New York City · Easier alternatives

Can't get into The Eighty Six? Try these instead

6 restaurants in New York City from this directory, each easier than The Eighty Six on Midnight Table's own difficulty estimate. They share a cuisine and/or a neighborhood with The Eighty Six.

Difficulty is Midnight Table's own estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data, and not a guarantee. The Eighty Six is Near impossible (5/5) on that scale.

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Bourbon Steak New York

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Steakhouse). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below The Eighty Six (5/5). Price on file: $$$$.

Midtown · Steakhouse · $$$$

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Bourbon Steak New York reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Delmonico’s

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Steakhouse). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below The Eighty Six (5/5). Price on file: $$$. The Eighty Six is $$$$.

Financial District · Steakhouse · $$$

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Delmonico’s reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Bowery Meat Company

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Steakhouse). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below The Eighty Six (5/5).

East Village · Steakhouse

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Bowery Meat Company reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Gallaghers Steakhouse

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Steakhouse). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below The Eighty Six (5/5).

Theater District · Steakhouse

Release time on file: Up to 90 days out; hour not published

Gallaghers Steakhouse reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 3/5

Keens Steakhouse

Tough Tough · 3/5

Same cuisine on file (Steakhouse). Midnight Table estimate 3/5 (Tough), 2 points below The Eighty Six (5/5). Price on file: $$$. The Eighty Six is $$$$.

Midtown · Steakhouse · $$$

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Keens Steakhouse reservations

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