Five cities · 2026–27
When do holiday reservations open?
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day, city by city. Each time is computed from that restaurant's standard booking window.
Special holiday menus, prix-fixe, and holiday closures can change availability. Times are Midnight Table's computation from each restaurant's standard booking window, not a live book and not a promise the room is serving that night. Book in your own name on the restaurant's own platform. Midnight Table does not buy, hold, or resell tables.
On this page now: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day.
Opening this week
- · Alla Vita Christmas Eve · Chicago
- · The Polo Bar Thanksgiving · New York City
New York City
Next computed opening: The Polo Bar for Thanksgiving, Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM ET.
Holiday booking windows →Chicago
Next computed opening: Alla Vita for Christmas Eve, Sun, Oct 25 · 12:01 AM CT.
Holiday booking windows →Washington DC
Next computed opening: Lutèce for Thanksgiving, Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM ET.
Holiday booking windows →Miami
Next computed opening: Carbone Miami for Thanksgiving, Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM ET.
Holiday booking windows →San Francisco
Next computed opening: Ernest for Thanksgiving, Tue, Oct 27 · Midnight PT.
Holiday booking windows →Drop calendar · How drops work
Questions
Which holidays does this cover?
The current season on this page is Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26, 2026); Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24, 2026); New Year's Eve (Thursday, December 31, 2026); Valentine's Day (Sunday, February 14, 2027). After a holiday date passes, the page uses the next year's date.
How is the opening time computed?
From the same release rules as the drop calendar: rolling day windows, calendar-month windows, and fixed monthly drops, including an nth weekday of the month. A rule without a clock time, or a one-time drop that names a different month, is marked release time not confirmed.
Do holiday menus or closures change these times?
Special holiday menus, prix-fixe, and holiday closures can change availability. Times are Midnight Table's computation from each restaurant's standard booking window, not a live book and not a promise the room is serving that night. Book in your own name on the restaurant's own platform. Midnight Table does not buy, hold, or resell tables.
Does Midnight Table sell holiday reservations?
No. Midnight Table sends alerts and helps with planning and booking. Every reservation is made in your own name on the restaurant's own platform. Midnight Table does not buy, hold, or resell tables.
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