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Resy's guide to NYC's best bakeries describes Agi's Counter as running a deliberately tight pastry menu, and singles out the spanakopita babka as an item that 'may be sold out if you get there later in the day,' according to Resy's blog.
That sold-out risk is the primary demand signal Resy reports: rather than a walk-up line, the pressure at Agi's Counter is about timing your visit early in the day before the limited pastry run is gone, per Resy.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Walk-ins: Counter service; no reservation needed to walk in, per Resy's blog.
Pastries like the spanakopita babka may sell out later in the day, per Resy's blog.
Resy's blog doesn't report a line or wait time for Agi's Counter; the risk it describes is arriving too late in the day and finding pastries like the spanakopita babka already sold out.
Resy's coverage does not address reservations for Agi's Counter's counter/pastry operation.
Yes — it operates as a counter service, though per Resy's blog popular pastries can sell out later in the day.
Sources: Resy Blog — Best Bakeries in NYC