Journal Entry
Carlotto Gramercy: Hours, Prix Fixe and Bar Seats
Dinner at Carlotto, 100 East 19th Street in Gramercy, starts at 5pm every day and runs to 9pm on Sunday and Monday and to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday. A three-course prix fixe costs $65 per person nightly, and the site calls reservations suggested rather than required, leaving the bar and select tables for anyone to join. Carlotto’s own website and the PDFs it links supply every hour, price and rule below, read in October 2026.
Carlotto at a glance
| Way to dine | When | Cost | What Carlotto’s site says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix fixe dinner | Daily | $65 per person | Three picks: antipasti, pasta, risotto or secondi, and dolce; supplements on selected dishes |
| Happy hour | Sunday to Friday, 5pm to 6pm | Printed without dollar signs; confirm | “It is not available on Saturdays.” |
| Bar or select table, no booking | During opening hours | Not stated | Availability is left “for anyone to join us” |
| Booked table | Daily from 5pm | Not stated | “Reservations are not required but are suggested.” |
| Party of more than 8 | Contact the restaurant | Not stated | Phone 212-209-1054 |
What time does Carlotto open?
As of October 2026, the Visit page lists Sunday and Monday 5pm to 9pm and Tuesday to Saturday 5pm to 10pm, and describes service as dinner and drinks, with no lunch or brunch listed. Those hours add up to 33 a week, and Sunday and Monday are the shortest evenings at four hours each. The guide to eating near Gramercy Park lists these hours beside five other rooms.
The listing gives opening hours only, with no separate kitchen or bar closing time and no last-seating time, so a late table is a question for 212-209-1054. The same page gives directions: the nearest subway station is Union Square (the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W and L), and the M1, M2 and M3 buses stop on Park Avenue South at 18th Street.
Does Carlotto offer a prix fixe menu?
Yes. The Food Menu page heads the dinner menu “Three-Course Prix Fixe Dinner, $65”, available daily. The $65 covers three picks per guest: an antipasti, a course chosen from the pasta, risotto or secondi lists, and a dolce. Supplements are printed beside the dishes that carry them:
- Antipasti: yellowtail crudo $7, grilled octopus $10
- Pasta and risotto: lasagne al forno $7, ricotta cavatelli with crab $11
- Secondi: pork milanese $12, branzino $15, veal chop parmesan and tagliata di manzo $35 each
- Dolce: hazelnut croccante and tiramisu $10 each
Two guests pay 130 dollars at the base price, before supplements, tax, tip and drinks. The most one diner can add is 55 dollars (10 dollars at antipasti, 35 at the main course, 10 at dessert), so food for two runs from 130 to 240 dollars. The supplements cluster in the main course: four of the five secondi carry one, and only the roast chicken does not, while five of the seven pasta and risotto dishes carry none. Prix fixe dinner in Gramercy: what each menu costs sets the $65 menu beside the other everyday prix fixe dinners nearby.
Each dish also carries a bare number that reads as its à la carte price; the numbers print without dollar signs, so confirm them. Read that way, the cheapest three picks are whipped ricotta crostini (21), spicy rigatoni alla vodka (31) and an affogato (12): 64 in all, one dollar under the prix fixe. The dearest supplement-free picks, beef tartare (26), roast chicken (38) and strawberries & cream verrina (14), come to 78, which is 13 above it. On those figures the set price costs a dollar more on the cheapest picks and saves money on dearer ones. The two menu sources also differ on one dish: the Food Menu page prints 32 for the cappellacci di zucca, while the October prix fixe PDF prints 30, which would bring the cheapest trio to 63.
The pages do not say whether every guest at a table must order the prix fixe. The PDF asks guests to advise the restaurant of dietary needs or allergies; anyone with celiac disease or a nut allergy should confirm with Carlotto directly.
When is happy hour at Carlotto?
Sunday to Friday, 5pm to 6pm. The home page FAQ says it is not available on Saturdays, although a banner above it reads “Daily Happy Hour”; the six listed days are the ones that count. The window is the room’s first hour of service on each of the six days it runs, so a 6pm arrival misses it; on Sunday and Monday, when the room closes at 9pm, it covers a quarter of the posted evening.
The happy hour PDF prints its prices with no dollar signs: beer 8, wine 12 a glass and 50 a bottle, cocktails 13 (Aperol spritz, Negroni Classico, Cosmopolitan, Old Fashioned) and six bites from 8 to 27. Treat those as figures to confirm. Five of the six bites, including the burrata pugliese (25) and the prosciutto (27), carry the same number as on the dinner menu, so the sheet differs on drinks, not food.
