Essential By Christophe
103 West 77 Street, New York, NY
Menu (As of 10/29)
Un & Deux
- Hokkaido Unicrustacean royale / sora pickles / timut wasabi velour
Pour Commencer
- Mushroom Cappuccinosweet potato / madeira reduction
- Mushroom Cappuccinosweet potato / madeira reduction
Un
- Vichyssoise $18.00fin velouté / grilled leek / dill émulsion
- Vichyssoise $18.00fin velouté / grilled leek / dill émulsion
- Dorade Royale $26.00artichoke / gold ossetra caviar / citrus dressing
- Foie Gras $28.00raviolo / choux rouge condiment / truffle bouillon
- 2g alba white truffle supplement $55.00
- Blue Prawns $32.00poached / lime kosho / crispy genmaicha / dill & chive
- Scallop $36.00lightly smoked / gold ossetra caviar / champagne hazelnut
- Langoustine $36.00slightly cooked / stuffed zita / swarnadwipa / green curry
- Rouget des Vendangeurs $30.00grilled / piperade / bouillabaisse reduction
Cocktails
- Plum Prélude $25.00blue plum & lemon verbena / cobra fire eau de vie de raisin
- Plum Prélude $25.00blue plum & lemon verbena / cobra fire eau de vie de raisin
- The Essential Martini $25.00gin & vodka / cyril zangs eau de vie de cidre
- Cramoise $24.00hibiscus & yuzu / helix vodka
- Fall Harvest Highball $24.00brooklyn gin / lemongrass & ginger / zirbenz
- Coqueret $25.00physalis / chairman’s white & clairin le rocher / lime
- Esperanza $24.00passion fruit / el tequileño reposado & bosscal mezcal / drambuie
- Pear Old Fashioned $25.00redwood empire pipe dream bourbon / seckel pear / baking spice
- Résolution $22.00afficionado espresso / licor 43 / chocolate
Foie Gras
- 2g alba white truffle supplement $55.00
Deux
- Amadai $39.00confit / green florets & satsuma / turmeric
- Kampachi $39.00barely grilled / salsify / makrut / château-chalon
- Penne Millerighe $36.00maine lobster / tarragon
- Poularde $48.00roasted / chanterelles / albufera sauce
- Venison $48.00ribeye / celery vanilla / black truffle & omija berries jus
- Leo’s Favorite Burger $38.00prime beef / vermont cheddar / essential secret sauce
Sides
- Pomme Purée $6.00our signature side
Bread
Desserts
- Le Tropical $16.00pink pineapple / rum granité / coconut
- La Tarte au Chocolat $19.00warm / roasted vanilla ice cream
- Le Vacherin $19.00clementine marmalade / orange blossom / Thai lime sorbet
- Honeycrisp Apple $19.00fines feuilles / rum raisin ice cream / williams extraction
- Le Soufflé $19.00grand marnier / marmalade / green cardamom ice cream
- Brebirousse d'Argental $19.00sheep’s milk / white frisée / pineau des charentes
Spirit-Free Mixed Drinks
- The English Garden $16.00rose / cucumber / elderflower
- Seventy-Seventh Street $16.00orange & basil / peach / lime
- Christophe’s Favorite $16.00rose blossom / amalfi orange / pink peppercorn
- N.A.groni $16.00joy's island sorrel / the pathfinder 'hemp & root' / pentire 'seaward'
Thanksgiving at Essential
- On Thursday, November 26, 2026, Chef Christophe Bellanca serves a $210.00
Essential By Christophe: hours and how to order