Eli’s Essentials and Wine Bar

New York, United States

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16 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 646-755-3999
Website:
www.elizabar.com
Address:
1270 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10028
Upper East Side
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 mi86th St / Madison Ave
0.2 mi86th St / 5th Ave
0.3 mi3 Avenue & East 91 Street
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
No
Attire
Casual
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes

Today

Today 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Open now
Local time (New York) 20:39 Monday, 23 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Tuesday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Wednesday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Thursday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Friday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Saturday 7:00 am – 12:00 am
Sunday 7:00 am – 12:00 am

Description

Specialties

Grab & go café with bread, pastries, sandwiches, juices, salad bar, hot soups, prepared foods, and others.

Perfect for a delicious breakfast /​lunch /​dinner or even just a snack at any point in the day!

Meet the Business Owner

Eli Z.

Business Owner

While the name Zabar is synonymous with smoked fish and the quintessential New York brunch, Eli Zabar envisioned a different kind of food store from his family’s West Side landmark delicatessen. Inspired by the food halls and the markets of London and Paris, Eli has become an institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, directly across town from the store and home where he grew up.

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16 reviews of Eli’s Essentials and Wine Bar

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Place rating: 1
Manhattan, NY
While an improvement to the dive Jackson Hole that it replaced, it not worth a visit. The baked goods are ridiculously expensive, the food is mediocre at best and the wine pricey.
Place rating: 3
Bergenfield, NJ
First off, the woman who worked here was super friendly at the wine bar. I really liked her.
She gave us two glasses of wine and we let her pick any whites to try. It was delicious.
However, for two glasses, the bill came out to $ 34, which I thought was just a bit steep. Eek!!! Not sure I’d return anyitme soon.
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
4 of 5 stars only because it is so expensive. But everyone knows this with the Eli’s empire. Food is delicious esp the croissants and French toast. The staff could not be better. So lovely and always helpful. Such a delight compared to the slow, sourpuss staff at Yura. Ruby literally is the best.
Place rating: 2
Ridgewood, NJ
Don’t waste your time — there are better places in the neighborhood to get coffee and baked goods in the morning — unless you insist on waiting for family to conclude business within eyeshot of the Russian consulate — as we did. I tossed the coffee after 2 sips and the bagel soon after. The price tag (3 bagels, 1 coffee and an OJ) was over 20 bucks. Is Eli paying vig to Putin?
Place rating: 1
Manhattan, NY
Very expensive and the tiniest portions. The main dishes are so small hey are like appetizers. Wine is just ok. I like to go there in the morning to toast my own bagel and have a cup of coffee.
Place rating: 2
Manhattan, NY
I felt compelled to buy a coffee and a small ice cream to partake of the air conditioned seating area. It cost $ 10 which was high. Sadly I was quickly ushered out as I didn’t know they were closing.
Place rating: 1
Brooklyn, NY
$ 9.80 gets you an oddly soggy and small bun with scrambled egg, a tiny bit of cheese, and half of a piece of bacon (that half piece costs $ 1.50). Although hot sauce was ordered with it, it’s nowhere to be seen. It’s more than double the price of other, nearby places and is definitely the least tasty. Also, when you order such common food, you’re looked at like YOU’RE the prick.
Go to the corner café, food passion, or go hungry before bothering to go here.
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
Agree with other posters, this place is pricey. We ordered calamari, asparagus, fetticini, lamb sliders. Everything was miniscule and over priced. The wait staff was friendly and accommodating. We were able to sang a table outside on a gorgeous late spring evening. The food was mediocre for the price. You pay for the location. Nice wine selection.
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Terrible and very snooty staff. I came in to purchase a croissant to give it a try. I asked to use the restroom and the counter staff gave me the directions. As I was walking towards the restroom, a woman stopped me and said I could only use it if I was dining at their seated area. She proceeded to lower her glasses and look at me up and down as if I intruded in her home. I explained that I had made a purchase at the counter, but she made me feel like a mouse! How infuriating! I have never felt so belittled! I will never set foot here again.
Place rating: 2
Manhattan, NY
Terrible service, especially given the half dozen people working the counter, and poor quality. Self-​serve coffee is watery, egg sandwich is covered in oil. Outdoor seating is nice, but not worth it given the cost and inconsistency in quality.
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Obscenely expensive. Fifteen dollars for a salad bar. Thirty two dollars for a pound of roast turkey breast. Twenty four dollars for chicken fingers. And… the food and baked goods are mass produced for all of Eli’s stores and are really not with it. Go to a Greek deli down the street and get better food.
Then, and worst of all, he does not refrigerate many of his sandwiches behind the food counter. The bagel with salmon and pâté on a baguette is left out all day in a warm store.
Not a worthwhile addition to the neighborhood.
Place rating: 2
Elmwood Park, NJ
Do yourselfa favor: don’t go here!
The priciest deli I’ve found so far in NYC and it wasn’t even worth the money. A rip off, to put it simply. $ 7+tax for a small box of prepared salad (and the price wasn’t even labeled). They have sandwiches and soup too, but I’m definitely not going back
Place rating: 4
Brunswick, GA
This deli is a bit up scale and a bit pricy, but this is Manhattan New York, so rightly should be moderately priced. The meal offerings range from soup and salad to PB&J. They have a wide variety of sandwiches ranging from ham & cheese or PB&J to roast beef with stuffed peppers. The self serve bowl of soup is $ 8, comes with bread and is descent for a quick lunch.
Place rating: 1
Manhattan, NY
The renovation is lovely but unfortunately the staff are confused and don’t have a process worked out to help and checkout people to keep the line moving. Everywhere you turn there are breads and cookies displayed which leaves very little room for guests to maneuver. We know the bake goods taste good – but please give us some breathing room so we can actually purchase them. I think this location is higher priced than the others and it is not a very pleasant shopping experience. I think you need to get it together. I think the one on 87th and lexington is far smaller but far better run.
Place rating: 1
Bronx, NY
Place looks amazing the staff is super friendly but what a rip-​off! everything is over priced and when i was shopping i got to even see Mr. Eli himself; Not only does the guy take your money but i even heard him curse at an employee! Never going back this mans empire needs to be stopped
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
This is Eli Zabar’s latest outpost in his ongoing colonization of East 91st Street. Although the design is really lovely, and the staff seem actually pleasant, this is not a place that normal people will frequent. (Unlike the slumping Jackson Hole that it replaces.)
Almost nothing has a price on it. (Is that even legal?) And what does have a price on it is cause for amusement and/​or fury. $ 35 for a pound of marinated salmon, $ 1 for one (1) banana.
Just in case you don’t get it, there are cookies decorated with the logo’s of prestigious nearby schools: Sacred Heart, Nightingale-​Bamford, etc. (I am not making this up.)
You’ve got to hand it to him: Eli knows his audience. The man’s built an empire from convincing the rich and clueless to part with money because they don’t know any better. But he probably won’t convince you.