Hardest LA Reservations (2026) and How to Get In

Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 61,530,416 checks across 284 restaurants through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.

4 Los Angeles restaurants tie as the hardest reservations by measured availability, each bookable on 0% of dates for two and 0% for four: Hayato, Holbox, Sushi Kaneyoshi and Tiger Tiger. Measured by SnagRes across 3,707,611 availability checks of 72 Los Angeles restaurants, as of 19 October 2026.

Restaurants tracked
72
With a measured open rate
72
Fully booked ahead for two (catch a cancellation)
6
Median open rate, party of two
67% of dates
Availability checks behind these figures
3,707,611
Booking platforms
Resy 53, OpenTable 12, SevenRooms 5 and Tock 2
Release time and window on record
13
Most common release time
9:00 AM PT (5 restaurants)
Median booking window
14 days
Measured through
19 October 2026

The hardest Los Angeles reservations, ranked

Hardest restaurant reservations in Los Angeles by measured availability, as of 19 October 2026
RankRestaurantOpen for twoOpen for fourPlatformRelease rule
1Hayato0%0%Tock10:00 AM PT, 1st of Prev. Month
1Holbox0%0%Resy11:00 AM PT, 1st of Prev. Month
1Sushi Kaneyoshi0%0%SevenRooms3:00 PM PT, 1st of Prev. Month (reported)
1Tiger Tiger0%0%Resy8:00 AM PT, 14 days
5n/naka0%7%Tock10:00 AM PT, 30 days (reported)
6Somni0%10%Resy-
7Restaurant Ki3%0%SevenRooms-
8Quarter Sheets7%20%Resy9:00 AM PT, 14 days
9Jilli LA17%17%Resy12:00 PM PT, 7 days
10Bar Funke20%7%Resy9:00 AM PT, 7 days
11Muse20%17%Resy9:00 AM PT, 14 days
12Kusano20%20%Resy-
13The Benjamin23%23%Resy9:00 AM PT, 7 days
14Felix30%30%Resy10:00 AM PT, 7 days
14Little Fish30%30%Resy8:00 AM PT, 14 days

Method: Ranked by the share of dates in each restaurant's own booking window that had a bookable table for two at the latest check, then for four; ties share a rank. Tables held for walk-ins, the bar or the phone are not visible on booking platforms and are not counted. How we measure. Every release rule.

What is the hardest restaurant reservation in Los Angeles right now?

At our latest reading (19 October 2026), the Los Angeles rooms with the least availability for two were Hayato (0%), Holbox (0%), n/naka (0%), Somni (0%) and Sushi Kaneyoshi (0%). The ranking is recomputed from live measurements, so it changes as tables open and as more checks accumulate.

Are Los Angeles's hardest restaurants on Resy?

Mostly, but not all of them. The rooms we track split 53 on Resy, 12 on OpenTable, 5 on SevenRooms and 2 on Tock. The rooms off Resy are Anajak Thai (OpenTable), Bar di Bello (SevenRooms), Bavel (OpenTable), Bestia (OpenTable), Camélia (OpenTable), Dunsmoor (OpenTable), Gjelina (SevenRooms), Hayato (Tock), Kali (OpenTable), Kato (OpenTable), Majordomo (OpenTable), Meteora (OpenTable), Osteria Mozza (OpenTable), Pasjoli (SevenRooms), Providence (OpenTable), Republique (OpenTable), Restaurant Ki (SevenRooms), Sushi Kaneyoshi (SevenRooms) and n/naka (Tock).

What time do Los Angeles restaurants release reservations?

Only some publish it. The rules restaurants state themselves are: Baby Bistro (14 days, 10:00 AM), Bar Funke (7 days, 9:00 AM), Bavel (60 days), Bestia (60 days), Betsy (14 days), Donna's (28 days, 10:00 AM), Ètra (30 days), Felix (7 days, 10:00 AM), Hayato (1st of Prev. Month, 10:00 AM) and Holbox (1st of Prev. Month, 11:00 AM), all in Pacific time.

How current is this Los Angeles ranking?

Measured as of 19 October 2026, from 3,707,611 availability checks across 72 restaurants. Los Angeles was added to the tracker in September 2026, so the figures firm up as checks accumulate.

