damnlines.comdamnlines.comThe craft-cocktail sister bar to chef Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Park, designed as an artist's-studio homage to painter Francesco Clemente and cited by Resy as one of NYC's most coveted reservations.
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Resy's own blog calls Clemente Bar 'one of the city's most coveted reservations,' noting that bookings for both the Lounge and the Studio open on a rolling basis three weeks in advance and that prime 5-7 p.m. slots 'could all fill up within a day' of dropping. Per Resy, the venue's Notify waitlist — for guests hoping a table frees up — can run anywhere from 100 to 300 people deep depending on the day.
About 20% of the 38-seat Lounge is held back for walk-ins, per Resy, with the best odds right at the 5 p.m. opening or after 9 p.m. Clemente Bar's own FAQ page confirms the Lounge 'welcomes walk-in guests' but cautions it 'cannot guarantee seating and timing' for them, a note aimed particularly at guests trying to time a walk-in around an Eleven Madison Park reservation upstairs. The venue's FAQ also underscores how tightly managed reservations are: booked guests get only a five-minute grace period and cannot be seated more than ten minutes late, and cancelling within 48 hours triggers a $25-per-guest fee at the Lounge or a $100-per-guest non-refundable fee for the 9-seat Studio tasting counter.
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Reservations: Reservations for the Lounge and Studio open on Resy three weeks in advance on a rolling basis; the Studio is a prepaid, non-refundable tasting-counter experience, per the venue's official FAQ.
Walk-ins: About 20% of Lounge seats held for walk-ins; best odds at the 5 p.m. opening or after 9 p.m., per Resy. The venue cannot guarantee seating/timing for walk-ins, per its official FAQ.
Open daily 5 p.m.-1 a.m., per Clemente Bar's official FAQ.
Prime 5-7 p.m. reservation slots can fill within a day of releasing three weeks out, and the Resy Notify waitlist runs anywhere from 100 to 300 people deep depending on the day, per Resy's own blog. Walk-ins have better odds right at the Lounge's 5 p.m. opening or after 9 p.m., though only about 20% of Lounge seats are held back for them, per the same source.
Yes — reservations for the 38-seat Lounge and the 9-seat Studio tasting counter open on a rolling basis three weeks in advance, per Clemente Bar's official FAQ page. Bookings run through Resy, and prime evening slots can fill within a day of dropping, per Resy's blog.
Yes, the Lounge welcomes walk-ins, with roughly 20% of its seats held back for them, per Resy's reporting. Clemente Bar's own FAQ cautions it 'cannot guarantee seating and timing' for walk-in guests, especially those coordinating with an Eleven Madison Park reservation upstairs.
The Lounge is a 38-seat space serving à la carte cocktails and bar bites, while the Studio is a 9-seat chef's-counter experience with a fixed 90-minute tasting menu, per Resy and Clemente Bar's official site. Missing a Studio reservation carries a $100-per-guest cancellation fee, per the venue's FAQ.
Clemente Bar is open daily from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., according to its official FAQ page.
Sources: Resy (Right This Way blog) · Clemente Bar official FAQ