A table for two was open on 68% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 54,801 checks of Gavroche through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
24 seats at 8 tables, according to its Resy listing.
Yes. Its Resy listing lists a $35 cancellation fee per guest.
It publishes no release time. Its calendar ran about 31 days ahead in our checks, which began in late September 2026.
Yes. SnagRes texts you when one opens on a date you picked. You book it yourself.
Gavroche publishes no release time. In our checks its Resy calendar reached about 31 days ahead.
Less than you might expect. At our reading on 19 October 2026, 68% of dates had a table for two. We have never seen a table on Mondays or Tuesdays, and the other nights nearly always had one. The slot that opened most often was 4:30 PM.
One caution on the data: Chicago only joined SnagRes in late September 2026. The figures rest on a few weeks of checks and will move as the record grows.
Gavroche's own Resy listing says it has only 8 tables and 24 seats. Parties of one or two get a 90 minute limit, and parties of four or more get two hours.
It also charges a $35 cancellation fee per guest, so book a night you are sure of.
SnagRes watches Gavroche on Resy and texts you as soon as a table opens on your date. We never book, hold or resell tables.
Gavroche is a 24-seat French bistro in Bucktown, named for the boy in Les Misérables, with dishes like duck a l'orange and a foie gras French toast at brunch. With only eight tables, the rules matter as much as the calendar.
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Gavroche's calendar runs about 31 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 68% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
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