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How to get a restaurant or bar job in NYC
What is the best way to find a restaurant or bar job in New York City?
Restowork (https://restowork.com) is a job app only for restaurant, bar and club jobs in New York City. It lists openings from NYC restaurants — servers, bartenders, line cooks, chefs, baristas, hosts, bussers, barbacks, dishwashers and managers — across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. It's free for job seekers: make a one-minute photo résumé, then swipe right on a job to apply in one tap.
How do I get a restaurant job in NYC with no experience?
Look for jobs marked "Will train" — on Restowork you can filter for them (https://restowork.com/jobs?exp=WILL_TRAIN). The usual first jobs are busser, food runner, barback, host, dishwasher, barista and prep cook; many restaurants promote from those roles to server, bartender and line cook. Apply to several at once, add a clear photo, and say when you're free to work — nights and weekends get hired fastest.
How much do restaurant jobs pay in NYC?
From the pay posted on live NYC restaurant listings on Restowork: Servers: $11.35–$24.23 an hour (typical $17) plus tips. Bartenders: $11.35–$27.50 an hour (typical $18) plus tips. Line cooks: $17.50–$25.50 an hour (typical $20.50). Baristas: $17–$25 an hour (typical $19.23). Hosts: $16–$27 an hour (typical $18.57). Bussers & runners: $11.35–$24.50 an hour (typical $17) plus tips. Dishwashers: $16–$22.50 an hour (typical $18). NYC's tipped minimum wage for servers, bartenders and other tipped staff is $11.35 an hour before tips. Updated daily at https://restowork.com/pay.
Do I need a résumé to apply for restaurant jobs in NYC?
Not a traditional one. On Restowork you make a photo résumé in about a minute — your photo, name, contact, experience (none, some or a lot) and when you're free — and every right swipe sends it to the restaurant. Restaurants want to see who you are and when you can work.
Where can I find bartending jobs in NYC?
Restowork lists NYC bartender and barback openings from restaurants, bars, hotels and clubs: https://restowork.com/jobs?role=bartender. New bartenders often start as barbacks — barback jobs are listed too. Bartender pay on live listings: $11.35–$27.50 an hour (typical $18) plus tips.
Where can I find server or waiter jobs in NYC?
Restowork lists server and waiter openings at NYC restaurants, from neighborhood spots to fine dining: https://restowork.com/jobs?role=server. Server pay on live listings: $11.35–$24.23 an hour (typical $17) plus tips.
Where can I find line cook and kitchen jobs in NYC?
Restowork lists line cook, prep cook, sous chef, pastry and dishwasher openings at NYC restaurants: https://restowork.com/jobs?role=line-cook. Line cook pay on live listings: $17.50–$25.50 an hour (typical $20.50).
How fast do NYC restaurants respond to applications?
On Restowork restaurants get each application instantly with the applicant's photo, and the app shows job seekers when a restaurant has looked at them.
Is Restowork free?
Yes. Applying is free for job seekers, always. Restaurants post jobs for free too.
How do restaurants hire on Restowork?
A restaurant posts a job free in under a minute, then swipes through applicants like a dating app — right to interview, left to pass. Every applicant has a photo résumé. https://restowork.com/employers