#59Global
Employees Only
New York, USA · Lively late-night cocktails and supper · North America
Employees Only is a high-energy West Village bar and supper room serving modern signatures and house classics alongside a late-night dinner menu. Dinner tables can be reserved, while drinks and appetizers are walk-in; the kitchen runs late and the bar stays open until 4 AM.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
510 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, United StatesWest Village
- Style
- Lively late-night cocktails and supperChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Indoor dining and bar daily 6 PM–4 AM; outdoor dining 6 PM–11 PM; kitchen until 3 AM.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Online reservations available.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Prices
- EO Classics and Modern Hits $21; Fancy Cocktails $24; spirit-free cocktails $18; EO Espresso Martini $24.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.
54.8 / 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
- 63.5
- World's 50 Best
- 24.4
- Top 500 Bars
- 70.0
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 89.2
- Serious press
- 25.6
- Social Vibes
- 77.5
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
76/ 100
The existing 76/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
The cited critic praises the cocktails but is more critical of the food and psychic gimmick. A later editorial profile describes the lively cocktail scene; these sources do not establish customer consensus.
Guest sources checked:
The Infatuation review is historical; its January 2022 metadata fields differ. The later Time Out profile is dated 13 February 2025. Neither establishes a current customer consensus.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Cocktails praised by critic
Critic reservations
- Critic reservations about food and gimmick
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
- theinfatuation.comCritic review · January 2022 (metadata)
The Infatuation: professional review by Andrew Steinthal. January 14, 2022 appears in publication metadata; separate creation metadata says January 21. A visible publication date was not established. Positive drink comments coexist with criticism of food and the psychic gimmick.
- timeout.comEditorial profile · 13 February 2025
Time Out: editorial profile dated 13 February 2025, without an individual byline in the captured article. Its scene description is not ordinary customer testimony.
How They Treat Staff
Score read updated:
Staff score
81/ 100
Historical numerical staff assessment retained with its original date and confidence. This source check does not independently validate workplace conditions or recalculate that assessment.
Score context
Employees Only’s undated employer page describes an apprenticeship path from stocker to principal bartender. An undated BarMagazine profile reports long bartender tenures; these are employer and editorial accounts, not independently checked employee experiences.
Staff sources checked:
Workplace score details
Positive workplace signals
- Employer describes an apprenticeship programme
Sources cited for this score
- barmagazine.compress
BarMagazine directory profile, undated; checked 7 October 2026. Reports long bartender tenures. The linked 24 February 2025 story does not date this profile; no independent employee testimony.
Editorial context
Editorial review checked:
Employer account · Venue
Employees Only describes an apprenticeship path from stocker to principal bartender on its undated employer page. This is the employer’s programme description, not independent evidence of employees’ experience.
This editorial note is independent of the score and does not change it.
Editorial sources
- employeesonlynyc.comemployer · Reviewed · Also present in the score evidence
Employees Only NYC employer page, undated; checked 7 October 2026. Describes its apprenticeship programme at 510 Hudson Street, not independently verified employee outcomes.
Crowd signal
Google 4.2★ across 3,228 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
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.