"Our highest-rated restaurant has a predictable line that’s also semi-sheltered by the Lincoln Center architecture. Just show up at by 4:30pm and you’ll usually get a bar seat, and if it’s cold, a hot beverage while you wait for the doors to open. If you're with a group and get a later table, duck in to the Lobby Bar at David Geffen Hall, drink a glass of wine, and send a few emails (there’s wifi). Reservations are released four weeks in advance at 12pm. If you can't snag one of those, try the six-seat bar. When we arrived on a Tuesday at 4:45pm, the line was already 10-people deep, and our four-person party was seated at 5:40pm. Get a drink in the lobby of David Geffen Hall while you wait." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah