Planning a Visit to Torrisi in 2026

Planning a Visit to Torrisi in 2026

Torrisi takes reservations through Resy, and that is where most people's plans end. The dining room at 275 Mulberry Street in Nolita seats 40 guests in the dining room, demand runs well ahead of supply, and the reservation calendar fills within minutes of opening. You can get in, but not casually. The single best route for most readers is Resy, refreshed the moment new dates release. The second-best route is the bar, which takes walk-ins. If neither works, the alternatives below are worth your time.

Why Torrisi's Reservation Calendar Empties So Fast

Torrisi is a Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone project, operating under the Major Food Group umbrella that also runs Carbone and ZZ's. The restaurant earned a Michelin star and sits in the conversation around New York's most-watched Italian-American tasting menus. That combination, a named chef group, a Michelin credential, a fixed tasting menu format, and a small room, means the pool of people trying to book at any given moment is large relative to the seats available. The tasting menu format compounds the scarcity: every seat is committed for the full evening, so there is no table turnover mid-service the way à la carte rooms allow.

The Nolita location also draws walk-in foot traffic from the neighborhood, which keeps the bar occupied and reduces the informal overflow that might otherwise absorb demand. Carbone, the group's flagship on Thompson Street, faces the same dynamic but at higher price points; Torrisi draws a slightly broader audience, which widens the competition for each seat.

When Torrisi Reservations Actually Open

Torrisi uses Resy as its reservation platform. Reservations open at 10:00 AM ET, 30 days in advance.At that release, tables typically sell out within 30 to 60 seconds. Set an alarm. The Resy notification tool on a fully booked date will alert you to cancellations, enable it and check midweek, when cancellations from prior bookings tend to surface.

What is consistent across Major Food Group properties: the most desirable time slots (Friday and Saturday, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.) go first. Midweek dates and early or late seatings hold longer.

The Booking Channels, Ranked

Resy (primary). Book through Resy directly. Set up an account with your card saved before you need it, the checkout flow costs seconds you do not have when a slot appears. Enable notifications for Torrisi so Resy alerts you to cancellations.

The bar (walk-in).The bar at Torrisi does not require a reservation, and the full menu is served there.The bar seats 12 diners, so arrive early in the service to improve your odds. Confirm current bar availability with the venue on the day.

Hotel concierge. If you are staying at a property with a strong New York concierge desk, The Mark or similar, a concierge call to the restaurant can occasionally surface a held table. This works better for parties of two than for larger groups, and better on weeknights.

American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts / card programs. Major Food Group properties have historically appeared in Amex's dining program access. Verify current availability through your Amex Platinum or Centurion concierge before assuming this route is live, program participation changes.

What Insiders at Torrisi Actually Do Differently

Regulars at Major Food Group restaurants do a few things that compound into access over time. First, they book and keep reservations rather than canceling last-minute, the group tracks no-show patterns, and a clean booking history matters when you call the restaurant directly. Second, they check Resy on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, when cancellations from the prior weekend's bookings tend to surface. Third, they treat the bar as a genuine option rather than a consolation: bar seats are walk-in based, and regulars who started there have converted to dining room bookings over time by becoming known to the staff.

The fourth behavior: they book the less-wanted slots first. A 5:45 p.m. Tuesday seating is available when a 7:30 p.m. Saturday is not. Going once at an off-peak time is better than never going. Torrisi is open for lunch Wednesday through Saturday and dinner Monday through Saturday, which means midweek lunch is the least-competed slot in the calendar.

Mistakes That Actually Cost People the Table

Waiting for a weekend prime slot. If you hold out for Saturday at 7:30, you may wait months. The room on a Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. is the same room.

Not having Resy set up in advance. Creating an account and saving a payment method during the booking flow, rather than before, costs the slot. Tables are typically claimed within seconds to minutes of release.

Ignoring the bar. The bar is not a lesser experience, it is a different one, and it is available. Treating it as a fallback rather than a plan means missing the most reliable access route.

Booking for large groups without calling ahead. Resy handles two- and four-top bookings well. For parties larger than six, contact events@majorfood.com, the tasting menu format and room layout make large-group seating logistically different from à la carte restaurants.

