Bar Cosme Opens in Former Atla Space
Enrique Olvera's new Bar Cosme occupies the Lafayette Street location where Atla operated for nine years before closing in May 2026.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Mexican Food
Chef Enrique Olvera opened Bar Cosme at 372 Lafayette Street, taking over the former Atla space. The restaurant puts cocktails and dinner at its center, with a 40-seat room built around an open kitchen and comal.
Why it matters
The opening replaces a long-running Atla location with a new concept from one of the city's most recognized Mexican chefs. For New York diners, it signals how Olvera's Cosme brand is expanding beyond Flatiron into a bar-forward format.
Bar Cosme seats 40 guests and offers a $135 prix fixe menu covering seafood, meat, a side, and dessert. The wine list holds 50 bottles, and the restaurant operates from 5 p.m. to midnight, with Resy reservations available from 5 to 9 p.m.
The players
Enrique Olvera
A Mexico City-born chef known for Pujol and the New York restaurant Cosme, who has built a reputation for modern Mexican cooking in the United States.
Taller ADG
A Mexico City architecture studio that redesigned the Bar Cosme space.
The details
The space was redesigned by Mexico City architecture studio Taller ADG and features floor-to-ceiling windows onto the corner of Great Jones Street. The menu is grouped into seafood and crudo, meat and poultry, vegetables and sides, and sweets, with fresh-pressed tortillas and salsas served with every order. Cocktails are divided into 'de la casa' and 'de la barra' categories and were developed by Sebastian Tollius Jorsand Diaz.
Timeline
May 2026: Olvera closed Atla after nine years at the location.
2014: Olvera opened the original Cosme in Flatiron.
2017: Atla opened, and Cosme debuted at No. 40 on the World's 50 Best list.
2024: Clemente Bar launched upstairs at Eleven Madison Park.
November 10, 2026: Bar Cosme opened at 372 Lafayette Street.
Culture Shift
Bar Cosme follows the path Cosme set when it debuted at No. 40 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017, extending Enrique Olvera's modern Mexican cooking into a bar-forward format. The move reflects a broader movement of high-profile Mexican chefs building casual, drink-centered venues in the United States.
New York diners can reserve through Resy between 5 and 9 p.m. or walk in at the 40-seat bar, with the prix fixe menu at $135 offering a fixed-price option. The restaurant's cocktail and wine lists give drinkers a reason to stop in even without booking dinner.
The takeaway
Diners who want the full experience should plan for the $135 prix fixe menu or book early through Resy's 5 to 9 p.m. window. Bar Cosme is a useful reminder that Olvera's cooking now travels across formats, from fine dining to a cocktail-focused room.
Further reading
For more on the cuisine behind the opening, explore Mexican Food coverage for New York City.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Eater NY.
