Next time, book the chef's table. It's available for dinner Monday through Thursday with seating for up to seven.
Want to make reservations for the exclusive 8-course "farm table" feast? It's given to the first caller each morning at 7am, for exactly one year in advance to the numerical date.
Get insider access to the chefs' action and reserve the kitchen table. Food is served up family style.
There's a 20-seat chef's table situated in its own room with direct access to the kitchen and a gorgeous view of the city.
Yes, there's a chef's table; it's for a minimum of six people and a max of ten people (eight is the golden number).
Sit at the chef's table which is actually just the bar--it's inches away from the finishing station, so you can see every dish being plated.
The perfect spot is located at the end of the main dining room. The chef's counter, with six high chairs, gets you up-close to the action in the kitchen.
Grab one of the eight stools at the bar, so you can eye up your pizza as it's being made.
Chef Anthony DiRienzo was named by Restaurant Hospitality magazine as one of their top picks for "12 to Watch in 2012." Make sure you're watching him by taking a seat at the open raw bar.
The chef's counter is THE best spot to sit in this highly acclaimed resto from power pair Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran.
Ask to sit at the open kitchen bar to witness your food evolve from fresh ingredients to a beautifully plated meal.
At the far end of Iron Chef Morimoto's sushi stronghold is a sushi bar where you can watch the culinary wizards make rolls and maki.
Sitting at the sushi bar allows you to watch the sushi chefs first-hand; plus it gets you even closer to the sake.
Pull up a chair to the chef's counter to watch Top Chef star Chef Kevin Sbraga do his thing.
See if you can secure a high-top table so you can dine and observe chef-owner team (and husband-wife) Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau at work.
For the best view in the house, grab a stool at the raw bar and watch the chefs prep and plate from a few feet away.
To Chef Schulson, Sampan is a place where he can prepare serious food from across Asia while interacting with guests and sharing his love of the cuisine with them.
