A 20-seat Lower East Side wine bar built on family recipes that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation for value-driven Mediterranean cooking.
190 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002



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Sami & Susu holds only 20 seats and carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, per the Michelin Guide, the kind of recognition that reliably drives demand well beyond the room's capacity. The restaurant is bookable through Resy, per Resy.com, indicating it runs a formal reservation system rather than a pure walk-in model.
The restaurant is not on OpenTable, so availability has to be checked directly through Resy or by phone; given the tiny footprint and Michelin attention, tables are widely understood to fill up quickly once released. No specific average wait time was found in available sourcing, but the combination of Bib Gourmand status and a 20-seat room points to reservations being effectively necessary for prime hours.
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Reservations: Reservations available via Resy; not listed on OpenTable
No specific average wait has been reported, but with only 20 seats and a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, per the Michelin Guide, tables are in high demand and walk-in waits should be expected at peak times.
Yes, reservations can be booked through Resy; the restaurant is not on OpenTable, per Resy.com and WaitlistWizard listings.
Walk-ins are not confirmed as accommodated in available sourcing; given the 20-seat room and Bib Gourmand demand, booking ahead via Resy is recommended.
Sources: Michelin Guide · Resy · WaitlistWizard