The Resy Guide to Monday Night Dining in New York

Monday deserves a classic, swanky dinner from a former “Top Chef” contestant at Jack & Charlie’s. They serve dinner daily from 5 until 10 p.m., with options like bone-in duck meatloaf, a BLT wedge salad, and warm cheddar cheese popovers. Sink into one of their shiny green banquettes and let yourself forget that the work week only just started.

For a perfectly posh Greek dinner, 9 Jones fits the bill. It’s a spot born of nightclub professionals, which means that there’s always a healthy dose of scene (even on a Monday). Enjoy your lobster salad, pan-seared saganaki, and lemon potatoes alongside a caviar bump and a glass of bubbles.

Not everyone can recreate the magic of the Greek isles, but Lola Taverna manages to do just that, dealing in shared mezze and heftier plates, with Greek classics taking on a global twist. Greek salad is amped up with cucumber granita, chicken gyro is hugged between bao buns, spanakopita is stuffed in spring rolls, and the signature lobster pasta is tossed tableside with lobster bisque and tomato ouzo essence. Better yet? On Mondays, they offer at 50% discount on all Greek wines from their truly stellar wine list.

Since the summer of 2021, the original Manhattan location of Blue Hill has been serving up Family Meal, inspired by the communal, pre-shift meals enjoyed by restaurant workers and simply put, this is family-style, share-plate dining you won’t want to miss. Because it’s Blue Hill, expect to see the finest, freshest ingredients straight from the farm, but always presented in clever, unique, and innovative ways in a fun four-course meal ($145 per person) with an optional wine pairing ($95 per guest); it’s the Blue Hill way.

Spend your next Monday dining on a West Village corner, leisurely sipping your Village Green cocktail with vodka, kiwi, aloe, lime, and yuzu soda. Our ideal dinner order starts with the buttered and seeded Parker House rolls, moves onto the heirloom tomatoes with burrata, and finishes with the pork belly with English peas and grapefruit. Maybe we’ll throw in a triangoli pasta with truffle and guanciale for good measure. And we certainly won’t forgo an order of dessert, either. The Noortwyck takes Monday reservations from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in their sun-drenched dining room.

From chef Hoyoung Kim who brought you Michelin-starred Jua, comes Moono, an equally excellent and exciting spot for Korean food and drink. Go on Mondays from 5:30 until 10 p.m. to try their hot pot with beef brisket, beef tongue, and mushroom, or the truffle jjajangmyeon with ramyeon noodles and black bean paste. Wash it down with one of their many Korean spirits.

Find out everything you need to know about Moono here.

We dream about the roast duck from Michelin-starred Francie. It’s perfectly crisped to a golden perfection, served alongside swiss chard, parsnip, and soppressata jam, and absolutely worth the price for two. Yes, Francie is fine dining, but it’s fine dining for the Brooklyn set — less stuffy and uptight than what you may be used to over in Manhattan. Pro tip: Don’t skip the cheese cart. And do know that wine bottles are discounted 20% on Mondays, too. Enjoy dinner here on Mondays from 5:30 until 10:30 p.m.

Enjoy a late dinner at Farra, one of our favorite wine bars in Tribeca. They’re open until 11 p.m. every day they’re open. While you may be here for the extensive wine list (Farra has plenty of by-the-glass options), the food is not to be missed. You’ve probably seen the miles-long ravioli on your Instagram feed, but the bread basket with lavash, sourdough, an everything-seasoned profiterole, and garlic bread has a special place in our hearts. Finish your Monday meal with an order of the miso chocolate bonbons.

Brooklyn’s favorite (and perhaps only?) ham bar, makes a damn good case for a Monday night dinner out. Indulge in country hams (duh) from Tennessee, Kentucky, and South Carolina, paired with cheeses and exceptionally delicious small plates. Wash it all down with a Riesling by the glass or a natty orange. Girl dinner, anyone?

Find out everything you need to know about & Sons Ham Bar here.

One of the Lower East Side’s most-loved Italian spots is now open seven days a week for dinner service inside their cozy brick-walled dining room or inside their nearby Pasta Room. You can enjoy their à la carte menu or the five-course tasting every night, with a constantly rotating selection of pastas that have previously included cavatelli with sungold pomodoro and chitarra with clams.

