damnlines.comdamnlines.comA tiny Australian all-day cafe on Mulberry Street singled out by The Infatuation for sidewalk waits caused by its handful of tables.
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The Infatuation's review describes the tiny Mulberry Street cafe as "typically packed with people, both inside and overflowing onto the sidewalk as they wait for their spot at one of the (very few) tables," pointing to the small table count as the root cause of the crowding rather than any single peak hour.
Per the same review, the crush isn't confined to the classic brunch rush — The Infatuation notes you can "pass by Ruby's at 7pm on a Wednesday, or 10am on a Saturday, or 1pm on a Wednesday" and find the same packed room, taking it as evidence that "the people like it here."
On booking, the restaurant's own site says the SoHo/Nolita location takes OpenTable reservations Sunday through Thursday but seats guests first-come, first-served on Friday and Saturday, with phone-based waitlist requests not offered and groups of 8-12 needing to submit a contact form rather than book directly.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: OpenTable reservations accepted Sunday through Thursday at the SoHo/Nolita location; Friday and Saturday are walk-in/first-come, first-served only, per the restaurant's site. Groups of 8-12 must use a contact form; parties of 13+ are handled as private events.
Walk-ins: Walk-ins welcome daily and required on Friday and Saturday, when the location doesn't take reservations, per the restaurant's site.
Open 9am to 11pm daily at the SoHo/Nolita (Mulberry St) location, per the restaurant's site.
The Infatuation reports the Mulberry Street cafe is typically packed both inside and overflowing onto the sidewalk as guests wait for one of its very few tables, though no exact wait-time figure is published. The review says this holds true across very different times of day, citing 7pm on a Wednesday and both 10am and 1pm on a Saturday as equally busy.
Yes, on a limited basis — the restaurant's site says reservations are booked via OpenTable, but the SoHo/Nolita location seats guests first-come, first-served on Friday and Saturday rather than by reservation. Phone-based waitlist bookings aren't offered, per the same source.
Yes — walk-ins are welcome at all times per the restaurant's site, and they're the only way to get a table on Friday and Saturday, when this location doesn't take reservations.
The SoHo/Nolita (Mulberry Street) location is open 9am to 11pm daily, per the restaurant's site.
Sources: The Infatuation · Little Ruby's (official site) · Little Ruby's (official site)