Mayamezcal

Came here for my birthday drinks with friends. I've been here before a couple of years ago and it's a cute, quaint spot with great mezcal/tequila drinks. My favorite is the Spicy Rabbit! That's a cocktail served in a coupe with a mini carrot (real!) On the rim. Check out the photos! Follow me on Instagram @nutritionwithnatalya to see more cool spots I go to.

I was here bar hopping with my boyfriend and we couldn’t keep hopping! The service and the drinks were amazing!!! Manu was an amazing bartender, and his drinks were delicious. Definitely you MUST come here!

Great bar with a cool vibe. Drinks were delicious. The quesadillas were very small though. Steak was decent. Fries and chips and salsa/quac were great. Only one server for the entire top floor which was brutal given that our party was huge.

Mayamezcal is a super cute, intimate spot in the East Village for hand-crafted tequila cocktails & delicious food!! My friends and I sat at the bar after coming across this spot while wandering around the East Side, and I'm so glad we did! The bartenders took great care of us + the vibes inside this place were immaculate during our visit. For appetizers, the Maya Nachos were my favorite (the muenster cheese really makes it)!!

Fun mezcal bar, great bartender well-versed in agave spirits and delicious food!

Dungeon Vibe but Chill Mezcal. Not exactly a Mezcaleria but an amazing selection of Mezcals. Awesome libations and spirit

My group and I were looking for a place to hang out at after dinner and we found this lovely place to have drinks. We loved the vibe and ambiance and will come back to dinner. Even though we sat in a corner towards the back the service was wonderful. Their coconut special cocktail was really good so i recommend that

Found the place randomly in Google Maps, and I had a great experience. The drinks are super tasty and I specially liked the mezcal cocktails . Food menu is very limited now I guess because of the pandemic, but will get you by for the drinks. Service was super nice and efficient. We got a little booth, which was great because we could socially distance. Great ambience and beautiful decoration. It was a nice place to discover and can see myself coming back.

Got to visit this little bar recently few weeks ago with my boyfriend before he went on a trip. He recommended this place so I was pretty excited since I've never been!They specialize in quality tequila and mezcal! The entrance is somewhat hidden and I almost walked past it. From the entrance there is a tiny patio and down the stairs little cute bar area. Down stairs is the bathroom and up stairs is larger seating! We got the Pine and Passion and Spicy Rabbit!, along with beef quesadilla and some guacamole. The drink menu eat the time was limited but I believe they will have their entire menu again soon with 40+ drinks! The Spicy Rabbit was delicious and packed full of flavor. On the sweeter side but very unique cause it's made out of carrot liquor! Pine and passion super refreshing and another great choice if you don't want spicy. The guacamole and beef quesadilla were delicious as well. Earlier that day I had invited a few friends to join us who both said no, but then suddenly turned up. The maya mezcal wasn't too busy and was super nice to re seat us upstairs since we ended up with 7 people total. My friends ordered the grilled avocado, chicken and more guacamole. All dishes were delicious. Grilled avocado was definitely a first and very interesting, but chicken was definitely better lol. I had such a great time I brought my brother for quick drink who was visiting New York later that week. He loved the spicy rabbit as well and had a great time chatting with bartender. Overall a solid bar and cute date spot. Will def be back to try their other drinks and food! Definitely recommend this place for anything from quick drinks, dinner, date to girls night!

First, let me say the service was great. My server was as helpful as he possibly could be, and didn't neglect me in any way. But the food and drink are where things fell off. Maybe my expectations were off for this spot. It sells itself as "the hottest Mexican cocktail bar in the city." I wasn't even expecting all that. I just thought I would have some great tequila or mezcal drinks and maybe some great latin food. But I was super underwhelmed. I had the carne asada to the tune of 45 dollars. Sold as grilled gras fed Angus NY strip, it was under seasoned and fatty with no char. Pretty chewy. The frites were underwhelming as well. They were super standard and possibly frozen. They were hot and crispy, but they were not 45 dollar frites. Please note that the in-house menu prices are different than the online prices (I get it, inflation/capitalism). The online price for the carne asada was 35. Perhaps I would have enjoyed the roasted avocado cilantro pesto (shiitake mushrooms, baby veggies and chipotle aioli) better. Or the organic black beans and veggies. Or maybe small plates are the way to go, with basics such as chicken or steak quesadillas. The cocktails were ok. I had Tommy's margarita, made only with tequila, agave, and lime juice. I asked my server which would be best, Tommy's or the el Classico. He said the el Classico was sweeter, so be aware. I think I had another cocktail as well, but it wasn't memorable. From the photos, it appears to be something garnished with mint, though I can't find anything on the menu served with mint. There are some basil drinks, so maybe they subbed. I remember discussing the lalaldies (blanco tequila, apple liquor, fresh basil, lemon) with my server. The other recommendation I considered from my server was pine and passion, made with mezcal, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and passion fruit. So maybe it was one of those. I wavered between three and four stars because for one, service was great. Two, it wasn't crowded and it was easy to get in. But ultimately, there are so many better Mexican/Latin places in the city, with a better cocktail program to boot. Ultimately I went with three stars when I realized I wouldn't return.

