There’s a big dining room — sometimes given over to karaoke contests — but persevere beyond that to one of the city’s loveliest outdoor decks, which looks across the water at houses on stilts. Mehr erfahren.
The restaurant has turned toward fried fast food in the last decade, but still has a lighthouse. In addition to lobster rolls, it’s a good place for raw clams and oysters. Mehr erfahren.
Has a waterside wooden deck with a view of pleasure boats at their moorings. The thing to get is a bucket of fresh blue crabs steamed in Old Bay. Along with it comes a wooden mallet and plastic bib. Mehr erfahren.
A Turkish restaurant right on the water — with a roasted sea bass or mess of fried fresh anchovies, best eaten on the screened-in porch. Mehr erfahren.
An elegant Greek seafood spot where a whole flame-roasted flounder, enough for two or three people and likely locally caught, will set you back $30. Mehr erfahren.
Order anything with clams, including fried clams, baked stuffed clams, spaghetti with white or red clam sauce, and, of course, New England or Manhattan clam chowder. Mehr erfahren.
Yes, the hot dogs taste great with the smell of brine in your nostril, but don’t overlook the clam offerings, which include fried clams and raw clams on the half shell, at bargain prices. Mehr erfahren.
It boasts patios at different levels, several bars featuring beer and mixed drinks, and a menu heavy on seafood. Crab claws, shrimp cocktails, and raw oysters are all specialties. Mehr erfahren.
sells Baja-style tacos (pick fish, chorizo, or tofu) heaped with slaw and squiggled with crema, plus quesadillas, guac and chips, and the stray breakfast taco. Mehr erfahren.
Peddling burgers, cheese fries, soft-serve ice cream, and alcoholic beverages right on the boardwalk with stunning views of the ocean. Mehr erfahren.
This swinging spot, is open to the wee hours, serving up raw bar selections, baked stuffed clams, fried calamari, and steamed scungilli (conch). Mehr erfahren.
It makes a great bike destination, and the lobster roll, blackened salmon, and shrimp brochettes are better than they need to be, and cheaper, too. Mehr erfahren.
Elevated and built out of rusticated stone like a Transylvanian castle, is the West 79th Street Boat Basin Café, overlooking a marina. Mehr erfahren.
Perches a pebble’s throw from sprawling South Beach. After consuming your meal, which might include a whole grilled branzino or fried calamari, take a stroll along the boardwalk. Mehr erfahren.
A strip-mall palace of inexpensive seafood. The menu skews Sicilian with a splendid octopus salad dotted with black olives, a range of chowders, and lobster in several permutations Mehr erfahren.
Offers views of Arthur Kill and the oil tanks on the Jersey side of the tidal strait from its front porch. The usual German fare includes baked oysters, smoked fish, and salmon poached in weissbier. Mehr erfahren.
Has prices tacked up on placards around the ceiling, and bargain-basement fish, clams, oysters, and frogs legs, all fried and served with french fries and washed down with milkshakes. Mehr erfahren.