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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
Time Warner Center
I
Bad Roman
New York · Italian-American · Columbus Circle
$150Member $50
BangkokSupper Club
West Village · Thai
I
Bangkok Supper Club
New York · Thai · West Village
$150Member $50
Borgo.
Flatiron · Wine Bar
EST · 2022
I
Borgo
New York · Northern Italian · Flatiron
$150Member $50
Comedy Cellar.
MacDougal Street · 1982
I
Comedy Cellar
New York · Comedy club and grill · Greenwich Village
$150Member $50
EST · 2022
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LES · By Ignacio Mattos
I
Corner Bar
New York · American · Lower East Side
$150Member $50
Dhamaka
Unapologetic Indian
I
Dhamaka
New York · Indian · Lower East Side
$150Member $50
Din Tai FungTimes Square · 1958
I
Din Tai Fung NYC
New York · Taiwanese · Times Square
$150Member $50
★ ★ ★ ★
Golden DinerTwo Bridges · NYC
EST · 2019 · ALL DAY
I
Golden Diner
New York · Diner · Two Bridges
$150Member $50
GT
Gramercy Tavern
Flatiron · Est 1994
I
Gramercy Tavern
New York · New American · Flatiron
$150Member $50
Open Late
Ha’sSnack Bar
22:00 — 04:00 · CHINATOWN
I
Ha's Snack Bar
New York · Vietnamese-American · Chinatown
$150Member $50
ICavallini
West Village · Italian
I
I Cavallini
New York · Italian · Bowery
$150Member $50
I
I SodiTuscan · West Village
I
I Sodi
New York · Tuscan · West Village
$150Member $50
N 86
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Omakase · 17 Course
ITO
by Masa Ito · NYC
I
ITO New York
New York · Edomae omakase · West Village
$150Member $50
済州Jeju
Noodle Bar · Michelin
I
Jeju Noodle Bar
New York · Korean · West Village
$150Member $50
L’Artusi.
West Village · Italian
I
L'Artusi
New York · Italian · West Village
$150Member $50
Laser WolfBrooklyn · Solomonov
Live Fire · Williamsburg
I
Laser Wolf Brooklyn
New York · Israeli · Williamsburg
$150Member $50
EST · MCMXXXVII
Le Veau d’OrBistro · 60th Street
UES · Frenchette Team
I
Le Veau d'Or
New York · French bistro · Upper East Side
$150Member $50
LiliaWilliamsburg · Missy Robbins
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I
Lilia
New York · Italian · Williamsburg
$150Member $50
Brooklyn · Missy Robbins
M
Misi · Robbins
I
Misi Brooklyn
New York · Italian · Williamsburg
$150Member $50
MusaaferThe Traveller
Hudson Yards · Indian
I
Musaafer
New York · Indian · Midtown
$150Member $50
1
TriBeCa
N° OneOne White Street.
1 WHITE ST · NY 10013
I
One White Street
New York · New American · TriBeCa
$150Member $50
¢
Penny.
Oyster Bar · East Village
I
Penny
New York · Seafood · East Village
$150Member $50
P
PRANAKHONUNION SQUARE
I
Pranakhon
New York · Thai (Bangkok street food) · Union Square
$150Member $50
Bistro Francais
Raoul’sSoHo · 1975
I
Raoul's
New York · French bistro · SoHo
$150Member $50
RH
Red Hook
Tavern
Brooklyn · Burger · 2018
I
Red Hook Tavern
New York · American · Red Hook
$150Member $50
Rolf’s
German Christmas
I
Rolf's
New York · German · Gramercy
$150Member $50
· Pizza ·RUBINoLita · 2010
Mulberry St
Tomato Pie
I
Rubirosa
New York · Italian-American · NoLita
$150Member $50
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Shukette.
