Superbueno
Cocktail bar · East Village
13 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
Highlights
Festive bar with Mexican-inspired cocktails & shareable plates
Festive bar with Mexican-inspired cocktails & shareable plates
"A high-spirited Mexican-American cocktail bar at the corner of 1st Street and 1st Avenue that combines festive, soulful hospitality with sophisticated, crushable drinks—examples include a Mole Negroni, Green Mango Martini, Mushroom Margarita, and the Dashi Papi, which pairs mezcal with birria consommé. Beverage director Nacho Jimenez is central to the bar’s joyous energy, and signature bites like Nacho’s Nachos topped with mole and mushroom carnitas are as notable as the award recognition it earned on the 2024 Global Tastemakers list." - Brad Japhe
"A bar recognized by Bon Appétit as one of the Best New Bars of 2024 whose cocktail program earned its bartender the James Beard Award for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service." - ByPervaiz Shallwani
"A New York cocktail spot whose bartender Ignacio Jimenez was honored with Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service, highlighting the strength and craft of its cocktail program." - Kayla Stewart
"A lively East Village bar co-owned by Ignacio “Nacho” Jimenez that emphasizes careful hospitality and crafted cocktails; its compact, roughly ten-item drinks menu celebrates notable Mexican ingredients and dishes, and features popular, elevated options such as a vodka‑soda described as anything but basic. Visitors often find it designed for lingering rather than a quick stop." - Melissa McCart
"While it might not technically rehydrate you, Superbueno’s smoky, salty, pineapple smoothie-like Adobada Bam Bam is an exceptionally thirst-quenching drink. Spiked with mezcal, falernum, and adobada spices, it definitely feels like you’re replacing electrolytes with every sip, as you glow under the neon lights and luchador masks of this high-energy East Village bar." - will hartman, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore
