
Toronto says another 10 restaurants and bars - including Tokyo Record Bar and Rosella - will launch in the coming weeks. VaynerFund partner and FOH co-founder Phil Toronto told Insider FOH has sold "about 150 collectibles so far," and restaurants have capped the available NFTs at 20-30 each.įor now, patrons can purchase NFTs (by credit card or cryptocurrency) from the restaurants directly. However, it's unclear how many tables the restaurant will allot for digital collectible owners the listing says the table isn't guaranteed if another FOH holder has already booked it.

Reservations are good for parties of two or four people - and as long as NFT owners request the table more than 24 hours in advance. You'll be paying anywhere from $100-$1,000 for the privilege of skipping the reservation queue.Īccording to FOH, 80% of the NFT profits go to the eatery - "helping restaurants create new revenue streams outside of the dining room."Ī post shared by Dame $1,000 NFT of a fish and chips graphic from Dame, an English restaurant in Greenwich Village that made Infatuation's list of best new restaurants in 2021, will grant its owner one reservation per week through the end of 2022. A handful of popular NYC restaurants - Wildair, Hanoi House, Dame, and Emmett's on Grove - are now selling NFTs that bestow dining perks - like the promise of a hassle-free weekly reservation - upon their owners.įront of House (FOH) launched May 18 and sells the NFTs - but they're not cheap. Vying for a dinner reservation in New York has gotten so out of hand that new companies are popping up to capitalize off the post-pandemic dining-out craze. If you're looking for a cramped, two-person table at one of New York's best restaurants, there's now an alternative to repeatedly calling the Maitre d' pretending to be a famous person's assistant or setting alarms for staggered reservation openings - 12 weeks out at 12 p.m. The NFT comes with perks like a weekly reservation if owners request it more than 24 hours before.Company Front of House sells the NFTs for hard-to-get-into restaurants around the city.Some popular NYC eateries are selling $100-$1000 NFTs that give patrons guaranteed reservations.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
