Nikkei Restaurant in Asbury Park NJ | Esquina No. 525
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The cocktail bar at Esquina No. 525, a Nikkei restaurant in Asbury Park, NJ
黄昏 — golden hour
Nikkei cuisine & cocktails · 525 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park NJ

Meet me at the esquina.

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

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肴Guacamole·Fried Baby Squid·Cauliflower Tempura·生Yellowtail Tiradito·Vieras — Scallops·Red Snapper & Truffle·Mushroom Tiradito·Palm Heart & Lychee·鮮Sea Bass Ceviche·Tuna Chifa·Spicy Beef·海Whole Bronzino·Roasted Octopus·Sea Bass Cazuela·Mushroom Cazuela·炭Chicken Leg·Lamb Chops·Wagyu Sirloin·Miyazaki Wagyu A5·Tomahawk 42oz·菜Corn Salad·Kale Salad·Baked Sweet Potato·Purée de Papa·Broccolini·甘味Chocolate Cookie·Yuzu Cheesecake·肴Guacamole·Fried Baby Squid·Cauliflower Tempura·生Yellowtail Tiradito·Vieras — Scallops·Red Snapper & Truffle·Mushroom Tiradito·Palm Heart & Lychee·鮮Sea Bass Ceviche·Tuna Chifa·Spicy Beef·海Whole Bronzino·Roasted Octopus·Sea Bass Cazuela·Mushroom Cazuela·炭Chicken Leg·Lamb Chops·Wagyu Sirloin·Miyazaki Wagyu A5·Tomahawk 42oz·菜Corn Salad·Kale Salad·Baked Sweet Potato·Purée de Papa·Broccolini·甘味Chocolate Cookie·Yuzu Cheesecake·
Perú

The Ingredients

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

The Technique

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

They meet at the corner

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

One room. Three rooms.

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

5PM

Golden Hour

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

7PM

Amber

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

9PM

After Hours

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

Three dancers in gold fringe performing on the dining room floor at Esquina No. 525
Influencer Night · Asbury Park

The room, full.

Dancers in gold fringe, a percussionist working the bar, whole yellowtail carried through the room. We opened the doors to creators and photographers for one night — the pictures are all here.

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Reservations — La Tarjeta
Admit · Esquina Nº 525 · Asbury Park NJ

Meet Me at 525

a dinner worth dressing for — a drink worth staying for
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