Schmuck

TLDR: a new favorite NYC cocktail bar!Schmuck has it all for me. Interesting cocktails with flavor combinations I have never had before, quick service with fun staff that keep you smiling all night, yummy bites, and music that keeps the night going.I'm such a sucker for familiar foods recreated into cocktails. My favorite was the Larb Gai. I grew up eating Larb and I was just impressed. I also really enjoyed the Blanca which was a green apple, celery, mustard, and ginger cocktail. For a dessert-like drink, I'd pick the Le Petit Fizz; a hazelnut praline and passionfruit Ramos gin fizz. I will say that the drinks were pretty low ABV, so this isn't a place to go to if you wanna get drunk. Unless you get shots and classics lol. Or drink the whole menu I guess. Overall: I've been to many bars around the world and Schmuck (unsurprisingly) deserves its hype.

Really a unique bar with two separate bar entrances. The lower bar is more laid back and a small area that's seat yourself and the upstairs bar has a reservation system by putting your name on a list. They text you when your table is ready and it took my friends and I 2.25 hrs to get seated when we arrived at 6:30PM on a Wednesday!The staff are all really nice but the seating is a little bizarre. We were out on stage and the table was so low compared to the seats. We ordered the bread with tomatoes (8/10 really did taste like tomatoes which was wild, le petit fizz (9/10 tasted like a dessert), fika (2/10 my friend sent it back it was a little strong/bitter), and blanka (7/10 definitely was a strong celery/mustard flavor)!For food we shared the white bean cacio e Pepe (4/10 I really wanted to like this but it was a little off) and the puff pastry pizza (10/10 was so different than we expected but delicious!)Overall fantastic experience and vibes and super unique food/drinks!

very lucky to get in for their second week of service - the drinks were some of (if not) the best I've had in Manhattan. We tried 3, all were inventive and prepared perfectly. The larb gai is mindblowingGot in line before they opened and made it into the first seating

I was so excited to check this place out after their pop-up last summer. Love the unique style here (both the cocktails and design), such a refreshing new take on a Manhattan cocktail bar. Cocktails were all super tasty and well balanced. Definitely coming back soon!

Went on opening night. Loved the atmosphere and the general vibe of the place. It was spot on. The stainless steel bar was very cool. I got a few cocktails and loved them. The best one was Le Peitit Fizz. Which was like a foam which tasted like hazelnut and passion fruit. Really well executed. Service was done well and I got in after only a thirty minute wait. I loved being at the bar and watching the bartenders do their thing. Will definetely return in the future

Had a great time with friends here. Eric was hella friendly, drinks here are fun and creative. We literally ordered different things and tried out everything. Fun vibe, great staff. Shoutout to Eric again, provided great and friendly service.

Cocktails were a great food theme all around. Strawberry and cheese basically a strawberry cheesecake and Larb gai on point. Eric has great hospitality, ask for him. He has a great personality and always went out of his way for us.

Amazing place I love everything about it amazing vibes service was great and the drinks so yum