Essen is a city in the Ruhr area of Germany.
Essen may also refer to:
- Spiel or Essen, a game fair held in Essen, Germany
- Essen (surname)
- Essen, Belgium, a municipality in Antwerp, Belgium
- Essen (Oldenburg), a municipality in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Essen, Groningen, a hamlet in the Netherlands
- Essen, Gelderland, a village in Gelderland, the Netherlands
- FV Essen, a West German fishing trawler in service 1945-56