El Copitas is an intimate agave-focused bar in St Petersburg, built around hard-to-source Mexican spirits and simple Mexican food. Its small room and communal service made it a landmark of the city's cocktail scene.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
Kolokol'naya Ulitsa, 2/18, Sankt-Peterburg, RussiaVladimirskaya
- Style
- Intimate agave cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Owner-designated ordinary seat-booking route: https://booking.airesto.ru/111354.Checked 2026-10-01 · Source
- Menu
- House and classic cocktails, agave spirits and Mexican snacks including tacos. Described in a February 2025 feature; current availability unconfirmed.Checked 2026-10-05 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
25.4 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 79.2
- World's 50 Best
- 34.5
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
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:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
The historical 90/100 score, medium confidence, 2 recorded mentions and score-read date are unchanged. This source check does not establish a representative current guest sample.
Score context
The readable citation is a GreatList guide to the exact El Copitas room, with separate recommendations from its bar manager. The cited venue-site body was unavailable. These sources are guide and operator context, rather than independently counted ordinary guests.
Guest sources checked:
Guest score details
Source observations
- Guide describes inventive agave cocktails and hospitality
Source excerpt
“A semi-secret (and the best known in St. Petersburg and Russia as a whole) Mexican taqueria and bar.”
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Source: greatlist.ru (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- greatlist.rupublisher guide with bar-manager recommendations · Undated page; stored 2025 unverified
Exact Kolokolnaya 2/18 guide; anonymous guide prose and manager recommendations, not ordinary guests. Narrative operating-night claim differs from hours table; do not adopt practical facts.
Other cited sources
- elcopitas.comVenue website — unavailable at this check · Publication/posting/visit date unknown
No body accessible; no fresh owner claim.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 919 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
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.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.