How to get a reservation at Z & Y

Z & Y, Chinese in Chinatown

Very Hard to book. 0% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check.

Source
SnagRes rechecks Z & Y on OpenTable throughout the day. Last checked 19 October 2026.

Z & Y is one of the tough ones, and its calendar was fully booked when we last looked. That is normal here, and it is not the end of the story: most people who eat at Z & Y get in on a cancellation, which can appear at any hour and usually goes within minutes. We recheck OpenTable throughout the day and alert you when one turns up, so you can stop refreshing.

Planning ahead? Our step-by-step guide covers how to get a table at Z & Y.

Booking statistics last measured 2026-10-19. How we measure this.

How hard is it to get a table at Z & Y?

Z & Y books up fast, but people do get in: they are ready the minute its book opens, ask about the bar or a walk-in, and hear the moment anything frees up. SnagRes has run 170,513 calendar checks on this room to date, so you hear first.

A party of four is measurably easier here: 77% of the window was bookable at that size against 0% at the other.

On OpenTable each restaurant sets its own booking window, and what moves inside it is the near term, as people cancel and rebook.

Observed booking pattern at Z & Y
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 20%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 477%
Booking platformOpenTable

Availability figures are measured from our own checks of Z & Y (170,513 date checks). No official release time has been confirmed for Z & Y yet, so the timing notes here are inferred from when tables have actually appeared.

What should you know before booking Z & Y?

What is the best way to book Z & Y?

  1. Check what is open at Z & Y right now. Start from the live calendar on this page rather than from OpenTable. It shows every date in the 30-day window with its current status, so you can see at a glance whether anything is bookable before you spend time on the platform.
  2. Try a party of four. Party size changes the answer here more than people expect: 77% of the window was bookable for four against 0% at the other size.
  3. Set an alert instead of refreshing. On OpenTable each restaurant sets its own booking window, and what moves inside it is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. Cancellations arrive on no schedule at all, which is why refreshing by hand does not work. Star Z & Y on SnagRes and you get an email the moment a table appears, with a link straight to OpenTable.

Where can you actually get a table instead of Z & Y?

These are SF restaurants close to Z & Y in cuisine or neighbourhood that were measurably easier to book at the last check. Ranked by how much easier, not by similarity alone, so there is always a good table within reach.

Alternatives to Z & Y, ranked by how bookable they actually are
RestaurantWhy it is similarWindow open
Mister Jiu'salso Chinese, also Chinatown50%
Four Kingsalso Chinese, also Chinatown20%

Frequently asked questions about booking Z & Y

How hard is it to get a reservation at Z & Y?
At the last check, 0% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at Z & Y, which puts it among the harder rooms we track. SnagRes rechecks OpenTable throughout the day and alerts you when that changes.
What time can you actually get a table at Z & Y?
Availability at Z & Y varies night to night. SnagRes shows the exact open times on this page and emails them to Plus members as they appear.
What is the best party size to book Z & Y?
A party of four is measurably easier at Z & Y: 77% of the window was bookable at that size against 0% at the other. Tables for two are usually the most contested inventory, so trying an adjacent size often beats trying an adjacent night.
What time do Z & Y reservations open?
On OpenTable each restaurant sets its own booking window, and what moves inside it is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. We have not yet measured a fixed drop time for Z & Y, so we do not claim one. SnagRes rechecks it throughout the day for cancellations and off-schedule drops.
How far ahead does Z & Y release tables?
The furthest-out date we have seen bookable at Z & Y was 30 days ahead, so its window runs roughly that far. New dates land at the far edge and cancellations surface in between, which is why watching beats checking once.
Which booking platform does Z & Y use?
Z & Y takes reservations on OpenTable. On OpenTable each restaurant sets its own booking window, and what moves inside it is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. SnagRes rechecks OpenTable for Z & Y throughout the day and alerts you when a table opens.
Why is it so hard to get into Z & Y?
0% of Z & Y's 30-day booking window was bookable for two at the last check. Demand is the reason, not a lack of tables: tables go the minute they appear, which is why repeated checks beat refreshing at a fixed hour.
Can you walk in at Z & Y?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar count. Z & Y is busy enough that a walk-in is a gamble, but many rooms like it keep a few bar or counter seats, so it is worth calling Z & Y to ask. For a sure table, star it and let an alert tell you the moment one opens.
Is using a reservation alert legal?
Yes. SnagRes only notifies you when a table opens; the booking itself is an ordinary reservation you make yourself on OpenTable, under your own name. It does not resell tables, run bots to hold them, or automate the booking, so it does not cross the lines a resale or auto-booking service does.
Does SnagRes book Z & Y for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at Z & Y and links you straight to OpenTable with the date prefilled, then you complete the reservation yourself. It never logs into your account and never books on your behalf, which is what keeps your account in good standing.

More questions about Z & Y

How far in advance can you book Z & Y?

Z & Y's calendar runs about 30 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 0% of the dates in that window, so the release itself is the one real chance, and the rest come back as cancellations.

Why is Z & Y so hard to get into?

Because the tables that exist are gone at the drop. Across 170,513 checks, Z & Y has shown a bookable table for two on 0% of dates, though 0% of dates opened at some point. We have recorded 539 release events there. The seats you can actually get are the ones that come back when someone cancels, which is why an alert on the date beats refreshing.

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