Strong drinks, excellent service and such understated lovely decor! Stopped in on a whim with a friend on a Sunday night and sat at the bar. Had a Wolfpack and a Ritmo de Amore, the former being my favorite. If you're a fan of mezcal, this is your spot! The bartender knew his stuff and took great care of us. Next time I stop by, I'm definitely getting something to eat.

We love mezcal and this place has a decent selection. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. I loved the atmosphere and authenticity! We got a flight of mezcal and a few other things.

Had the most amazing time and cocktails here - ask for Manu from San Francisco! His cocktails are amazing and balanced and he'll give great advice on what to choose from their impressive menu!

Food service and ambiance 6 out of 5! Emanuel and Alex are the bartenders and they're amazing the best Mexican food and drinks I've had since San Miguel and Mexico City!

This place is a hidden gem. We stopped next door at the Beetle House for drinks then left to venture off for food and didn't have to go too far! Our bartender Alex took great care of us and was such a pleasure to talk to. Very dark and intimate setting. I wasn't expecting such a 5 star experience. Definitely check it out!

Very tiny and hard to find place. Reminds me of all the hidden bars nobody knows, which makes it fun. Drinks were amazing, and scenery was dark. Very good chips and salsa while you drink the night away.

A cute little mezcal bar with a wide variety of creative drink options and mezcal flights. The space was a bit smaller than expected but makes for a great intimate date spot. 10/10 recommend the coconut margarita.

Beautiful space and good drinks. Healthy food options but everything needed more salt! Our server was attentive and able to accommodate food allergies.

Amazing service. Ask for Manuel great bartender super cool vibe great for an after work drink

It was such a great experience! Amazing hospitality and great cocktails by bartender Manu

Amazing!!!! Manu was great and very knowledgeable about mezcal and tequila! Truly a great experience! Highly recommend the spot.

Honestly it's been years since I have found a Mexican spot in the city that I like this much! Manu is lovely and they make the best margs. Legit tequila and mezcal brands from Mexico - and this is coming from a 13-year Manhattanite who is Texas born and bred. Quesadilla and guacamole are worth returning for and the vibes are fab!!

Alex, Michael, and Manu are INCREDIBLE!! Super sweet and they made great drinks. Great atmosphere, great company, great smells, great blessing, great flossing, great energy, great mustache!

Everything was great but not the best in the world at the same time. Our service was a bit slow, but the bunny drink and the pina mezcal cocktail definitely earned their hype!

You should ask for Manuel, he is the best bartender ever! The drinks were so delicious and creamy!! Try the flight mode, pine and passion, and dis de paga!

Had been wanting to check this place out and it did not disappoint. Went on a whim around 9:30 or so on a Saturday night. It was crowded but we were still able to walk in and grab two seats at the bar. As many others have said, the bar feels like a hole in the wall kind of place, which I think adds to the experience of sipping mezcal cocktails. We had the "Dia de Paga" and the "Silver Fox", both were very good (Dia de Paga was my favorite, the earthiness of the mezcal really works great with the jalapeño that's in the drink). The bartender also gladly made me a mezcal old fashioned ("Oaxacan old fashioned" if you're at a certain other cocktail bar about a block east on 6th), which was a great one to end the night on. They have a large selection of mezcal in lots of different agave varietals, so I'm excited to go back and try some mezcal flights in the future. Will definitely be back!

Amazing drinks! I had the pine and passion which was great. Cucumber crush also delicious. Manu is a fantastic bartender -- so sweet and charismstic and truly talented at making drinks!

Manu was absolutely amazing!! Drinks & food are delicious. Visiting from Miami and he made our trip so much better! Treats you like family and gives you a fantastic experience. Loved this place we will be back, even bringing friends just to experience this!!

Alex and Manuel are the best. Mayamezcal is our favorite. They are knowledgeable and passionate about the drinks.

Phenomenal ambience and service, authentic Mexican experience. Emanuel prepares the best cocktails!!

