damnlines.comdamnlines.comA tiny, longtime Elizabeth Street favorite for Thai-inflected comfort food whose small footprint means weekend crowds spill onto the sidewalk, per The Infatuation.
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The Infatuation's review of this tiny Elizabeth Street spot notes that "there tends to be a wait on the weekend" during peak dinner hours, a byproduct of the restaurant's small dining room on one of Nolita's busiest blocks.
For guests who'd rather not stand in that line, The Infatuation flags an insider workaround: a second dining room downstairs that the host stand upstairs won't volunteer. Per the review, "if you go back outside and down the stairs on the left, you can try your luck down there" — the two rooms keep separate waitlists even though the menu and service are otherwise identical.
Reservations are also bookable online: Resy maintains an active listing and booking page for Lovely Day, per Resy, giving guests an alternative to gambling on the walk-in line entirely.
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Reservations: Accepts reservations via Resy; walk-ins also seated first-come, first-served, per The Infatuation.
Walk-ins: Yes, on a first-come, first-served basis during busy periods, per The Infatuation.
The Infatuation reports that "there tends to be a wait on the weekend" during peak dinner hours at this small Elizabeth Street spot, though no specific minute estimate is given. The outlet also notes a lesser-known downstairs second dining room with its own separate waitlist that can sometimes get parties seated faster, per The Infatuation.
Yes — Resy maintains an active booking page for Lovely Day, per Resy, so parties can reserve ahead instead of relying on the walk-in wait.
Yes, walk-ins are accepted and the restaurant runs first-come, first-served for guests without a reservation, per The Infatuation, though weekend walk-ins should expect a wait.
The Infatuation describes a workaround: a second dining room downstairs, reached by going back outside and down the stairs on the left, that keeps a waitlist separate from the upstairs room — trying your luck there can sometimes mean a shorter wait.
Sources: The Infatuation · Resy