Restaurants in Nob Hill and North Beach, San Francisco

Last updated October 22, 2026. Source: SnagRes availability record, 66,314,725 checks across 285 restaurants through October 22, 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.

SnagRes tracks 9 hard-to-book Nob Hill and North Beach restaurants, including Cafe Zoetrope, Gary Danko, House of Prime Rib. Availability is rechecked throughout the day on the platforms represented here, and alerts can tell you when a table opens.

Platform split here: 3 on Tock, 3 on Resy, 2 on OpenTable, 1 on SevenRooms. That matters because each platform releases tables differently, and watching only one of them leaves the rest of this list invisible.

2 of these had 10% or less of the booking window open at the last check: House of Prime Rib, Naides.

• Cafe Zoetrope - Italian, North Beach (Tock), 100% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Gary Danko - American, Fisherman's Wharf (Resy), 74% of the window open at last check (guide)
• House of Prime Rib - Steakhouse, Nob Hill (OpenTable), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Liholiho Yacht Club - Hawaiian, Nob Hill (Resy), 87% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Folklore - American, Nob Hill (Resy), 52% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Friends Only - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 60% of the window open at last check (guide)
• Naides - American, Nob Hill (Tock), 0% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Happy Crane - American, Nob Hill (OpenTable), 63% of the window open at last check (guide)
• The Big Four - American, Nob Hill (SevenRooms), 40% of the window open at last check (guide)

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Covers Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill and North Beach.

What you can eat in Nob Hill and North Beach

The restaurants tracked here cover Italian, American, Steakhouse, Hawaiian. Cuisine pages span every city we cover, so they are the better starting point when the food matters more than the location.

Nearby neighbourhoods we track

Mission and Castro (15), Hayes Valley and Fillmore (7), Marina and Presidio Heights (6), SoMa (6), Downtown SF (4), Fillmore (4), Jackson Square (4), Chinatown (3). Widening the search by a neighbourhood or two is usually the cheapest way to turn a fully booked night into an available one.

How hard is it to get a Nob Hill and North Beach reservation in SF?

Across the 9 Nob Hill and North Beach restaurants SnagRes tracks in SF, an average of 53% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the hardest give tables back: Liholiho Yacht Club had a table open up on 86% of its dates at some point. Hard tables go within minutes when they come back, so an alert matters more than refreshing.

When do Nob Hill and North Beach restaurants release reservations?

Of the 4 with a confirmed drop time, 1 release at 10:00 PM, and the typical booking window is 30 days ahead. Release times are set per restaurant rather than per platform, so two places on the same platform can drop hours apart. The full table is on the release times page.

Which booking platform do Nob Hill and North Beach restaurants use?

Of the 9, 3 book on Tock, 3 on Resy, 2 on OpenTable, 1 on SevenRooms. Each platform releases tables on its own schedule. SnagRes rechecks the platforms represented in this city throughout the day.

Can I get alerted when a Nob Hill and North Beach table opens in SF?

Yes. Star any restaurant on this page and SnagRes emails you when a table opens. A free account watches one restaurant; Plus removes the limit, extends the window from 14 to 30 days and shows exact slot times. SnagRes alerts you, it does not book on your behalf.