The Reservation Arms Race: 6 NYC Restaurants Analyzed
Published April 8, 2026 · Snapshot refreshed April 11, 2026
NYC restaurant reservations have become a sport. We tracked 1215 data points across 6 restaurants to create the ultimate breakdown of sellout times. This watch page expands the video with snapshot booking data for Monkey Bar, The Four Horsemen, and COQODAQ and 3 other featured venues.
What This Video Shows
- Covers 6 featured venues across Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Midtown East, Williamsburg, Chelsea, Flatiron District, Union Square, Nomad, Herald Square, and Hudson Square, SoHo, NoHo, NoLita.
- The restaurants in this video typically open tables between 13 and 30 days ahead.
- Le Café Louis Vuitton is the strongest competition signal in this set with a popularity score of 100.0 out of 100.
- The most common meal periods in Snatchd's snapshot are lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
- The local snapshot includes 30 recent scheduled release observations and 20 last-minute release observations.
Key Numbers
Featured venues
6
Restaurants represented on this page.
Release window
13-30 days
Typical number of days in advance that tables appear in the snapshot.
Most competitive venue
Le Café Louis Vuitton
Popularity score: 100.0 / 100
Recent release observations
50
Combined scheduled and last-minute observations attached to the featured venues.
Venue Breakdown
Monkey Bar
American · Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Midtown East · $$$
Monkey Bar is a Midtown Manhattan restaurant with a long New York dining legacy and a reservation profile that still makes it relevant in competitive booking conversations.
Lead time: 20 days
Competition: 77 / 100
Average ticket: $1
Observed meal periods: lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-04-07 Tuesday for 2 guests at 11:45 AM, Dining Room: 35 seconds
- 2026-04-07 Tuesday for 2 guests at 12:15 PM, Bar: 80 seconds
- 2026-04-07 Tuesday for 2 guests at 12:30 PM, Bar: 80 seconds
The Four Horsemen
New American · Williamsburg · $$
The Four Horsemen is a Williamsburg restaurant and wine destination that shows up in Snatchd's booking snapshot for competitive Brooklyn reservations.
Lead time: 29 days
Competition: 70 / 100
Average ticket: $46
Observed meal periods: lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-04-14 Tuesday for 2 guests at 5:45 PM, Dining Room: 30 seconds
- 2026-04-14 Tuesday for 2 guests at 6:15 PM, Dining Room: 30 seconds
- 2026-04-14 Tuesday for 3 guests at 5:30 PM, Dining Room: 210 seconds
Recent Last-Minute Finds
- 2026-02-27 Friday for 3 guests at 05:30 PM, Dining Room: found on the day of the reservation
- 2026-03-03 Tuesday for 4 guests at 05:30 PM, Dining Room: found 1 day before the reservation
- 2026-03-09 Monday for 3 guests at 05:30 PM, Dining Room: found on the day of the reservation
COQODAQ
Korean American · Chelsea, Flatiron District, Union Square, Nomad, Herald Square · $$
COQODAQ is a Flatiron fried chicken restaurant with a champagne-forward concept and reservation demand strong enough to appear in Snatchd's release snapshot.
Lead time: 13 days
Competition: 82.4 / 100
Average ticket: $1
Observed meal periods: lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-03-30 Monday for 2 guests at 1:45 PM, Booth: 235 seconds
- 2026-03-30 Monday for 2 guests at 1:45 PM, Dining Room: 145 seconds
- 2026-03-30 Monday for 2 guests at 5:15 PM, Dining Hall: 80 seconds
Recent Last-Minute Finds
- 2026-04-22 Wednesday for 3 guests at 05:00 PM, High Top: found 12 days before the reservation
- 2026-04-22 Wednesday for 3 guests at 05:00 PM, High Top: found 13 days before the reservation
- 2026-04-22 Wednesday for 3 guests at 05:15 PM, High Top: found 12 days before the reservation
Le Café Louis Vuitton
French - American · Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Midtown East · $$
Le Cafe Louis Vuitton is a dining destination inside Louis Vuitton's Midtown flagship, featured here with Snatchd booking data to explain how reservation demand translates into release timing.
Lead time: 27 days
Competition: 100 / 100
Average ticket: $1
Observed meal periods: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-04-12 Sunday for 3 guests at 11:00 AM, Dining Room: 85 seconds
- 2026-04-12 Sunday for 4 guests at 11:00 AM, Dining Room: 85 seconds
- 2026-04-13 Monday for 2 guests at 7:00 PM, Dining Room: 35 seconds
Recent Last-Minute Finds
- 2026-05-08 Friday for 2 guests at 04:15 PM, Dining Room: found 27 days before the reservation
- 2026-05-08 Friday for 2 guests at 04:30 PM, Dining Room: found 27 days before the reservation
- 2026-05-08 Friday for 3 guests at 11:00 AM, Dining Room: found 27 days before the reservation
Lilia
Italian · Williamsburg · $$$
Lilia is a Williamsburg Italian restaurant known for wood-fired seafood, house-made pasta, and persistent booking demand. This page adds Snatchd timing data and release observations to the embedded video.
Lead time: 28 days
Competition: 100 / 100
Average ticket: $80
Observed meal periods: lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-03-23 Monday for 2 guests at 7:00 PM, Bar: 10 seconds
- 2026-03-24 Tuesday for 3 guests at 5:45 PM, Indoor: 10 seconds
- 2026-03-24 Tuesday for 4 guests at 5:45 PM, Indoor: 10 seconds
Raoul's
French · Hudson Square, SoHo, NoHo, NoLita · $$$
Raoul's is a longtime SoHo French bistro on Prince Street with a classic New York dining reputation and a reservation pattern that fits well into competitive reservation analysis. This page pairs the video with Snatchd booking signals.
Lead time: 30 days
Competition: 71 / 100
Average ticket: $110
Observed meal periods: lunch, dinner
Recent Scheduled Releases
- 2026-04-15 Wednesday for 2 guests at 5:00 PM, Indoor: 30 seconds
- 2026-04-15 Wednesday for 2 guests at 5:30 PM, Indoor: 30 seconds
- 2026-04-15 Wednesday for 3 guests at 8:00 PM, Indoor: 30 seconds
Recent Last-Minute Finds
- 2026-05-10 Sunday for 3 guests at 05:00 PM, Indoor: found 29 days before the reservation
- 2026-05-10 Sunday for 3 guests at 05:00 PM, Indoor: found 30 days before the reservation
- 2026-05-10 Sunday for 3 guests at 05:15 PM, Indoor: found 30 days before the reservation
How To Use This Data
- Use the release-window numbers to understand how early you need to be ready before the target dining date.
- Check the meal-period notes and recent release observations before relying on a single booking pattern.
- Move from this watch page into the linked venue pages if you need restaurant-specific booking guidance.
FAQ
Which restaurants are covered in The Reservation Arms Race: 6 NYC Restaurants Analyzed?
This page tracks Monkey Bar, The Four Horsemen, COQODAQ, Le Café Louis Vuitton, Lilia, and Raoul's.
How far in advance do these restaurants release reservations?
In this snapshot, the widest lead time is Raoul's at 30 days, while the shortest is COQODAQ at 13 days.
What should I look at after watching the video?
Use the venue breakdown and booking-data links below to compare release timing, meal periods, and recent release observations restaurant by restaurant.
Related Links
- All video watch pages
- Reservation data hub
- Monkey Barreservation guide
- The Four Horsemenreservation guide
- COQODAQreservation guide
- Le Café Louis Vuittonreservation guide
- Liliareservation guide
- Raoul'sreservation guide
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