Red Paper Clip
A narrow West Village storefront marked only by a red paper clip, where Kevin Chen turns a Michelin-starred tasting menu out of barely thirty seats.
Red Paper Clip · hours vary by night
- The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
- Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
- Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why Red Paper Clip is hard to book
The room is tiny on purpose. Twenty-four seats in the dining room and eight stools at the bar, set inside a slim Christopher Street storefront with a single red paper clip for a sign. Chef Kevin Chen runs a nine-course seasonal menu that changes constantly, so every cover is a planned table and there is almost no slack on a Friday or Saturday. A Michelin star three years running keeps demand far ahead of supply, and tables open in a single batch a few weeks out, then vanish in minutes. Walk-ins live or die on the bar stools alone.
We watch the release the moment it drops, twenty-eight days ahead, and we keep watching the cancellation flow right up to service. When a table for your night appears, we secure it in your name and confirm it back to you. Same room, same date you asked for. We never move you to another evening and never send you somewhere else. If the night you want exists, we get you the seat.
How we work this room.
Pay when we get you in.
Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.
Authorize, do not captureThe host is expecting you.
You walk in to Red Paper Clip and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
$675 for non-members. $225 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.
No auctions. No surge.Five steps, start to seated.
You ask.
Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.
We confirm the request.
An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.
We work the room.
We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.
You are confirmed.
We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.
You eat.
Walk into Red Paper Clip, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.
Taiwanese-American tasting menu, New York, Tier III.
Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.