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Checked 25 Oct 2026

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Easiest to Get Into

1 = easy walk-in, 5 = hardest. Easiest places come first.

Rank 1
Manhatta
Financial District-Battery Park City
Dry-aged · Cooper Sharp, koji onions, shiitake mayo
- Dry-aged
- Creative
- Walk-in
- Date
- Hard to get in 4/5
Hard to get in: 4/5Tough: burger is available in the walk-in-only bar area on the 60th floor
- The Infatuation
Rank 2
Raoul's
SoHo
Au poivre · peppercorn crust, St. André, cornichons · $32
- Steakhouse
- Creative
- Splurge
- Solo at the bar
- Hard to get in 5/5
Hardest to get in: 5/5Hardest: burger: walk in early weekday for bar (limited) or go to weekend brunch
- Resy