Justin Theroux

The Climb

Opening a cocktail bar at Ray's (since 2019) puts Justin Theroux in the part of hospitality where room, pace, and anticipation do the work before the first pour. The role sits at the point where a bar is more than service: it is staging, timing, and the management of expectation. In that setting, Theroux reads as someone attached to the build as much as the result, with the opening itself carrying the weight of the craft.

Today

That remains his current role. Justin Theroux is still tied to Ray’s (since 2019), and the phrasing matters: opening suggests an active process, not a finished state. What is on view is continuity in a room still taking shape, where the work lives in the ongoing setup, the controlled reveal, and the standards that make a new bar feel settled enough to stand on its own.

Career - Opening a cocktail bar — Ray's, Lower East Side, New York City (2019–present)

In Their Words “I want to attach a chute to my face and have their lasagna shot into my mouth.” The line is direct and physical, with the kind of appetite language that leaves no room for polish. It turns desire into action and makes the joke do double duty: comic timing on one hand, plain enthusiasm on the other. In a profile built on sparse facts, it supplies the nearest thing to a working voice, and it does so with force.

FAQ What is Justin Theroux known for? Opening a cocktail bar on the Lower East Side in 2019.