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Bar Snack

New York, USA · Casual neighbourhood cocktail bar · North America

Bar Snack is an East Village hangout for dressed-up classics in a dressed-down room. Its signature move is the seasonal house daiquiri, offered full-size, by the pitcher or as a tiny “snaquiri,” alongside beer, wine and snacks. Happy hour starts at 2pm on weekdays and Sunday.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

92 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, USAEast Village

Style
Casual neighbourhood cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 2pm–1am; Friday–Saturday 2pm–2am.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Walk-in only; groups larger than six are not accepted Friday or Saturday.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

45.9 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
66.5
World's 50 Best
52.0
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
80.8
Regional Recognition
68.5
Serious press
13.5
Social Vibes
60.9

Guest-shift adjustment · −15%

Our annual audit records 8 hosted guest-shift dates. The published rule reduces the composite above seven dates to favor a consistent core bar experience.

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive2 cited sources; source types shown below· high confidence

Sentiment score

87/ 100

The existing 87/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Warm East Village newcomer praised for stiff creative cocktails under $18, fun snacks like spice bags and Twisted Tea riffs, and welcoming house-party energy that earned rapid national recognition.

Guest sources checked:

This review checks the linked sources. The stored summary and themes remain a proprietary interpretation, rather than a fresh customer survey.

Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • stiff creative cocktails
  • spice bag and snacks
  • warm welcoming vibe
  • value

Reservations in the stored read

  • new and popular so busy

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 193 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

World’s 50 Best

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press