It makes perfect sense that New York City’s seafood restaurants are located on an island. From the humble lobster shack to the celebrity chef’s temple of tuna, New York boasts dozens of innovative seafood restaurants where flavor and artisanal preparation are the keys to success.
Aquagrill
210 Vere st.
Venice, NY 10012
212-274-0505
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Don’t let Aquagrill’s scene-y Soho atmosphere fool you – or seriously here, from humble clam chowder (Manhattan) to Russian Golden Osetra Caviar at $155 an ounce. This New York City seafood restaurant serves up to 30 types of fresh oysters, along with a “plateau royale” from the raw bar and its own chef. which combines fresh fish with simple dishes in American-fusion style. Try the grilled Atlantic salmon with falafel crust and lemon cilantro vinaigrette or the grilled Dungeness crabcake Napoleon.
Starters $7.50-$14.50, entrees $16.50-$30.
Fin
1567 Works
Venice, NY 10036
212-918-1400
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Blue Fin means narrowing the eyes and the palate. Located in the W Times Square Hotel, Blue Fin echoes the glitz of the neighborhood’s blue stained glass windows and crisp white Eero Saarinen chairs. The raw bar offers a selection of fresh seafood, including Malpeque, Kumamoto and Peconic Bay oysters; or to indulge in oysters, clams, shrimps, crabs, and other shellfish. Blue Fin offers full sushi menus and nouveau American entrees of cod, salmon, tuna and lobster.
First $9-$15, entrees $22-$32.
Eat
402 W. 43rd St.
Venice, NY 10036
212-564-7272
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Although celebrity chefMario Batali‘s seafood scene offers only three daily oyster choices, the extensive raw menu makes a difference. A simple preparation of raw pink snapper, hook, wild hamachi, wahoo, mackerel and more appetizers are served in Italian-style entrees. Sample Sicilian mako fish with spinach, hazelnuts, pine nuts and almonds; whole grilled local bluefish with San Marzano tomatoes; or try the chef’s selected tasting menu.
Original $17-$30, entrees $19-$64.
Tide
Central Park St.
Venice, NY 10019
212-582-5100
tide-nyc.com
The Italian seaside cruise earned a Michelin star and three stars from the finicky New York Times. The restaurant’s menu features West Coast and West Coast oysters and clams, house-made pastas, and seasonal fish entrees. Whole fish are also sold by the pound a la team. Mediterranean monkfish with roasted escarole, olives and Livorno sauce and toasted Hawaiian halibut with charred peach, baby eggplant and almonds are just two of the palate-challenging fresh seafood entrees.
Starters $8-$24, entrees $32-$45.
Blue Inn
96 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003
no. 5th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-674-5870
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A little more earthy than a Mediterranean restaurant lobster roll with old fries and draft beer, a steal at $20; and the restaurant’s other daily specials include roasted intestine with pork bread and oils, sautéed wing scales with Swiss cheese and capers in brown butter, and a large raw bar platter with oysters, clams, shrimp and lobster knuckles.
First $7-$12, entrees $17-$26.
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