The hard-to-book New York City rooms that still had a table for two on Thursday, November 26 at our last check, and the morning every other room's calendar reaches it.
Thanksgiving 2026 falls on Thursday, November 26. Each New York City restaurant opens the date on its own release rule, so the morning varies by room. As of November 2, 2026, 13 of the 25 rooms in the table below have released it; the rest follow through Thursday, November 19. At our last check, 8 of the 29 New York City rooms we read for Thanksgiving still had a table for two.
Still open for two. Nubeluz (1 to 3:45 PM), Selene (5:30 to 8:30 PM), Eleven Madison Park (11:30 AM to 2:15 PM), Golden Steer Steakhouse (3 to 4:30 PM), Pastis (11 AM to noon), César (6 to 9:15 PM), Essex (1 to 8 PM) and Shinzo Omakase (2 to 3 PM).
No table for two. Atomix, Per Se, Jeju Noodle Bar, Carbone, Cote, Minetta Tavern, Theodora, Torrisi, Via Carota, The Four Horsemen, Lilia and Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi. That can mean sold out or closed for the day. If a booked table is cancelled, an alert on the date hears about it.
| Restaurant | Reaches Nov 26 | Table for two | Platform | Release rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomix | Thursday, October 1 | No tables | Tock | The 1st of each month, for the next month |
| Eleven Madison Park | Thursday, October 1 at 10 AM ET | Open, 11:30 AM to 2:15 PM | Resy | The 1st of each month, for the next month, at 10 AM |
| Per Se | Thursday, October 1 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Tock | The 1st of each month, for the next month, at 10 AM |
| Jeju Noodle Bar | Tuesday, October 13 at midnight ET | No tables | Resy | 44 days ahead at midnight |
| Carbone | Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at 10 AM |
| Cote | Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at 10 AM |
| Minetta Tavern | Tuesday, October 27 at midnight ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at midnight |
| Theodora | Tuesday, October 27 at 9 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at 9 AM |
| Torrisi | Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at 10 AM |
| Via Carota | Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 30 days ahead at 10 AM |
| The Four Horsemen | Wednesday, October 28 | No tables | Resy | 29 days ahead |
| Lilia | Thursday, October 29 at 10 AM ET | No tables | Resy | 28 days ahead at 10 AM |
| Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi | Thursday, October 29 at noon ET | No tables | Resy | 28 days ahead at noon |
| 4 Charles Prime Rib | Thursday, November 5 at 9 AM ET | Not yet | Resy | 21 days ahead at 9 AM |
| Bungalow | Friday, November 6 at 11 AM ET | Not yet | Resy | 20 days ahead at 11 AM |
| Semma | Wednesday, November 11 at 9 AM ET | Not yet | SevenRooms | 15 days ahead at 9 AM |
| Buvette | Thursday, November 12 | Not yet | Resy | 14 days ahead |
| Red Hook Tavern | Thursday, November 12 | Not yet | OpenTable | 14 days ahead |
| The Eighty Six | Thursday, November 12 | Not yet | SevenRooms | 14 days ahead |
| Una Pizza Napoletana | Thursday, November 12 at 9 AM ET | Not yet | OpenTable | 14 days ahead at 9 AM |
| Wild Cherry | Thursday, November 12 at midnight ET | Not yet | SevenRooms | 14 days ahead at midnight |
| I Sodi | Friday, November 13 | Not yet | Resy | 13 days ahead |
| The Corner Store | Friday, November 13 | Not yet | SevenRooms | 13 days ahead |
| Don Angie | Thursday, November 19 | Not yet | OpenTable | 7 days ahead |
| Or'esh | Thursday, November 19 | Not yet | SevenRooms | 7 days ahead |
Dates are worked out from each restaurant's release rule. Open and No tables are what a table for two showed at our last check, as of November 2, 2026. No tables can mean sold out or closed for the holiday. Released means the calendar has reached the date and we hold no reading of it. Every release rule. How we measure.
Room by room, on each restaurant's own schedule. Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. Rooms that book far ahead or release a month at a time get there first; short-window rooms reach it last. Carbone reached it on Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM, Lilia reached it on Thursday, October 29 at 10 AM and 4 Charles Prime Rib reaches it on Thursday, November 5 at 9 AM.
Here are all 69 New York City rooms we hold a release rule for, earliest first. Hours are ET.
Not at every room. 8 of the 29 New York City rooms we read for the date still had a table for two at our last check, November 2, 2026, and they are listed at the top of this page with their open hours.
Where a room's calendar has passed the date, the way in now is a cancellation. They cluster in the last two days before a holiday, when people who booked early change plans, and those tables go to whoever hears first.
You find out when the calendar reaches the date. Many restaurants close, some switch to a set menu that books separately, and a few serve lunch only. If the date appears with times, it is bookable. If it appears with none, the room is closed or taking holiday bookings another way, not necessarily sold out.
Find your room in the table above and be on its booking platform at that minute, signed in, with the party size set. Take any time you can get on the day; you can look for a better one later. If your first choice is closed, Wednesday, November 25 and the Friday after are the usual fallbacks, and on a rolling window each opens one day before or after the Thursday at the same hour.
The Polo Bar books by phone, one calendar month ahead at 10 AM, so it has no release morning to list.
No. SnagRes watches these calendars across Resy, OpenTable, Tock and SevenRooms and texts or emails you the moment a table appears on the date you asked about. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. Nothing is held or resold.
Room by room, on each restaurant's own release rule. Carbone reached it on Tuesday, October 27 at 10 AM, Lilia reached it on Thursday, October 29 at 10 AM and 4 Charles Prime Rib reaches it on Thursday, November 5 at 9 AM. The table on this page lists the day and hour for 25 New York City rooms.
At our last check, November 2, 2026, Nubeluz (1 to 3:45 PM), Selene (5:30 to 8:30 PM), Eleven Madison Park (11:30 AM to 2:15 PM), Golden Steer Steakhouse (3 to 4:30 PM), Pastis (11 AM to noon) and César (6 to 9:15 PM), and 2 more still had a table for two on Thanksgiving. Tables move fast near a holiday, so check the room's own page before you plan around it.
Many are, often with a set menu, and some close. When the calendar reaches the date, times mean bookable and no times mean closed or booked another way.
Set an alert on the date and on the Wednesday before. Tables come back in the last two days before the holiday, at any hour, and SnagRes texts you the moment one appears so you can book it yourself.
No. SnagRes alerts you when a table appears, and you book it yourself at the restaurant's price. We never hold or resell tables.
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