We spent $145 to eat like finance bros at Tommy Bahama and are shocked to admit we get the appeal — but not the foodNEWS | 18 January 2026We ate at Tommy Bahama's Manhattan restaurant, which has become a hot spot for a business lunch.
We ate at Tommy Bahama's Manhattan restaurant, which has become a hot spot for a business lunch. Jordan Hart/Business Insider
We ate at Tommy Bahama's Manhattan restaurant, which has become a hot spot for a business lunch. Jordan Hart/Business Insider
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Above an oasis of floppy sun hats, chinos, and pastel polos on most weekday afternoons, you will find one of Manhattan's most formidable cohorts: the power lunchers.
We visited the Midtown location of Tommy Bahama, a clothing store that also includes a chain of restaurants, on a recent Tuesday. The interior design was straight out of a beachfront vacation home, but the environment was more work than play.
The business lunch is what brought us to the restaurant in the first place, after Grubstreet reported that it's become a go-to spot for financiers' midday meal.
Since the January article, our server said the location has only gotten more popular, with employees looking for a break from the skyscrapers that tower over the second-floor restaurant. She said the restaurant also often hosts parties for banks.
So, we sat down for our own power lunch of sorts to see how the finance bros dine during the day. We picked out a mix of popular items and whatever sounded appetizing. Unlike some of the diners around us, we skipped the cocktails.Author: Alice Tecotzky. Jordan Hart. Source
