Equal Measure

Innovation combines with timeless, classical consistency at Equal Measure. A cocktail bar attached to Eastern Standard, ES Hospitality Group’s beverage director Jackson Cannon’s name and top-shelf talent is associated with it, but it's principal bartender Liza Hoar who is infusing exciting energy into the place night after night. Her culinary-inspired cocktails with quippy descriptions—like Down the Rabbit Hole (“curiouser and curiouser”), which combines tequila, Aperol, lime, turmeric honey, carrot greens and olive oil; an Oopsie Daisy, (“a little melty ice cream”), with honey-infused cognac, cream, crème de cacao, benedictine and lavender—may sound more intriguing than clearly delicious. But in practice, they prove to be balanced, beautiful and memorable every time. This is mostly a bar, but don't sleep on the menu of snacks—especially the duo of petite lobster rolls on house-made, griddled "baby buns" with butter and mayo.