Pressing the grapes…
Pressing the grapes…
Ranked from the ratings we track · nobody has written it up yet
El Pingüino is a Seafood place in Greenpoint, and it's #17 of the 163 we track in town. We also file it under Latin and Bar & Grill. What gets ordered, going by the write-ups: the oysters and cheesecake. The same notes come up again and again: the cocktails get a mention. Practically: it takes reservations and has outdoor seating. The number comes from 239 ratings. Prices land around $$ ($15–30 a head).
Every place is measured the same way, so these are real positions in a real line — a rating built from where it actually stands. El Pingüino sits in the top 8% of seafood places we track.
Pulled from what reviewers actually wrote about El Pingüino — the dishes they named and the things they kept coming back to.
| Monday | 4:00 – 11:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 4:00 – 11:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:00 – 11:00 PM |
| Thursday | 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM |
| Friday | 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM |
| Saturday | 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM |
| Sunday | 4:00 – 11:00 PM |
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