The Elusive List
Direct from the host stand · 148 restaurants

New York's most elusive reservations.

Carbone. Polo Bar. Rao's. 4 Charles. ATOMIX. And 143 others you have been trying to book for months. We work directly with the restaurants to get you a reservation. You pay only when you have a confirmed reservation.

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Tier I · Achievable · 37 restaurants

I  Tier I

Rooms that fill the moment a slot drops. We watch every drop, every day.
$150 posted
Member$50
IV
BAD
ROMAN
ITALIAN, MISBEHAVING · COLUMBUS CIRCLE
I
Bad Roman
New York · Italian-American · Columbus Circle
Members only
BANGKOK
SUPPER CLUB
THAI · WEST VILLAGE
I
Bangkok Supper Club
New York · Thai · West Village
Members only
Borgo.
NORTHERN ITALIAN · FLATIRON
I
Borgo
New York · Northern Italian · Flatiron
Members only
COMEDY CELLAR
THE BRICK WALL · MACDOUGAL ST · 1982
I
Comedy Cellar
New York · Comedy club and grill · Greenwich Village
Members only
CANALORCHARD
CORNER BAR
DIMES SQUARE · LOWER EAST SIDE
I
Corner Bar
New York · American · Lower East Side
Members only
DHAMAKA
DHAMAKA = EXPLOSION · LOWER EAST SIDE
I
Dhamaka
New York · Indian · Lower East Side
Members only
DIN TAI FUNG
XIAO LONG BAO · MIDTOWN
I
Din Tai Fung NYC
New York · Taiwanese · Midtown
Members only
Golden Diner
TWO BRIDGES
I
Golden Diner
New York · Diner · Two Bridges
Members only
GRAMERCY TAVERN
NEW AMERICAN · FLATIRON · SINCE 1994
I
Gramercy Tavern
New York · New American · Flatiron
Members only
HA'S
SNACK BAR · VIET-AMERICAN · CHINATOWN
I
Ha's Snack Bar
New York · Vietnamese-American · Chinatown
Members only
I Cavallini
ITALIAN · WILLIAMSBURG
I
I Cavallini
New York · Italian · Williamsburg
Members only
I Sodi
TUSCAN · WEST VILLAGE
I
I Sodi
New York · Tuscan · West Village
Members only
ITO
ITO = THREAD · OMAKASE · TRIBECA
I
ITO New York
New York · Edomae omakase · Tribeca
Members only
JEJU
RAMYUN · WEST VILLAGE
I
Jeju Noodle Bar
New York · Korean · West Village
Members only
L'Artusi
ITALIAN · WEST VILLAGE
I
L'Artusi
New York · Italian · West Village
Members only
LASER WOLF
SHIPUDIYA · WILLIAMSBURG ROOFTOP
I
Laser Wolf Brooklyn
New York · Israeli · Williamsburg
Members only
V
Le Veau d'Or
BISTRO · UPPER EAST SIDE · SINCE 1937
I
Le Veau d'Or
New York · French bistro · Upper East Side
Members only
LILIA
ITALIAN · WILLIAMSBURG
I
Lilia
New York · Italian · Williamsburg
Members only
MISI
PASTA · WILLIAMSBURG
I
Misi Brooklyn
New York · Italian · Williamsburg
Members only
MUSAAFER
MUSAAFER = TRAVELER · TRIBECA
I
Musaafer
New York · Indian · Tribeca
Members only
No. 1
ONE WHITE STREET
THE TOWNHOUSE · TRIBECA
I
One White Street
New York · New American · TriBeCa
Members only
PENNY
RAW BAR · EAST VILLAGE
I
Penny
New York · Seafood · East Village
Members only
PRANAKHON
BANGKOK STREET · UNION SQUARE
I
Pranakhon
New York · Thai (Bangkok street food) · Union Square
Members only
Raoul's
BISTRO · SOHO · SINCE 1975
I
Raoul's
New York · French bistro · SoHo
Members only
RED HOOK TAVERN
BURGER & MARTINI · RED HOOK
I
Red Hook Tavern
New York · American · Red Hook
Members only
Rolf's
GERMAN · CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR · GRAMERCY
I
Rolf's
New York · German · Gramercy
Members only
Rubirosa
THE VODKA PIE · NOLITA
I
Rubirosa
New York · Italian-American · NoLita
Members only
SHUKETTE
MIDDLE EASTERN · CHELSEA
I
Shukette
New York · Middle Eastern · Chelsea
Members only
TATIANA
BY KWAME ONWUACHI · LINCOLN CENTER
I
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
New York · Afro-Caribbean · Upper West Side, Lincoln Center
Members only
Thai Diner
THAI-AMERICAN · NOLITA
I
Thai Diner
New York · Thai-American · NoLita
Members only
THAI VILLA
ROYAL THAI · UNION SQUARE
I
Thai Villa
New York · Royal Thai · Union Square
Members only
THE COOP
DOUBLE CHICKEN PLEASE · LOWER EAST SIDE
I
The Coop at Double Chicken Please
New York · American · Lower East Side
Members only
The Nines
PIANO PARLOR · NOHO
I
The Nines
New York · Italian · NoHo
Members only
THEODORA
WHOLE FISH · FORT GREENE
I
Theodora
New York · Greek · Fort Greene
Members only
UNA PIZZA
NAPOLETANA · ONE DOUGH · LOWER EAST SIDE
I
Una Pizza Napoletana
New York · Neapolitan pizza · Lower East Side
Members only
Via Carota
GLI ORTOLANI · WEST VILLAGE
I
Via Carota
New York · Italian · West Village
Members only
YELLOW ROSE
TEXAN · EAST VILLAGE
I
Yellow Rose
New York · Texan / Tex-Mex · East Village
Members only
Tier II · Hard · 79 restaurants

II  Tier II

The rooms where the public phone line does not answer. Front-of-house relationships only.
$375 posted
Member$100
Ai Fiori
AMONG THE FLOWERS · MIDTOWN WEST
II
Ai Fiori
New York · French and Italian Riviera · Midtown West
Members only
AMBASSADORS CLUBHOUSE
PUNJABI · NOMAD
II
Ambassadors Clubhouse NY
New York · Indian · NoMad
Members only
AQUAVIT
SCANDINAVIAN · MIDTOWN
II
Aquavit
New York · Scandinavian · Midtown
Members only
ARTESANO
PERUVIAN · TRIBECA
II
Artesano
New York · Peruvian · Tribeca
Members only
Au Cheval
THE BURGER · TRIBECA
II
Au Cheval
New York · American diner · Tribeca
Members only
BALTHAZAR
BRASSERIE · SPRING STREET · SOHO
II
Balthazar
New York · French brasserie · SoHo
Members only
BEEFBAR
STEAKHOUSE · TRIBECA
II
Beefbar New York
New York · Steakhouse · Tribeca
Members only
BIRD DOG
ITALIAN-SOUTHERN · WEST VILLAGE
II
Bird Dog
New York · Italian-Southern · West Village
Members only
Blue Hill Family Meal
FARM SUPPER · GREENWICH VILLAGE
II
Blue Hill (Family Meal)
New York · Farm-to-table New American · Greenwich Village
Members only
Bonnie's
CANTONESE-AMERICAN · WILLIAMSBURG
II
Bonnie's
New York · Cantonese-American · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Members only
Bungalow
INDIAN · VIKAS KHANNA · EAST VILLAGE
II
Bungalow
New York · Indian · East Village
Members only
Buvette
GASTROTHÈQUE · WEST VILLAGE
II
Buvette
New York · French · West Village
Members only
COQODAQ
FRIED CHICKEN & CHAMPAGNE · FLATIRON
II
COQODAQ
New York · Korean fried chicken · Flatiron
Members only
COTE
KOREAN STEAKHOUSE · FLATIRON
II
COTE Korean Steakhouse
New York · Korean steakhouse · Flatiron
Members only
Café Chelsea
HOTEL CHELSEA · 23RD STREET
II
Cafe Chelsea
New York · French Bistro · Chelsea
Members only
C
Carbone
GREENWICH VILLAGE · EST. MMXIII
II
Carbone
New York · Italian · Greenwich Village
Members only
Casa Enrique
CHIAPAS · LONG ISLAND CITY
II
Casa Enrique
New York · Mexican (Chiapas) · Long Island City
Members only
Casa Mono
CATALAN · GRAMERCY
II
Casa Mono
New York · Spanish (Catalan tapas) · Gramercy
Members only
Cecchi's
BAR & GRILL · WEST VILLAGE
II
Cecchi's
New York · American bar and grill · West Village
Members only
CHARLIE BIRD
ITALIAN-AMERICAN · SOHO
II
Charlie Bird
New York · Italian-American · Soho
Members only
CHINESE TUXEDO
OPERA HOUSE · DOYERS STREET
II
Chinese Tuxedo
New York · Contemporary Chinese · Chinatown
Members only
Ci Siamo
LIVE FIRE · MANHATTAN WEST
II
Ci Siamo
New York · Live-Fire Italian · Manhattan West
Members only
COTE
THE ORIGINAL · FLATIRON
II
Cote NYC
New York · Korean steakhouse · Flatiron
Members only
CROWN SHY
GROUND FLOOR OF 70 PINE · FIDI
II
Crown Shy
New York · New American · Financial District
Members only
Cucina Alba
ALBA = DAWN · CHELSEA
II
Cucina Alba
New York · Modern Italian · Chelsea
Members only
DIRT CANDY
VEGETABLES · LOWER EAST SIDE
II
Dirt Candy
New York · Vegetable tasting · Lower East Side
Members only
Don Angie
ITALIAN-AMERICAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
Don Angie
New York · Italian-American · West Village
Members only
