La Esquina Cafe, with Jan

We tend to save La Esquina Cafe for lunching with friends as its congenial atmosphere is conducive to long conversations about nothing and everything. It's particularly nice for meeting a new friend like Jan from Berlin. Several months have elapsed since chef Rene has left the kitchens of La Esquina so still too early to tell what impact his departure will have on the normally quite tasty food. Regardless, we continue to try and today we take Jan to try too. His salad reminded him of Indian watermelon curries which sounds kind of crazy but is, apparently, very endearing.
La Esquina Cafe, 106 Kenmare Street at Cleveland Place