Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 61,530,416 checks across 284 restaurants through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
Ranked by the share of dates with a bookable table for two: The Four Horsemen (0%), Theodora (0%), I Cavallini (3%), Red Hook Tavern (7%), Il Leone (33%), Bong (60%), Lilia (63%), Laser Wolf (70%) and Sushi Hayashi Williamsburg (100%). We have run 245,764 checks at Red Hook Tavern and 622,379 at The Four Horsemen.
It books on OpenTable, 14 days out, and has shown 7% of dates open for two across 245,764 checks, though 35% of dates opened at some point, with 9:30 PM the most common seat. A cancellation alert on your date is the practical route in.
For two, yes: 0% of dates open across 613,758 checks. For four it is 20%, and 97% of dates have opened at some point, so the seats exist briefly. It releases on Resy at 9 AM, 30 days out, and 58% of what opens is 9 PM or later.
It depends on the room. I Cavallini is 3% for two and 7% for four; Theodora 0% and 20%. Lilia and Bong reverse it, 63% against 33% at Lilia and 60% against 50% at Bong. Laser Wolf reads 70% and 70%.
Sushi Hayashi Williamsburg at 100% for two, Laser Wolf at 70% with openings from 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM, Lilia at 63% for two on a Wednesday, and Bong at 60% for two, late. All four book on Resy.
Not yet. The nine Brooklyn rooms we track are in Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Park Slope, Crown Heights and Red Hook. When a Queens room joins the list it will appear on this page with the same measurements.
No. SnagRes watches these rooms on Resy and OpenTable and alerts you by email or text the moment a watched table opens. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. We never hold, resell or charge per reservation.
By the share of dates with a bookable table for two, the hardest Brooklyn rooms we track are The Four Horsemen (0%), Theodora (0%), I Cavallini (3%) and Red Hook Tavern (7%). Red Hook Tavern has been 7% for two and 3% for four across 245,764 checks on OpenTable, and The Four Horsemen 0% for two across 622,379 checks on Resy. I Cavallini reads 3% for two and Theodora 0%, though they part company for four: 7% at I Cavallini against 20% at Theodora.
Beyond the hardest few the borough opens up. Il Leone in Park Slope is 33%, Bong in Crown Heights 60%, Lilia 63%, Laser Wolf 70%, and Sushi Hayashi Williamsburg 100%. We track nine Brooklyn rooms, spread across Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Park Slope, Crown Heights and Red Hook; we do not yet track a Queens room. Ranked by how often a two-top is open, this is the measured version of the borough.
Red Hook Tavern, Red Hook, American, OpenTable. 7% for two and 3% for four; 35% of dates opened at some point, with 9:30 PM the most common seat.
The Four Horsemen, Williamsburg, American, Resy. 0% for two and 0% for four; 292 release events recorded; 66% of what opens is a daytime seat, from 11:00 AM.
I Cavallini, Williamsburg, Italian, Resy. 3% for two and 7% for four; 69% of openings are 9 PM or later.
Theodora, Fort Greene, Mediterranean, Resy. 0% for two and 20% for four; 97% of dates opened at some point, and 58% of openings are late.
Il Leone, Park Slope, Italian, Resy. 33% for two and 33% for four; It has not opened a table on Mondays or Tuesdays in our checks, which usually means it is closed then. 39% of openings at prime time, 5:30 PM the most common seat.
Bong, Crown Heights, Vietnamese, Resy. 60% for two and 50% for four; It has not opened a table on Mondays in our checks, which usually means it is closed then. 73% of openings are late, led by 10:30 PM.
Lilia, Williamsburg, Italian, Resy. 63% for two and 33% for four; 87% of Wednesdays and 20% of Saturdays.
Laser Wolf, Williamsburg, Mediterranean, Resy. 70% for two and 70% for four, openings from 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM.
Sushi Hayashi Williamsburg, omakase, Resy. 100% for two and 100% for four, openings from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
The number in your party moves the odds a long way here. I Cavallini is 3% for two and 7% for four. Theodora goes from 0% to 20%. Lilia and Bong run the other way: Lilia is 63% for two and 33% for four, Bong 60% for two and 50% for four. Laser Wolf reads 70% and 70%, Il Leone 33% and 33%.
There is no borough rule to memorize, which is why every check we run records both sizes. The practical version: compare both sizes at the room you want before you decide it is out of reach.
