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Schmuck
New York, USA · Ingredient-led cocktails and bar food · North America
Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 2-star — Actually, Very Good
provisional 2026 rating
★★ Currently qualifies as Actually, Very Good in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in New York, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
schmuck. brings a relaxed house-party mood to the East Village with ingredient-led cocktails and Middle Eastern–European bar food. Its Living Room takes reservations, while the communal Kitchen Table is kept for walk-ins.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
97 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, United StatesEast Village
- Style
- Ingredient-led cocktails and bar foodChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday closed; Tuesday–Sunday 16:00–01:00.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Living Room reservations via Resy; Kitchen Table is walk-in.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- Savoury house cocktails and highballs, including tomato-forward and peanut-and-chilli drinks in the published review.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.
60.9 / 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
- 55.7
- World's 50 Best
- 90.0
- Top 500 Bars
- 65.4
- Spirited Awards
- 66.7
- Regional Recognition
- 59.3
- Serious press
- 35.6
- Social Vibes
- 56.7
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
81/ 100
The existing 81/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
Two cited critics praise the cocktails and relaxed, house-party atmosphere; one describes crowding. The opening report adds the owners’ account of the concept. These sources are not a customer consensus.
Guest sources checked:
The critic reviews are dated February and December 2025. Eater’s January 2025 opening report includes owner statements. They do not establish current queues or a broad customer consensus.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Cocktails praised by critics
- Relaxed atmosphere and attentive recommendations
Critic reservations
- Crowding described in a dated critic review
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
- timeout.comCritic review · 2 December 2025
Time Out: critic review by Morgan Carter, dated 2 December 2025. Drink praise and crowding observations are the critic’s dated account.
- theinfatuation.comCritic review · 13 February 2025
The Infatuation: critic review by Will Hartman, displayed 13 February 2025; separate creation metadata is 27 January. The longer stored sample occurs in the article but does not equal its shorter evidence quote, so the existing exact excerpt rule remains unchanged.
- ny.eater.comOpening report / operator interview · 29 January 2025
Eater: opening report by Nadia Chaudhury, dated 29 January 2025. Quotes from co-owners Moe Aljaff and Juliette Larrouy describe their concept; this is not an independent customer or tasting review.
Crowd signal
Google 4.2★ across 466 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Spirited Awards
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.