damnlines for iPhoneLive lines & push alerts — freeGetdamnlines.comRankings weigh sell-out speed, waitlist depth, and how long demand has outstripped seats. Where damnlines has a venue page, the link carries reported waits, peak windows, and reservation details kept current.
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The ranking below orders NYC's hardest tables by how fast they sell out and how long demand has outstripped seats.
Most hard-to-book NYC restaurants release tables on Resy, Tock, or OpenTable a fixed number of days ahead at a fixed time (for example, 30 days out at 9 or 10 a.m.). The hardest ones sell out within minutes of the drop, so the play is knowing each restaurant's exact schedule — listed for every venue below — setting platform notify alerts, and being ready the second tables release.
Often, yes — many of the hardest reservations hold bar seats or a few tables for walk-ins, which is the loophole the per-venue notes below spell out. Arriving right at opening on a weekday is the highest-percentage walk-in play almost everywhere.