Great Cocktails, Average Beer.

Reserve Menu

42 The Esplanade

For evenings that stay off the record

Low lights, clinking ice, a bartender who knows your order before you say it.

  • Crowded bar counter, guests and warm lighting
  • Guest in profile holding a whiskey cocktail
  • Guest enjoying oysters with cocktails
  • Pink coupe on black table with red velvet banquette
  • Two chefs plating dishes at the pass
  • Tall Manhattan-style highball with a pale garnish on clear ice
  • Coffee bean jello cubes in a tight grid
  • Couple laughing with cocktails in warm booth light

The Menu

Every pour tells a story — Andrew Whibley makes sure of it. The food menu is just as curated.

Melon Highball

Summer in a Glass

Tanqueray Gin, Fino Sherry, Melon, Orange Bitters, Lime, Seltzer (2oz)

Summer Peach

Bright and Complex

Planteray 3 Star Rum, Peach Cordial, Vanilla, Lime (2oz)

Espresso Ghost

Clear Espresso Martini

Ketel One Vodka, Cream, Vanilla, Hazelnut, Cacao, Brown Butter (2.5oz)

French Orchard

Spice, Tannin and dry peel bitter

Calvados, Pineau Des Charentes, Cointreau, Gentian, Peychauds (2.25oz)

Tropic Thunder

Old Fashioned x Pina Colada

Rum, Pandan, Coconut, Allspice, Pineapple (2.25oz)

Crimson Ember

Bright Floral Smoky Sour

Mezcal, Tequila, Campari, Maraschino, Pomegranate, Hibiscus, Lime (2oz)

Cloakroom Special

Floral, Cacao, Hint of Raspberry

Tanqueray Gin, Olorosso Sherry, Vermouth, Amaro, Chocolate, Raspberry, Hibiscus (3oz)

Pineapple Negroni

Tropical and Bittersweet

Pineapple Rum, Toasted Coconut Campari, Red Vermouth (3oz)

Jello Shot Cubes

London Garden Fizz

Gin, Citrus, Cucumber, Elderflower

Glass Espresso

Vodka, Coffee, Liqueur, Hazelnut, Espresso (N)

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