The clue is to be as secluded and secretive as possible. At least if the goal is to become talked about as a trendy hang out on Manhattan.
From the street La Esquina in Soho looks like any ordinary Mexican fast food joint – and if you don’t happen to be better informed, that’s where your La Esquina-experience will end. But, as is the case with many other hidden pearls of this city, you have to know about the secret door.
And if you manage to get past the bouncer (not the easiest feat in NY) your adventurous journey begins: Down a long, dark staircase, along a dark hallway, through a well-lit kitchen and another dark hallway – before you’ve reached your destination.
This is me going out … (please ignore my sleepy hairdo)
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Here’s Beyoncé and Jay Z on their way out …
Beyoncé og Jay Z going out – AGAIN
You can reserve a table for dinner, or you can just have a drink in the bar. If you’re coming just for drinks you’ll unfortunately have to go through the tiring procedure that seems to be a given rule in every other hip bar in New York; the bouncer will eye you up and down to gauge if your level of cool is high enough to let you in.
The menu is stocked with typical Mexican dishes, and the bar is filled with everything your heart (or throat) desires. You’re also free to step around the corner where another part of the restaurant is located, or you can seat yourself outside in the summer-time and watch the life of the city.
Here’s a video I found on YouTube made by a guy who was slightly better than me at filming. But only slightly …
Anki is the VJ for the Norwegian edition of MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball.
Now she is producing Headbanger’s Ball for Denmark and producing/presenting the Norwegian edition, and all this from New York!
Kerel is trying to learn to do nothing and let the universe flow through. He really loves spirituality and music. So he combines the two. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY. reverbnation.com/mgca ; myspace.com/consciousarts ; twitter.com/mgca108
Troy will be writing about his adventures as a NYC promoter and what it's like working behind the impossible door that's filled with glitz, glamour and celebrities.
Liz works in client relations for a large financial institution. She resides on the Upper East Side. Working hours spent on Wall Street, but after the markets close.... say no more!
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