New York City restaurant reservation alerts

SnagRes emails you the moment a table opens at 80 of the hardest restaurants in New York City. Every one is rechecked continuously across Resy, SevenRooms, OpenTable, Tock, and the alert reaches you whether the table came from a scheduled release or from a cancellation at an unpredictable hour.

How do reservation alerts work?

Star the restaurants you want. When a date or time appears at any of them, SnagRes sends you an email saying what opened, with a link to the restaurant's own booking page. You complete the reservation yourself under your own account. SnagRes never signs into your account, never holds a table and never books on your behalf, which is the line between an alert service and the tools that get accounts banned.

Which NYC restaurants can you set alerts for?

All 80 tracked in New York City: 54 on Resy, 11 on SevenRooms, 9 on OpenTable, 6 on Tock. 64 of them have a release time confirmed against the restaurant's own booking listing, so an alert there is backed by a known schedule rather than by guesswork.

Where does an alert matter most in NYC?

These had the least of their booking window open at the last check. At this end of the list refreshing by hand does not work, because what comes back are cancellations arriving at no fixed hour.

The hardest tables to book in New York City at the last check
RestaurantNeighborhoodPlatformWindow open at last check
I SodiWest VillageResy0%
Tatiana by Kwame OnwuachiLincoln CenterResy0%
TorrisiNolitaResy0%
SemmaWest VillageSevenRooms0%
Ha's Snack BarLower East SideResy0%
Bistrot HaLower East SideResy0%
The Polo BarMidtown EastResy0%
Monkey BarMidtown EastResy0%

What does it cost?

A free account covers two restaurants and tells you which dates opened. Plus removes the limit, shows the exact times rather than the dates alone, and widens the visible window from 14 days to 30. It bills monthly and cancels from the account page at any time.

Availability is checked continuously; figures show the last check. How we measure this.

See what is open in New York City now · When every restaurant releases tables · How the alert services compare

How hard is it to get a reservation in New York City right now?

SnagRes tracks 80 of the hardest tables in New York City. Across them, an average of 39% of the bookable window is open at any given check, and the tightest is I Sodi at 0%. Availability is rechecked continuously.

What time do NYC restaurants release reservations?

Of the 64 New York City restaurants with a confirmed drop time, 20 release at 9:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 20 days ahead. Drop times are set per restaurant, not per platform, so two places on the same platform can open hours apart.

Which booking platforms do NYC restaurants use?

Of the 80 tracked in New York City, 54 book on Resy, 11 on SevenRooms, 9 on OpenTable, 6 on Tock. SnagRes watches all four, because following only one leaves most of the list invisible.

Does SnagRes book the table for me?

No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens and links you straight to the restaurant's own booking page, where you complete the reservation yourself. It does not hold, auto-book or resell tables.