EMPELLÓN
CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN · MIDTOWN
II
Empellón
New York · Contemporary Mexican · Midtown
Members only
Ernesto's
BASQUE · LOWER EAST SIDE
II
Ernesto's
New York · Basque · Lower East Side
Members only
ESSENTIAL
BY CHRISTOPHE · TRIBECA
II
Essential by Christophe
New York · Modern French tasting · TriBeCa
Members only
Estela
UP THE STAIRS · NOLITA
II
Estela
New York · New American · NoLita
Members only
FISH CHEEKS
COASTAL THAI · NOHO
II
Fish Cheeks
New York · Coastal Thai seafood · NoHo
Members only
FORSYTHIA
ROMAN · LOWER EAST SIDE
II
Forsythia
New York · Roman Italian (handmade pasta) · Lower East Side
Members only
FOUL WITCH
ITALIAN · EAST VILLAGE
II
Foul Witch
New York · Italian · East Village
Members only
Francie
THE DUCK · WILLIAMSBURG
II
Francie
New York · French-Italian brasserie · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Members only
Frenchette
BISTRO · TRIBECA
II
Frenchette
New York · French bistro · TriBeCa
Members only
FREVO
BEHIND THE PAINTING · WEST VILLAGE
II
Frevo
New York · Brazilian-French tasting · West Village
Members only
GAGE & TOLLNER
GASLIT SINCE 1879 · DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
II
Gage & Tollner
New York · American chophouse · Downtown Brooklyn
Members only
GUPSHUP
GUPSHUP = GOSSIP · GRAMERCY
II
GupShup
New York · Contemporary Indian · Gramercy
Members only
Jean-Georges
OVER THE PARK · COLUMBUS CIRCLE
II
Jean-Georges
New York · Modern French · Columbus Circle
Members only
KANOYAMA
EDOMAE · EAST VILLAGE
II
Kanoyama
New York · Japanese / Sushi Omakase · East Village
Members only
KEENS
MUTTON & CLAY PIPES · SINCE 1885
II
Keens Steakhouse
New York · Steakhouse · Midtown
Members only
La Mercerie
FRENCH · THE GUILD · SOHO
II
La Mercerie
New York · French · SoHo
Members only
LE BERNARDIN
THE FISH · MIDTOWN
II
Le Bernardin
New York · Modern French seafood · Midtown
Members only
Le Café
LOUIS VUITTON · 57TH STREET
II
Le Café Louis Vuitton
New York · Modern French · Midtown
Members only
Le Coucou
MODERN FRENCH · SOHO
II
Le Coucou
New York · Modern French · SoHo
Members only
Le Jardinier
SEASONAL FRENCH · MIDTOWN EAST
II
Le Jardinier
New York · Seasonal French · Midtown East
Members only
Le Pavillon · One Vanderbilt
II
Le Pavillon
New York · Modern French · Midtown East
Members only
LE ROCK
BRASSERIE · ROCKEFELLER CENTER
II
Le Rock
New York · French brasserie · Rockefeller Center
Members only
MANHATTA
SIXTY FLOORS UP · FIDI
II
Manhatta
New York · New American · Financial District
Members only
Massara
CAMPANIA · FLATIRON
II
Massara
New York · Italian · Flatiron
Members only
MINETTA TAVERN
SINCE 1937 · GREENWICH VILLAGE
II
Minetta Tavern
New York · French Tavern / Steakhouse · Greenwich Village
Members only
Miss Ada
ISRAELI · FORT GREENE
II
Miss Ada
New York · Modern Mediterranean / Israeli · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Members only
NAMI NORI
TEMAKI · WEST VILLAGE
II
Nami Nori
New York · Japanese temaki (hand roll) · West Village
Members only
NOREETUH
MODERN HAWAIIAN · EAST VILLAGE
II
Noreetuh
