The Hardest Restaurant Reservations to Get in New York
Updated October 2026 · 1718 places tracked
These are the New York tables that sell out first — ranked by WaitlistWizard's live booking data across 1718 tracked restaurants, clustered in East Village, West Village, and Williamsburg.
The Lions
American · East Village · $
4.6(174)Smithereens
Seafood · East Village · $$
4.5(181)Le Café Louis Vuitton
French · Midtown East · $$
0.0(0)La Tête d’Or by Daniel
French · Flatiron · $$$
4.8(881)FREE RANGE at Double Chicken Please
American · Lower East Side · $$
4.4(2,386)Drinkology NYC
American · Astoria · $
0.0(0)Dept. of Culture
Bed-Stuy · $$$
4.7(145)
YONO Sushi
Japanese · Midtown · $
0.0(0)Yellow Magnolia Café
American · Brooklyn · $$
4.2(224)Wise Bar and Grill
American · Brooklyn · $$
4.1(1,587)Winona's
Bed-stuy · $$
4.6(353)Weill Café at Carnegie Hall
American · Midtown · $
4.8(82)WakuWaku + Oldies
Japanese · Brooklyn · $
4.0(340)Vin Sur Vingt Bistro NYC
French · New York · $
4.6(197)Vin Sur Vingt Riverside BLVD
Upper West Side · $$
4.4(137)Via Carota
Italian · West Village · $$
4.4(3,312)Verve Wine
Tribeca · $$
4.7(92)VERANDA RESTAURANT
Mediterranean · Bayside · $$
4.4(851)Ursula Brooklyn
Mexican · Bedford-Stuyvesant · $
4.5(643)Upstairs at Public Records
Brooklyn · $$
4.3(1,764)Two Hands Williamsburg
Williamsburg · $
4.5(384)Two Hands Noho
Noho · $
0.0(0)Tsion Cafe
Sugar Hill - Harlem · $
4.6(603)Torrisi
Italian · Nolita · $$$
4.6(962)
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Frequently asked questions
- Which restaurant reservations are hardest to get in New York?
- Based on WaitlistWizard's live booking data, The Lions, Smithereens, and Le Café Louis Vuitton currently top the list — their tables go almost as soon as reservations open.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in New York?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 1718 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.