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Best date-night restaurants in Williamsburg

Williamsburg’s date-night clocks, where a source prints them, are early. One pasta room’s own site still will not say. The pages below were read on October 24, 2026.

Difficulty on this page is a Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data, and not a guarantee of a table. Booking notes were checked on the date under each restaurant. A restaurant can change the window after that.

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Where a source prints a clock time and leaves off the time zone, the time is quoted that way. Confirm the live book before you set an alarm.

The Four Horsemen

Tough 3/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · The Four Horsemen · How to get a reservation

The Four Horsemen releases reservations 30 days ahead at 7 a.m. Both The Infatuation’s guide dated October 5, 2026 and Resy’s guide updated September 10, 2026 say that. Neither names a time zone. The Infatuation guide says the room takes walk-ins and to arrive around the 5:30pm open. Resy’s guide says the waitlist starts at 4:45 p.m. so you can be in by the 5:30 p.m. open, and that the bar is reserved for walk-ins.

Checked October 24, 2026. The Infatuation, October 5, 2026 · Resy, September 10, 2026

I Cavallini

Very tough 4/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · I Cavallini · How to get a reservation

I Cavallini, across the street, releases reservations two weeks ahead at 8 a.m. in both of those guides. Neither names a time zone. The Infatuation guide says the bar and the counter are held for walk-ins and to line up by 4:30pm for a 5pm open. Resy’s guide says to come as early as 4:15 p.m., because the doors open at 5 p.m.

Checked October 24, 2026. The Infatuation, October 5, 2026 · Resy, September 10, 2026

Lilia

Tough 3/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Lilia · How to get a reservation

Lilia’s own site, checked October 24, 2026, says reservations can be made on Resy or by email at reservations@lilianewyork.com. It does not print a day count or an hour. Resy’s guide updated September 10, 2026 says the book drops 28 days ahead at 10 a.m., and it does not name a time zone. That guide says the walk-in is at opening: 5 p.m. on weekdays and 4 p.m. on weekends. It also says the reservationist line is (718) 576-3095 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Checked October 24, 2026. Resy, September 10, 2026 · Lilia

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These Williamsburg rooms are on the Midnight Table list. A release hour is not repeated here unless a page checked October 24, 2026 prints one.

Questions

When do Williamsburg date-night reservations open?

The Four Horsemen: 30 days ahead at 7 a.m., in both The Infatuation’s October 5, 2026 guide and Resy’s September 10, 2026 guide. I Cavallini: two weeks ahead at 8 a.m. in both. Lilia’s site, checked October 24, 2026, does not print a window. Resy’s September 10 guide says 28 days ahead at 10 a.m. None of those pages names a time zone.

What is the walk-in at The Four Horsemen and I Cavallini?

Resy’s September 10, 2026 guide says The Four Horsemen starts a waitlist at 4:45 p.m. for a 5:30 p.m. open, and that the bar is for walk-ins. The Infatuation guide says to arrive around 5:30pm. For I Cavallini, The Infatuation says the bar and counter are walk-in and to line up by 4:30pm. Resy says as early as 4:15 p.m. for a 5 p.m. open.

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.

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