A seasonal oyster bar aboard a historic wooden schooner docked at Pier 25, drawing steady après-work crowds since it opened in 2014.
Pier 25, Hudson River Park, N Moore St, New York, NY 10013



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Grand Banks has been "one of the hottest après-work destinations in the city since it opened in 2014," according to GoodLifeReport's raw bar hopping guide, which points to it as a go-to stop for oyster crowds. The venue's draw comes from its novelty as a working schooner turned bar, which concentrates demand into a small deck.
GoodLifeReport does not detail specific wait times, but its framing of sustained popularity over a decade signals that peak evenings can mean standing-room crowds on the boat's open-air deck. No reservation or line-management details were reported by the source.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Specific wait times aren't reported, but GoodLifeReport describes it as one of the city's hottest après-work spots since 2014, implying crowded peak evenings on the boat's deck.
The GoodLifeReport guide does not mention a reservation system for Grand Banks.
No walk-in policy is specified in the available source; the seasonal, open-deck setup suggests arriving early on busy evenings is wise.
Sources: GoodLifeReport