Best Restaurants for Creative Cuisine in Howard Beach

Cecconi's was the perfect setting for a festive Christmas Eve dinner. The food, as always, was delish and the atmosphere was superb!

Sommelier was very helpful. Michelin Star is well deserved.

Randy was amazing as a server! He made my experience great! I had some special accommodations needed because of an upcoming show time on broadway and i got the experience of beauty and Essex in record time and still made it to my show! Thank you!

Honestly pretty noisy but I feel like it’s intentional so the tables feel more secluded. Personally wish the seats didn’t have a stool separating when dining for 2 but that’s more preferential. The food is phenomenal staff is so so friendly—it feels like they are background actors haha. The space is very intentional well done. Aquavit does not even compare to this if a date is what you’re looking for. The food is also very interesting while aquavit is more classical well done Swedish dishes this is a great space for a date as the dishes give you something to talk about with your partner that pertains to the space you’re in.

Essex food and service were totally on point. Vibe was very mellow, but we were dining on a Sunday night. We shared a burrata flatbread which was very good but the steak was the star. The Porterhouse Steak for Two, which could easily serve three, was on another level of awesome and was cooked to perfection. I've been to all the name steakhouses and this may have been the best steak I ever had. Shout out to Kate, our server, for her excellent food and wine recommendations. Will be back!