Cost at Each Step

Torrisi operates a tasting menu format. The restaurant does not publish a fixed per-person price in any verified public source available at the time of writing; confirm the current menu price directly with the venue or on the Resy booking page before your visit, as tasting menu prices at this tier in New York have moved in recent years.

Budget for wine pairing or à la carte wine on top of the menu price, at a Michelin-starred tasting menu in this neighborhood, the beverage spend typically matches or exceeds the food cost for guests who engage with the wine list.

There is no deposit or prepayment reported at the time of booking through Resy, but cancellation policies at Major Food Group properties have tightened industry-wide; read the cancellation terms on your confirmation carefully.

For private dining, Major Good experiences at Torrisi start at $40,000, with an additional $10,000 for a chef consultation.To book, contact Sasha Prado at prado@robinhood.org.

Alternatives Worth Booking If Torrisi Stays Closed

Don Angie. Scott Tompkins and Angie Rito's West Village room is the closest peer in the Italian-American tasting-adjacent space. À la carte rather than a fixed menu, which gives you more flexibility. Resy, similar booking difficulty, but the bar walk-in is a genuine option. Better for groups who want to order individually rather than commit to a single menu.

Lilia. Missy Robbins's Williamsburg pasta room is the answer if you want serious Italian cooking without the tasting menu commitment. The walk-in waitlist is the primary access route for many regulars, arrive at opening, put your name in, and plan an hour nearby. More casual than Torrisi, lower price point, no less technically serious on the plate.

Carbone. If you want the Major Food Group experience and Torrisi is unavailable, Carbone is the group's flagship. Harder to book, higher price point, à la carte. Worth attempting if the occasion calls for the full MFG production.

Gramercy Tavern. Danny Meyer's Gramercy Tavern offers both a tasting menu in the main dining room and à la carte in the tavern room, with walk-in availability in the tavern. More accessible than Torrisi on any given night, with a longer track record (one Michelin star, James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winner). The right call if you want a special-occasion dinner without the booking anxiety.

Inside the Torrisi Dining Room: What the Evening Actually Looks Like

Torrisi occupies the ground floor of a Nolita building on Mulberry Street, a neighborhood that has housed Italian-American restaurants for generations. The dining room holds 40 seats, compact and deliberately so. This is not a hotel dining room scaled for volume. The tasting menu format means the kitchen controls the pace: courses arrive on the kitchen's schedule, and the evening runs longer than a casual dinner but shorter than a multi-hour omakase.

The cooking draws on Italian-American reference points, the red-sauce tradition, the immigrant pantry, the neighborhood trattoria, filtered through a fine-dining lens. Rich Torrisi and the Major Food Group have built their reputation on taking that tradition seriously rather than ironizing it. The wine list skews Italian, with depth in regions that complement the menu's flavor profile.

The bar is a separate experience: the full menu is available there, with a more informal rhythm. Twelve seats means it fills quickly, but it is the right choice for a solo diner or a pair who want to eat well without committing to the full dining room arc. The staff at the bar tends to be engaged and knowledgeable.

Dress is smart-casual by neighborhood standard. No jacket required, but the room reads as a special-occasion destination, and most guests dress accordingly. Groups of two dominate; the format is less suited to large parties than to a focused dinner for two or four.

Who Should Chase This Reservation (and Who Should Skip It)

Torrisi is the right call if you care about Italian-American cooking taken seriously, want a tasting menu format that does not run three hours, and are willing to work the Resy calendar or show up at the bar. It is a better fit than Carbone if you prefer a fixed menu to à la carte ordering, and a better fit than Lilia if you want the full tasting menu arc rather than a pasta-forward à la carte dinner.

Skip the chase if you are booking for a group larger than four, if you need a specific date and cannot be flexible, or if the tasting menu format does not suit your table. The bar is the right answer for spontaneous visits; the dining room rewards planning.

Best occasions: a birthday or anniversary dinner for two, a client dinner where the fixed menu removes ordering friction, or a solo meal at the bar when you are in the neighborhood and want to eat well without a reservation.