwich VillageResy~10 days
ShukaSohoResy~8 days
Sixty Three ClintonLower East SideResy~13 days
SmithereensEast VillageResy~9 days
SmørEast VillageResy~9 days
Soso'sSohoResy~11 days
St. JardimWest VillageResy~8 days
Studio 151New YorkResy~10 days
Sunn'sChinatownResy~5 days
SUPERBUENOEast VillageResy~8 days
Superiority BurgerEast VillageResy~9 days
Sushi IchimuraTribecaResy~15 days
Sushi Lab - East VillageEast VillageResy~8 days
Sushi Nakazawa NYWest VillageResy~21 days
Swan RoomChinatownResy~9 days
Sweet LindaEast VillageResy~5 days
Swoony'sColumbia Street Waterfront DistrictResy~9 days
Szechuan Mountain House ManhattanEast VillageResy~7 days
Tatiana, New York CityLincoln CenterResy~28 days
Temple BarNohoResy~8 days
Thai DinerNolitaResy~5 days
The Commerce InnWest VillageResy~10 days
The Coop at Double Chicken PleaseLower East SideResy~14 days
The Corner StoreSoHoResy~12 days
The Dead Rabbit New York CityFinancial DistrictResy~8 days
The Four Horsemen, New York CityWilliamsburgResy~15 days
The Golden SwanWest VillageResy~14 days
THE GRILLMidtown EastResy~14 days
The Lavaux, Swiss Wine and Fondue BarWest VillageResy~11 days
The Little ShopSouth Street SeaportResy~8 days
The Mary LaneWest VillageResy~11 days
The Monkey Bar, New York CityMidtownResy~7 days
The MulberryNew YorkResy~9 days
The NinesNoHoResy~7 days
The NoortwyckWest VillageResy~9 days
The Polo Bar, New York CityMidtownResy~21 days
The TygerSohoResy~8 days
The Up & UpGreenwich VillageResy~8 days
The Waverly InnWest VillageResy~12 days
Thirteen WaterAlphabet CityResy~8 days
Tokyo Record BarGreenwich VillageResy~10 days
ToloChinatownResy~6 days
Tomiño Taberna GallegaSohoResy~10 days
TorienNohoResy~15 days
Torrisi Bar & RestaurantNolitaResy~30 days
Una Pizza NapoletanaLower ManhattanResy~5 days
Via CarotaWest VillageResy~7 days
Vic’sNoHoResy~7 days
Vinegar Hill HouseVinegar HillResy~10 days
Virginia'sEast VillageResy~7 days
Wayan NYCNolitaResy~9 days
Yellow RoseNew YorkResy~5 days

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Every neighborhood page ranks its restaurants hardest first, with each one's booking platform and lead time: West Village (39) · East Village (28) · SoHo (27) · Greenwich Village (17) · Lower East Side (15) · NoHo (11) · Nolita (8) · Williamsburg (6) · Chinatown (6) · Financial District (5) · Midtown (4) · Tribeca (4) · Brooklyn Heights (3) · Union Square (3) · Flatiron (3)

Frequently asked questions

What is a reservation drop time?

A drop time is the moment a restaurant releases new reservations to the public. Most hard-to-book NYC restaurants open a rolling booking window at a fixed time each day, for example 30 days ahead at 10 AM ET on Resy, and the best slots go within minutes of the drop. Each guide below lists the platform and typical booking lead time for one restaurant.

Which platforms do NYC restaurants release reservations on?

Of the 224 restaurants DinnerElite tracks, nearly all release tables on Resy, with a handful on OpenTable and other platforms. Each guide names the exact platform, links to it, and explains when that platform typically releases new dates.

How do I catch a reservation the moment it drops?

Two ways work. You can book the second the window opens, which means knowing the exact drop time and being online at that moment. Or you can set a free DinnerElite alert: it watches the booking platform around the clock and emails you the instant a matching table opens up, whether from a fresh release or a cancellation.

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