Wood Fired · Chelsea
I
Shukette
New York · Middle Eastern · Chelsea
$150Member $50
Tatiana.
by Kwame Onwuachi · Lincoln Center
I
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
New York · Afro-Caribbean · Upper West Side, Lincoln Center
$150Member $50
ผัด
ThaiDiner
NoLita · All Day
I
Thai Diner
New York · Thai-American · NoLita
$150Member $50
T
THAI VILLAUNION SQUARE / EST. 2016
I
Thai Villa
New York · Royal Thai · Union Square
$150Member $50
The Coop atDouble Chicken
Please
LES · Hidden Door
I
The Coop at Double Chicken Please
New York · American · Lower East Side
$150Member $50
9
The Nines
Cocktail Lounge · NoHo
I
The Nines
New York · Italian · NoHo
$150Member $50
Theodora
Mediterranean · Boerum Hill
I
Theodora
New York · Greek · Boerum Hill
$150Member $50
UNAPizza Napoletana
by Anthony Mangieri · LES
I
Una Pizza Napoletana
New York · Neapolitan pizza · Lower East Side
$150Member $50
Via Carota.
West Village · Est 2014
I
Via Carota
New York · Italian · West Village
$150Member $50
Y
YELLOW ROSEEAST VILLAGE - EST. 2020
I
Yellow Rose
New York · Texan / Tex-Mex · East Village
$150Member $50
Tier II · Hard · 80 restaurants

II  Tier II

The rooms where the public phone line does not answer. Front-of-house relationships only.
$375 posted
Member$100
A
AI FIORIMIDTOWN WEST · EST. 2010
II
Ai Fiori
New York · French and Italian Riviera · Midtown West
$375Member $100
AmbassadorsClubhouse · NY
Members Only · Tribeca
II
Ambassadors Clubhouse NY
New York · Indian · West Village
$375Member $100
Aquavit
Scandinavian · Midtown
II
Aquavit
New York · Scandinavian · Midtown
$375Member $100
A
ARTESANOTRIBECA
II
Artesano
New York · Peruvian · Tribeca
$375Member $100
A
AU CHEVALTRIBECA
II
Au Cheval
New York · American diner · Tribeca
$375Member $100
B
BALTHAZARSOHO · EST MCMXCVII
II
Balthazar
New York · French brasserie · SoHo
$375Member $100
Beefbar
Monte Carlo · NYC
II
Beefbar New York
New York · Steakhouse · Midtown
$375Member $100
B
BIRD DOGWEST VILLAGE
II
Bird Dog
New York · Italian-Southern · West Village
$375Member $100
B
BLUE HILL (FAMILY MEAL)GREENWICH VILLAGE · EST. 2000
II
Blue Hill (Family Meal)
New York · Farm-to-table New American · Greenwich Village
$375Member $100
B
BONNIE'SWILLIAMSBURG · EST 2021
II
Bonnie's
New York · Cantonese-American · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$375Member $100
★ ★ ★
Bungalow
East Village · Lounge
II
Bungalow
New York · Indian · East Village
$375Member $100
B
BUVETTEWEST VILLAGE · EST. 2011
II
Buvette
New York · French · West Village
$375Member $100
★ ★ ★
COQODAQ
Korean Fried · Flatiron
II
COQODAQ
New York · Korean fried chicken · Flatiron
$375Member $100
COTE
Korean Steakhouse · NYC
II
COTE Korean Steakhouse
New York · Korean steakhouse · Flatiron
$375Member $100
C
CAFE CHELSEACHELSEA - EST. 2023
II
Cafe Chelsea
New York · French Bistro · Chelsea
$375Member $100
C
CARBONEEST · MMXIII · GREENWICH VILLAGE
II
Carbone
New York · Italian · Greenwich Village
$375Member $100
C
Carbone PrivateNYE · Members Only
II
Carbone Neil T (NYE/private)
New York · Italian-American · Greenwich Village
$375Member $100
E
CASA ENRIQUELONG ISLAND CITY · EST. 2012
II
Casa Enrique
New York · Mexican (Chiapas) · Long Island City
$375Member $100
C
CASA MONOGRAMERCY · EST. 2003
II
Casa Mono
New York · Spanish (Catalan tapas) · Gramercy
$375Member $100
C
CECCHI'SWEST VILLAGE · EST. 2023
