Beauty & Essex

Jalen Brunson's Favorite Post-Game Restaurants - New York - The Infatuation

"You can never judge a player based on their physical makeup, and the same can be said about when you arrive to Beauty and Essex after the game. After you enter through a thrift shop, every item on the menu is shareable for a true team effort. Start with the Korean-style fish tacos and the Thai-style deep-fried shrimp to get the meal off to a great first quarter! Then comes the game-winner: the grilled cheese soup dumplings. I’m telling you not one, not two, maybe three orders of these are necessary. Finally, make sure you save some room for the doughnut Ferris wheel to win this meal!" - andrew steinthal

What Is Fun? America’s Restaurants Have the Answer - Eater

"We got a whole bunch of these places: Beauty and Essex opened in 2010." - Bettina Makalintal

Al Coro Is Closing, Restaurant to be Bought by Tao | Eater NY

"Cited alongside Lavo as part of Tao Group’s stable, Beauty and Essex on the Lower East Side has likewise been open for roughly 12 years and serves as another example of Tao’s longevity in New York." - Emma Orlow

19 Award-Worthy Cocktail Spots in Los Angeles | Eater

"If you can make it past the “pawn shop” foyer without stopping to buy a new guitar or fine jewelry, this Hollywood hot spot is home to delicious drinks and the New American cuisine of chef and TV cooking show judge Chris Santos. The interiors here are beautiful, but this is also the first of the Beauty & Essex restaurants to feature outdoor seating; the al fresco vibe matches well with the Bubbles & Berries (Grey Goose, sparkling wine, elderflower liqueur, fresh strawberries). Or settle in with a week-ending Gray Goose martini with a twist on Sunday nights, when live jazz floats through the air." - Vox Creative

"Why are so many people hanging out at this pawn shop?" you might think to yourself while walking along Essex Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. But it's not the goods in this (working!) pawn shop that the hangers-about are interested in; it's what's behind the pawn shop's storefront: Beauty & Essex, a not-so-secret bar with a cavernous space for drinking and over-the-top brunching. In addition to the list of cocktails, wines, and beers, there's the menu of food to help hold it all down. It includes such fever dream-esque items as tuna poke wonton tacos and shrimp cocktail with a jalapeño remoulade."