A Carbone-team Italian-American restaurant in Nolita known as one of NYC's toughest reservations, with dinner tables released a month out and a coveted 12-seat walk-in bar.
275 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012



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Reservations are released online exactly 30 days in advance at 10am, according to The Infatuation's toughest-reservations guide, making advance dinner bookings a race against the calendar rather than something you can grab last-minute.
The restaurant keeps a 12-seat bar up front reserved strictly for walk-in parties of one or two, per The Infatuation, but competition for those seats is fierce: the guide reports a diner who arrived around 6pm on a weeknight was quoted a four-hour wait, while arriving by 4:15pm — ahead of the 5pm opening — was the recommended strategy to actually get seated.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Released online 30 days in advance at 10am, per The Infatuation.
Walk-ins: 12-seat walk-in bar reserved for parties of 1-2; arriving by 4:15pm ahead of 5pm opening recommended, per The Infatuation.
Dinner service begins at 5pm, per The Infatuation.
Walking in at dinner can mean a long wait — The Infatuation reported one diner arriving around 6pm on a weeknight was quoted a four-hour wait for the walk-in bar.
Yes, dinner reservations are released online 30 days in advance at 10am, and lunch reservations are reportedly easier to get than dinner, per The Infatuation.
There's a 12-seat bar up front reserved for walk-in parties of one to two, per The Infatuation, but arriving by 4:15pm (before the 5pm opening) is recommended to actually secure a spot.
Sources: The Infatuation - Toughest Restaurant Reservations in NYC