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title: "When Do Raku East Village Reservations Open?"
description: "Raku East Village is a Japanese restaurant in East Village, New York ($) that takes reservations on SevenRooms."
canonical: "https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/79815"
last-updated: 2026-08-25
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# When Do Raku East Village Reservations Open?

Raku East Village is a Japanese restaurant in East Village, New York ($) that takes reservations on SevenRooms.

On DinnerElite's booking-window estimate, tables at Raku East Village are claimed an average of 7 days before the reservation date. That estimate comes from the restaurant's published release window where it states one, and is modeled from price tier and neighborhood where it does not.

## When do reservations open?

Raku East Village publishes this itself: reservations open up to 2 weeks ahead (same wording on the Soho and East Village listings), per its SevenRooms listing. The lead-time figure above is DinnerElite's estimate, not the restaurant's.

## Good to know before you book

Raku books through SevenRooms (we verified its Resy listing is gone as of mid-July 2026), and its own site states reservations open two weeks in advance. The room keeps most seats for walk-ins, and diner reports have the East Village udon room slammed with real waits by 7 PM. Lunch, early dinner, or a solo seat at the bar are the reliable ways in without a reservation.

## How to get in

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

## Links

- Full guide: https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/79815
- Set a free alert for this restaurant: https://dinnerelite.com/tools/reservation-alerts
- Book directly: https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/rakueastvillage/reservations/create/search/

_DinnerElite (https://dinnerelite.com) is a reservation-alert service for NYC's hardest-to-book restaurants. This document mirrors the page at https://dinnerelite.com/reservations/79815 for AI and plain-text readers._