2nd Floor Bar & Essen

4.5

78 Reviews

$30 and under

Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service

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2 people

29 Nov 2024

22:30

Booked 8 times today

Experiences are available.

Romantic
Great for creative cocktails
Neighbourhood gem

The 2nd Floor Bar & Essen is a speakeasy style cocktail bar serving a twist on classic Jewish Deli favorites.

The 2nd Floor Bar & Essen is located on top of the 2nd Ave Deli at 1442 1st Avenue with a separate entrance on East 75th Street between 1st & York avenues. Tel: (212) 737-1700

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, Cocktail Bar, Kosher
Hours of Operation
Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–12:00 am Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am
Phone number
(212) 737-1700
Website
http://www.2ndfloor.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
David Teyf
Private party facilities
Please contact us at reservations@2ndavedeli.com to book our private party room for your next event or celebration.

Location
1442 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Area
Upper East Side
Cross Street
75th Street between 1st Avenue & York Avenue
Parking details
We have arranged a special promotion with Champion Parking. 2 hour parking for $10.00 (tax included, oversize additional) with validation at Champion’s garage less than 1 block from the 2nd Floor at 341 East 75th Street (between 1st and 2nd avenues).
Public transit
We are located blocks from the Q train (72nd Street station) and 6 train (77th Street station)
Additional
Bar Dining

Experiences

New Year’s
31 Dec 2024 - 1 Jan 2025
Cheers to the new year! 🍾 Celebrate the start of 2025 in our intimate speakeasy with expertly crafted cocktails, small plates and great company. We’ll be doing a countdown and champagne toast at midnight. ✨ No ticket required, reservations highly recommended. Dress to the occasion, festive attire suggested. 21+

What 78 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.2Service
4.5Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

78 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 July 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
I was told when I showed up early the bar was closing.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 12 April 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The place is way too loud to have a conversation. Otherwise, the experience was great.
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DavidW
Baltimore
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 4 April 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was good, we had a good time, I will be back
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DavidZ
New York City
6 reviews
vip
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 3 April 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
The upstairs bar is dark and loud, and the drinks were overpriced. You are expected to walk outside the building in order to get to the restaurant downstairs.
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
Houston
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on 9 February 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best place to get a drink. The cocktails are fabulous and great atmosphere. Our favorite bar!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
New York City
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 21 January 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Took 30 minutes to get drinks - couldn’t taste the tequila in my drink it was very weak to say the least. Disappointing experience definitely not worth the prices.
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AB
AndrewB
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 10 January 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Second time there and a second good visit. Drinks, food, and service helped us have a great night. Our server, Katia, was wonderful.
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Esther
New York City
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 January 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Our young waitress did not know what she was doing nor did she care. How can a speakeasy NOT have a single ice cube to put in my rye whiskey????? Is that possible? And in what planet does our food ( such as it is) show up on our table but we have to ask 3 different people for cutlery to eat it with? And while I would have loved a second round, no one came around to ask if I want another drink. And by 9 pm we opted to leave because the music was so loud a conversation was impossible. Cute idea- terrible execution.
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JoshuaM
New York City
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 21 December 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Service was slow and didn’t seem really interested in explaining cocktails, never checked in and I had to get up to get the check after waiting a while
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AustinN
New York City
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 December 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
They forgot our drinks, took forever to come back to our table, and the waiter was not friendly at all. Place is cool, food was great, and drinks were outstanding. Will go back.
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2nd Floor Bar & Essen is rated 4.5 stars by 78 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

29 Nov 2024

22:30

Booked 8 times today

Experiences are available.

1442 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10021

Additional information

Cross Street
75th Street between 1st Avenue & York Avenue
Area
Upper East Side
Hours of Operation
Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–12:00 am Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, Cocktail Bar, Kosher
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
We have arranged a special promotion with Champion Parking. 2 hour parking for $10.00 (tax included, oversize additional) with validation at Champion’s garage less than 1 block from the 2nd Floor at 341 East 75th Street (between 1st and 2nd avenues).
Public transit
We are located blocks from the Q train (72nd Street station) and 6 train (77th Street station)
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
David Teyf
Additional
Bar Dining

Website
http://www.2ndfloor.com/
Phone number
(212) 737-1700
Private party facilities
Please contact us at reservations@2ndavedeli.com to book our private party room for your next event or celebration.

2nd Floor Bar & Essen

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Additional information

Experiences

New Year’s

Menu

What 78 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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