SnagRes tracks 17 Michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco and rechecks each one throughout the day. The hardest of them at the last check was Benu, with 30% of its 30-day window bookable for two. Stars and difficulty are not the same thing, and the tables below show where they come apart.
| Restaurant | Neighborhood | Platform | Window open at last check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benu | SoMa | SevenRooms | 30% |
| Saison | SoMa | OpenTable | 63% |
| Quince | Jackson Square | SevenRooms | 40% |
| Restaurant | Neighborhood | Platform | Window open at last check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Bear | Mission | Tock | 33% |
| Restaurant | Neighborhood | Platform | Window open at last check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Danko | Fisherman's Wharf | Resy | 70% |
| Nari | Japantown | Resy | 100% |
| Rich Table | Hayes Valley | OpenTable | 73% |
| Ju-ni | NoPa | Tock | 70% |
| Sons & Daughters | Mission | OpenTable | 57% |
| Sorrel | Presidio Heights | SevenRooms | 60% |
| State Bird Provisions | Fillmore | OpenTable | 50% |
| Boulevard | Embarcadero | OpenTable | 87% |
| Frances | Castro | OpenTable | 57% |
| Kokkari Estiatorio | Jackson Square | OpenTable | 100% |
| Nopa | NoPa | OpenTable | 100% |
| The Progress | Fillmore | OpenTable | 87% |
| Niku Steakhouse | SoMa | OpenTable | 83% |
Not reliably. Difficulty tracks demand against room size and release behaviour, not the guide. Several one-star rooms here are effectively unbookable while some three-star rooms take reservations 30 days out without much fuss, because a large dining room releasing a full calendar behaves very differently from a twenty-seat counter.
Availability is rechecked throughout the day, with cadence varying by city, platform and demand. Figures show the latest completed check. How we measure this.
All tracked San Francisco restaurants ยท The hardest tables right now
SnagRes tracks 60 of the hardest tables in San Francisco. Across them, an average of 60% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the hardest give tables back: Verjus had a table open up on 24% of its dates at some point. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.
Of the 35 San Francisco restaurants with a confirmed drop time, 10 release at 10:00 AM, and the typical booking window is 30 days ahead. Drop times are set per restaurant, not per platform, so two places on the same platform can open hours apart.
Of the 60 tracked in San Francisco, 27 book on OpenTable, 15 on Tock, 10 on Resy, 8 on SevenRooms. SnagRes covers each platform represented in this city list.
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens and links you straight to the restaurant's own booking page, where you complete the reservation yourself. It does not hold, auto-book or resell tables.