How to get a reservation at Penny

Penny, Seafood in East Village

Findable to book. 43% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check. SnagRes has recorded 173,999 open time slots at Penny across 74,501 calendar checks. Of those openings, 15% were before 6:00 PM and 1% fell in prime time, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Release
Penny releases reservations 14 days ahead, at 9:00 AM.
Holds for
At Penny, a table for two stays bookable about 3.0 days once it appears; a table for four, about 1.8 days.
Best odds
Thursdays are the easiest night at Penny: 49% of them had a table open at the last check, against 34% on Saturdays.
Source
SnagRes checks Penny on Resy continuously. The release time is confirmed against Penny's own booking listing. Last checked 7 September 2026.

Good news: Penny is usually within reach. About 43% of the next 30 days was open for two when we last looked, so shifting the night or the time is normally all it takes. It books on Resy in East Village, New York City.

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

How hard is it to get a table at Penny?

Prime time is the hardest slice here: just 1% of the 173,999 open slots we have seen fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Widening to an earlier or later seating is the single biggest thing you can do.

79% of what opens up here is 9:00 PM or later, so a late dinner will get you in faster than waiting for a different date.

The times we see open run from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM, and the single slot that opens most often is 10:15 PM.

Thursdays are the softest night on this calendar, open 49% of the times we checked, against 34% on Saturdays. Moving your plan by one weekday is often worth more than moving it by a month.

A party of two is measurably easier here: 43% of the window was bookable at that size against 10% at the other.

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 Penny
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 243%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 410%
Open slots falling between 7:00 and 8:30 PM1%
Time that opens most often10:15 PM
Range of times seen open5:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Easiest nightThursday (49% open)
Hardest nightSaturday (34% open)
Booking platformResy
Open time slots observed173,999

The release time above is confirmed against Penny's own booking listing. Availability figures are measured from our own checks of Penny (173,999 open time slots, 74,501 date checks).

Which night is easiest to book at Penny?

Across 4 nights measured at Penny, Monday holds longest at about 2.6 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 Penny, by night
NightStays bookableTimes observed
Mondayabout 2.6 days6
Tuesdayabout 2.0 days5
Wednesdayabout 2.2 days4
Sundayabout 2.4 days5

What is the best way to book Penny?

  1. Check what is open at Penny 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. Aim at a Thursday. Thursdays are the softest night on Penny's calendar in our data, open 49% of the times we checked, against 34% on Saturdays. Shifting the day is usually worth more than shifting the month.
  3. Widen your time to include 10:15 PM. 10:15 PM is the slot that opens most often at Penny. The full range we see open runs 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
  4. Try a party of two. Party size changes the answer here more than people expect: 43% of the window was bookable for two against 10% at the other size.
  5. 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 Penny 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 Penny?

These are NYC restaurants close to Penny 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 Penny, ranked by how bookable they actually are
RestaurantWhy it is similarWindow open
Césaralso Seafood, Hudson Square100%
Shinzo Omakasealso East Village100%
Tsukimialso East Village67%
Damealso Seafood, Greenwich Village60%

Frequently asked questions about booking Penny

How hard is it to get a reservation at Penny?
At the last check, 43% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at Penny. About 1% of open slots land between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. SnagRes checks Resy continuously and emails you when that changes.
What time can you actually get a table at Penny?
The open times recorded at Penny run from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM, and 10:15 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 easiest night to book Penny?
Thursday is the softest night on Penny's calendar in our data, open 49% of the times we checked, against 34% on Saturday.
What is the best party size to book Penny?
A party of two is measurably easier at Penny: 43% of the window was bookable at that size against 10% at the other. Tables for two are usually the most contested inventory, so trying an adjacent size often beats trying an adjacent night.
What time do Penny reservations open?
Penny releases reservations 14 days ahead, at 9:00 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 Penny release tables?
Penny releases reservations 14 days ahead, at 9:00 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 Penny use?
Penny 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 Penny continuously and emails you the moment a table opens.
Can you walk in at Penny?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar or counter count at Penny. Many rooms do hold a few seats for walk-ins, often early or at the bar, so it is worth calling ahead. If you would rather lock in a table, star Penny and we will email you the moment a reservation opens.
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 Penny for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at Penny 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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