"It’s your last night in NYC, so you might as well pretend you’re hiding from a zombie apocalypse in a basement full of attractive people. La Esquina Brasserie is a Mexican restaurant underneath a casual taco spot in Nolita, and it’s where you go to eat grilled corn, drink tequila, and be around other people who are knowing participants in a scene. Sure, you’ll have to make a reservation, speak with a host, then enter through a secret passage that leads to a kitchen and down a set of stairs - but that’s just a great example of why you both love and hate NYC." - bryan kim