Find the restaurant’s reservation release schedule
Start with the restaurant’s current booking page and official announcements. CatchTable keeps an opening calendar precisely because its restaurants release tables in different rhythms: some put next month on sale on the 1st, some on the 15th, some keep a rolling 30-day window, some open a fortnight at a time, and some only on days of their own choosing. The schedule belongs to the restaurant, not to the app.
Do not assume midnight
Restaurant schedules vary. CatchTable’s own guide lists Mingles at 14:00 KST, contradicting travel blogs that say midnight. Treat any named example as a starting point and check the restaurant’s current release notice for the date you want. An unavailable date can mean that bookings have not opened, that all tables are taken or that the restaurant is closed. Read the release notice before drawing a conclusion.
Midnight in Seoul, on your clock
Korea runs on UTC+9 all year, with no daylight saving. If a restaurant explicitly announces midnight on the 1st, the conversion is:
| Where you are | Equivalent local time |
|---|---|
| New York, Toronto | 10:00 or 11:00 on the last day of the month |
| Los Angeles, Vancouver | 07:00 or 08:00 on the last day |
| London | 15:00 or 16:00 on the last day |
| Paris, Berlin | 16:00 or 17:00 on the last day |
| Sydney | 01:00 or 02:00 on the 1st |
The Korean release date may begin on the previous day in your home time zone. Set the alarm in Korean time and have the account, the language and your card set up before it rings — “Signing up for CatchTable Global, the booking app”.
The second chance
A full date may reopen after cancellations, but there is no guarantee. Check again or enable an availability alert if offered. Restaurants have different cancellation policies, which can affect when tables return to the booking calendar. Do not rely on a universal two- or three-day cancellation pattern. For the same day, check whether the restaurant offers a waitlist — “Remote restaurant waitlists and their deadlines”.
