The Lower East Side date in this directory splits into a noon drop, a midnight drop six days out, and two rooms that still will not print an hour. The notes were checked on October 24, 2026.
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Ha’s Snack Bar drops three weeks ahead at noon, in Resy’s New York guide updated September 10, 2026. That guide does not name a time zone. It says to get there early, that the room opens at 5:30 p.m., and that asking in person for a future table for two has worked. The Infatuation guide dated October 5, 2026 says the book opens around three weeks out and does not print the hour. It says a 4:45 arrival is the practical shot at the first bar seating, and that the room opens at 5:30pm.
The Coop at Double Chicken Please drops six days out at midnight, in that September 10 Resy guide. The time zone is not named. The guide says 80 percent of The Coop is first come, first served, and that this room does not use Resy Notify. It says to get there before 5 p.m. if you are walking in.
Contra’s site, checked October 24, 2026, says walk-ins are always welcome. The dining room offers a nine-course menu or a five-course menu. The bar is à la carte. The page does not print a window or an hour.
When do Lower East Side date-night reservations open?
Ha’s Snack Bar is three weeks ahead at noon in Resy’s September 10, 2026 guide. The Infatuation guide dated October 5, 2026 says around three weeks and does not print the hour. Double Chicken Please’s Coop is six days out at midnight in the Resy guide. Contra and Wildair, on their own sites checked October 24, 2026, do not publish a window. Where a source prints a clock time and skips the time zone, that is how it is quoted here.
Where can you walk in on the Lower East Side?
Resy’s September 10 guide says to arrive early at Ha’s, which opens at 5:30 p.m. The same guide says 80 percent of The Coop at Double Chicken Please is first come, first served, and to get there before 5 p.m. Contra’s site says walk-ins are always welcome. Wildair’s site does not describe a walk-in policy.
Does Midnight Table sell 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.