II
Cecchi's
New York · American bar and grill · West Village
$375Member $100
C
CHARLIE BIRDSOHO · EST. 2013
II
Charlie Bird
New York · Italian-American · Soho
$375Member $100
C
CHINESE TUXEDOCHINATOWN
II
Chinese Tuxedo
New York · Contemporary Chinese · Chinatown
$375Member $100
C
CI SIAMOMANHATTAN WEST
II
Ci Siamo
New York · Live-Fire Italian · Manhattan West
$375Member $100
Cote
Korean Steakhouse
II
Cote NYC
New York · Korean steakhouse · Flatiron
$375Member $100
Crown Shy
FiDi · 70 Pine
II
Crown Shy
New York · New American · Financial District
$375Member $100
A
CUCINA ALBACHELSEA
II
Cucina Alba
New York · Modern Italian · Chelsea
$375Member $100
Dirt
Candy
Veg Tasting · LES
II
Dirt Candy
New York · Vegetable tasting · Lower East Side
$375Member $100
DA
Don Angie
West Village · Italian
II
Don Angie
New York · Italian-American · West Village
$375Member $100
E
EMPELLÓNMIDTOWN
II
Empellón
New York · Contemporary Mexican · Midtown
$375Member $100
E
ERNESTO'SLOWER EAST SIDE
II
Ernesto's
New York · Basque · Lower East Side
$375Member $100
Essential by Christophe
TriBeCa · Tasting
II
Essential by Christophe
New York · Modern French tasting · TriBeCa
$375Member $100
Estela
NoLIta · Mattos
II
Estela
New York · New American · NoLita
$375Member $100
F
FISH CHEEKSNOHO, EST. 2016
II
Fish Cheeks
New York · Coastal Thai seafood · NoHo
$375Member $100
F
FORSYTHIALOWER EAST SIDE · EST 2020
II
Forsythia
New York · Roman Italian (handmade pasta) · Lower East Side
$375Member $100
foulWitch
Williamsburg · Roberta's Team
II
Foul Witch
New York · Italian · East Village
$375Member $100
F
FRANCIEWILLIAMSBURG · EST. 2020
II
Francie
New York · French-Italian brasserie · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$375Member $100
Frenchette
II
Frenchette
New York · French bistro · TriBeCa
$375Member $100
N 15
✿ ✿ ✿
Six Seats · Tasting
Frevo
by César Costa
II
Frevo
New York · Brazilian-French tasting · West Village
$375Member $100
G
GAGE & TOLLNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN · EST. 1879
II
Gage & Tollner
New York · American chophouse · Downtown Brooklyn
$375Member $100
G
GUPSHUPGRAMERCY
II
GupShup
New York · Contemporary Indian · Gramercy
$375Member $100
J
Jean-Georges
Columbus Circle
II
Jean-Georges
New York · Modern French · Columbus Circle
$375Member $100
K
KANOYAMAEAST VILLAGE
II
Kanoyama
New York · Japanese / Sushi Omakase · East Village
$375Member $100
Keens
Steakhouse · 1885
II
Keens Steakhouse
New York · Steakhouse · Midtown
$375Member $100
M
LA MERCERIESOHO
II
La Mercerie
New York · French · SoHo
$375Member $100
Le Bernardin.
Three Star · Seafood
II
Le Bernardin
New York · Modern French seafood · Midtown
$375Member $100
LV
Louis VuittonLe Café · 2025
II
Le Café Louis Vuitton
New York · Modern French · Midtown
$375Member $100
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Le Coucou
SoHo · French
II
Le Coucou
New York · Modern French · SoHo
$375Member $100
J
LE JARDINIERMIDTOWN EAST
II
Le Jardinier
New York · Seasonal French · Midtown East
$375Member $100
P
LE PAVILLONMIDTOWN EAST
II
Le Pavillon
New York · Modern French · Midtown East
$375Member $100
Le Rock
Rockefeller Center
II
Le Rock
New York · French brasserie · Rockefeller Center
$375Member $100
M
MANHATTAFINANCIAL DISTRICT · EST 2018
II
Manhatta
New York · New American · Financial District
$375Member $100
Massara.
