Updated October 2026
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Reservations in NYC
Thursday, Dec 24 and Thursday, Dec 31. The first tables open Oct 26 at Daniel, and most of New York's hardest tables open in late November and December.
- Oct 26First Dec 24 tables (Daniel)
- Nov 1All of December at Le Bernardin
- 0Dec 24 or Dec 31 table times open now (Oct 9)
§ 01 · Opening dates
When tables open.
- Mon, Oct 26
- Sun, Nov 1
- Tue, Nov 24
- Wed, Nov 25
- Thu, Nov 26
- Fri, Nov 27
- Fri, Dec 4
- Wed, Dec 9
- Thu, Dec 10
- Fri, Dec 11
- Thu, Dec 17
- Fri, Dec 18
- Sun, Nov 1
- Mon, Nov 2
- Tue, Dec 1
- Wed, Dec 2
- Thu, Dec 3
- Fri, Dec 4
- Fri, Dec 11
- Wed, Dec 16
- Thu, Dec 17
- Fri, Dec 18
- Thu, Dec 24
- Fri, Dec 25
Times are Eastern. Tatiana is closed Dec 24, Dec 25 and Jan 1. Daniel has posted a Christmas Eve dinner on Resy, 5–10 PM (checked Oct 9, 2026). Check that a restaurant is serving that day before you plan around it.
§ 02 · What we see
Big nights still reopen.
Holiday tables aren't on sale yet, but Friday and Saturday dinners show how the busiest nights behave at these restaurants. Tables for two between 5 and 10 PM, Jul 11–Oct 9, 2026:
- 1,467Friday and Saturday tables that reopened after their release
- 53%of those reopened 48 hours or less before the table
- 10 AM–4 PMwhen most same-day tables appeared (all New York tables)
New tables our monitors saw at the New York restaurants we watch, Jul 11–Oct 9, 2026. Lower bounds: a table booked between two checks isn't counted.
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