Is Employees Only Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Employees Only is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated 2026-09 shows current hours, 1,700+ reviews, continued operation at 510 Hudson Street; ranked No. 45 on World's 50 Best Bars North America 2026. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 5
- Address 510 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
- Website employeesonlynyc.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured Employees Only's approach to classic cocktails, mixed and served from behind a hidden entrance styled as a fortune-telling parlor, a signature of the bar's speakeasy concept. Employees Only opened in 2004 in Manhattan's West Village and is credited with helping popularize the modern speakeasy format in New York, pairing a full cocktail program with a late-night restaurant menu. A Yelp listing updated 2026-09 shows the 510 Hudson Street bar with more than 1,700 reviews and current service hours of 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily, plus seasonal outdoor dining from 6 to 11 p.m. The bar also placed No. 45 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 list, according to the World's 50 Best organization, a ranking based on votes from bartenders and industry judges across the region.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/employees-only-new-york
- theworlds50best.com https://www.theworlds50best.com/bars/northamerica/the-list/Employees-Only.html
- employeesonlynyc.com https://www.employeesonlynyc.com/
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Record btiea-0329 · checked by Cal Marchetti.