Brooklyn · Secchi
II
Massara
New York · Italian · Brooklyn
$375Member $100
M
MINETTA TAVERNGREENWICH VILLAGE / EST. 1937
II
Minetta Tavern
New York · French Tavern / Steakhouse · Greenwich Village
$375Member $100
A
MISS ADAFORT GREENE, EST. 2017
II
Miss Ada
New York · Modern Mediterranean / Israeli · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
$375Member $100
N
NAMI NORIWEST VILLAGE · EST 2019
II
Nami Nori
New York · Japanese temaki (hand roll) · West Village
$375Member $100
N
NOREETUHEAST VILLAGE · EST. 2015
II
Noreetuh
New York · Modern Hawaiian · East Village
$375Member $100
O
OXOMOCOGREENPOINT · EST. 2018
II
Oxomoco
New York · Wood-Fired Mexican · Greenpoint
$375Member $100
P
PASQUALE JONESNOLITA · EST. 2016
II
Pasquale Jones
New York · Wood-Fired Italian · Nolita
$375Member $100
★ ★ ★
Pebble Bar
Rockefeller Center
II
Pebble Bar
New York · American · Rockefeller Center
$375Member $100
L
PETER LUGER STEAK HOUSEWILLIAMSBURG · EST 1887
II
Peter Luger Steak House
New York · German-American Steakhouse · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$375Member $100
RezdôraEmilia-Romagna · One Star
✿
II
Rezdôra
New York · Northern Italian · Flatiron
$375Member $100
Salumeria
RoscioliRoma · NYC Import
II
Roscioli NYC
New York · Roman · SoHo
$375Member $100
S
SAINT THEO'SWEST VILLAGE · EST 2021
II
Saint Theo's
New York · Coastal Italian · West Village
$375Member $100
San SabinoWest Village · Don Angie
·
II
San Sabino
New York · Italian · West Village
$375Member $100
S
SCARPETTANOMAD · EST. 2008
II
Scarpetta
New York · Italian · NoMad
$375Member $100
S
SEI LESSGARMENT DISTRICT
II
Sei Less
New York · Pan-Asian · Garment District
$375Member $100
Semma
South Indian · West Village
II
Semma
New York · South Indian · West Village
$375Member $100
A
ST. ANSELMWILLIAMSBURG · EST 2011
II
St. Anselm
New York · Wood-Fire Steakhouse · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$375Member $100
中沢Nakazawa
Sushi · West Village
II
Sushi Nakazawa
New York · Edomae omakase · West Village
$375Member $100
C
THE COMMERCE INNWEST VILLAGE · EST 2021
II
The Commerce Inn
New York · Early American (Shaker-inspired) · West Village
$375Member $100
4 Horsemen
Natural Wine · Bedford
N.Y · MMXV
II
The Four Horsemen
New York · Natural-wine restaurant · Williamsburg
$375Member $100
G
THE GOLDEN SWANWEST VILLAGE
II
The Golden Swan
New York · French-Mediterranean · West Village
$375Member $100
G
The Grill
Seagram Building
II
The Grill
New York · Modern American · Midtown
$375Member $100
L
THE LAMBS CLUBTHEATER DISTRICT
II
The Lambs Club
New York · Modern American · Theater District
$375Member $100
L
THE LOBSTER CLUBMIDTOWN EAST · EST. 2017
II
The Lobster Club
New York · Japanese · Midtown East
$375Member $100
The Modern
MoMA · USHG
II
The Modern
New York · Modern American · Midtown
$375Member $100
Midtown · Birnbaum
MB
The Monkey Bar
II
The Monkey Bar
New York · American · Midtown
$375Member $100
Italian American
TorrisiMFG · Mulberry St
II
Torrisi Bar & Restaurant
New York · Italian-American · NoLita
$375Member $100
W
WILDAIRLOWER EAST SIDE · EST. 2015
II
Wildair
New York · New American / Natural Wine Bar · Lower East Side
$375Member $100
Z
ZOU ZOU'SMANHATTAN WEST
II
Zou Zou's
New York · Eastern Mediterranean · Manhattan West
$375Member $100
Tier III · Very hard · 28 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
IV
4 Charles
Prime Rib · West Village
III
4 Charles Prime Rib
New York · Steakhouse · West Village
$675Member $225
N 95
✿ ✿ ✿
Two Star · Korean
ATOMIX
Junghyun & Ellia Park
III
ATOMIX
New York · Korean · NoMad
$675Member $225
Aska
Williamsburg · Nordic
