The New York culinary scene is buzzing like never before, and with that comes restaurants harder to get into than Boom Boom Room the night of the Met Gala.
If you’re a frequent player in the hunger games we like to call Resy, you know how difficult it is to snag a good reservation.
Carbone for two on Friday night at 7:30? Don’t even think about it.
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Just when you thought you were ordering Chinese takeout all weekend, a magical force by the name of ResX enters the chat.
Now, with the simple click of a button (and a lot of feed refreshing), you can secure a nearly impossible-to-get reservation day of!
You know what they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Keep reading for the most sought-out reservations in New York City, plus expert commentary from the restaurant mavens themselves!
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4 Charles St, Manhattan/Website
“It’s not too difficult to get a 5 p.m. or 10 p.m. reservation here, but a 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. is nearly impossible. I don’t believe we’ve ever seen these prime times released on Resy before. For every 50 reservations, we receive less than 10 that are prime-time reservations.”
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1 E 55th St, Manhattan
“You can pretty much only get a reservation via the phone now and you’ll get a 5 p.m. or 10 p.m. slot a month out. Unless you have a connection or get lucky calling in as soon as someone cancels, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. is almost impossible.”
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51 Grove St, Manhattan/Website
“This is already a small restaurant, and they don’t release a lot on Resy.”
Pro Tip: put your name down at around 4 p.m. and grab a drink at Bar Pisellino while you wait!
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103 Greenwich Ave, Manhattan/Website
“Don Angie has publicized their 9 a.m. release time on Resy, so it’s become increasingly hard to snag reservations as soon as they are released.”
Pro Tip: The famous Lasagna For Two is worth all the blood, sweat, and tears required to secure a table here, so set your alarms till 8:59 and refresh your browser!
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Multiple Locations
“It’s very tough to find on Resy, but if you put on your notification alerts, you’ll eventually get a table There’s no cancellation fee, so people cancel at these Brooklyn hotspots left and right. These restaurants continue to be some of our most sent-in restaurants!”
Pro Tip: Reservations are available on Resy thirty days in advance, but make sure to look out for new reservations released every day at 10 a.m.
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181 Thompson St, Manhattan/Website
It’s an absolute bloodbath when Carbone releases their dinner reservations seven days in advance. Resy is guaranteed to go into absolute shock, but hopefully, you will too once you secure this nearly impossible table!
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105 Christopher St, Manhattan/Website
Pro Tip: Set your alarms till 11:59, and log onto Resy at exactly midnight to secure the golden ticket!
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16 W 22nd St, Manhattan/Website
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36 E 22nd St, Manhattan/Website
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9 Great Jones St, Manhattan/Website
“You can snag a 5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. reservation on Resy, but it’s almost impossible to get a prime-time res.”
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87 MacDougal St, Manhattan/Website
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127 MacDougal St, Manhattan/Website
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60 Greenwich Ave, Manhattan/Website
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674 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn/Website
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1025 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn/Website
Photography by: Adrien Olichon
