Enjoying the Ocean’s Bounty: Awesome Seafood Places in New York
New York’s dining scene is an eclectic array of diverse cuisines from all over the world. Delicious dishes are derived from all places, be it the Earth or the ocean. The ocean, with its countless array of more than just fish, allows for New York chef’s to create mouthwatering and awe-inspiring dishes and dining experiences. Be it grilled, boiled, baked, or even raw, seafood is a cuisine that is as versatile as it is vast. The flavors of the ocean are among the most prominent of the the many flavors that make up the New York food scene. Here are just a few of the wonderful seafood restaurants that can be enjoyed through HungerPass.
River House Grille $$
195 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport, NY 11520
For a dining experience literally by the water, River House Grille in Freeport is the ideal place for a quiet lunch by yourself or with the family, or a full blown romantic candle-lit dinner just for two. The Nautical Mile is notoriously known for it’s amazing restaurants and water front views. With so many amazing restaurants to choose from, River House Grille is a must try! For lunch at the River House Grille, diners can start things off with appetizers like crispy calamari with hot cherry peppers, and a 2 lb mussel pot with the diner’s choice of marinara or garlic white wine sauce. Lunch entrees include Jewels of the Sea Linguini, with lobster claw, crab meat, and whole crawfish, grape tomatoes, fresh basil, in a garlic white wine sauce, fried shrimp po boy with a red pepper aioli on a ciabatta roll, and an Ahi tuna wrap with mixed greens, avocado, cucumber, and wasabi mayo. For dinner, seafood cravers can enjoy dishes like fire roasted salmon with spinach, rosemary potatoes, and a lemon dill sauce, Mediterranean Branzino with a citrus-oregano dressing, and Alaskan king crab legs with butter. To finish of a fantastic meal on a sweet note, dessert offerings include New York style cheesecake topped with a decadent strawberry compote and a cookies and cream parfait with layers of cloud-like chocolate and vanilla mousse with crumbled oreo cookies.
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Okinii $$
216 Thompson St. New York, NY 10012
For seafood that is distinctly Japanese, head over to Okinii in the big city. Sushi is a unique take on seafood, and at Okinii diners can enjoy a taste of the ocean in its freshest form. For appetizers, the menu offers up dishes that include crispy calamari, bbq squid, and soft shell crab. Okinii special rolls include the Shogun Roll, which is shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with spicy crab and eel sauce, the Green Dragon which is eel, crab, and avocado roll topped with avocado, tobiko, and eel sauce, and the Godzilla, which is a deep fried roll with spicy tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, eel sauce, and spicy mayo. Sashimi special rolls include the Lady Gaga, which is avocado wrapped spicy salmon and cucumber, topped with eel, pepper, tuna, crab, eel sauce, spicy mayo, and tobiko, the American Dream roll which is avocado wrapped spicy tuna and cucumber, topped with salmon, tuna, yellow, eel sauce, and spicy mayo, and the New York roll which is avocado wrapped lobster, salad, and white tuna topped with salmon, yellowtail, tuna, tobiko, and a special yuzu sauce. And finally, Naruto roll offerings include shrimp, crab stick, and avocado with a special sauce, eel, and avocado, asparagus, and crab with eel sauce. This is but a sampling of what Okinii can do with the gifts from the ocean.
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Sabry’s Seafood $$
2425 Steinway St. Astoria, NY 11103
Away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, in Astoria there is the seafood gem called Sabry’s Seafood. Appetizers include crispy or grilled calamari, steamed clams, and shrimp cocktails. Pasta dishes include linguini mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari, or Fruit De Marie which has all four. Entrees to choose from include king crab legs, lobster tail, fish cake fillet, and red snapper. From the grill diners can enjoy grilled salmon, grilled striped bass, Sabry’s combo of grilled shrimp, calamari, and salmon, and even grilled baby shark. Barbecued fish options include burch, talabia, and bronzeiny. For those wanting something crunchy to chow down on, fried options include fried red mullet, fried sardines, fried whole striped bass, and the fried Sabry’s combo of calamari, fillet, shrimp, and scallops. Guests can even enjoy tajine style calamari, scallops, and shrimp. And finally, guests can enjoy sandwiches like the shrimp parmesan hero, fried calamari sandwich, and the baba’s shrimp sandwich. Sabry’s is all about seafood, and it’s menu reflects its dedication.
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Eros Greek Restaurant $$
447 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016
For the Greek take on seafood, Eros Greek Restaurant on 3rd Ave is definitely a place to enjoy. For lunch, diners can start things off with fried or charcoal grilled calamari, spanakopita, and dolmadakia. Main courses include the catch of the day, and solomos, which is grilled organic Scottish salmon with spinach rice. For dinner seafood lovers can enjoy choices from the raw bar that include the Garides cocktail, which is the jumbo Mediterranean shrimp cocktail, kedonia, which are little neck clams, and tonos tartar, which is sushi grade tuna tartare with avocado and crispy potato chips. Fresh fish dishes to enjoy include black sea bass, king prawns grilled in extra virgin olive oil and lemon sauce, sinagrida, which is whole American snapper, and lavraki, which is imported whole Bronzini, lean white fish. Eros specials to choose from include xifias, which is the grilled loin of center cut wild swordfish with spinach rice pilaf, solomos ambelofilo, which is Atlantic salmon with herbs, gently wrapped in grapevine leaves, grilled to perfection, and seafood orzo, which is the greek paella that boasts to be the entire Mediterranean sea on a plate. For the perfect Greek style seafood, Eros will have you falling in love.
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Pokeworks $$
63 W 37 St. New York, NY 10018
If you’re craving fresh seafood, but looking for a lunch on-the-go, Pokéworks in Midtown is the place for you! poké, a popular item hailing from the state of Hawaii, is one of the hottest new ways people are enjoying fresh, delicious fish all over, especially in the Big Apple. At Pokéworks on West 37th Street in the big city, diners can enjoy signature poké bowl, burrito, and salad creations with the perfect combination of ingredients, or they can be adventurous and mix and match to create a meal to their specific preference. Signature bowls include the Hawaiian classic, with Ahi tuna, green and sweet onion, ogo seaweed, cucumber, chili flakes, sesame seeds, roasted sesame oil, Hawaiian salt, and Pokéworks classic sauce,the Wasabi Shrimp and Scallop bowl with shrimp, scallops, green and sweet onions, cucumber, masago, sesame seeds, and a wasabi aioli, and the Shiso Salmon bowl with Atlantic salmon, green and sweet onion, edamame, cucumber, sesame seeds, fresh shiso, and ponzu fresh sauce. For fresh fish combined with wonderful rich flavors, Pokéworks offers a fantastic way to enjoy seafood.
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Written by Raidah Islam