Unless you’re the type of diner to diligently set an alarm for noon three weeks before you hope to eat at Dame — when the team opens their reservations — Monday night is your safest bet. Once you make it to the meal, look out for Ed Szymanski’s British-leaning seafood options like kedgeree rice with curried crab and the fish and chips that got Dame off the ground when it was still a pandemic-era pop-up. All of it goes with a wine list that’s divided into two main categories: “What Austin Powers Is Drinking” and “What James Bond Is Drinking.”

Read on for tips on getting into Dame here.

Andrew Tarlow’s Fort Greene Italian spot is that rare breed of restaurant that never disappoints. The small menu changes daily but always includes at least a couple of pastas that will remind you why it’s worth having a chef make you spaghetti instead of boiling the water yourself. And don’t skip whatever salad is on offer that evening. Pro tip: When you sit down, ask the server to reserve a loaf of bread to take home from Tarlow’s She Wolf Bakery.

Mondays are an ideal day to stop by this classic Meatpacking steakhouse where you can feast on everything from expertly grilled steaks and the freshest of oysters to refreshing fluke crudo and a million dollar chicken that’s not to be missed. If you, like some of us, prefer to dine out on the earlier side, you’re in luck: You’ve got two drink specials to choose from on Mondays. From 12 noon to 6 p.m. every weekday, martini aficionados can indulge in an Extra Dirty Happy Hour where you can get a vodka, gin, espresso, or bartender’s choice martini for just $8 each.

Taking its cues from Café de Flore in Paris, this charming New York bistro from restaurateur Gabe Stulman (Joseph Leonard, Jeffrey’s Grocery) is the ideal spot for enjoying cocktails, wine, and prime Noho people watching. There’s chickpea panisse with aioli and za’atar, salame rosa with kale pesto, and a must-order cheeseburger with pickled fresno chiles, crispy shallots, and tomato jam. Even better? If you stop by on the early side on Monday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., they’ve got spritzes for just $15 each during aperitivo hour.

Perhaps nowhere in New York City feels more like Paris than chef Jody Williams’ petit West Village gastrothèque, which is open from the early morning through late evening seven days a week. The menu includes a few tartines like one with ratatouille and chevre, seafood dishes like escargot, and a few meat options including a standout steak tartare. The offerings are generally on the smaller side but plenty rich; balance them with a few glasses of wine from a list that comes with helpful notes about regions like the Loire Valley.

Five years ago, many New Yorkers would have balked at the idea of a serious restaurant opening so close to Penn Station, but Danny Meyer and chef Hillary Sterling have changed that. In a space constructed above the tracks where trains shuttle out of the city to New Jersey, Sterling and her team cook dishes like whole trout with mustard greens and pine nuts over live fire. There are also pastas like the simple tagliatelle with tomato sauce and buffalo butter and cavatelli with crab and chile. Desserts here, which are under the direction of celebrated pastry chef Claudia Fleming, are simple and classic like lemon torta and strawberry rhubarb Basque cheesecake.

Read on for tips on getting into Ci Siamo here.

If you find yourself in want of a burger and a beer on a Monday, might we suggest this always dependable and stylish Greenpoint spot? Tørst is best known for its extensive beer selection, with 21 draft lines and more than 200 different bottles on the menu, but it’s also a standout for some truly excellent food, too. We’re partial to the veggie burger featuring a housemade mushroom patty, and the fried chicken sandwich with lime aioli. And should you prefer dining earlier or even stopping by for lunch, they’ve got weekday happy hour specials that run until 6 p.m., including half-price wings, $15 patty melts, $10 Negronis, and select cans for $5. For those who prefer to dine on the later side, last call for the kitchen is at 10:15 p.m. but the bar stays open until midnight.

After a year hiatus, chef Charles Gabriel returned to frying chicken in Harlem this spring — something he’s been doing since the mid-1980s when he started selling fried chicken from a folding table outside of the brownstone where he lived. At this spot, you can watch his team fry behind the counter while you wait for your three-piece order with sides like baked mac and cheese and collard greens. Pro tip: There’s no seating in the restaurant, but Jackie Robinson Park is just across the street, so grab a bench for your meal.

