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Best Restaurants Open on Monday in New York 2026

Photo: editorial placeholder. Hero: the dining room at Le Bernardin, Midtown, New York.

Monday is the night New York's tasting-menu darlings go dark. Eleven Madison Park, Atomix, Jean-Georges and Daniel all close Sunday, Monday or both, which is why a visitor landing Monday hears that the city is shut. It is not, at the very top. The single three-Michelin-star kitchen that serves Monday is one of the best restaurants in America, and three of the city's two-star rooms keep Monday hours. Here are six confirmed Monday tables, led by that three-star, with prices per person.

Why Monday is better than New York admits

The closing-day map in New York is counterintuitive. The rooms most likely to be dark on Monday are the destination tasting menus that run a four- or five-day week to protect their teams: Eleven Madison Park, Atomix, Atera and Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare all skew toward a Wednesday-to-Sunday rhythm, and Daniel and Jean-Georges close Monday outright. What stays open is, surprisingly, the old guard at the very top — the French seafood temple, the Midtown Alsatian room, the museum dining rooms with hotel-style seven-day expectations behind them.

This list ranks by Michelin standing and confirms each room serves Monday against its published hours, dropping anything we could not verify rather than guess. The order runs from the lone three-star down through three two-star rooms to a one-star Korean steakhouse and the hardest Italian booking in town. Every name links to its full review with the score, the booking mechanics and the anti-recommendation. For the rest of the week, start with the New York dining guide.

The Monday list

1

Le Bernardin

French seafood · Midtown West · $218 prix fixe and up

Monday hours: Monday, lunch 12:00–14:30 and dinner 17:00–22:30

Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star seafood room on West 51st has held the summit for three decades, cooking fish at the precise edge of done in a dining room of grey calm. The barely-warmed langoustine and the tuna over foie gras are the dishes that define the kitchen. It serves a full Monday lunch and dinner, which makes the city's only three-star open on Monday the single most important booking on this list. Reserve weeks ahead; Monday is no easier than any other night here.

2

Gabriel Kreuther

Alsatian-French · Bryant Park, Midtown · prix fixe from $155

Monday hours: Monday, lunch 12:00–14:30 and dinner 17:30–22:00

Gabriel Kreuther holds two Michelin stars overlooking Bryant Park on West 42nd, threading Alsatian roots through contemporary French technique. The smoked sturgeon and sauerkraut tart, served in a little pastry chimney with applewood smoke, is the signature nobody skips. It opens Monday for both lunch and dinner, which is rare for a room of this rank, and the Monday dinner is one of the easier two-star seats in Midtown to land at a week or two out.

3

The Modern

New American · MoMA, Midtown · $275 tasting

Monday hours: Monday, lunch 12:00–14:30 and dinner 17:00–21:00

The two-Michelin-star Dining Room at the Museum of Modern Art, run by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, looks over the sculpture garden through a glass wall on West 53rd. The seasonal prix fixe is precise and unshowy, and the Bar Room next door runs an à la carte menu for a lighter Monday. It serves Monday lunch and dinner, so it pairs a morning at the museum with one of the most reliable two-star Monday tables in the city.

4

Aquavit

Nordic · Midtown East · prix fixe from $150

Monday hours: Monday, lunch 12:00–14:00 and dinner 17:30–21:00

Emma Bengtsson holds two Michelin stars at this Nordic room on East 55th, open since 1987 and the place that taught New York to take Scandinavian cooking seriously. The herring sampler and the Arctic char are the orders, with aquavit flights to match. It serves Monday lunch and dinner, and the Monday evening is a quiet, low-lit two-star table that suits a serious conversation as easily as a celebration.

5

Cote

Korean steakhouse · Flatiron · $98 Butcher's Feast

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–23:00

David Shim's one-Michelin-star Korean steakhouse on West 22nd grills USDA Prime and dry-aged beef at smokeless tabletop grills, with the $98 Butcher's Feast the order that runs the table. It is the rare starred room that doubles as a party, and the wine and soju lists are deep. It opens Monday evening at five and runs late, which makes it the most fun high-end Monday booking in the Flatiron and an easy room for a group.

6

Carbone

Italian-American · Greenwich Village · mains from $39

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–23:30

Mario Carbone's Greenwich Village dining room on Thompson Street plays mid-century Italian-American as theatre: captains in burgundy tuxedos, the spicy rigatoni vodka and the veal parmesan carved tableside. It carries no Michelin star and does not need one to be among the hardest tables in the city. It serves Monday evening, and a Monday is marginally less impossible than a Saturday: the Resy window drops thirty days out at ten in the morning.

How to book a Monday table in New York

Monday booking in New York rewards planning rather than luck. Le Bernardin and the two-star rooms — Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern, Aquavit — take Monday tables on Resy or by phone, and a Monday at the two-stars is genuinely easier to secure than a weekend. Cote and Carbone are the demand cases: Carbone drops its reservations exactly thirty days ahead at 10:00 ET and is gone in minutes, while Cote books up but holds bar seats. For a single seat, the bar at Le Bernardin or a counter at Cote is the easiest table to take alone, which makes either a strong solo dining in New York move. Closing a deal on a Monday works best at Le Bernardin or The Modern, the rooms built to impress a client in New York.

Frequently asked questions

Which Michelin restaurants are open on Monday in New York?

More than visitors expect. Three-star Le Bernardin serves Monday lunch and dinner, and three two-star rooms — Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern and Aquavit — keep Monday hours, along with one-star Cote. The rooms that close Monday are mostly the destination tasting menus: Eleven Madison Park, Atomix, Atera, Daniel and Jean-Georges. So at the very top of the city, Monday is one of the better nights to book a star, not the worst.

Is Le Bernardin open on Monday?

Yes. Le Bernardin on West 51st serves Monday lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 17:00 to 22:30, so the city's only three-Michelin-star room open on Monday runs a full service. Monday is no easier to book than any other night, however; reserve several weeks ahead through the restaurant or Resy. The prix fixe starts around $218, with a longer chef's tasting available, and jackets are expected in the main dining room.

What is the best restaurant open Monday night in New York for a group?

Cote in the Flatiron. The one-Michelin-star Korean steakhouse grills Prime and dry-aged beef at the table, and the $98 Butcher's Feast is built for sharing, which makes it the most fun high-end Monday booking for four or more. It opens Monday at 17:00 and runs to 23:00. For a louder Italian-American night, Carbone in Greenwich Village also serves Monday, though its tables are far harder to secure than Cote's.

Are most fine-dining restaurants in New York closed on Mondays?

Many destination tasting menus are, but the top of the market is more open than its reputation. Eleven Madison Park, Atomix, Atera, Daniel and Jean-Georges all go dark on Monday or Sunday-and-Monday. Yet three-star Le Bernardin and the two-star rooms Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern and Aquavit all serve Monday. The six rooms above confirm Monday service in their published hours. Always confirm directly before travelling, as holiday Mondays can vary.

How hard is it to book Carbone on a Monday in New York?

Hard, but a Monday is marginally easier than a weekend. Carbone releases reservations on Resy exactly thirty days in advance at 10:00 ET each morning, and prime times vanish within minutes. Set an alarm, log in early, and try the Monday window first. Walk-in bar seats sometimes open for the spicy rigatoni and a martini. If Carbone will not yield, Cote nearby is a far more bookable starred Monday table.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full New York dining guide, or by occasion: impress a client in New York, close a deal in New York, and solo dining at the counter. By cuisine, see the best French restaurants worldwide, the best seafood restaurants worldwide and the best Korean restaurants worldwide. For the wider view on closing nights, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday and why Michelin kitchens close on Mondays.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.