A table for two was open on 100% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 55,729 checks of Sifr through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
It publishes no release time. In our checks it books about 31 days ahead on Resy.
Up to eight, online or by phone, per its Resy listing. Bigger groups are handled by email.
Not in our early data. At our latest reading (19 October 2026), it had a table for two on 100% of dates, from 55,729 checks. Chicago joined our tracker in late September 2026, so this is early.
Yes. It texts or emails you the moment a table opens on a date you picked. SnagRes never books, holds or resells a table: you book it yourself on Resy.
Sifr publishes no release time. In our checks its Resy calendar runs about 31 days ahead.
Sifr's Resy listing says: "We will gladly accept reservations of up to 8 guests online or by phone." Larger groups and private events go through the restaurant by email.
At our latest reading, dated 19 October 2026, Sifr showed a table for two on 100% of dates and 100% for four, across 55,729 checks. It has shown a table on every night of the week. Booking ahead works.
Being flexible on the hour helps. The slot that came up most was 5:15 PM, out of a range that ran from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
One caution on all of this: Chicago joined SnagRes in late September 2026. A few weeks of checks shows the shape of the calendar but does not settle it, so expect the figures to move. We follow 68 Chicago rooms.
If 7:30 on a Saturday is gone, a cancellation is the way back to it. SnagRes checks Sifr's calendar continuously and texts you the moment a table opens on a date you picked.
SnagRes never books, holds or resells a table. It tells you one is free, and you book it yourself on Resy.
We will gladly accept reservations of up to 8 guests online or by phone.
How far ahead Sifr in River North takes Resy bookings, its party size limit, and what our early checks show about open tables.
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Sifr's calendar runs about 31 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 100% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
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