Manu and Michael were the best bartenders! Nicest people to chat with and get to know them and their background with mixology. Such good vibes and great drinks! Great spot in the east village

Don't be mislead! This is not the same bar as Mayahuel! I wanted to boycott this place because after Ravi de Rossi closed down Mayahuel, the new owners then reopened the bar, first under the same name and tried to pass as the same bar. Ridiculous! Coincidentally, a friend wanted to check out this bar because of the "great reviews". I told her the back story and we came for one drink. Such a letdown!! The quality of the drinks do not even compare at all! I rarely give 1 star reviews. If they didn't try to pull such a shitty thing as use the same name as Mayahuel I may have simply given them 2 stars. If you're looking for a great tequila bar, go to Ghost Donkey or Casa Mezcal instead. Do not come here.

Awesome drinks and quite a steal on happy hour! Great vibes and service from Michael and Manu

This place is absolutely fantastic, but it's made fantastic by the staff. Manu and Michael were absolutely fantastic. Manu makes a fantastic mezcal marg, knows a tremendous amount about mezcal, and makes great menu recs. Really had a great evening chatting with them both and stayed longer than expected. Happy hour also runs until 7 and the tacos are great.

NYC Needs to start enforcing health codes not the 1st establishment I been to and seen restaurants operating in dirty conditions Went to bathroom then seen plumber working had to witness sewerage in bathroom and kitchen walked right out This place is disgusting the public needs to KNOW

It's a romantic, hidden gem that has good service and can work for groups or couples. I finally tried it with two friends for dinner. I thought everything was ok for food and drinks but I could find better flavors and prices for the neighborhood. If you need someplace on a Sat and don't have a reservation, you might get lucky here.

Manu, Michael, and Alex were amazing bartenders! We had an amazing time, delicious drinks and treats. Great vibes, all around, don't miss this gem!

My friends and I had a great time at Mayamezcal. We enjoyed some perfectly balanced mezcal cocktails and some great quesadillas. The bartender Manu was very friendly and took the time to explain to us the different processes for making mezcal. We will be coming back!

Been here twice and will be coming back! First visit here was spontaneous. A friend had this place bookmarked on Yelp and we were in the area, so we decided to check it out. We were a group of five and luckily were pretty much able to get a table right away on a Saturday night. The place was fairly packed. Also came here on a Thursday evening and there were plenty of tables open. Their drinks menu is creative and amazing. I always enjoy my cocktails here.

Best bar, best service. It's consistent seriously best service from Hajar and Alex. Their cocktails are the best I've ever had !!!

Cute little tequila bar, great for date night ! The bartender was super nice and the drinks were great. They have a tequila flight which was cool, the bartender goes over each tequila and speaks a little about its flavor profile and history. This is a great place for tequila lovers as well.

We came on a Friday night. It was busy but the service is amazing, the drinks are to die for, and the food (specifically the tacos, salsa and guacamole) are . Highly recommend for a night out with friends! Also, we had to wait on drinks due to an ice shortage and the waitress gave us a round of shots, AND the manager also checked on us. Love this place, and ask for Madalina

Came here on a saturday night at 9 pm with a reservation and waited a couple minutes to get seated. The lalaldies was good, i like the apple liquer. We asked for the pine and passion but they said they didnt have it so we got the passion fruit margarita instead. It wasnt bad but i like the lalaldies better. We also ordered the trio of tacos. It was okay but the chicken taco was a little liquidy. The rest were not bad. Service was a little slow and seemed like they were trying to get us to leave at the end by pushing the check on us.

The drinks are great and priced reasonably. But the food? Let me paint a picture - you ever go to Mexican joint and they give you chips and salsa? You know the size of that small salsa bowl? Tell me how that's the size of the bowl they serve the guacamole in for $12 ($15?) Stop playing with meee. The disrespect lol. The tacos? Tiny, the small tortilla size. Everything is just miniature here priced at a regular size. Do yourself a favor and grab Mexican food elsewhere that will serve cheaper larger portions without compromising the quality. Come here for the drinks and ~vibes~ only.

Good variety of Mezcal, the waitress was very knowledgeable and created a custom mezcal flight that we highly enjoyed. However, we got 2 mezcal cocktails (Silver Fox and Cemsienta) that we were very disappointed with, very watered down with little/no flavor. Didn't try the food.

I was in NYC for a business trip and was recommended Mayamezcal as a great place for Mezcal Cocktails. We sat at the bar and I enjoyed a pine and passion cocktail. We order a couple of the appetizers and two cocktails. The cocktails were very bland and nothing too exciting about them. We had the spicy meatballs which was odd for a Mexican restaurant. The meatballs were salty and the trio tacos had no flavor. The decor and service was awesome! However, they definitely need to revisit the menu. It might be just an off night I would be willing to revisit again. The three stars are really on the food and drinks.