New York · Modern Hawaiian · East Village
Members only
OXOMOCO
WOOD-FIRED MEXICAN · GREENPOINT
II
Oxomoco
New York · Wood-Fired Mexican · Greenpoint
Members only
Pasquale Jones
THE CLAM PIE · NOLITA
II
Pasquale Jones
New York · Wood-Fired Italian · Nolita
Members only
PEBBLE BAR
THE TOWNHOUSE · ROCKEFELLER CENTER
II
Pebble Bar
New York · American · Rockefeller Center
Members only
PETER LUGER
STEAK HOUSE · WILLIAMSBURG · SINCE 1887
II
Peter Luger Steak House
New York · German-American Steakhouse · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Members only
REZDÔRA
EMILIA-ROMAGNA · FLATIRON
II
Rezdôra
New York · Northern Italian · Flatiron
Members only
ROSCIOLI
SALUMERIA · ROME TO SOHO
II
Roscioli NYC
New York · Roman · SoHo
Members only
Saint Theo's
COASTAL ITALIAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
Saint Theo's
New York · Coastal Italian · West Village
Members only
San Sabino
SEAFOOD ITALIAN-AMERICAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
San Sabino
New York · Italian · West Village
Members only
Scarpetta
FARE LA SCARPETTA · NOMAD
II
Scarpetta
New York · Italian · NoMad
Members only
SEI LESS
PAN-ASIAN · GARMENT DISTRICT
II
Sei Less
New York · Pan-Asian · Garment District
Members only
SEMMA
SOUTH INDIAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
Semma
New York · South Indian · West Village
Members only
ST. ANSELM
STEAK OVER FIRE · WILLIAMSBURG
II
St. Anselm
New York · Wood-Fire Steakhouse · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Members only
SUSHI NAKAZAWA
EDOMAE OMAKASE · WEST VILLAGE
II
Sushi Nakazawa
New York · Edomae omakase · West Village
Members only
THE COMMERCE INN
EARLY AMERICAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
The Commerce Inn
New York · Early American (Shaker-inspired) · West Village
Members only
THE FOUR HORSEMEN
NATURAL WINE · WILLIAMSBURG
II
The Four Horsemen
New York · Natural-wine restaurant · Williamsburg
Members only
The Golden Swan
FRENCH-MEDITERRANEAN · WEST VILLAGE
II
The Golden Swan
New York · French-Mediterranean · West Village
Members only
THE GRILL
MIDCENTURY · THE SEAGRAM BUILDING
II
The Grill
New York · Modern American · Midtown
Members only
THE LAMBS CLUB
RED BOOTHS · THEATER DISTRICT
II
The Lambs Club
New York · Modern American · Theater District
Members only
THE LOBSTER CLUB
JAPANESE · SEAGRAM BUILDING
II
The Lobster Club
New York · Japanese · Midtown East
Members only
THE MODERN
AT MoMA · MIDTOWN
II
The Modern
New York · Modern American · Midtown
Members only
MONKEY BAR
THE MURALS · MIDTOWN
II
The Monkey Bar
New York · American · Midtown
Members only
TORRISI
ITALIAN-AMERICAN · MOTT STREET
II
Torrisi Bar & Restaurant
New York · Italian-American · NoLita
Members only
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WILDAIR
NATURAL WINE · LOWER EAST SIDE
II
Wildair
New York · New American / Natural Wine Bar · Lower East Side
Members only
Zou Zou's
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN · MANHATTAN WEST
II
Zou Zou's
New York · Eastern Mediterranean · Manhattan West
Members only
Tier III · Very hard · 27 restaurants

