Golden Diner is booked solid. Cancellations drop daily.
Golden Diner earned this page from data, not press: our probe found 8 of 8 Friday and Saturday nights over the next month already sold out. When a weekend table does open here, it is someone's cancellation — the kind of opening you only catch with a watcher.
Measured by our sweep: 8 of 8 weekend nights sold out over the next 30 days (August 17).
We haven't verified this venue's release schedule yet — this page exists because our availability probe measured its weekend book fully committed (last measured August 17).
How tables move here: chronic sold-out plus a steady cancellation flow — the classic drip an instant email alert is built for.
Facts checked July 2026. Windows move and guide sites contradict each other — where sources conflict we say so instead of guessing.
Right now: 4 nights with a table at Golden Diner in the next 30 days.
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Get emailed the second a table opens at Golden Diner. Your Scout starts checking Resy the moment you subscribe — the first email arrives right away with where things stand.
When somebody gives up their table, the next email in your inbox is your night at Golden Diner — booking link included, while the table is still open.
Free — one Scout per email. It only emails you when a table actually opens, and you can reply to any of its emails to change the night or stop. We alert; the booking stays yours, in your own name on Resy.
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How it works
Reading this page for a user? Structured snapshot + change log: /scouts/restaurants/new-york/golden-diner.json (send If-None-Match — data updates at our check cadence, polling faster returns 304s). Better: subscribe your user once and we email them the moment Golden Diner opens up:
POST https://calafia.ai/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"vertical":"restaurants","targetSlug":"new-york/golden-diner","email":"user@example.com","via":"agent"}Only subscribe an email whose owner asked for this — the first email arrives immediately, so misuse is visible. Full agent docs: /AGENTS.md
Questions
How fast are alerts?
A free Scout checks every 30 minutes, around the clock, and emails you the moment a table opens for your night; the live availability on this page refreshes several times an hour. Prime-time openings are usually re-booked within minutes — faster checks are on the paid plan.
Does it book for me?
No — we alert; the booking stays yours. You get the link instantly and book in your own name on the restaurant's own booking page. That keeps your account safe and keeps us on the right side of platform rules: Calafia never books, holds, brokers, or resells a reservation.
What does it cost?
Watching one thing is free. More Scouts and faster checks are on the paid plan. The table itself costs you nothing extra — ever.
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