American restaurants in New York City and San Francisco

SnagRes tracks 37 hard-to-book American restaurants in real time, including Golden Diner, The Polo Bar, Monkey Bar. Availability is checked continuously across Resy, OpenTable, Tock, and SevenRooms, and you can get a text the moment a table opens.

Platform split here: 13 on Resy, 9 on OpenTable, 9 on Tock, 6 on SevenRooms. That matters because each platform releases tables differently, and watching only one of them leaves the rest of this list invisible.

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

• Golden Diner - American, Lower East Side (Resy), 30% of the window open at last check
• The Polo Bar - American, Midtown East (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Monkey Bar - American, Midtown East (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Au Cheval - American, Tribeca (Resy), 70% of the window open at last check
• Claud - American, East Village (Resy), 33% of the window open at last check
• The Four Horsemen - American, Williamsburg (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Red Hook Tavern - American, Red Hook (OpenTable), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Wild Cherry - American, West Village (SevenRooms), 7% of the window open at last check
• Atera - American, Tribeca (Tock), 70% of the window open at last check
• The Corner Store - American, SoHo (SevenRooms), 0% of the window open at last check
• Oriana - American, Nolita (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check
• Cecchi's - American, Greenwich Village (Resy), 97% of the window open at last check
• 4 Charles Prime Rib - American, West Village (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• 7 Adams - American, Presidio Heights (Resy), 87% of the window open at last check
• Gary Danko - American, Fisherman's Wharf (Resy), 70% of the window open at last check
• Jilli - American, Mission (Resy), 50% of the window open at last check
• Rich Table - American, Hayes Valley (OpenTable), 90% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Folklore - American, Nob Hill (Resy), 55% of the window open at last check
• Benu - American, SoMa (SevenRooms), 33% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Enclos - American, SoMa (Tock), 40% of the window open at last check
• Friends Only - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 53% of the window open at last check
• Kiln - American, Mission (Tock), 67% of the window open at last check
• Lazy Bear - American, Mission (Tock), 47% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Merchant Roots - American, SoMa (Tock), 67% of the window open at last check
• Naides - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 40% of the window open at last check
• Sons & Daughters - American, Mission (Tock), 57% of the window open at last check
• Sorrel - American, Presidio Heights (SevenRooms), 63% of the window open at last check
• State Bird Provisions - American, Fillmore (Tock), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Boulevard - American, Embarcadero (OpenTable), 83% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Elena's - American, West Portal (OpenTable), 100% of the window open at last check
• Frances - American, Castro (OpenTable), 67% of the window open at last check
• Saison - American, SoMa (OpenTable), 50% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Happy Crane - American, Nob Hill (OpenTable), 60% of the window open at last check
• The Progress - American, Fillmore (OpenTable), 83% of the window open at last check
• Wolfsbane - American, Dogpatch (OpenTable), 67% of the window open at last check
• Bar Jabroni - American, Lower Haight (SevenRooms), 100% of the window open at last check
• The Big Four - American, Nob Hill (SevenRooms), 33% of the window open at last check

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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 New York City and San Francisco

Italian (18), Japanese (16), French (11), Korean (7), Indian (7), Mediterranean (5), Seafood (5), Steakhouse (5). 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 and SF?

Across the 37 American restaurants SnagRes tracks in NYC and SF, an average of 48% of the bookable window is open at any given check. The tightest is The Polo Bar at 0%. Anything under about 10% means tables are effectively gone the moment they are released, so an alert matters more than refreshing.

When do American restaurants release reservations?

Of the 25 with a confirmed drop time, 7 release at 12:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 28 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 37, 13 book on Resy, 9 on OpenTable, 9 on Tock, 6 on SevenRooms. Each platform releases tables on its own schedule, so watching only one leaves the rest of this list invisible. SnagRes checks all four continuously.

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

Yes. Star any restaurant on this page and SnagRes emails you when a table opens. A free account covers two restaurants; 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.