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Eel Bar

Eats · Manhattan, New York, United States

Entry № 985_NEW · Verified Apr 2026

★ 4.3 (174)
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About

A Broome Street Basque bar built around the cooking of San Sebastián's pintxos culture — small plates, excellent anchovies, a serious txakoli list, and a narrow room that rewards sitting at the counter.

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“At Eel Bar, that philosophy feels focused and refined. The interior alone makes a strong impression: dark-stained wood, mirrors, low lighting — restrained, European, and confident. It’s especially enjoyable to build a meal from pintxos and …”
— Veronika Kandaurova, a month ago

Editors’ notes

“The mussels weren’t the crispy cracker like bite everyone was talking about. Very musty and mushy. The fried fish was the best dish of the night. I liked the habanero hot sauce they brought out with it. The bamba rice was a very small serving. The burger with the anchovies and blue cheese was not great. The burger patt…”

— Skeeter Gee

“Perfect for drinks and shared plates outside or at the bar area. Cool interior design, friendly staff. Back room is great for dinner. Ordered fried black bass, bomba rice with shrimp, half chicken, meatballs and pea shoots with tonnato. Best bite was definitely the bomba rice. If there’s a wait, go to Somm Time next …”

— Maria Yu

“Amazing place. We registered and waited 45 mins close by at a bar. Got a call that are table was ready and it was worth the wait. Drinks were super good (great craft beer and really good vermouth), trout and bocadillo were amazing. Basque cheesecake was delicious.”

— Ricardo Khalil

“Fitting LES cozy spot for tapas, moderately priced wine list. Favorites were Quail and beans con tomatoes and Pickled cucumbers with anchovies. Reservation strongly recommended or there might be a 2 hrs wait.”

— Angel Pan

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Closed
Saturday · 5:30 – 11:00 PM
Monday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Tuesday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Wednesday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Thursday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Friday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Saturday5:30 – 11:00 PM
Sunday5:30 – 11:00 PM

Contact

Address252 Broome St, New York, NY 10002, United States
Phone+1 646-850-0140
Websitewww.eelbarnyc.com
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