Abranny Djss

I really enjoyed my time here. Perfect wine, perfect ambience, good charcuterie board. I will recommend this place for a date if you’re into wine. I love the pattio outside. My server was the Dominican guy, he was great, funny and recommended me a really good white wine, Muchas gracias, primo 😛. Definitely coming back to try the Oyster.

+1

Albert Husmillo

Came here for happy hour for my birthday and definitely did not disappoint. Taylor was very nice and the service was excellent. I love the vibe of this place. It definitely feels like you’re in the city. And I love the lighting and decors. We had their $1 oysters and happy hour drinks. Oysters were fresh and good and our drinks were great as well. Highly recommend this place and will definitely be back!

+2

Irene

Came for cocktails and convenient location, came out relaxed happy and filled with amazing food as well. Great ambience (table lighting provides enough to read menus and see each other without straining your eyes while maintaining an intimate feel). I got the Lion’s Tail and I highly recommend it. Has the bourbon sweetness without too much burn.

Ten Bells continues to be one of Brooklyn’s most reliable wine bars. Lively, and consistently enjoyable. The wine list is thoughtfully curated, with an impressive range available by the glass, including draft options during happy hour at genuinely reasonable prices. I especially appreciate being able to find Spanish beers on offer (a small but distinctive touch that sets it apart) The tapas menu is extensive and well-suited for sharing, and the oysters are consistently fresh and well-priced, making them an easy go-to. I’ve been coming here for several years and have yet to have a truly bad experience. Most recently, on Valentine’s Day weekend 2026, we walked in around 6:30 PM after a stroll through the park, no reservations, fully expecting a long wait. Despite a packed room and what appeared to be a slightly understaffed floor, we were seated without issue and still managed to catch happy hour. Service was understandably slower given the volume, but never inattentive or unfriendly. The energy remained warm, not chaotic. Even at full capacity, the space maintains an inviting, neighborhood feel rather than tipping into frenzy. Ten Bells isn’t about flash. It’s about good wine, solid small plates, and a dependable atmosphere. For happy hour alone, it remains one of the better values in the area and a place I’ll continue returning to.

Zimmi Coker

This wine bar is a great spot to head to if you’re looking for a happy hour in Bushwick! The seafood is very fresh and the spanish style tapas almost makes you feel as if you were dining in Europe. I highly recommend the octopus. It comes with a yummy sauce and a decent sized portion of oily potatoes. The flavors paired so well together and I highly recommend ordering this one for the table. The wine was also incredible and so was the service. Thank you for a wonderful experience. 6/5 for sure!

nika

the place itself is such a vibe, like rustic speakeasy energy. the mood lighting makes for a great date spot! as for the food, imo it’s a hit or miss, you just gotta order the right things. (Bare with me bc I don’t remember the names of the dishes) My favvv was the mac n cheese w/ mushrooms, and the marinated tomato crostinis. I could eat a dozen of those crostinis. Sooo delicious. The sardines were also really good! The artichoke dip had way too much cheese, and no where near enough artichoke for my taste. The spiced fried potatoes were okay, but nothing special. And the oysters were sooo disappointing. We all had sand in ours, and mine not only had sand but pieces of the shell, so it was like chewing on sand and glass- had to spit it out and we sent them back:( The margaritas were very nice, but I wish they were bigger lol. They have yuzu liqueur in them which really sets them apart from other margaritas.

ESB NYC

Friendly service and a good place to bring a group for happy hour. We had 10 people and we ordered a pretty large assortment of oysters and some of the other tapas plates for the table. Most people had the happy hour martinis, which were tasty. The oysters were the best oysters I’ve ever had, a little bit on the small side, and some of the shells were cracked (we had some thing like six or eight dozen so the poor guy was probably struggling to keep up), and I would say these were relatively low quality oysters, but “ok”.

+5

Sarah Myers

I think my favorite thing about this place is the back patio. Although there are a lot of mosquitos. It feels very much like an East Coast Maine thing eating oysters in a green, breezy, shady patio. The happy hour special cannot be beat... $1 oysters at 4pm! I ordered the duck rinette/rounette/rillette or something as well and found it too plain. But oysters - very good.

Jamstanislaus Rex

Came for the happy hour: $1 oysters, $6 glass select wines ($18/carafe). The oysters were small and tasty. I was disappointed to see they were served bare on a plate (no ice) and much of the liquor was lost to spillage. The shucker also did not loosen them from the bottom shells. The steak tartare was fresh and really delicious. The baby gem salad was exactly what you'd expect (and was delicious). The croquetas at $9 for two STOLE THE SHOW! Imagine a thick creamy mushroom soup encapsulated in crispy panko, with sweet/savory onion jam............. 🤤

+1

Stephen Cowan

Great bar, good happy hour. Need to do something about one of the waiters though. He's always making uncomfortable comments to women and calling them "baby" and "darling." I've never left this place without a friend saying how the waiter made them uncomfortable.

c nicole

I was looking forward to visiting for over a year - we finally made it - food was really mediocre. They left the vein of the shrimp in the pan de camarones. Big no no. It was so obviously on display. The server had to have noticed. The pork belly was very odd and tasted a bit old. And the oysters just ok. Will not go back. We had to get up to o ask for the check because no one came back after the last dish was served.

Angelica Hurtado

We were having hight expectations about this place, is not just food is also service. Food was good, oysters fresh but what really disappointed us , was that we order extra Alioli for our patatas bravas which arrived at the end of our meal, when they weren’t no more patatas left and even like that , they charged it as an extra in the bill !! I said that when we were about to pay but was never removed, if they need extra hands they should hire more staff!!

Lucy Gomez

Freezing Tuesday night and I was feeling like a new place. Walked in and the place is immaculate. Gorgeous!!! Sat at the bar and the bartender was unwelcoming at best. The fact that they don’t carry seltzer water is kinda weird. I did started my night saying I wasn’t drinking so I kinda maybe understand the lack of interest from the bartender. So I ended drinking tap water lol Papas bravas were gorgeous, jamón serrano felt a little old and the chorizo was just ok. I hope to come back to a table, next time I’ll be drinking.

I had a deeply uncomfortable experience here. During my visit, the manager (who staff referred to as “Chulo”) made repeated disparaging remarks about Black folks in Spanish within earshot of guests and staff. It wasn’t subtle. Beyond the comments, there was a noticeable difference in treatment between Black and white patrons. Black walk-ins were not seated despite there being available space, while white guests were accommodated. Tables of people of color were ignored while white customers were attended to first. It felt intentional, not incidental. I left because the environment felt discriminatory and unwelcoming. I hope ownership takes this seriously and investigates.

Nicha Pattaranuwit

I loved the Manhattan location—I’ve been there five times! I even told my boyfriend to come because they’re usually great. But I don’t know what went wrong this time. The bartender came over twice, and it really felt like they were trying hard to push us out 🥹. They brought us the check while we still had full glasses of wine. We were thinking to order more.