Against the full beverage list, the same four cocktails are listed at 16, 19, 21 and 22, which makes the sheet’s 13 lower by 3 to 9. Its prosecco at 12 a glass compares with 17 on the list. The sheet’s file name ends 4.1.26 and the list’s ends 09.09.26, so the sheet looks older; confirm current prices. Neither document says whether the window applies at tables or only at the bar.
Carlotto’s window is not among the seven in Gramercy happy hour: seven verified windows, so it adds a Sunday-to-Friday 5pm option to that list.
Does Carlotto take walk-ins?
Yes, within limits. Its FAQ says reservations “are not required but are suggested” and can be made on the website or through Resy, then adds: “We leave availability at our bar and select tables for anyone to join us.”
The pages do not say how many bar seats there are, which tables are held for walk-ins, or whether dinner dishes can be ordered at the bar. The Bar Menu page lists drinks only: spritzes, cocktails, Negronis and beer. Walk-in availability is a stated policy, not a guarantee for any given night. Union Square Cafe vs Gramercy Tavern compares the booking and walk-in rules at two nearby rooms.
Pick the bar or a walk-in table for a drink or two, since the Bar Menu is the only menu the site ties to the bar. Book for the prix fixe, which no page confirms at the bar.
How do I book a large party at Carlotto?
For parties of more than 8 guests, the Visit page and the home page FAQ say to contact the restaurant by email or phone, 212-209-1054. A table of exactly eight is not addressed, so that party should ask.
Private events run only as a full restaurant buyout. The Private Dining page gives up to 30 guests seated or 80 standing, and says the group has the restaurant to itself. The home page FAQ repeats 30 and 80. A floor plan in the events PDF, Carlotto_PrivateDining_2025.pdf, reads 30 seated and 70 standing, so two Carlotto sources differ by 10 on standing capacity. Ask the events team which applies. That PDF also prints 140 beside a three-course dinner menu, 160 beside a four-course menu and 175 beside a family-style four-course menu, with no currency or per-person label, so treat all three as unconfirmed.
What kind of food does Carlotto serve?
The home page says the menu “centers on housemade pasta, Italian dishes, and seasonal ingredients,” with Italian wines, cocktails and “vintage and modern amaro.” The dinner menu runs through seven sections: Pane, Salumi & Formaggi, Antipasti, Pasta & Risotto, Secondi, Contorni and Dolce. The pasta list includes spaghetti carbonara, pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale (slow cooked wild boar), lasagne al forno and a porcini risotto. The October PDF names Andy Kitko as executive chef.
The Bar Menu page claims “one of NYC’s most extensive selections of vintage and modern amaro”, the restaurant’s own description, not checked independently; the beverage list’s contents give amari pages 34 to 41. The room was designed by Rockwell Group, per the home page, which also displays badges for MICHELIN Guide Recommended 2025 and for DiRoNA and Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence in 2026. These are the restaurant’s own listings and were not checked with the awarding bodies.
Which Carlotto plan suits which night?
- A set price for two: the prix fixe, 130 dollars before supplements, any night of the week.
- The happy hour window: 5pm Sunday to Friday, at prices to confirm. Saturday has none.
- A late start: Tuesday to Saturday, since Sunday and Monday close at 9pm, the earliest posted close of the week.
- Nine guests or more: write or call first.
Where do these figures come from?
Every figure comes from carlottonewyork.com and the PDFs linked from it. Totals are listed prices times the number of guests, dish counts come from the Food Menu page, and figures printed without a dollar sign are flagged for confirmation. Nothing here comes from reviews or booking platforms, and menus and hours can change without notice.
Frequently asked questions
What time does Carlotto open?
Carlotto, at 100 East 19th Street, opens at 5pm every day, per its website in October 2026, and lists no lunch. Sunday and Monday run to 9pm and Tuesday to Saturday to 10pm, and no last-seating time is published.
When is happy hour at Carlotto?
Carlotto’s happy hour runs Sunday to Friday from 5pm to 6pm and is not available on Saturdays, per its home page FAQ. The happy hour PDF prints prices without dollar signs and does not say whether the menu applies at tables or only at the bar.
Does Carlotto take walk-ins?
Yes. Carlotto says reservations are suggested, not required, and that availability at its bar and select tables is left for anyone to join. Parties of more than 8 should contact the restaurant at 212-209-1054.
How many guests can Carlotto’s private dining hold?
Carlotto’s Private Dining page gives up to 30 guests seated or 80 standing, available only as a full restaurant buyout, and the home page FAQ repeats both figures. The events PDF floor plan reads 30 seated and 70 standing, so ask the events team which standing number applies.
