After serving the neighborhood for ten years, Greenpoint’s Esme (999 Manhattan Ave.) is closing on Sunday, May 12 after one final Mother’s Day brunch service.
10 years ago, Esme was conceived by a group of friends. They had never owned a restaurant, they did not have a celebrity chef on board, and they did not hire a PR team, Esme’s managing partner Matthew Ricke told Greenpointers
Nevertheless, Esme quickly became a neighborhood favorite. After a…
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Nice place, good people. I went there once with friends. Not my type but food was good and staff nice. Very popular with friends.,
Good luck to them.
Still not sure why so much development has happened in that part of Greenpoint – when the G is your only subway, commuting to the city is a nightmare. You’d think these developers and restaurants would build up the area around every L stop but they haven’t. Very perplexing.
Best and most consistent restaurant in GP. Will miss you guys!
The $6 for half dozen oysters on their snack menu were golden.