damnlines.comdamnlines.comThree-floor Japanese cocktail bar in an 1800s carriage house from Angel's Share alum Takuma Watanabe; a World's 50 Best Bars regular.
Martiny's is a three-floor Japanese cocktail bar in a converted 1800s carriage house at 121 E 17th Street, opened in May 2022 by Takuma Watanabe, the former head bartender at Angel's Share (The Village Sun). Reservations run through Resy; the first-floor bar keeps room for walk-ins (Martiny's site; Yelp). The line here is a door line for those walk-in bar seats, not a host-stand queue.
When it opened, The Village Sun reported that "long lines showed up just before 6 p.m." — the hour the door unlocks — with "people lining up outside to get in for sake or shochu cocktails." Demand tracks the accolades: Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar at the 2023 Spirited Awards, #24 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2024, and #15 in North America's 50 Best Bars 2025 (Martiny's site). Resy tables go fast, which pushes walk-in traffic to the door.
Regulars' advice is consistent: go at open. A Yelp reviewer notes there's a first-floor bar where "you can do a walk in but you may have to wait some time," and recommends arriving "when they first open if you want a better chance at getting seated"; solo reservations are also possible. We don't run a camera at Martiny's — for a live read on nearby Gramercy and Union Square lines, check our closest cameras.
No camera here yet — but these lines are on camera right now:
Caffè Panna · 2 min walkclosedBánh Anh Em · 6 min walkclosedLucinda's · 14 min walkclosedWe don't have a camera at Martiny's, so we can't give a live count. When it opened, The Village Sun reported long lines forming just before the 6 p.m. door time, and Yelp reviewers say walk-ins "may have to wait some time." There's no consistent posted wait figure.
Yes. Reservations run through Resy (per Martiny's own site). The first-floor bar also holds space for walk-ins, and a Yelp reviewer notes you can book a reservation for one person.
Right at the 6 p.m. open. A Yelp reviewer advises arriving "when they first open if you want a better chance at getting seated" at the first-floor bar.
Yes — there's a walk-in bar on the first floor (per a Yelp Q&A). Expect a wait at busy times; a reviewer says "you may have to wait some time."
It's a three-floor Japanese cocktail bar from Takuma Watanabe, the former head bartender at Angel's Share, built inside an 1800s carriage house. Its site cites Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar (2023 Spirited Awards) and rankings in the World's and North America's 50 Best Bars.