Restaurant reservations by neighborhood

Browse hard-to-book restaurants in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago by neighborhood. Each list shows current availability and the platform used by every restaurant.

Every neighborhood page ranks its restaurants by how often a table is actually open, measured from those checks rather than estimated. A room that reads near 0 percent books out as soon as dates release, so the reliable way in is the release minute or a cancellation caught the moment it appears. A restaurant at 50 or 60 percent usually has space if you stay flexible on the night and the time.

Use these lists to plan around where you want to eat: find the hardest tables worth an alert and the good ones you can still book nearby. In New York the West Village, East Village and Greenwich Village hold the most tightly booked rooms; in San Francisco the Mission and SoMa are the tightest. Star the ones you want and SnagRes emails or texts you the instant a table opens.

Also browse by cuisine, or the New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago trackers.

Which neighborhood has the hardest reservations?

In New York the West Village, East Village and Greenwich Village concentrate the most tightly booked rooms; in San Francisco the Mission and SoMa are the tightest. Each neighborhood page ranks its restaurants by how often a table is actually bookable.

How often is availability checked?

Throughout the day, with frequency varying by city, platform and demand. Each neighborhood page states the date behind its measured figures.

Which cities have neighborhood pages?

New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Each city has grouped area pages as well as individual neighborhood pages where enough tracked restaurants support a useful page.