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342 E 6th St, New York, NY 10003
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Raku is a Japanese restaurant on E 6th St in the East Village, one of a small handful of Raku locations in Manhattan. It's a waitlist-only spot — no reservations are accepted — which is the main reason it builds a line at the door rather than a reservation backlog.
Reviewers commonly report dinner waits in the neighborhood of 45 minutes, with Sunday evenings called out as especially busy, with some reviewers reporting waits stretching to around an hour and a half. Because it's walk-in only, arriving right at open or on a weekday tends to be the more reliable way to avoid the longest waits.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
That said, reviewers commonly report dinner waits of around 45 minutes, with Sunday evenings singled out as busiest and waits reported as long as roughly 1.5 hours. Since it's walk-in only, actual waits vary a lot by night and time. (No live damnlines camera here yet — this is reported guidance, not a live count.)
No. Based on listings and reviews, Raku East Village operates waitlist-only with no reservations accepted — you put your name in when you arrive.
Reported hours are Monday 5:00-9:00pm, Tuesday-Thursday 12:00-9:00pm, Friday-Saturday 12:00-9:30pm, and Sunday 12:00-9:00pm.
342 E 6th St, New York, NY 10003, in the East Village, Manhattan.
We don't have live wait data for this venue yet, but based on reported patterns, weekday afternoons/early evenings right after the noon opening tend to be quieter than weekend dinner hours or Sunday evening, which reviewers describe as the busiest.
Sources: Yelp — Raku (342 E 6th St, East Village) · OpenTable — Raku East Village