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Spring Lounge is a long-running old-school neighborhood tavern at the Nolita/Little Italy border, known for exposed brick, worn wood, a dozen tap lines, a jukebox, and a couple of life-size shark decorations hanging over the bar. Its low-key dive-bar character and long neighborhood history are the main draw rather than any velvet-rope door policy.
As a walk-in bar it doesn't run reservations or a managed door line the way a restaurant might; reported guidance suggests the space is calmest right around its 8am opening and picks up noticeably after 5pm, consistent with its very long daily hours (open until 4am most nights). Anyone hoping to avoid a crowd is best off going earlier in the day or early evening rather than at night.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Damnlines doesn't have a live camera at Spring Lounge yet, so there's no real-time wait count for this spot. Based on general guidance, it's a walk-in neighborhood dive bar rather than a venue with a formal door line, and reports suggest it stays quieter in the earlier part of the day (it opens at 8am) and gets noticeably busier after 5pm and into the evening.
No reservation system is indicated for Spring Lounge — it operates as a classic walk-in neighborhood bar, so admission is generally first-come, first-served rather than booked ahead.
Reported hours are Monday through Saturday 8:00am to 4:00am, and Sunday 10:00am to 4:00am.
Spring Lounge is at 48 Spring St, New York, NY 10012, at the northern edge of Nolita bordering Little Italy in Manhattan.
Reported guidance points to visiting earlier in the day, around its 8am opening, if you want to avoid the busier evening scene that reportedly picks up after 5pm.
Sources: Yelp — THE SPRING LOUNGE · Time Out — Spring Lounge, Bars in Nolita · Spring Lounge official site