Manny’s Bar

Great spot to visit

My boyfriend and I have been meaning to review this place since our first meal there. This is the old Celestino space that was part of the Saraghina family but shuttered quite sometime ago and was vacant for the last year or two.
It has been taken over by the «Manny’s» name, now trying to follow in the footsteps of its more well-​known brother restaurant (Manny’s) on Patchen.
Although it opened as just a bar, they now serve crepes, pancakes, omelets, paninis, coffee, wine, cocktails, and more! Everything is well done with a cool lounge type vibe. A welcome addition to the hood. Especially for a weekend brunch or when family or friends are in town if you live in Stuy Heights.

I was so pleased to have a really lovely Cobb Salad at a very reasonable price and wine. I went with a friend and it was a really nice experience. Very nice staff, reasonable prices, good food, nice atmosphere. I’ll be going here again.

Love, love, LOVE this place!
Same spot of the old «Celestino’s». On Halsey Street, right off Stuyvesant Ave, by 26 Bus stop going east (even side of street)!
Nice mellow, friendly & unpretentious bar vibe! Great cocktails (Melissa is a GENIUS!) & good selection of straight up booze and beers!
And WONDERFUL staff (every last one of them! How RARE is that?) & crowd!
(One night while there, all those at the bar & bartender solved 90% of the worlds issues, with intelligence, grace, dignity, compassion, love, humor and, of course, booze!)
Food is AMAZING! Have had most of their savory crepes, a few sweet ones, many panini’s (or however you spell it), and a couple of salads (which are so big they could choke a cow!)
I’ve never been disappointed!
Food/​drinks/​service/​atmosphere/price…100%!
Great neighborhood place for a quick drink on the way home from work, or a long gathering among friends/​family/​neighbors, a great tasting meal to either sit and eat or take out, a meeting place for the «adults» in all of us. NO DRAMA!
Outside patio space for us smokers too!
I almost don’t want to give it 5 stars!
Love the cool, low key, relaxed «vibe» of the place so much that I do NOT want assholes coming in to try to destroy it! Guess I’ll just have to be there even more often to prevent that from happening!
I wish I could give it 10 stars!
Trust me folks… places like this deserve our support! Many of us pay more $$$ for lesser quality food in the ‘hood. That’s fine but…
Know that we have more (dare I say better) options now that we should explore and support!
This is one of them!
I just can NOT find enough adjectives to describe this amazing new jewel in our ‘hood!
Trust «Grandma»…
Go!
Just GO!

If you want an amazing atmosphere, attentive staff and amazing food and wine I highly recommend coming here. I love having brunch here on the weekend and the wine is the best in the neighborhood in my opinion. Everything on the menu is amazing but I love the salmon, French toast and their perfect omelette. Truly happy we have a cute and delicious French restaurant in Bed Stuy.

Great new addition to the neighborhood with a good vibe.
Solid cocktail menu, several beers on tap, and a lot of wine by the glass options.
Fairly limited menu, but I find myself eating their cheese/​charcuterie plate once a week. I keep meaning to try a crêpe or salad, but have a hard time passing on foie gras.