Chez Panisse is in Berkeley and takes reservations on Resy. How it books, what we measured, and the other ways in.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 103,866,534 checks across 340 restaurants through November 7, 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
Alice Waters' restaurant has been one of the hardest tables in the Bay Area for decades. When we checked in November, Friday and Saturday dinners were full and the open nights showed only one or two tables after 8 PM.
Its own Resy listing says the downstairs Restaurant is bookable up to one month ahead, to the calendar date. It does not give an hour.
The downstairs Restaurant serves a four-course set menu that changes daily, and its Resy listing says choices and substitutions are not available. The upstairs Café is a separate, more casual room.
Try an earlier or later time, or a weeknight, and wait for a cancellation. SnagRes watches Chez Panisse on Resy and texts you when a table opens on your date. You book it yourself on Resy; we never book, hold or resell a table.
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