damnlines.comdamnlines.comA 35-seat nautical-themed tiki bar tucked above the historic Gage & Tollner chophouse, known for elaborate tropical cocktails from Garret Richard and a strict no-reservations policy.
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Sunken Harbor Club doesn't take reservations — the bar's own site states, for its Brooklyn location, "The club is walk-in only. We recommend arriving early to avoid a wait!" Seating is first-come, first-served, and per Time Out, the process is as simple as putting "your name on the list when you arrive."
The wait exists because the room is genuinely small. Time Out reports the bar seats only about 35 people with no standing room, describing "a single room with a few small banquettes and a handful of seats at the bar" that "gets filled very quickly," and it warns large parties they may not fit at all.
Time Out's practical advice is to plan around that scarcity: arrive early in the evening, or treat the second-floor bar as a nightcap after dinner downstairs at sister restaurant Gage & Tollner, since "if you arrive at peak hours, you're unlikely to be seated right away."
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservations — walk-in only, per the venue's official site and Time Out.
Walk-ins: Walk-in only; the venue's site says "We recommend arriving early to avoid a wait!"
Sun–Thu 5–11pm; Fri–Sat 5pm–midnight, per Time Out and the venue's site.
There's no published wait-time estimate, but the room is tiny: Time Out reports the 35-seat tiki bar "gets filled very quickly" and that arriving during peak hours means you're "unlikely to be seated right away." The venue's own site echoes this, calling itself "walk-in only" and urging guests to arrive early to avoid a wait.
No. Both the bar's official site and Time Out confirm Sunken Harbor Club is walk-in only, with guests simply putting their "name on the list when you arrive," per Time Out.
Yes — walking in is the only option since there's no reservation system, according to the venue's own site and Time Out. But with just 35 seats and no standing room allowed, per Time Out, getting in during busy stretches isn't guaranteed.
Time Out suggests arriving early or visiting after dinner at Gage & Tollner downstairs, since the tiny second-floor room fills up fast and "if you arrive at peak hours, you're unlikely to be seated right away."
The bar seats about 35 people with no standing room allowed, according to Time Out, which describes it as "a single room with a few small banquettes and a handful of seats at the bar."
Sources: Time Out New York · Sunken Harbor Club (official site)
