# ask rick — NYC Restaurant Week

> An unofficial guide to NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026 (July 20 – September 6). Chat with Rick the resident rat to search all 612 participating restaurants by cuisine, borough, neighborhood, price tier ($30/$45/$60 prix fixe), meal, and date — with menu PDFs and OpenTable reservation links. Also a free, open MCP server for AI agents.

Not affiliated with NYC Tourism + Conventions or NYC Restaurant Week®. Data is scraped daily from the public program API behind nyctourism.com/restaurant-week. Always confirm prices and participation with the restaurant.

## MCP server (for AI agents)

Connect directly instead of scraping this site:

- Endpoint: https://nycrestaurantweek.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no auth, no API key)
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http nyc-restaurant-week https://nycrestaurantweek.app/mcp`

Tools:

- search_restaurants: filter by query, cuisine, borough, neighborhood, price, meal, week, exact date, collection. Paginated.
- get_restaurant: full detail by slug or name, including menu PDF and OpenTable link.
- check_date: whether Restaurant Week is on for a date, which program week, Saturday/Sunday rules.
- list_filters: all filter values with participant counts.

## Pages

- [Home / Map](https://nycrestaurantweek.app/): every participating restaurant on a live NYC map with subway lines
- [Search](https://nycrestaurantweek.app/search): chat with Rick to find a restaurant
- [MCP setup](https://nycrestaurantweek.app/developers): install instructions for Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client

## Program rules

- Summer 2026 runs July 20 – September 6.
- Prix-fixe tiers are $30, $45, or $60 per person for lunch, brunch, or dinner.
- Saturdays are excluded everywhere; Sunday participation varies by restaurant.
- Drinks, tax, and tip are not included.