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127 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
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Russ & Daughters Cafe runs on a walk-in, put-your-name-on-the-list basis for most of the day, texting guests when a table is ready, though reservations open up for evening seatings after 5pm, per the cafe's own site and diner reports.
Wait times swing widely with time of day: breakfast and lunch are the cafe's busiest stretches, and reviewers describe waits of an hour or more on busy weekend mornings, per Tripadvisor reviews and Yelp Q&A on the venue.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Walk-in only for breakfast/lunch; reservations available for seatings after 5pm.
Walk-ins: Yes, standard for most of the day; name taken and texted when table opens.
Open Mon-Thu 8:30am (last seating 2:30pm), Fri-Sun 8:30am (last seating 3:30pm), per restaurant listings.
Waits vary by time and day and can run an hour or two on busy weekend mornings during breakfast and lunch, per diner reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp.
Reservations are only available for seatings after 5pm; earlier in the day the cafe operates walk-in only, per the cafe's site and reviewer accounts.
Yes, walk-ins are the norm for breakfast and lunch — staff take your name and text when a table opens, per the cafe's own site.
Sources: Russ & Daughters Cafe official site · Tripadvisor reviews - Russ & Daughters Cafe