Walk-ins only.

Named for a plaza located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, this wine bar from the Oxalis team became a hit overnight. Co-owner and chef Nico Russell’s menu here is considerably more casual than the tasting offerings at Oxalis, but still thoughtful. There are plates of mortadella, sardine toast with smoked butter, and a few larger options, which might include smoked bone-in skate wing when the team can source it. All of it is designed to pair with a wine list that highlights bottles from Catalonia and France.

Read on for everything you need to know about Place des Fêtes before you go.

Chef Tom Naumsuwan and restaurateur Erika Chou, who owns Wayla and Kimika, kept their latest Manhattan project in the neighborhood. Wan Wan hones in on the cooking of Phuket where, as the team explains, “local Thai and immigrant Chinese cooking blend together.” That translates into a menu with quite a few crispy and crunchy items to share like nung gai tod (crispy chicken skin strips, garlic, sea salt) and hae gune (a crab, shrimp, and pork fritter, with fried tofu skin, and plum sauce). The second half of the menu is dedicated to noodles, particularly brothy preparations like guay tiew ped (duck broth with roast duck, baby kale, star anise, garlic, and thin rice noodles).

Joining the ever-growing scene at Dimes Square is the latest project from Estela chef Ignacio Mattos in the swank Nine Orchard hotel. Corner Bar’s approach to food is decidedly less fussy and more American than the cooking at his other restaurants. There’s oysters Rockefeller, Caesar salad, and a burger with smoked onion remoulade, cheddar, and pickles. Plus, a wine list with a strong showing from U.S. vintners. If you arrive early or have time to linger after dinner, grab a drink at the rather grand Lobby Bar.

Despite opening in February 2020, Ann Redding and Matt Danzer’s playful and eccentric Thai Diner pushed through the pandemic to become a favorite much like their former project Uncle Boon’s (RIP). Dishes like Thai disco fries with massaman curry, som tum or papaya salad topped with fried chicken, and khao pat puu or crab fried rice from Uncle Boons, are best shared, so be sure to arrive with friends in tow. Pro tip: Before the table has a chance to contemplate it, order the stuffed cabbage tom khaa — a sleeper hit of the menu.

In a city filled with French bistros and brasseries, Bar Bête is a rarity: a cool French-Canadian boîte that captures the essence of what it feels like to dine in Paris or Montreal right now, and brings it straight to Brooklyn. Whatever you order, from the crispy duck fat potatoes served with a generous dollop of garlic aioli on the side, to the textbook-perfect omelet with crab and sea urchin butter, you can’t go wrong. Natty pours dominate the excellent wine list, too.

If you find yourself taking in the views on the Roosevelt Island tram on a Monday evening, stop by the Graduate hotel on the Cornell Tech campus for dinner. The restaurant looks like a library with 5,000 linear feet of textbooks lining the walls, cozy seating areas, and wooden tables with plenty of space for plates like marinated olives and charcuterie to start. There are also housemade pastas like mafaldine with almond Bolognese and lemon, plus the requisite hotel restaurant steak, which comes with bordelaise, broccoli rabe, and miso sweet potato.

Come with a group on a Monday night to this elegant, Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized Long Island City Sichuan restaurant and fill the table with a treasure trove of dishes, from dandan noodles and mouthwatering chicken to stewed fish filet in hot chile soup and dry-fried green beans. Whatever you order, you can’t go wrong, but do not sleep on the mapo tofu, which is considered one of the best in the entire city. On Mondays, they’re open from 12 noon to 9:45 p.m.

Aromi is a cozy, relatively affordable option for Italian food in a neighborhood that excels in this particular cuisine. Our boots-on-the-ground tell us that they’re currently running a half-price wine bottle special on Mondays, which will go perfectly with your grilled octopus and carbonara.

Leave it to chef David Lee to reengineer plant-based cuisine for a high-energy, well-heeled crowd every single day of the week. PLANTA’s meatless brilliance is on full display at this Brooklyn location of the Toronto-based restaurant group, with sushi rolls, pizzas, burgers, and pastas that are a craveable delight. Don’t sleep on the cocktails — we especially like the kyu–kiki, and the many zero-proof cocktail options, too.