The oysters, the fries, the cocktails ✨! Looking forward to visiting them again at a new location.
March 2024
The himachi and the Vietnamese lobster roll were excellent, but the pork belly skewers extremely salty, and rest kind of just good, nothing special. The dragonberry mocktail was excellent. Service was outstanding.
February 2024
My favorite spot to grab a nice cocktail and some oysters, which are phenomenal.
Essex Pearl's mission is to showcase the beautiful cuisines of the colorful countries of Southeast Asia in a contemporary NYC setting. We invite you to explore and indulge in our eclectic seafood-centric menu.
Powered by NYC's top seafood purveyor, Aqua Best, Executive Chef Daniel Le brings the heat to the kitchen and welcomes you to join the action via our kitchen-facing counter.
Bring a friend to our open dining room, make new ones at our lively bar or enjoy our seafood rolls on the go from the shack 7 days a week 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. All of us at Essex Pearl are looking forward to welcoming you.
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Three years after first opening, closing and opening once more at the Lower East Side?s sprawling Market Line food and drink emporium, Essex Pearl will relaunch service once more after a refresh that began last December.
Tonight, on Wednesday, April 13, the seafood spot gets to swimming again. Its appearance is unchanged, anchoring a large space with a wrap-around counter on the food hall?s subterranean level, but its chef and menu are brand new.
Photograph: Courtesy of Essex Pearl
Chef Daniel Le, previously of Hanoi House and top 2020 restaurant The Tyger, now leads the kitchen. The new menu ?celebrates Southeast Asia's culinary heritage?from the colorful seaside towns of Indonesia, the bold flavor of Thailand, the alluring Vietnam, to the modern melting pot of Singapore, all packaged in a contemporary New York City setting,? a press release reads.
The new menu includes raw preparations like shrimp ceviche, steak tartare and a variety of oysters, grilled prawn or cumin lamb skewers, Indonesian fried chicken and large plates like a crispy whole fish, surf and turf and live tank lobster and Dungeness crab for the smallest possible DIY lift to your dinner. Signature cocktails, beer and wine are also available.
Essex Pearl is located on the lower level of Essex Market at 88 Essex Street. It is open Wednesday-Sunday from 5pm-10pm.
