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Leyenda
New York, USA · Pan-Latin cocktail bar and restaurant · North America
Closed · 2025-03-29
Final service at the Smith Street venue was 29 March 2025. The reported relocation had no announced new address. Kept on the record for its awards history — not a recommendation to visit. Closure source
Archived description. This retained description does not describe current offerings.
A former pan-Latin cocktail bar in Cobble Hill from Ivy Mix and Julie Reiner. Its Smith Street venue closed in March 2025 after a decade of service.
Former Location
221 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USACobble Hill
The score & its evidence
Historical composite
20.3 / 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
- 73.9
- World's 50 Best
- 0.4
- 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
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 55.3
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
Historical guest read. This retained reading does not describe current visits or employment conditions.
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
79/ 100
Score context
Leyenda is Ivy Mix's Brooklyn room: Latin spirits, agave, cachaça, Carroll Gardens hospitality. It never became Superbueno and that's the point. Go for a proper mezcal drink and a seat; don't expect East Village volume.
Guest score details
Themes in this historical read
What guests like
- Ivy Mix's Carroll Gardens Latin cocktail house: agave, cachaça, and a rum list with actual depth.
- Brooklyn warmth — you can eat and drink without a downtown circus.
- House drinks that treat mezcal like a weekday, not a performance.
What to know
- Quieter than Mix's Superbueno fame; some visitors expect more fireworks.
- Carroll Gardens timing — not a late, late night.
- Can get skipped by Manhattan-only bar crawls, which is a blessing and a business problem.
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Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 721 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.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.