Dame

A small, tightly-booked West Village seafood/oyster restaurant with no physical waitlist — access runs entirely through fast-filling Resy reservation windows.

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//The line

Dame is a small, popular seafood restaurant in the West Village/Greenwich Village area known for oysters and a tight dining room, which makes it genuinely hard to book rather than a walk-up line spot.

There's no physical waitlist to join — Dame is reservation-first through Resy, with new tables releasing at noon three weeks out and going quickly. Walk-ins are only sometimes possible via an outdoor structure, since the indoor room is usually fully reserved; the better strategy reported is checking Resy day-of for cancellations, especially early evening or around 9pm.

//When the line peaks

Reservation windows open daily at noon, 3 weeks out, and are reported to fill quickly Friday/Saturday dinner (extended hours to ~10:30pm) is the busiest stretch Day-of Resy cancellations reportedly surface most often for early slots or around 9pm Walk-in seating, when available at all, is limited to the outdoor structure

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//FAQ

How long is the wait at Dame in the West Village?

damnlines does not have a live camera at Dame yet, so there's no real-time wait count for it. From what's reported, Dame doesn't run a physical waitlist at all — it's a small, reservation-first seafood spot booked through Resy, with only occasional walk-in seating in its outdoor structure when the indoor room (which is usually fully reserved) can't take you.

Does Dame take walk-ins?

Sometimes, but only for outdoor seating when it's available — indoor tables are typically fully booked through reservations, so walk-ins aren't reliable.

How do I get a reservation at Dame?

New reservation windows release on Resy at noon, three weeks ahead of the date, and tend to go fast. If you don't grab one in advance, checking Resy the day-of can surface cancellations, including early or ~9pm slots.

Is there a waitlist at Dame?

No formal waitlist. Resy offers a 'notify me' alert for cancellations instead of an in-person or call-ahead list.

What are Dame's hours?

Reported hours are Monday–Saturday, roughly 5:30–10pm (with Friday/Saturday extending to about 10:30pm); closed Sundays.

Sources: Yelp — DAME · Resy — Dame New York · Dame Restaurant — Reserve page

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