Frequently asked questions

Watch all four platforms at once on the live Los Angeles tracker, see the hardest LA tables ranked live, check when LA restaurants release tables, or set up Los Angeles reservation alerts.

What are the hardest reservations in Los Angeles?

At our latest reading, dated 19 October 2026, the Los Angeles rooms with the least availability for a table of two were Hayato (0%), Holbox (0%), n/naka (0%), Somni (0%), Sushi Kaneyoshi (0%), Tiger Tiger (0%), Restaurant Ki (3%) and Quarter Sheets (7%). The percentage is the share of dates in each restaurant's own booking window that had a table anyone could book.

We track 72 Los Angeles restaurants, and 72 of them have a measured rate so far, from 3,707,611 availability checks. At that reading, the number of rooms with no table for two on any date was 6. The median room had a table on 67% of its dates.

These figures are early. Los Angeles joined the tracker in late September 2026, so each rate rests on a few readings rather than the months of history behind our New York figures, and some rooms will move once more checks accumulate. This page is regenerated from the data every time it changes, so what you read here is the current reading, not a reputation.

Which Los Angeles restaurants are easier than you would think?

At the same reading, the rooms with the most open dates were A Tí (100%), Bavel (100%), Bestia (100%), Camélia (100%) and Checker Hall (100%). A high rate usually means a longer window or more seatings rather than less demand, and the tables that open are often early or late in the evening.

Which platforms do Los Angeles's hard tables book on?

The Los Angeles rooms we track split 53 on Resy, 12 on OpenTable, 5 on SevenRooms and 2 on Tock. The rooms off Resy are Anajak Thai (OpenTable), Bar di Bello (SevenRooms), Bavel (OpenTable), Bestia (OpenTable), Camélia (OpenTable), Dunsmoor (OpenTable), Gjelina (SevenRooms), Hayato (Tock), Kali (OpenTable), Kato (OpenTable), Majordomo (OpenTable), Meteora (OpenTable), Osteria Mozza (OpenTable), Pasjoli (SevenRooms), Providence (OpenTable), Republique (OpenTable), Restaurant Ki (SevenRooms), Sushi Kaneyoshi (SevenRooms) and n/naka (Tock).

That split matters more than it looks. The tasting counters and the long-standing dining rooms tend to sit on Tock, OpenTable or SevenRooms, so a Resy-only habit catches most of the city's list and misses several of its hardest seats. SnagRes watches all four platforms at once.

When do Los Angeles restaurants release reservations?

25 of the Los Angeles rooms we track publish a release rule of their own: Baby Bistro (14 days, 10:00 AM), Bar Funke (7 days, 9:00 AM), Bavel (60 days), Bestia (60 days), Betsy (14 days), Donna's (28 days, 10:00 AM), Ètra (30 days), Felix (7 days, 10:00 AM), Hayato (1st of Prev. Month, 10:00 AM), Holbox (1st of Prev. Month, 11:00 AM), Jilli LA (7 days, 12:00 PM), Little Fish (14 days, 8:00 AM), Majordomo (30 days) and Mother Wolf (14 days, 9:00 AM). Every rule here is taken from the restaurant's own site or its venue text on the booking platform, and times are Pacific.

Most Los Angeles restaurants publish no rule at all. For those, the restaurant pages show the hour we have actually seen new dates appear, which is the next best thing to a stated rule and is labelled as a measurement rather than a promise.

How do you actually get one of these tables?

Know the rule first. Where a restaurant publishes its release time, be signed in with your party size set a minute before it, because the first tables at a hard room go in seconds.

Then watch for cancellations, which is where most hard tables actually come from. A room that reads 0% at a single check still returns tables when plans change, at hours nobody predicts. SnagRes checks every room around the clock and texts or emails you the moment one opens.

SnagRes never books for you, never holds a table and never resells one. It tells you a table is free and gets out of the way.

The hardest Los Angeles reservations, ranked from live data, with how people actually get in: the release time, the walk-in and the cancellation.

Which Los Angeles rooms had the least availability for two at our latest reading, where they book, and the release rules they publish themselves. Every figure is measured, and it moves with the data.

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