American restaurants in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago

Last updated October 22, 2026. Source: SnagRes availability record, 66,314,725 checks across 285 restaurants through October 22, 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.

SnagRes tracks 84 hard-to-book American restaurants, including Golden Diner, The Polo Bar, Monkey Bar. Availability is rechecked throughout the day on the platforms represented here, and alerts can tell you when a table opens.

Platform split here: 44 on Resy, 21 on OpenTable, 11 on Tock, 8 on SevenRooms. That matters because each platform releases tables differently, and watching only one of them leaves the rest of this list invisible.

13 of these had 10% or less of the booking window open at the last check: The Polo Bar, The Four Horsemen, Red Hook Tavern, Wild Cherry, The Corner Store, Cecchi's.

• Golden Diner - American, Lower East Side (Resy), 20% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Polo Bar - American, Midtown East (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Monkey Bar - American, Midtown East (Resy), 53% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Au Cheval - American, Tribeca (Resy), 67% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Claud - American, East Village (Resy), 33% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Four Horsemen - American, Williamsburg (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Red Hook Tavern - American, Red Hook (OpenTable), 3% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Wild Cherry - American, West Village (SevenRooms), 3% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Atera - American, Tribeca (Tock), 50% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Corner Store - American, SoHo (SevenRooms), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Oberon - Seasonal, Lower Manhattan (Resy), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Oriana - American, Nolita (Resy), 13% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Cecchi's - American, Greenwich Village (Resy), 3% of the window open at last check (guide)
• 4 Charles Prime Rib - American, West Village (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• 7 Adams - American, Presidio Heights (Resy), 77% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Gary Danko - American, Fisherman's Wharf (Resy), 74% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Jilli - American, Mission (Resy), 47% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Rich Table - American, Hayes Valley (OpenTable), 83% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Folklore - American, Nob Hill (Resy), 52% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Benu - American, SoMa (SevenRooms), 37% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Enclos - American, SoMa (Tock), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Friends Only - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 60% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Kiln - American, Mission (Tock), 10% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Lazy Bear - American, Mission (Tock), 23% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Merchant Roots - American, SoMa (Tock), 53% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Naides - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Sons & Daughters - American, Mission (OpenTable), 53% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Sorrel - American, Presidio Heights (SevenRooms), 70% of the window open at last check (guide)
• State Bird Provisions - American, Fillmore (OpenTable), 67% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Boulevard - American, Embarcadero (OpenTable), 87% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Elena's - American, West Portal (OpenTable), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Foreign Cinema - Californian, Mission (OpenTable), 80% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Frances - American, Castro (OpenTable), 60% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Nopa - Californian, NoPa (OpenTable), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Saison - American, SoMa (OpenTable), 67% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Happy Crane - American, Nob Hill (OpenTable), 63% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Progress - American, Fillmore (OpenTable), 93% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Wolfsbane - American, Dogpatch (OpenTable), 70% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Bar Jabroni - American, Lower Haight (SevenRooms), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Big Four - American, Nob Hill (SevenRooms), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Clemente Bar - American, Flatiron (Resy), 10% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Eleven Madison Park - American, Flatiron (Resy), 94% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Everson Royce Bar - American, Arts District (Resy), 74% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Rustic Canyon - American, Santa Monica (Resy), 87% of the window open at last check (guide)
• All Time - Californian, Los Feliz (Resy), 70% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Hatchet Hall - American, Culver City (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Great White - Californian, Venice (Resy), 93% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Crudo e Nudo - Californian, Santa Monica (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Chateau Marmont - Californian, West Hollywood (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Bar Etoile - Californian, Melrose Hill (Resy), 70% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Benjamin - American, Melrose (Resy), 23% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Skywalker Grill - American, Exposition Park (Resy), 3% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Little Fish - Californian, Melrose Hill (Resy), 27% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Baby Bistro - Californian, Echo Park (Resy), 33% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Betsy - Californian, Altadena (Resy), 43% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Trivoli Tavern - American, West Loop (Resy), 67% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Gilt Bar - American, River North (Resy), 43% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Warbler - American, Lincoln Square (Resy), 93% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Giant - American, Logan Square (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Gemini - American, Lincoln Park (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Maxwells Trading - American, West Loop (Resy), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Chef's Special Cocktail Bar - American, Bucktown (Resy), 97% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Duck Inn - New American, Bridgeport (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Longman & Eagle - New American, Logan Square (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Union - Logan Square - New American, Logan Square (Resy), 84% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Lardon - American, Logan Square (Resy), 97% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Au Cheval - Chicago - American, Fulton Market (Resy), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Brûlée - Southern, South Loop (Resy), 87% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Nettare - New American, West Town (Resy), 57% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Port Union - American, Wicker Park (OpenTable), 87% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Alinea - Creative, Lincoln Park (Tock), 30% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Smyth - Contemporary, West Loop (Tock), 13% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Oriole - Contemporary, West Loop (Tock), 37% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Esmé - Contemporary, Lincoln Park (OpenTable), 53% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Ever - Contemporary, West Loop (OpenTable), 57% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Boka - Contemporary American, Lincoln Park (OpenTable), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Moody Tongue - Contemporary, South Loop (SevenRooms), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Lula Cafe - New American, Logan Square (OpenTable), 90% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Girl & the Goat - New American, West Loop (OpenTable), 93% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Meteora - Californian, Hollywood (OpenTable), 73% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Dunsmoor - American, Glassell Park (OpenTable), 57% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Tower Bar - Californian, West Hollywood (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Feld - New American, West Town (Tock), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Gjelina - New American, Venice (SevenRooms), 97% of the window open at last check (guide)

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Where these restaurants are

The American restaurants tracked here sit in Lower East Side, Midtown East, Tribeca, East Village, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Neighbourhood pages show every tracked restaurant in that area regardless of cuisine, which is often the faster route when the area matters more than the food.

Other cuisines in the four cities SnagRes tracks

Italian (45), Japanese (28), French (21), Korean (13), Californian (12), Mediterranean (10), Indian (9), Steakhouse (9). Each page carries the same live availability and release timing for its own list.

How hard is it to get an American reservation in NYC, SF, LA and Chicago?

Across the 84 American restaurants SnagRes tracks in NYC, SF, LA and Chicago, an average of 57% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the hardest give tables back: Red Hook Tavern had a table open up on 38% of its dates at some point. Hard tables go within minutes when they come back, so an alert matters more than refreshing.

When do American restaurants release reservations?

Of the 39 with a confirmed drop time, 15 release at 9:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 21 days ahead. Release times are set per restaurant rather than per platform, so two places on the same platform can drop hours apart. The full table is on the release times page.

Which booking platform do American restaurants use?

Of the 84, 44 book on Resy, 21 on OpenTable, 11 on Tock, 8 on SevenRooms. Each platform releases tables on its own schedule. SnagRes rechecks the platforms represented in this city throughout the day.

Can I get alerted when an American table opens in NYC, SF, LA and Chicago?

Yes. Star any restaurant on this page and SnagRes emails you when a table opens. A free account watches one restaurant; Plus removes the limit, extends the window from 14 to 30 days and shows exact slot times. SnagRes alerts you, it does not book on your behalf.