Eli’s Night Shift

Great ambiance. Cocktails were ok but far from amazing. My wife and I each ordered different cocktails on Valentine’s Day. Presentation was great but interest, depth & complexity of flavors was pretty flat.

This is a great little place. Lovely quaint atmosphere. Nathan the bartender is as knowledgeable of all the beers and spirits as he is friendly. Christina the waitress was very sweet too. Great selection of beer and spirits at a reasonable price. I would recommend to a friend, and I will certainly be back when I’m in the area.

Excellent burger, full of flavor! The hot pastrami was amazing and that spicy mustard, oh boy! Fish tacos were very tasty — and made with halibut. Kinda small tho. The kale caesar was lemony but good — it was a salad size.
Home-​made potato chips are very fresh, salty and crunchy — great for drinks! The menu gets updated but the regulars are amazing and totally worth it.
Great new place for the neighborhood!

A very cool place to grab a craft beer or a bespoke cocktail. Just remember where you’re at though, as the prices reflect its locale. Beers range from $ 8-​$ 12 which is very steep, with cocktails being $ 14 all around. The bartender the night I went was extremely friendly which was a pleasant shock once again given the locale. That evening they were doing a photoshoot for their website which was obtrusive, but not too big a deal. A big plus that offsets the steep drink prices are the fresh house made potato chips that are free!!! They are yummy!!! They have a short list of small plates, but I was just there to drink. I saw a few being brought out and they looked good. I don’t if I would come back simply because it’s so expensive, but if you have the budget this is a charming spot and one that would be great for a date night.

This is a small bar/​finger food restaurant a block down from the grocery store Eli Zabar (hence the name). It’s a fun but intimate atmosphere with a respectable NYC-​centric beer menu and great tasting small plates. In addition to a couple beers, I released my inner 5yr old and had the Mac and cheese (which came out as 3 fried balls of Mac and cheese) and the chicken fingers. Both were fantastic, if a little small. Given the prices and sizes of the food, I think the wise thing (and expectation) is to get 3 plates for every 2 people in you group. Wait staff was quick and helpful. Will definitely be turning this into a regular spot with friends.

Fantastic new little hidden find.
It does not come up under a Unilocal bar /​lounge search, I think because it is a café or little store during the day. It is owned by the same Eli as another Eli’s (bread master of NYC) listed nearby during the day and apparently this bar by night transition only opened a couple months ago. Interesting because you would barely see bakery/​little market traces had the bartender not told me.
The bartenders are skilled and while not the warm and fuzzy over the top social type — personable, even a bit entertaining in a subtle way with their exchanges with the few of us there. Skilled and know their drinks. They made some very cool firey rum drink for another customer there, and I requested a Mezcel drink as the bartenders choice, which he made well and tasty. I couldn’t taste the Mezcel and he made modifications — we then realized as my friend tasted the drink that my cold was numbing my smell and taste — despite my cold, Mark was great accommodating and trying to make me happy with my drink. They also offer a number of NYC made beers on tap…
The atmosphere is kind of Cool, clean, contemporary…

Great new place for cocktails and tapas in the pm and also for coffee and baked stuff in the am

Great late night spot. Tried the «1973» and the «bartenders choice.» Requested rosemary and spiciness which led to an orgasmic cocktail named «Mabel’s delight.» The bartenders Nathan and Oliver were super friendly and accommodating.