III
Aska
New York · Nordic tasting · Williamsburg
$675Member $225
B
BLUE BOX CAFÉ BY DANIEL BOULUDMIDTOWN FIFTH AVENUE
III
Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud
New York · French-American · Midtown (Fifth Avenue)
$675Member $225
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Pocantico Hills · NY
III
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
New York · Farm-to-table tasting · Pocantico Hills
$675Member $225
C
CAVIAR RUSSEMIDTOWN EAST · EST. 1997
III
Caviar Russe
New York · Caviar-forward contemporary fine dining · Midtown East
$675Member $225
D
Daniel
Upper East Side · French
III
Daniel
New York · Modern French · Upper East Side
$675Member $225
D
DEPT OF CULTUREBEDFORD-STUYVESANT · EST. 2021
III
Dept of Culture
New York · Nigerian tasting menu · Bedford-Stuyvesant
$675Member $225
Gabriel
Kreuther
Bryant Park · Alsatian
III
Gabriel Kreuther
New York · Alsatian-French · Midtown
$675Member $225
I
INDIAN ACCENTMIDTOWN MANHATTAN
III
Indian Accent
New York · Modern Indian · Midtown Manhattan
$675Member $225
Jungsik
TriBeCa · Korean
III
Jungsik
New York · Korean tasting · TriBeCa
$675Member $225
L
L'APPARTBATTERY PARK CITY
III
L'Appart
New York · French tasting menu · Battery Park City
$675Member $225
Mari
Hell's Kitchen · Sungchul Shim
III
Mari
New York · Korean tasting · Hell's Kitchen
$675Member $225
M
MASALAWALA & SONSPARK SLOPE
III
Masalawala & Sons
New York · Bengali / East Indian · Park Slope
$675Member $225
Odo
Flatiron · Kaiseki
III
Odo
New York · Japanese kaiseki · Flatiron
$675Member $225
R
RED PAPER CLIPWEST VILLAGE
III
Red Paper Clip
New York · Taiwanese-American tasting menu · West Village
$675Member $225
70 Pine · 63rd floor
Saga
III
Saga
New York · New American tasting · Financial District
$675Member $225
S
SARTIANO'SSOHO · EST 2023
III
Sartiano's
New York · Modern Italian-American · SoHo
$675Member $225
69
Shion
69 Leonard
TriBeCa · Edomae
III
Shion 69 Leonard Street
New York · Edomae sushi · TriBeCa
$675Member $225
C
SIXTY THREE CLINTONLOWER EAST SIDE · EST 2021
III
Sixty Three Clinton
New York · New American tasting menu · Lower East Side
$675Member $225
A
SUSHI AMANEMIDTOWN EAST
III
Sushi Amane
New York · Edomae Omakase Sushi · Midtown East
$675Member $225
の
Sushi Noz
Upper East · Edomae
III
Sushi Noz
New York · Edomae sushi · Upper East Side
$675Member $225
Y
SUSHI YASUDAMIDTOWN EAST · EST 1999
III
Sushi Yasuda
New York · Edomae Sushi · Midtown East
$675Member $225
M
TEMPURA MATSUIMURRAY HILL
III
Tempura Matsui
New York · Japanese Tempura Omakase · Murray Hill
$675Member $225
M
THE MUSKET ROOMNOLITA · EST. 2013
III
The Musket Room
New York · New American · Nolita
$675Member $225
M
THE OFFICE OF MR. MOTOEAST VILLAGE
III
The Office of Mr. Moto
New York · Japanese Omakase · East Village
$675Member $225
RL
The Polo Bar
55 East 55th Street · est. 2015
III
The Polo Bar
New York · American · Midtown East
$675Member $225
Yoshino
NoHo · Sushi
III
Yoshino
New York · Edomae sushi · NoHo
$675Member $225
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
EMPEleven Madison Park
Flatiron · Plant-Based · Daniel Humm
IV
Eleven Madison Park
New York · Plant-based tasting · Flatiron
$1750Member $700
Masa
Sushi by Masa Takayama
IV
Masa
New York · Edomae omakase · Columbus Circle
$1750Member $700
P
✿ ✿ ✿
Per Se
Time Warner Center
IV
Per Se
New York · Modern French tasting · Columbus Circle
$1750Member $700
★ ★ ★ ★
Rao’s
East Harlem · since 1896
IV
Rao's
New York · Southern Italian · East Harlem
$1750Member $700
T
TSUKIMIEAST VILLAGE · EST. 2019
IV
Tsukimi
New York · Modern Kaiseki (Japanese) · East Village
$1750Member $700