WASHINGTON — At Hawaii’s best-known restaurants, it can be tough to get a reservation less than two weeks away no matter what time of year it is.

And while the global economic conference APEC is filling up hotels in Waikiki next week, there are plenty of fine dining options open for Nov. 12, the Saturday night of the conference.

One major exception: Alan Wong’s.

“We will be closed, and we’re not accepting reservations on Nov. 11 or Nov. 12,” a staffer told us when we called to ask about reservations. “The restaurant is involved in an APEC event.”

At La Mer, the trade-winds-infused decadent French restaurant at the Halekulani Hotel, a request for reservations came with a warning: “Because of APEC, it will be very hard to get into Waikiki with very much traffic. We can take reservations but it will be difficult for you to get here.”

If you’re willing to brave the chaos, there are options: At the Royal Hawaiian’s Azure Waikiki, a dining staffer rattled off a list of options: 7 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7: 45 p.m. or 8 p.m.

At Nobu, just down the street, anytime between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. was fine. Sushi Sasabune told us that “any time on Saturday night is fine.”

At Hy’s Steak House, we were told that pretty much “any time” would be open.

Some other always-popular hot spots are already getting booked. Morimoto Waikiki only has reservations left before 6 p.m. or after 9 p.m. Chef Mavro could accommodate a party of two at either 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. Closer to Diamond Head, Michel’s was booked at 7 p.m., but had a spot at 8 p.m. available.

Outside of Waikiki, at Roy’s in Hawaii Kai, a woman who answered the reservations line said that they were “pretty much open.”