Hard to Book

When do the tables open?

The hardest tables are gone within minutes of release. Hard to Book tells you the exact day and time each of 60 restaurants in 6 cities opens its tables, on which platform, and what else to know, with sources for every rule.

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Cities

All restaurants

RestaurantCityBooks onTables open
AlchemistRefshaleøenCopenhagenTockSeasonal release
AOCIndre By (Frederiksstaden)CopenhagenDinnerBookingNot published
GeraniumØsterbroCopenhagenSevenRoomsRolling window
JordnærGentofteCopenhagenSuperbNot published
Kadeau CopenhagenChristianshavnCopenhagenTockNot published
KoanØsterbro (Langelinie)CopenhagenSuperbNot published
Kong Hans KælderIndre ByCopenhagenDinnerBookingNot published
NomaRefshaleøenCopenhagenTockSeasonal release
SchønnemannIndre ByCopenhagenDinnerBooking120 days ahead
Sushi AnabaNordhavnCopenhagenSuperbNot published
Bouchon RacineFarringdonLondonOpenTable30 days ahead
BratShoreditchLondonSevenRoomsNot published
Evelyn's TableSohoLondonSevenRoomsNot published
IkoyiStrandLondonSevenRoomsMonthly release
KilnSohoLondonWalk-inWalk-in only
Kitchen TableFitzroviaLondonOpenTableMonthly release
MountainSohoLondonSevenRoomsNot published
SaborMayfairLondonSevenRoomsRolling window
The DevonshireSohoLondonDesignMyNightWeekly release
The LedburyNotting HillLondonOpenTableNot published
Anajak ThaiSherman OaksLos AngelesOpenTableNot published
BestiaArts DistrictLos AngelesOpenTableNot published
FunkeBeverly HillsLos AngelesResy7 days ahead, 09:00 Los Angeles time
HayatoArts District (ROW DTLA)Los AngelesTockMonthly release
KatoArts District (ROW DTLA)Los AngelesOpenTableNot published
Mother WolfHollywoodLos AngelesResy14 days ahead, 09:00 Los Angeles time
n/nakaPalmsLos AngelesTockWeekly release
Pizzeria SeiPalmsLos AngelesDoorDash Reservations7 days ahead, 12:00 Los Angeles time
ProvidenceHollywoodLos AngelesOpenTableRolling window
SomniWest HollywoodLos AngelesResyMonthly release
4 Charles Prime RibWest VillageNew YorkResy21 days ahead, 09:00 New York time
AtomixNoMadNew YorkTockMonthly release
CarboneGreenwich VillageNew YorkResy30 days ahead, 10:00 New York time
Don AngieWest VillageNew YorkOpenTableNot published
I SodiWest VillageNew YorkResyNot published
LiliaWilliamsburgNew YorkResy28 days ahead, 10:00 New York time
SemmaWest VillageNew YorkSevenRooms15 days ahead, 09:00 New York time
Tatiana by Kwame OnwuachiLincoln Center / Upper West SideNew YorkResy28 days ahead, 12:00 New York time
TorrisiNolitaNew YorkResy30 days ahead, 10:00 New York time
Via CarotaWest VillageNew YorkResy30 days ahead, 10:00 New York time
Arpège7eParisZenchefNot published
Clamato11e (Charonne)ParisWalk-inWalk-in only
Frenchie2eParisZenchef90 days ahead
Kei1erParisTheForkMonthly release
Le Chateaubriand11eParisTheForkNot published
Le Rigmarole11eParisUmai14 days ahead
Mosuke14eParisZenchefMonthly release
Parcelles3e (Le Marais)ParisZenchef15 days ahead
Plénitude1er (Cheval Blanc Paris)ParisSevenRoomsRolling window
Septime11e (Charonne)ParisZenchef21 days ahead, 10:00 Paris time
Atelier CrennCow HollowSan FranciscoOpenTableNot published
BenuSoMaSan FranciscoSevenRooms30 days ahead, 10:00 San Francisco time
House of Prime RibNob HillSan FranciscoOpenTable365 days ahead
KilnNear Civic Center (149 Fell St)San FranciscoTockMonthly release
Lazy BearMissionSan FranciscoTockMonthly release
NiseiRussian HillSan FranciscoOpenTableNot published
QuinceJackson SquareSan FranciscoSevenRoomsMonthly release
SingleThreadHealdsburgSan FranciscoOpenTableMonthly release
State Bird ProvisionsFillmoreSan FranciscoOpenTable30 days ahead, 12:00 San Francisco time
The French LaundryYountvilleSan FranciscoTockMonthly release

How to use it

  1. Open the restaurant and enter the date you want. The page tells you the moment those tables are released, in your own time zone.
  2. Have an account on the booking platform, with a card saved, before the release. The first minute decides.
  3. If you miss it, the waitlist, notify and walk-in notes on each page are the second chance.