Asian restaurants in New York City and San Francisco

SnagRes tracks 27 hard-to-book Asian restaurants in real time, including Jua, Semma, Dhamaka. Availability is checked continuously across Resy, OpenTable, Tock, and SevenRooms, and you can get a text the moment a table opens.

Platform split here: 15 on Resy, 5 on SevenRooms, 4 on OpenTable, 3 on Tock. That matters because each platform releases tables differently, and watching only one of them leaves the rest of this list invisible.

10 of these had 10% or less of the booking window open at the last check: Semma, Thai Diner, Ha's Snack Bar, Bistrot Ha, Bungalow, The Ambassadors Clubhouse.

• Jua - Korean, Flatiron (Resy), 47% of the window open at last check
• Semma - Indian, West Village (SevenRooms), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Dhamaka - Indian, Essex Market (SevenRooms), 27% of the window open at last check (guide)
• ADDA - Indian, East Village (SevenRooms), 13% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Thai Diner - Thai, Nolita (Resy), 7% of the window open at last check
• Kisa - Korean, Lower East Side (Resy), 53% of the window open at last check
• Ha's Snack Bar - Vietnamese, Lower East Side (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check
• Bistrot Ha - Vietnamese, Lower East Side (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check
• Cote - Korean, Flatiron (Resy), 70% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Bungalow - Indian, East Village (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check
• The Ambassadors Clubhouse - Indian, NoMad (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Jeju Noodle Bar - Korean, West Village (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Naks - Filipino, East Village (SevenRooms), 20% of the window open at last check
• Musaafer - Indian, Tribeca (OpenTable), 20% of the window open at last check
• Jungsik - Korean, Tribeca (Tock), 80% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Bong - Vietnamese, Crown Heights (Resy), 60% of the window open at last check
• Somssi - Modern Pan-Asian, Greenwich Village (Resy), 0% of the window open at last check
• COTE 550 - Korean, Midtown East (Resy), 40% of the window open at last check
• Ox + Tiger - Asian, Tenderloin (Tock), 47% of the window open at last check
• Mister Jiu's - Chinese, Chinatown (Resy), 57% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Nari - Thai, Japantown (Resy), 100% of the window open at last check
• Prik Hom - Thai, Presidio Heights (Resy), 68% of the window open at last check
• Fu Hui Hua - Chinese, Mission (Tock), 10% of the window open at last check
• Copra - Indian, Fillmore (OpenTable), 97% of the window open at last check
• Four Kings - Chinese, Chinatown (OpenTable), 13% of the window open at last check (guide)
• San Ho Won - Korean, Mission (SevenRooms), 63% of the window open at last check
• Z & Y - Chinese, Chinatown (OpenTable), 0% of the window open at last check

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Where these restaurants are

The Asian restaurants tracked here sit in Midtown, West Village, Downtown, East Village, Nolita, Lower East Side. 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

American (37), Italian (18), Japanese (16), French (11), Korean (7), Indian (7), Mediterranean (5), Seafood (5). Each page carries the same live availability and release timing for its own list.

How hard is it to get an Asian reservation in NYC and SF?

Across the 27 Asian restaurants SnagRes tracks in NYC and SF, an average of 33% of the bookable window is open at any given check. The tightest is Semma 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 Asian restaurants release reservations?

Of the 24 with a confirmed drop time, 8 release at 12:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 20 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 Asian restaurants use?

Of the 27, 15 book on Resy, 5 on SevenRooms, 4 on OpenTable, 3 on Tock. 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 Asian 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.