Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 61,530,416 checks across 284 restaurants through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
At our 19 October 2026 reading, the American, New American and Contemporary American rooms with the fewest open dates for two were Feld (0%), Maxwells Trading (40%) and Au Cheval (43%). Chicago's record began in late September 2026, so the order will move.
Be on Resy when it releases, 14 days ahead at 9 AM. If the night is gone, try late: its most common opening is 10:00 AM. 54% of its dates had a table open up at some point, so an alert is worth setting.
Yes. Our data labels seven Chicago rooms New American and Boka as Contemporary American. This page counts them with the ten rooms labelled American.
The most open we track were Gemini (100%), Giant (100%), Longman & Eagle (100%), The Duck Inn (100%) and Boka (97%).
On our 19 October 2026 reading, the Chicago American rooms with the fewest open dates for two were Feld (0%), Maxwells Trading (40%) and Au Cheval (43%). The figure is the share of dates in each booking window that had a table for two anyone could book.
Our data labels these rooms American, New American or Contemporary American, and this page counts them together. That is eighteen restaurants: ten labelled American, seven New American and Boka as Contemporary American. The median room had a table on 90% of its dates.
Chicago joined the tracker in late September 2026, so these rates rest on a few weeks of checks. Treat them as an early reading that will firm up.
Au Cheval in Fulton Market read 43% for two and 43% for four. 54% of its dates had a table open up at some point.
Its window is short. The rule is 14 days ahead at 9 AM, on Resy, so you cannot plan a month out. Be ready on the release morning. If that fails, go late: its most common opening is 10:00 AM, and 30% of what opens is at 9 PM or later.
Release: 14 days ahead at 9 AM, on Resy.
Most common opening 10:00 AM. Best night Thursday, open on 44% of checks.
Maxwells Trading in the West Loop read 40% for two. It releases 21 days ahead at 7 AM, which is earlier than most of the city, so set an alarm. Its most common opening is 4:30 PM, so an early dinner is the easy way in.
Gilt Bar in River North read 53% for two, but 67% for four, and 73% of its dates opened up at some point. It releases 21 days ahead at 9 AM. Its most common opening is 10:30 PM, so a late table or a party of four is the usual way in.
Feld in West Town books on Tock, not Resy. It read 0% for two. Our Tock figures for Feld were reset on 17 October 2026 after a measurement fix showed the earlier readings ran high, and the new record is still rebuilding. Its Tock page opens a new month on the 1st, two months ahead, at noon. Be there when it opens, and watch for returned tickets after.
The most open American rooms we track were Gemini (100%), Giant (100%), Longman & Eagle (100%), The Duck Inn (100%) and Boka (97%). Lula Cafe read 87% and The Duck Inn 100%.
Trivoli Tavern sits in between at 67%, and releases 21 days ahead at 9 AM. If your date is fixed, these are the rooms to try first.
Tables at the hard rooms come back when plans change, at hours nobody predicts. SnagRes checks Resy, OpenTable, Tock and SevenRooms around the clock and texts or emails you the moment one opens.
SnagRes never books, holds or resells a table. It tells you a table is free, and you book it yourself.
The hardest American and New American reservations in Chicago, ranked from live data, with the release time, best night and four-top odds for each.
Measured availability for the American, New American and Contemporary American restaurants we track in Chicago, with how people get into Au Cheval, Maxwells Trading, Gilt Bar and Feld.
Keep reading: Live Chicago availability · How to get an Au Cheval reservation · How to get a Maxwells Trading reservation · The hardest reservations in Chicago · Last-minute reservations in Chicago · When Chicago restaurants release tables
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