Ask for four at I Cavallini (7% against 3%) and Theodora (20% against 0%).
Ask for two at Lilia (63% against 33%) and Bong (60% against 50%).
Red Hook Tavern reads 7% and 3%; The Four Horsemen 0% and 0%.
Closed nights in our record: Il Leone on Mondays or Tuesdays and Bong on Mondays, which usually means the room is closed. Lilia has a wide spread, 87% of Wednesdays against 20% of Saturdays inside one restaurant. Laser Wolf runs from 58% to 71% across the week, and Bong from 64% to 71%.
At the hard end, the nights barely differ because little opens on any of them. Red Hook Tavern's best night in our record is Thursday at 3% of checks; The Four Horsemen's is Friday at 1%. At that level the night is not the lever. The party size and an alert are.
Il Leone: Saturday 43%, Sunday 42%.
Eight of the nine book on Resy, so one account covers almost the whole borough; Red Hook Tavern is on OpenTable, 14 days out. The drops are early: The Four Horsemen at 7 AM, 29 days out; I Cavallini at 8 AM, 14 days out; Theodora at 9 AM, 30 days out; Lilia at 10 AM, 27 days out; Laser Wolf at 10 AM, 21 days out. Il Leone and Bong roll their windows at 13 and 21 days, and Sushi Hayashi at 31. Every one of those hours comes from watching the calendars turn over, which is why we can also say how often it has happened: 479 release events at Theodora, 478 at Lilia, 292 at The Four Horsemen.
For Lilia, Laser Wolf and Theodora the release is a real strategy, and at Theodora 97% of dates have opened at some point even though only 0% are open at any given check; the seat exists briefly. For The Four Horsemen and Red Hook Tavern the drop is a formality for anyone not already at the screen, and 292 observed releases at The Four Horsemen alongside a 0% two-top reading is the evidence.
The Four Horsemen: Resy, 7 AM, 29 days out. I Cavallini: Resy, 8 AM, 14 days out.
Theodora: Resy, 9 AM, 30 days out. Lilia: Resy, 10 AM, 27 days out. Laser Wolf: Resy, 10 AM, 21 days out.
Red Hook Tavern: OpenTable, 14 days out. Il Leone: 13 days. Bong: 21 days. Sushi Hayashi: 31 days.
For the rooms at or near zero, the way in is a cancellation rather than the release. The seats real diners sit in at Red Hook Tavern and The Four Horsemen come from other guests giving theirs up, and those openings arrive at odd hours and cluster in the last day or two before a date. A table freed at 4 PM on a Tuesday is invisible unless something is watching for it, and no person refreshes two apps every few minutes for two straight days. SnagRes re-checks these rooms on a short cycle and emails or texts you the moment a watched table opens.
Price the four-top at I Cavallini (7%) and Theodora (20%).
Ask for two at Lilia and Bong, and ask Lilia for a Wednesday.
Skip the closed nights: Il Leone on Mondays or Tuesdays and Bong on Mondays.
Match the horizon: 14 days for I Cavallini, 14 for Red Hook Tavern, 21 for Laser Wolf, 27 for Lilia, 29 for The Four Horsemen, 30 for Theodora.
Put the last two days before your date under an alert at Red Hook Tavern and The Four Horsemen.
Hold Laser Wolf or Sushi Hayashi for the night, and trade up if the alert fires.
Sushi Hayashi Williamsburg has shown a table on 100% of dates for two, with openings from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Laser Wolf at 70% is the most dependable full dining room in the borough, with the widest range of hours. Lilia at 63% for two is more bookable than its reputation as long as you take a Wednesday, and Bong at 60% for two is the Crown Heights table you can plan around, late. Every figure here comes from our own repeated checks against the live booking pages, at two party sizes, around the clock.
No, and that is deliberate. SnagRes watches these rooms on Resy and OpenTable around the clock and tells you the moment a table appears, by email or text. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. Nothing is reserved, held or resold on your behalf, which is the line New York's 2024 reservation law draws and the line we stay on the right side of.
Because you cannot say any of the above about a directory. SnagRes tracks 284 restaurants across New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago, with 61,530,416 logged availability checks between the rooms with a full record. Nothing watching tens of thousands of restaurants can tell you that I Cavallini reads 3% for two and 7% for four, because nothing is checking both sizes at 8 AM every morning to count.
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