When do Raoul's reservations open?

How far in advance do Raoul's reservations open?

Raoul's takes reservations on Resy. DinnerElite's availability data shows tables are typically claimed about 10 days ahead, so you generally need to book right when the booking window opens. Turning on a free DinnerElite alert lets you catch tables the instant they are released or cancelled, instead of refreshing Resy manually.

Is Raoul's hard to get into?

Yes. Raoul's is very hard to get into. Per DinnerElite tracking data, tables at this Soho French restaurant are claimed an average of 10 days before the reservation date. In practice that means same-week availability on Resy is scarce: by the time most people search for a specific date, the prime slots (7 to 9 pm for parties of two to four) are already gone, and what's left is usually a 5 pm or a 10 pm. Your realistic paths in are booking the instant the reservation window opens, catching a cancellation, or flexing on party size and time. None of that takes luck so much as timing, which is exactly what an automated availability alert is for.

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How to get a reservation at Raoul's

1. Set up your Resy account before the drop. Raoul's books through Resy, so create your account, save a payment method, and set your usual party size in advance. Hard-to-book tables like this one sell out while people are still typing card numbers. Checkout needs to be one tap.
2. Know exactly when Raoul's's window opens. DinnerElite data shows Raoul's tables are claimed about 10 days ahead, so set a calendar reminder roughly 10 days before your target date and check Resy that morning. Most Resy restaurants release new tables at a fixed time each morning, commonly 9:00 or 10:00 am ET, on a rolling window (often 14, 21 or 30 days ahead).
3. Book at the drop moment, not after. Log in a few minutes early with your date, time and party size preloaded, and take the first acceptable slot at Raoul's. You can always trade up later. Turn on Resy Notify as a backstop in case you miss it.
4. Hunt cancellations daily. Plans change, and cancelled Raoul's tables reappear on Resy throughout the day. The sweet spots are 9–11 am (overnight cancellations) and 5–7 pm day-of (same-day bailouts). Set a free availability alert so those openings come to you instead of you refreshing.
5. Flex your party size. DinnerElite's data for Raoul's shows parties of 4 book up furthest ahead (~12 days), while parties of 2 average ~9 days, so if your group can shrink or split, search the smaller size first.
6. Fall back to walk-in or bar seating. If the books are full, call Raoul's or check whether it holds bar or counter seats for walk-ins: many Soho restaurants do. Arriving right at opening or after 9 pm gives you the best shot at a same-night seat.

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