"Gendelman, the founder of the notoriously selective dating app Raya and the creator of Places, a curated travel and dining platform built by the same team, designed one feature in particular for nights when everything looks booked: Table Tonight. The feature aggregates real-time reservation availability across multiple platforms, allowing users to see and book same-day openings in one place instead of bouncing between various apps, websites and waitlists."
"If you've ever spent an evening refreshing Resy only to give up and take whatever 9:45 pm reservation you can snag, the appeal is obvious. Table Tonight surfaces tables that are actually available right now, including cancellations that might otherwise disappear unnoticed. If you're more interested in saving your eleventh-hour dinner plans over long-range planning, it's made for you. What also distinguishes Table Tonight from standard reservation tools is its emphasis on curation."
Table Tonight aggregates real-time reservation availability across multiple platforms to surface same-day openings and cancellations in one place, eliminating the need to switch between apps, websites and waitlists. The feature prioritizes vetted restaurants rather than every open slot, pairing each listing with brief descriptions of why the restaurant is worth visiting and what experience to expect. Contributors include chefs, designers and cultural figures who supply recommendations, which shifts results away from influencer-driven hotspots toward high-quality dining rooms. Table Tonight targets last-minute planners, especially during peak demand periods like holidays, by offering a curated shortcut to book available tables quickly.
Read at Time Out New York
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