Forsythia releases reservations on Resy 14 days ahead, at 10:00 AM ET. A table for two was open on 70% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 586,882 checks of Forsythia through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
Book it as a pair on Resy: a table for two has shown on 70% of dates. For a table of four (43%) or Saturday prime time, be on Resy at 10:00 AM, 14 days ahead, or watch the date.
At 10:00 AM, one new date each morning, 14 days ahead, on Resy.
No, harder. 43% of dates for four against 70% for two.
5:30 PM most often, with 28% of openings in prime time and 31% at 9 PM or later.
No. SnagRes watches the calendar and alerts you by email or text the moment a table appears. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. We never hold, resell or charge per reservation.
For two, no. For four, more so. Across 586,882 availability checks, Forsythia has shown a bookable table for two on 70% of the dates in its window and a table for four on 43%. A two-top has shown on 70% of the Wednesdays we have checked and 55% of Thursdays, a narrow spread. Over the whole record, 76% of dates opened at some point, and we have recorded 69 release events.
Open rate, party of two: 70%. Party of four: 43%.
Wednesday, party of two: 70%. Thursday: 55%.
Forsythia books on Resy, and a new date appears at 10:00 AM, 14 days ahead. The window rolls forward one day at a time. With most of the calendar open for a pair at any moment, the release matters mostly for a four-top or a weekend prime-time table.
Release time: 10:00 AM, one new date each morning, 14 days out.
Across the evening. The slot we have seen open most often is 5:30 PM, with 19% of recorded openings before 6 PM, 28% in the 7:00 to 8:30 PM window and 31% at 9 PM or later. Openings run from 5:30 PM to 9:45 PM. A prime-time table here is a realistic ask.
Before 6 PM: 19%. Prime time: 28%. 9 PM or later: 31%.
Open Resy and book it as a pair; on a weeknight it is yours this week at nearly any hour. For a table of four, or a Saturday at 7:30, be on Resy at 10:00 AM two weeks ahead, or watch the date and take the cancellation.
Book on Resy. New dates appear at 10:00 AM, 14 days out.
Come as two. 70% against 43% for four.
Any hour can come back; prime time is 28% of openings.
For a group or weekend prime time, watch the date.
No, and that is deliberate. SnagRes watches Forsythia on Resy around the clock and tells you the moment a table appears, by email or text. You book it yourself, in your own Resy 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 one Lower East Side pasta room is 70% open for two and 43% for four, because nothing is watching it closely enough to count.
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Forsythia releases reservations 14 days ahead at 10 AM, and its calendar runs about 30 days deep in our checks. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 70% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
Forsythia's calendar reaches 1 December on Tuesday, 17 November at 10 AM, and each later date follows the same rule: 14 days ahead at 10 AM. Hours are local to the restaurant.
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