How to get a reservation at a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City

SnagRes tracks 13 Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City and rechecks each one throughout the day. The hardest of them at the last check was Torrisi, with 0% of its 30-day window bookable for two. Stars and difficulty are not the same thing, and the tables below show where they come apart.

Three Michelin stars (3 in NYC)

3-star restaurants in New York City and how bookable each one is
RestaurantNeighborhoodPlatformWindow open at last check
Le BernardinTheater DistrictResy61%
Per SeColumbus CircleTock40%
Eleven Madison ParkFlatironResy94%

Two Michelin stars (3 in NYC)

2-star restaurants in New York City and how bookable each one is
RestaurantNeighborhoodPlatformWindow open at last check
AteraTribecaTock60%
JungsikTribecaTock80%
AtomixNoMadTock0%

One Michelin star (7 in NYC)

1-star restaurants in New York City and how bookable each one is
RestaurantNeighborhoodPlatformWindow open at last check
TorrisiNolitaResy0%
JuaFlatironResy40%
SemmaWest VillageSevenRooms0%
CoteFlatironResy0%
The Four HorsemenWilliamsburgResy0%
KonoBoweryResy57%
Casa MonoUnion SquareOpenTable100%

Does a Michelin star make a table harder to get?

Not reliably. Difficulty tracks demand against room size and release behaviour, not the guide. Several one-star rooms here are effectively unbookable while some three-star rooms take reservations 30 days out without much fuss, because a large dining room releasing a full calendar behaves very differently from a twenty-seat counter.

Availability is rechecked throughout the day, with cadence varying by city, platform and demand. Figures show the latest completed check. How we measure this.

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How hard is it to get a reservation in New York City right now?

SnagRes tracks 84 of the hardest tables in New York City. Across them, an average of 36% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the hardest give tables back: Carbone had a table open up on 81% of its dates at some point. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.

What time do NYC restaurants release reservations?

Of the 59 New York City restaurants with a confirmed drop time, 19 release at 9:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 20 days ahead. Drop times are set per restaurant, not per platform, so two places on the same platform can open hours apart.

Which booking platforms do NYC restaurants use?

Of the 84 tracked in New York City, 56 book on Resy, 12 on SevenRooms, 9 on OpenTable, 7 on Tock. SnagRes covers each platform represented in this city list.

Does SnagRes book the table for me?

No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens and links you straight to the restaurant's own booking page, where you complete the reservation yourself. It does not hold, auto-book or resell tables.