Meet me at the esquina.

Golden hour through the Steinbach glass. Crudos, oysters, a first pisco sour. The room is just warming up.

日系Leche de Tigre炭火Ají AmarilloCharcoal柚子PiscoEsquina — the corner交差点日系Leche de Tigre炭火Ají AmarilloCharcoal柚子PiscoEsquina — the corner交差点

Tiradito

The Menu — Raw to Fire

Hover. The room reacts.

— every dish has a Japanese name and a Peruvian soul

Tiradito Nikkei ヒラメ · 525 fluke, yuzu–leche de tigre, rocoto oil, shiso

Ceviche 525 セビーチェ local catch, classic tiger's milk, cancha, sweet potato

Anticuchos al Carbón 炭火串 binchotan skewers, ají panca, miso glaze

Whole Fish Robata 炉端焼き huacatay chimichurri, charred lime

Seafood Rice 525 海鮮ご飯 dashi, ají amarillo, crispy edges, herbs

Pisco Highball ハイボール clarified lime, shiso, soda — cold and fast

Perú

Lima gives the pantry: ají amarillo, rocoto, choclo, cancha, huacatay, lúcuma, purple corn, lime — color, acid, heat, soul.

ají · choclo · huacatay · lúcuma · rocoto

日本

Tokyo gives the hands: knife work, restraint, fermentation, binchotan charcoal, dashi, miso, rice — precision, balance, umami.

包丁 · 炭火 · 出汁 · 発酵 · 米

Esquina means corner. This is ours — Cookman Ave & Bangs Ave.

— flip the house lights (right edge) and watch the site change with the night

6PM

Bright and polished. Raw bar glowing, pisco sours, sun on brass. Dinner worth dressing for.

9PM

Full room. Music builds, plates shared, the bar becomes the engine. Momentum.

12AM

Lights drop, music up. One more round. The night ends when it ends.

Reservations — La Tarjeta

Admit · Esquina Nº 525 · Asbury Park NJ

a dinner worth dressing for — a drink worth staying for

DateFri · Jun 19

Time8:30 PM

Party4

SeatingRaw Bar

Cookman Ave 525 五二五