We hadn't intended on coming to this place, but such a small, intimate spot that looked quite upscale drew us in from the outside. Mayamezcal did not disappoint with a pristine looking bar and creative cocktails. While they are expensive at $17/drink, the uniqueness of the Spicy Rabbit, which was made from Carrot Liqueur, was something that felt worth it. Quite tasty & pretty to look at. The Pine & Passion was their pineapple drink, which looked similar to the Spicy Rabbit and was also tasty (and strong!). We also got the guac & chips, which were nothing to sneeze at. However, the ambiance of Mayamezcal makes it a great spot for dates & small group gatherings that I hope to find myself back here. The small booths they seated us at were private and cozy.

Cozy and romantic. Boozy and bold. The perfect makings for a fabulous cocktail den. Came in for a perfect way to end a Sunday, with a expertly crafted cocktail. Sat in the front booth under a gorgeous chandelier and sipped the Pine & Passion that made the best end to a weekend. Can't wait to come back for more drinks soon.

This place might be hard to locate at nighttime d/t the lack of any sort of signage, unless I'm blind. I'm not super familiar with basically any other neighborhood than my own current (midtown, BiTcHeZzZzZ) and past (UES) locales so maybe this is the norm for the E Village but this place was like....kinda.....dodgy/sketchy in appearance. Not in a genuinely dangerous way, more like a COOL way, like I was actually super intrigued by it. I felt compelled to inquire about the probability of having the same number of organs when I leave as when I enter to which the bouncer replied, "depends on how much you drink". I'm always down for a little suspense. We were immediately shuffled through a reddish hue, dimly lit ground floor of the restaurant and up the stairs. Right on cue after I was telling my companion how I recently ate shit while running, I tripped on the top stair. Haven't even started drinking yet. Classic. We were squeezed into this tight table situation, where you can barely squeeze to the booth side without your ass joining the next table's conversation. Menus greeted us on the table. It's one of those situations where indecisive people are like FML because their menus are about as long as my reviews. Pages and pages of drinks. Like I want to make an informed decision but there's no way I'm reading all of those words. I settled on something with islands, like "it's my island" or "i'm taking this island" or "I'm actually never going to this fucking island ever" no jk it's not the last one. It had tequila something pomegranate I think and everything else escapes me, sorry I know that's not helpful. It was actually really good. Tangy. My only problem was due to the sheer volume of the glass that consisted of ice, there were like legitimately about two drops of drink in my glass. The drinks are $15 which IMO is pretty steep to begin with. If i'm paying what I could literally get an entree for elsewhere, I expect more than two drops and a glass of ice. We also ordered the "tortilla plate" or whatever. Basically chips and guac and 2 salsas. Salsas were really tasty, the red one was very almost overwhelmingly smokey and the green one was decently spicy. Guac was like...tasteless and boring. How do you fuck up guac? For god's sake throw some salt or lime juice or pepper or something in there. Chips were good I guess. I actually don't mind a few plain chips every now and then. Service was good, friendly, and speedy. Place was packed. I don't particularly think it's worth coming back to but it is a unique and cool place to visit once.

Waited a long time to get in, but the drinks were excellent and food very good. My cocktail of choice was Nature Boy, a spicy, kicky, pumpkin-seed-salted mezcal cocktail - it was phenomenal. The bouncer/host person kept us waiting outside for a long time, but when we finally got in it was worth it. Our waiter knew his alcohol and his recommendations were on point. I would definitely go back.

