NYC restaurant jobs by borough
Restaurant jobs in Manhattan
Manhattan has one of the densest concentrations of restaurants, bars and hotels in the country, from quick-service counters to tasting menus. That variety is an advantage, but it also makes it easy to waste time applying to places that do not fit you.
Free for workers. Takes about 60 seconds.
Working in Manhattan restaurants
- Midtown restaurants often run on business lunches, pre-theater dinners and hotel traffic, so daytime and early evening shifts can matter as much as late nights.
- Downtown and the Village lean toward dinner, late nights and weekend brunch.
- Uptown neighborhoods tend to have more neighborhood restaurants where regulars and steady shifts are common.
Areas you can pick in Manhattan
After you choose Manhattan, Relay lets you pick the areas you prefer, or skip it and stay open to the whole borough. The areas you can pick are:
- Lower Manhattan
- SoHo / Tribeca
- Greenwich Village / West Village
- Chelsea / Flatiron
- Midtown West
- Midtown East
- Upper West Side
- Upper East Side
- Harlem
- Washington Heights / Inwood
- Other Manhattan
- Anywhere in Manhattan
Getting to work and back
- Most of Manhattan is reachable by subway, but a crosstown trip can take longer than it looks on a map.
- If you live in another borough, check how long the ride home takes at the hour your shift actually ends.
Pick a role
Relay matches on role first. Read about what to look for in line cook, prep cook, dishwasher, bartender, barback, server and host jobs.
What we can and cannot promise
Relay does not claim to have open jobs in Manhattan right now. When an opportunity in the areas you choose looks like a fit for your role and preferences, we contact you. Signing up early means you are already on the list as opportunities become available.
How Relay works
- Tell Relay what job you want once: your role, the part of NYC you want to work in, and how to reach you.
- Add schedule, pay and experience later if you want. It is optional and you can skip it.
- When an opportunity looks like a fit for what you told us, we contact you. You decide what to pursue.
- Relay is free for workers. There is no account or password. Relay does not guarantee a job.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I say I will work anywhere in Manhattan?
- Yes. Choose Manhattan, then pick "Anywhere in Manhattan" or just skip the area question.
- Does Relay have Manhattan jobs right now?
- Relay does not publish job counts. We contact you when an opportunity in the areas you choose looks like a fit.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Relay is free for workers.
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Tell Relay what job you want
Relay connects you to relevant openings. It does not guarantee employment.
Free for workers. Takes about 60 seconds.