La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant

4.3

6 Reviews

$30 and under

Latin American

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2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Great for happy hour
Good for groups
Great for creative cocktails

Note: Our kitchen closes at 10pm, but the bar stays open late.

Created by Alex Watanabe & Marcelo Baéz, La Diáspora is a bar & restaurant that celebrates Latin American culture in New York City. From the cuisine — with culinary nods to the century-old Caribbean presence, to the newer wave of Mexican, Central, and South American residents — to the ambiance — hand-painted tropical imagery, eclectic cumbia, salsa, merengue, and reguetón playlists — La Diáspora is a Alex & Marcelo’s love letter to the wonderful, unique, and ever growing Latin American community of NYC.

With two separate dining rooms — each featuring 60+ seating capacity — plus a full, separate bar — with its own 35 seats — La Diáspora can accommodate over 160 guests in its approximately 5000 sq ft, and is available for private events, including large, family-style dinners, film shoots, panels, corporate mixers, weddings, and more.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Latin American, Traditional Mexican
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(646) 799-9379
Website
http://www.diasporaofnyc.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Paolo Peralta
Catering
Catering for private events
Private party facilities
Multiple spaces for private events

Location
91 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Cross street
Baxter & Canal
Parking details
None
Public transit
N, R, Q, F, C, E
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 6 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
4.2Service
4.2Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

6 Reviews

T
Tonje
New York City1 review
2.0
Dined on March 3, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
We got burned food. Not very cosy athmosphere. Would not recommend.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
New York City16 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing place. Phenomenal service ! It is so great to have a local place with reasonable prices
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Brian
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I love this hidden gem. It is very quiet. The drink are perfect, not too strong but not soft either. Great music. 10/10 atmosphere.
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Christina
Washington DC1 review
1.0
Dined on January 4, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
First of all I would like to start off with the food. The food was absolutely disappointing… One the chicken thigh sandwich was not even made of real chicken, I think it was artificial?? But the Chicken wings really taste like chicken so that’s something you would want to get if you’re feeling chicken. Also if you’re getting a burger make sure to not ask for sauté onions, they look super slimy and gross. Their atmosphere I have to give it to them, it looked really good! It was nice and clean. Now their service was very disappointing, they only had two waitresses and they took forever!!! It took literally 30 minutes to eat, and if you get a drink NEVER get the Sprite. The soda machine was definitely not working, and the sodas were flat. Also the sweet teas taste like a watered down tea. Not even sugar helps, and lastly the place was completely empty (probably on how bad the service was). This was my family and i’s experience, if you decide to eat there just see for yourself. Enjoy??
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Eric
New York City5 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 20, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Dont judge a book by its cover. Ambience of dive bar. Shockingly great food. I had fried chicken sandwich which was really good. Better than most "top 10" chicken sandwiches I've had from around town. Buddy had a burger that looked good and he said was great. Only complaint was we could of used more fries. I gave my friend the option to go somewhere else more upscale looking when we got there, but we both decided to try anyways based on reviews. We will go again for sure. We also went at 3.00p on a Friday so it was rather quiet and slow which was great to chat.
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FrankM
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined on December 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and service were exceptional! We had a celebration event for a co-worker and approximately 30 people attended...food was delicious, and good drinks also. Highly recommend!
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FAQs

La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (646) 799-9379.

La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant is rated 4.3 stars by 6 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant

91 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013

Additional information

Cross street
Baxter & Canal
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Latin American, Traditional Mexican
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
N, R, Q, F, C, E
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Paolo Peralta
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.diasporaofnyc.com/
Phone number
(646) 799-9379
Catering
Catering for private events
Private party facilities
Multiple spaces for private events

La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant

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Order delivery or takeout

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What 6 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant restaurant rated?

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Order delivery or takeout

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