I was genuinely impressed by this place. Not only was it a pretty random Yelp find, but it was one of those "you probably wouldn't notice it unless you were looking for it because the sign is microscopic/nonexistent" kinda places. I made a 6pm reservation - and i'm glad I did. It's a small place that books up fairly quickly, so unless you want to eat at the bar, plan ahead. Speaking of the bar, do yourself a favor and get there early and grab a drink. The food and drinks are all in one menu; one page is food and the rest is cocktails and mezcal. That's not the say the food is bad (it was excellent), but Mayahuel focuses on creating unique drinks - your classic margarita isn't even on the menu (though you can still get one). Every cocktail is $15, so spend your time looking at the ingredients rather than the price, it's not going to get any cheaper. I got the Randy Cocktail and absolutely loved it. A close second was the I Love Lamp, and we also got another one...apple something (the name escapes me), which was also quite good. Even though I said it's not on the menu, you can still get a traditional margarita, which I definitely did. $10 margaritas make an appearance on Mondays, an even better reason to go out after the first day of the workweek. Back to the drinks (yes, I know we never left) - there are countless bottles, a variety of drink tools, and "beverage masters" that really know how to pour (and shake the hell out of) a really good drink. It's almost as fun watching them make it as it is drinking it. Don't forget to eat - there are some tables downstairs and a small upstairs that has an open floor area that looks down to the bar. There really aren't any windows (save for the limited indoor porch seating) so no matter what's going on outside, you will feel like you are in a different world. Supremely cool. Consume tacos; we tried chicken and pork, and while both were good, i'd lean towards the pork. The guac and salsa is a must (green salsa is the best), and the Chilaquiles were gigantic, we took most of that one home and it warmed up nicely the following evening. I think it's safe to say anything you get will be delicious. I really wish we had more room for dessert, because those churros looked so good.. Not only is Monday $10 not-on-the-menu margarita night, but it's also half price tacos. Even though drinks weren't cheap, the food is really reasonably priced; from what I remember nothing was over $16. Come for the drinks & atmosphere, hang around for dinner, walk out happy. Mondays are great, but any day of the week will do just fine.

I love the ambiance and decor in here - very Dia de los Muertos. It seemed like a fitting place to have a Halloween drink. Surprisingly there wasn't much of a crowd around 7pm, but imagine it gets more packed later in the evening. They specialize in mezcal, but they have a full bar and can make you anything. My friend was in the mood for a hot drink, so the bartender decided to invent a cocktail for her. In a matter of minutes he whipped up a hot ginger cocktail with freshly pressed strawberry juice and spices that smelled almost as good as it tasted. I went with a classic margarita which I enjoyed, though it was a little awkward to drink since it was crammed with large cubes of ice. It seems like a small place at first, but there are actually 2 stories. There are around 8 seats at the bar downstairs, plus lots of intimate booths throughout. Definitely recommend!

Solid drinks here, if you get the Día de Paga, which is a mezcal, ginger, grapefruit drink. Otherwise, I'm not quite sure I would come here again because the experiences my friends had weren't that great. One of my friends had asked for his mezcal sazerac to be made a specific way - up, but when he got the drink, it was served on the rocks. For $16, I would hope the wait staff and bartender know these terminologies and serve paying customers what they need. Hard truth but just unfortunate for my friend who had to pay the full price. The drinks are pretty cute though and the classic margaritas are great! The food smelled great, but the options were pretty limited, and pricey. The ambiance and atmosphere is pretty close - with multiple booths and mafia-style decorations though. The new manager also came and introduced himself with free shots on the house so that was so nice of him. A few areas of improvement, including attention to specific details, and this place is a solid mezcal-based Mexican cocktail place.

If you love tequila, youll love Mayahuel. Wow, came here after visiting BeetleHouse and what an experience. We had 6 different drinks and all of them perfectly balanced. Even the food (got the trio tacos) is excellent. If youre in the area, like Mexican, like tequila, make sure this is your on list of places to visit!

Whole in the wall, down the steps, sewer smelling dive. Don't waste your time. There is a funky sewage smell in this place that makes you want to throw up. Ok, they serve mixed drinks but the smell is so distracting that you'd rather drink out of a brown paper bag at the bus stop down the block. Tasted some of the taco mix, pollo and quesadilla....all subpar. You're better off at chipotle. PASS this place ASAP

We got a table upstairs and the service and drinks were amazing. Our server, Julie, even took a photo for us. 10/10.

After reading Laura A's review, I put Mayahuel on my list of essential places to try. It took me a long time to find the right circumstances and finally the stars aligned. It's a small place with fun decor, an extensive cocktail menu and a good selection of food. The service excelled with constant water refills, clearing of empty plates, re-orders and recommendations. I characterize it as a great place for tequila and mezcal cocktails and good food. We found our way upstairs to a small table in a cozy room. For FOOD we shared a quesadilla and an order of tacos. Not too big and not too spicy. Given a choice between tequila and mezcal, I favor the smoky aroma of mezcal. For DRINKS, I had a Oaxacan Old Fashioned and Lip Spin #2. The old fashioned was strong and not fruity as the traditional muddled orange. I liked but between the two, I preferred the Lip Spin #2 which has Manhattan attributes. For the record, I will usually favor a Manhattan over an Old Fashioned. The DECOR is kind of crazy, random and fun. The music was quite good but did not dominate the atmosphere. I wish I had not waited so long to enjoy Mayahuel. And read Laura's review...