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Moon Man opens Project Kantin, an Indonesian canteen stall, inside Essex Market

The kaya jam brand's new Lower East Side stall serves beef rendang and curry rice bowls, sandwiches, vegetable fritters and rendang loaded fries, Thursday through Sunday.

Written by NewYorkNews NewsroomNov 7, 2026 · 1 min read · 3 sources
A Moon Man staff member holds two rice bowls in front of the Project Kantin stall menu boards at Essex Market
Rice bowls at the Project Kantin stall inside Essex Market. Photo from Essex Market's vendor page.

Photo: Essex Market / Lower East Side Partnership

Key points
  • Moon Man, the kaya jam brand, opened Project Kantin inside Essex Market at 88 Essex Street on the Lower East Side; Eater NY listed the opening for Thursday, Nov. 5.
  • The stall serves Indonesian comfort food in rice bowls and sandwiches: slow-braised beef rendang, spiced grilled chicken, curry tofu and sambal eggplant, per Eater and Essex Market.
  • Sides include vegetable fritters and rendang-style loaded fries, Eater reported.
  • Essex Market lists the stall's hours as Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; it is not listed as open Monday through Wednesday.
  • Essex Market describes it as "another nostalgia project by Moon Man" in the form of a modern Indonesian canteen.

Moon Man, the brand best known for its jars of kaya coconut jam, has a new stall at Essex Market. Project Kantin, a modern Indonesian canteen, opened at the Lower East Side market at 88 Essex Street, with Eater NY listing the debut for Thursday, Nov. 5.

Essex Market describes the stall as "another nostalgia project by Moon Man" serving home-style Southeast Asian food with no shortcuts.

What's on the menu

  • Rice bowls and sandwiches built around slow-braised beef rendang, spiced grilled chicken, curry tofu and sambal eggplant (Essex Market, Eater).
  • Sides: vegetable fritters and rendang-style loaded fries, according to Eater.

Before you go

  • Where: Essex Market, 88 Essex St., stall #46, New York, NY 10002
  • Hours: Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (Essex Market vendor page). It is not listed as open Monday through Wednesday, so check before heading over early in the week.
  • Instagram: @projectkantin

Prices were not posted online at publication. Nearby on Ludlow Street, Mili opened Nov. 4, according to Eater's openings list.

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