How to get a reservation at Carbone

Carbone, Italian in Greenwich Village

Hard to book. 6% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check. SnagRes has recorded 3,062 open time slots at Carbone across 74,833 calendar checks. Of those openings, 63% were before 6:00 PM and 0% fell in prime time, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Release
Carbone releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 10:00 AM.
Holds for
At Carbone, a table for two stays bookable about 24 hours once it appears; a table for four, about 1.5 days.
Best odds
11:30 PM is the slot most often still open at Carbone, since prime dinner times go first.
Source
SnagRes checks Carbone on Resy continuously. The release time is confirmed against Carbone's own booking listing. Last checked 7 September 2026.

Carbone takes a bit of patience. About 6% of the next 30 days was bookable for two when we last checked, so the trick is being there when something frees up. One tip that helps a lot: of the 3,062 open slots we have seen here, none were between 7:00 and 8:30 PM, so an earlier or later seating is much more likely to work. We check Resy continuously and let you know the moment it does.

Booking statistics last measured 2026-09-07. How we measure this.

How hard is it to get a table at Carbone?

Worth knowing before you set your heart on 8pm: across 3,062 open slots we have recorded at Carbone, none were between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. The tables that do come free are earlier or later, so that is where to aim.

63% of what opens up here is before 6:00 PM, so an early dinner is your best route in.

The times we see open run from 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM, and the single slot that opens most often is 11:30 PM.

Resy restaurants usually work on a rolling window: one new day appears at the far edge of the calendar each night, and cancellations return tables at no fixed time.

Observed booking pattern at Carbone
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 26%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 413%
Open slots falling between 7:00 and 8:30 PM0%
Time that opens most often11:30 PM
Range of times seen open11:30 AM to 11:30 PM
Booking platformResy
Open time slots observed3,062

The release time above is confirmed against Carbone's own booking listing. Availability figures are measured from our own checks of Carbone (3,062 open time slots, 74,833 date checks).

Which night is easiest to book at Carbone?

Across 7 nights measured at Carbone, Saturday holds longest at about 1.9 days. A night that holds longer is a night you can still book after the release has passed; a short one means the table is gone before most people look.

How long a table stays bookable at Carbone, by night
NightStays bookableTimes observed
Mondayabout 17 hours4
Tuesdayabout 1.4 days7
Wednesdayabout 1.5 days7
Thursdayabout 1.4 days6
Fridayabout 1.1 days4
Saturdayabout 1.9 days3
Sundayabout 15 hours6

What is the best way to book Carbone?

  1. Check what is open at Carbone right now. Start from the live calendar on this page rather than from Resy. It shows every date in the 30-day window with its current status, so you can see at a glance whether anything is bookable before you spend time on the platform.
  2. Take the early seating. 63% of what opens at Carbone is before 6:00 PM. Asking for 7:30 filters out most of the inventory that actually exists.
  3. Set an alert instead of refreshing. Resy restaurants usually work on a rolling window: one new day appears at the far edge of the calendar each night, and cancellations return tables at no fixed time. Cancellations arrive on no schedule at all, which is why refreshing by hand does not work. Star Carbone on SnagRes and you get an email the moment a table appears, with a link straight to Resy.

Where can you actually get a table instead of Carbone?

These are NYC restaurants close to Carbone in cuisine or neighbourhood that were measurably easier to book at the last check. Ranked by how much easier, not by similarity alone, because a list of equally impossible restaurants helps nobody.

Alternatives to Carbone, ranked by how bookable they actually are
RestaurantWhy it is similarWindow open
Golden Steer Steakhouse NYCalso Greenwich Village97%
Cecchi'salso Greenwich Village97%
Forsythiaalso Italian, Lower East Side70%
Minetta Tavernalso Greenwich Village74%
Liliaalso Italian, Williamsburg67%
Husoalso Greenwich Village65%

Frequently asked questions about booking Carbone

How hard is it to get a reservation at Carbone?
At the last check, 6% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at Carbone, which puts it among the harder rooms we track. We have never observed a 7:00 to 8:30 PM slot open here. SnagRes checks Resy continuously and emails you when that changes.
What time can you actually get a table at Carbone?
The open times recorded at Carbone run from 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM, and 11:30 PM is the slot that comes open most often. These are the times left available, not the restaurant's full service hours.
What is the best party size to book Carbone?
Two and four book about equally at Carbone in our data, 6% of the window open for two against 13% for four, so party size is not the lever here. Shifting the night or the seating time moves availability more.
What time do Carbone reservations open?
Carbone releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 10:00 AM. Resy restaurants usually work on a rolling window: one new day appears at the far edge of the calendar each night, and cancellations return tables at no fixed time. SnagRes also watches continuously, so cancellations arriving off-schedule are caught the same as scheduled drops.
How far ahead does Carbone release tables?
Carbone releases reservations 30 days ahead, at 10:00 AM. A new date appears at the far edge of that window each cycle, and cancellations can surface at any point in between.
Which booking platform does Carbone use?
Carbone takes reservations on Resy. Resy restaurants usually work on a rolling window: one new day appears at the far edge of the calendar each night, and cancellations return tables at no fixed time. SnagRes watches Resy for Carbone continuously and emails you the moment a table opens.
Why is it so hard to get into Carbone?
Demand outruns the room, and the desirable hours never come back: across 3,062 open slots we have recorded at Carbone, not one fell between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Only 6% of its 30-day window was bookable for two at the last check. The tables that do free up are earlier, later, or cancellations.
Can you walk in at Carbone?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar count. With only 6% of the booking window open at the last check, Carbone is not a dependable walk-in, and a reservation is the surer route. Some rooms keep a few bar or counter seats for walk-ins, so it is worth calling Carbone to confirm; otherwise star it and let an alert catch a cancellation.
Is using a reservation alert legal?
Yes. SnagRes only notifies you when a table opens; the booking itself is an ordinary reservation you make yourself on Resy, under your own name. It does not resell tables, run bots to hold them, or automate the booking, so it does not cross the lines a resale or auto-booking service does.
Does SnagRes book Carbone for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at Carbone and links you straight to Resy with the date prefilled, then you complete the reservation yourself. It never logs into your account and never books on your behalf, which is what keeps your account in good standing.

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