III  Tier III

Closed lists. The maitre d knows your name or you do not get a table. We are on the lists.
$675 posted
Member$225
No.4
CHARLES PRIME RIB
III
4 Charles Prime Rib
New York · Steakhouse · West Village
Members only
ATOMIX
KOREAN TASTING · NOMAD
III
ATOMIX
New York · Korean · NoMad
Members only
ASKA
NORDIC · WILLIAMSBURG
III
Aska
New York · Nordic tasting · Williamsburg
Members only
Blue Box Café
BY DANIEL BOULUD · FIFTH AVENUE
III
Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud
New York · French-American · Midtown (Fifth Avenue)
Members only
Blue Hill
AT STONE BARNS · POCANTICO HILLS
III
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
New York · Farm-to-table tasting · Pocantico Hills
Members only
CAVIAR RUSSE
MIDTOWN EAST
III
Caviar Russe
New York · Caviar-forward contemporary fine dining · Midtown East
Members only
DANIEL
MODERN FRENCH · UPPER EAST SIDE
III
Daniel
New York · Modern French · Upper East Side
Members only
DEPT. OF
CULTURE
NIGERIAN TASTING · BED-STUY
III
Dept of Culture
New York · Nigerian tasting menu · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Members only
GABRIEL
KREUTHER
ALSATIAN · MIDTOWN
III
Gabriel Kreuther
New York · Alsatian-French · Midtown
Members only
INDIAN ACCENT
MODERN INDIAN · MIDTOWN
III
Indian Accent
New York · Modern Indian · Midtown Manhattan
Members only
JUNGSIK
NEW KOREAN · TRIBECA
III
Jungsik
New York · Korean tasting · TriBeCa
Members only
MARI
HAND ROLLS · HELL'S KITCHEN
III
Mari
New York · Korean tasting · Hell's Kitchen
Members only
MASALAWALA & SONS
BENGALI · PARK SLOPE
III
Masalawala & Sons
New York · Bengali / East Indian · Park Slope
Members only
ODO
KAISEKI · HIDDEN · FLATIRON
III
Odo
New York · Japanese kaiseki · Flatiron
Members only
RED PAPER CLIP
TAIWANESE-AMERICAN · WEST VILLAGE
III
Red Paper Clip
New York · Taiwanese-American tasting menu · West Village
Members only
SAGA
63 FLOORS UP · FINANCIAL DISTRICT
III
Saga
New York · New American tasting · Financial District
Members only
Sartiano's
ITALIAN · THE MERCER · SOHO
III
Sartiano's
New York · Modern Italian-American · SoHo
Members only
紫
SHION
EDOMAE · 69 LEONARD · TRIBECA
III
Shion 69 Leonard Street
New York · Edomae sushi · TriBeCa
Members only
63
CLINTON STREET · TASTING · LES
III
Sixty Three Clinton
New York · New American tasting menu · Lower East Side
Members only
天
AMANE
EDOMAE OMAKASE · MIDTOWN EAST
III
Sushi Amane
New York · Edomae Omakase Sushi · Midtown East
Members only
SUSHI NOZ
EDOMAE · UPPER EAST SIDE
III
Sushi Noz
New York · Edomae sushi · Upper East Side
Members only
YASUDA
EDOMAE · THE BAMBOO ROOM · MIDTOWN EAST
III
Sushi Yasuda
New York · Edomae Sushi · Midtown East
Members only
TEMPURA MATSUI
MATSUI = PINE · MURRAY HILL
III
Tempura Matsui
New York · Japanese Tempura Omakase · Murray Hill
Members only
THE MUSKET ROOM
NEW AMERICAN · NOLITA
III
The Musket Room
New York · New American · Nolita
Members only
THE OFFICE OF MR. MOTO
HIDDEN OMAKASE · EAST VILLAGE
III
The Office of Mr. Moto
New York · Japanese Omakase · East Village
Members only
PB
The Polo Bar
55 EAST 55TH STREET · NEW YORK
III
The Polo Bar
New York · American · Midtown East
Members only
YOSHINO
EDOMAE · NOHO
III
Yoshino
New York · Edomae sushi · NoHo
Members only
Tier IV · Unicorn · 5 restaurants

IV  Tier IV

The unicorn. Closed to the public for sixty years. We have one channel and we do not abuse it.
$1,750 posted
Member$700
ELEVEN MADISON PARK
PLANT-BASED TASTING · FLATIRON
IV
Eleven Madison Park
New York · Plant-based tasting · Flatiron
Members only
MASA
HINOKI COUNTER · COLUMBUS CIRCLE
IV
Masa
New York · Edomae omakase · Columbus Circle
Members only
per se
THE BLUE DOOR · COLUMBUS CIRCLE
IV
Per Se
New York · Modern French tasting · Columbus Circle
Members only
Rao's
EST. 1896 · EAST HARLEM
IV
Rao's
New York · Southern Italian · East Harlem
Members only
TSUKIMI
TSUKIMI = MOON VIEWING · EAST VILLAGE
IV
Tsukimi
New York · Modern Kaiseki (Japanese) · East Village
Members only