SnagRes watches 288 hard-to-book restaurants across New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Star a restaurant free for an email when a table opens, or use Plus for an instant text with the exact time. Coverage is stated on every city page, including which booking platforms are currently tracked there.
New York: Raku reservations, The Polo Bar reservations, Lilia reservations, Buvette reservations, how to get a table at Thai Diner.
San Francisco: Cotogna reservations, Lazy Bear reservations, Benu reservations, Penny Roma reservations, how to get a table at Jilli.
Los Angeles: Hayato reservations, Somni reservations, n/naka reservations, Sushi Kaneyoshi reservations, Kato reservations.
Chicago: Smyth reservations, Alinea reservations, Bavette's Bar & Boeuf reservations, Kasama reservations, Oriole reservations.
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SnagRes was previously called SnagNYC. Same product and same team. The name changed in August 2026 as coverage expanded beyond New York. Links to snagnyc.com still work and redirect here, and existing accounts and alerts carried over unchanged.
SnagRes tracks 88 of the hardest tables in New York City. Across them, an average of 47% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the tightest rooms give tables back: Theodora had a table for two on only 3% of its dates at the last check, yet a table opened up at some point on 84% of the dates we watched. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.
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 tightest rooms give tables back: Maria Isabel had a table for two on only 7% of its dates at the last check, yet a table opened up at some point on 46% of the dates we watched. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.
SnagRes tracks 72 of the hardest tables in Los Angeles. Across them, an average of 69% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the tightest rooms give tables back: Skywalker Grill had a table for two on only 3% of its dates at the last check, yet a table opened up at some point on 42% of the dates we watched. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.
SnagRes tracks 68 of the hardest tables in Chicago. Across them, an average of 67% of the bookable window is open at any given check. Even the tightest rooms give tables back: Ciccio Mio had a table for two on only 9% of its dates at the last check, yet a table opened up at some point on 65% of the dates we watched. Availability is rechecked throughout the day.