VENUE FACTS
Employees Only — West Village
Status: Open — official site and menus current; ranked No. 45 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Last verified: 2026-08-31 — every fact below is sourced; anything we couldn't confirm is marked as reported or unverified.
The facts
| Address | 510 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014 |
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| Neighborhood | West Village, Manhattan |
| Type | Prohibition-style craft-cocktail bar and late-night New American restaurant behind a psychic's storefront (opened 2004) |
| Music | Art-deco speakeasy vibe; loud and social late. Burlesque every Sunday. (The neon “Psychic” storefront out front is a separate business that marks the door, not an in-house reader.) |
| Nights & hours | Daily 6pm–4am, kitchen until about 3am (reported consistently across listings; confirm by phone: (212) 242-3021) |
| Cover / entry cost | No cover. Official menus: cocktails $18–$24 (spirit-free $18, classics and modern $21, fancy and espresso martini $24); entrées $26–$35, up to $125 for the 30oz bone-in rib eye. Dinner reservations by phone only (official); the bar is walk-in |
| Dress code | None official; smart-casual reported |
| Age policy | 21+ to drink; operates as a restaurant so under-21 diners may be possible early (unverified — call ahead) |
| Tables & reservations | Dinner tables reservable by phone only (official). Bar seats are first-come |
| Peak times | 8pm–midnight nightly; post-midnight becomes an industry hangout, especially weekends (reported) |
| Official site | employeesonlynyc.com |
| @employeesonlyny |
How to get in
Call ahead for a dinner reservation if you want a guaranteed seat; otherwise walk in and give your name for the bar. Go before 8pm or after 1am to avoid the crush. Look for the pink neon "Psychic" sign — that's the door.
The honest take
Still one of the definitive NYC cocktail bars — No. 45 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 — with the rare virtue of a kitchen that runs to roughly 3am behind a 4am bar. Downsides: it's been famous for 20+ years, so expect tourists, a crush at the bar on weekends, and hour-plus waits without a dinner reservation.
Plan the night around it
Sources
- employeesonlynyc.com cocktail and dinner menus (official pricing, re-fetched 2026-08-31)
- North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 — ranked No. 45 (theworlds50best.com)
- happy-hour.nyc listing for hours, late kitchen and Sunday burlesque (2026, marked reported)
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