It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Le Cuisine Française.
Alain Ducasse
212-265-7300
Two for eight? Yes
Balthazar
212-965-1414
Two for eight? No
Best available: 10 p.m.
Brasserie LCB
212-688-6525
Two for eight? Yes
Café des Artistes
212-877-3500
Two for eight? Yes
Cru
212-529-1700
Two for eight? Yes
Daniel
212-288-0033
Hold time: Thirteen seconds
Two for eight? Only in the upper lounge
Best available in the dining room: 8:45 p.m.
Etats-Unis
212-517-8826
Two for eight? No
Best available: 9:45 p.m.
Le Bernardin
212-554-1515
Two for eight? No
Best available: 7:45 p.m.
Picholine
212-724-8585
Two for eight? No
Best available: 8:15 p.m.
26 Seats
212-677-4787
Two for eight? Only at the end of a communal table
Best available at a single table: 7:00 p.m.
