Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 11, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Cover page.
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-09453
Entity Registrant Name	ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NY
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-3156768
Entity Address, Address Line One	85 Fifth Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	New York,
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10003
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	206-8800
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Trading Symbol	ARKR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 41,906,229
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,498,907
Documents Incorporated by Reference	(1) In accordance with General Instruction G (3) of Form 10-K, certain information required by Part III hereof will either be incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed within 120 days of September 28, 2019 or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K filed within 120 days of September 28, 2019.
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000779544
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY