El Bar

Amazing drinks. Nice view. Highly recommend this place! I wish they had oysters though.

Great selection of tequila and mezcal, I appreciate the option for 1oz pours so you can try bunch of options. Very well made cocktails and killer view. Good luck at Pier 57!!!

Went on a Saturday afternoon. Nice chill vibe. Drinks were good. Service was good. There was a bar and a few tables to sit.

Great spot for tequila cocktails or tasting flights! Nice view of the Hudson. The bar is very clean and well stocked. Everyone working there is friendly. There’s not really any food, only nuts and chips I think, but there’s a food hall within the same space that you can grab something at. They seem to let you eat it in the bar area too which is great.

Firstly this is such a cute place, I visited this tequila bar, and it definitely has potential! The vibes were on point—cool ambiance, great selection of tequilas, and the drinks so cute so yum!. I can totally see myself coming back. That said, the staff wasn’t exactly present. I found myself waiting a bit too long to be acknowledged, and when I was, it didn’t feel as personable as I’d hoped. Hopefully, they can work on that next time. Still, I’d definitely come back for the tequila and chill vibes! Drinks are not cheap FYI I hope there's a happy hr soon to come.

Stopped in the Pier and discovered this hidden gem towards the back of the building. The drinks were excellent. The bartender (Jen) was incredibly friendly and attentive. Sitting at the bar gives a great view of the city and little island.

Ready, set, splurge! I hadn't known El Bar opened just a few days prior to this posting (2/2/25). In recent weeks & months, there'd been no signage anywhere in or around Pier 57 (nor much flyering or online advertising), but I was glad to have stumbled upon it today! I tried the "Women in Power" flight of mezcal & tequila. It was the most interesting set of spirits I've ever tasted. Best of luck to El Bar! I hope this gets considered a great location.

Excellent drinks & service is wonderful. Not to mention great views

Jen was incredibly kind and knowledgeable about tequila. She helped us understand many different types and processes of tequila and curated special selections for our tastes. We had a wonderful time!

This bar is SO stunning! I'm at Pier 57 pretty regularly so I've been watching it slowly get built out over the past months and could not WAIT for it to open. It has the most amazing view of Little Island and downtown Manhattan. It's all the way at the very end of Pier 57 so it's sort of tucked away from the hustle & bustle of the food court. It is truly a little oasis. You immediately feel at peace there. They have over 400 varieties of tequila and mezcal. The drinks we ordered were beautiful and delicious. We got the Spicy Mezcal Paloma and the Mexican Candy Margarite. The manager Kimber was so warm and welcoming, and shared how the hope is for El Bar to be a place of respite and refuge for people, which I really feel when I'm there. In times like these, we so need spaces like these and I highly recommend you checking it out!

Not sure how long this place has been open or if I hit them on a bad day, but this could have been better. Located at the very back of Pier 57 on the first floor. There are floor to ceiling windows with gorgeous view of the World Trade Center, the river, the Statue of Liberty. It's a beautiful space! The service on the other hand was not so great. I've never waited so long to get a drink at a bar that wasn't busy. The bartenders were looking down, not making eye contact, like they're avoiding taking orders. They were moving slowly with little urgency. Seem like everyone's attention is somewhere else. I tried to order an espresso martini and they told me they had just ran out of espresso, so I ordered a skinny margarita, which was really sweet. Odd for a skinny one!? Later I saw they'd made more espresso so finally ordered espresso martini, which also was really sweet. I saw people doing flights of tequila, maybe that's the best option here. If you're looking for cocktails, I wouldn't come here.

I grabbed a drink here before we went to the little island, it's a tequila bar so i was limited. It felt slow and Ben thought I was with one couple...

A hidden gem! When you're walking to this bar, you'll be tempted to pop into the other bars you pass on the pier. Stay strong! You'll be rewarded with an adorable, tiny bar away from the crowds with an excellent view. I sat here with some girlfriends on the weekend and had an excellent time. We loved the sangria! The perfect light drink.

I'm in New York City for work. My friend told me about going to Pier 57. I thought I would try this bar because the drinks look really tasty on the menu. I sat at the bar and the waitress Janet came over to me and gave me a menu but her attitude made me feel like I wasn't supposed to be there or something. She finally took my order Mexican candy margarita. I wanted to order another one but after she gave me my drink she never came back. She was at the other end of the bar with another woman wine tasting. I waited for her to bring my bill and that never happened. I got tired of waiting and I had to go down to the end of the bar and request my bill. This is the worst customer service I have ever had. I'm from Las Vegas and it's a tourist town just like New York and I can't believe I received this kind of service in a tourist town. The location of the bar is beautiful. The views are breathtaking. I will definitely come back to Pier 57 but I won't be coming back here

Sat at the bar for 15 minutes without any service whatsoever. The couple next to us left after the bartender refused to acknowledge them. And then he refused to acknowledge us. I tried to flag him down--he smiled, nodded, and then... turned back to the other customers.

Mexican Candy cocktail + a not-to-be missed panoramic view. This place is sexy. Vale la pena!

My favorite drink in the world is here. The drinks are amazing and you cannot beat that view. Loved it so much on my trip that I had to visit several times. The service is also on point.

Every bartender looked directly at me and didn't acknowledge me as a customer. I'll never return and will also share my experience with other networks.

ive never had a more balanced, more flavorful, and curated cocktail in all of my time in New York cocktail bars. Kimber is a genius mixologist. highly recommend the scarlet margarita and the salsita cocktail but you won't go wrong with any of the cocktails on the list. will definitely be back!!