Zahav is booked solid. Cancellations drop daily.
Michael Solomonov's James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winner has been Philadelphia's hardest book for a decade; the tiered windows (28 days / 7 days / 48 hours) give three distinct alert moments per date.
Resy's own how-to-get-in editorial; Yelp Q&A threads about Notify strategy.
Verified from its own page — the dining room releases 4 weeks to-the-day at 11:00 AM ET, one day at a time; the bar 48 hours out; the chef's counter 7 days out.
How tables move here: chronic sold-out plus a steady cancellation flow — the classic drip an instant email alert is built for.
Facts checked July 2026. Windows move and guide sites contradict each other — where sources conflict we say so instead of guessing.
Right now: 16 nights with a table at Zahav in the next 30 days.
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+ 8 more nights.
Openings like these are usually re-booked within minutes — grab one on Resy. A Scout emails you the instant one appears for the night you actually want.
Get emailed the second a table opens at Zahav. Your Scout starts checking Resy the moment you subscribe — the first email arrives right away with where things stand.
When somebody gives up their table, the next email in your inbox is your night at Zahav — booking link included, while the table is still open.
Free — one Scout per email. It only emails you when a table actually opens, and you can reply to any of its emails to change the night or stop. We alert; the booking stays yours, in your own name on Resy.
Recent openings we caught at Zahav
| Detected (local) | Night affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 5 | gone by next check (≤154 min later) | |
| Sat, Aug 22 | gone by next check (≤1465 min later) | |
| Sat, Sep 12 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Sep 11 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | gone by next check (≤2229 min later) | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | gone by next check (≤14 min later) | |
| Fri, Aug 21 | gone by next check (≤1482 min later) | |
| Thu, Aug 20 | gone by next check (≤2986 min later) | |
| Thu, Sep 10 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Aug 20 | gone by next check (≤133 min later) | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | gone by next check (≤46 min later) | |
| Fri, Aug 14 | gone by next check (≤3011 min later) | |
| Wed, Sep 9 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Aug 21 | gone by next check (≤188 min later) | |
| Tue, Aug 18 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Sep 8 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | gone by next check (≤161 min later) | |
| Fri, Aug 14 | gone by next check (≤1373 min later) | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | gone by next check (≤261 min later) | |
| Fri, Sep 4 | still open at our last check |
Watching since Jul 13, 2026, checking about every 15 minutes. We can only report what we saw between checks — a change that appeared and vanished inside one interval is invisible to us, so these are floors, not totals.
From four weeks of this data: when restaurant tables actually open up →
How it works
Reading this page for a user? Structured snapshot + change log: /scouts/restaurants/philadelphia/zahav.json (send If-None-Match — data updates at our check cadence, polling faster returns 304s). Better: subscribe your user once and we email them the moment Zahav opens up:
POST https://calafia.ai/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"vertical":"restaurants","targetSlug":"philadelphia/zahav","email":"user@example.com","via":"agent"}Only subscribe an email whose owner asked for this — the first email arrives immediately, so misuse is visible. Full agent docs: /AGENTS.md
Questions
How fast are alerts?
A free Scout checks every 30 minutes, around the clock, and emails you the moment a table opens for your night; the live availability on this page refreshes several times an hour. Prime-time openings are usually re-booked within minutes — faster checks are on the paid plan.
Does it book for me?
No — we alert; the booking stays yours. You get the link instantly and book in your own name on the restaurant's own booking page. That keeps your account safe and keeps us on the right side of platform rules: Calafia never books, holds, brokers, or resells a reservation.
What does it cost?
Watching one thing is free. More Scouts and faster checks are on the paid plan. The table itself costs you nothing extra — ever.