Ai Fiori
A jewel-box Riviera dining room on Fifth Avenue, where handmade pasta and a Grand Award cellar make every reservation feel like an occasion.
400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018 · hours vary by night
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Why Ai Fiori is hard to book
Ai Fiori has held three stars from The New York Times since it opened in 2010, and the demand has never softened. The room sits on the second floor of The Langham on Fifth Avenue, an elegant but finite space that turns slowly through long, multi-course Riviera dinners. Prime Thursday-through-Saturday seatings and the early-evening pre-theater windows go first, and they go fast. Tables open exactly 30 days out at 9am, and the best ones are claimed within minutes by a Midtown crowd booking anniversaries, deal dinners, and celebrations well in advance.
We sit on the 30-day drop the instant it opens at 9am and move on your exact date the moment inventory appears. From there we keep watching, because the most coveted slots at Ai Fiori surface as quiet cancellations in the days before service, and we are positioned to catch them. Either way the table is secured in your name, at the venue you asked for, on the night you asked for. Same restaurant, same date, never a substitute.
How we work this room.
Pay when we get you in.
Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.
Authorize, do not captureThe host is expecting you.
You walk in to Ai Fiori and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move. Sign in to see it.
No auctions. No surge.Ai Fiori, the FAQ.
How do I get a reservation at Ai Fiori?
Name Ai Fiori and the night you want. We book it on your account the instant a table opens or a cancellation appears, and you only pay if we actually get it.
Why is Ai Fiori so hard to book?
Ai Fiori is one of the most in-demand tables in Midtown West. Prime-time seats are claimed within seconds of release, and many never reach the public at all, so refreshing on your own rarely works.
When do Ai Fiori reservations open up?
Ai Fiori typically releases reservations around 09:00, and seats also reappear when other guests cancel. We watch both around the clock and grab yours the instant it opens.
How much does it cost to book Ai Fiori through The Elusive List?
One flat fee, charged only when we confirm your table. No table, no charge. Sign in to see the exact fee for Ai Fiori.
Five steps, start to seated.
You ask.
Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.
We confirm the request.
An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.
We work the room.
We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We make the call.
You are confirmed.
We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.
You eat.
Walk into 400 5th Ave, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.
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Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.