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Maison Premiere

New York, USA · Oyster and absinthe bar · North America

Maison Premiere combines an oyster bar with an absinthe café, serving more than 30 oyster varieties alongside classic and original cocktails. Walk-ins are welcome at the bar, while dining-room and seasonal-garden reservations open one month ahead.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

298 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USAWilliamsburg

Style
Oyster and absinthe barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Monday–Thursday 12:00–01:00; Friday 12:00–02:00; Saturday 10:00–02:00; Sunday 10:00–01:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Dining room and garden reservations for up to six open one month ahead on Resy; bar walk-ins are welcome.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Prices
The owner-linked September 2026 list prices Adonis and The Shining Path at US$21, Maison Jungle Bird at US$23, and Maison Piña Colada at US$26.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The owner currently links a cocktail-and-absinthe PDF dated 14 September 2026, with house cocktails, absinthe service and alcohol-free drinks. Older owner-hosted PDFs are historical.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source

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

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

50.0 / 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
78.9
World's 50 Best
5.5
Top 500 Bars
53.4
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
85.2
Serious press
16.6
Social Vibes
58.8

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 links; no ordinary customer sample independently verified in this check.· high confidence

Sentiment score

84/ 100

Historical 84/100 and high confidence retained. This check qualifies source attribution, not proprietary calibration or a representative current sample.

Score context

Molly Fitzpatrick’s July 2025 critic review praises Maison Premiere’s historical cocktails, oysters and date-night atmosphere. Eliza Dumais’s April 2023 TASTE feature interviews cofounder Joshua Boissy about its origins. These are editorial and operator accounts, not a surveyed customer consensus.

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Guest score details

What the cited sources say

  • The critic praises historical cocktails and oyster service

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 2,144 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