"Straight-out-of-the-water" fish is the bait at this Flatiron seafooder famed for its "expertly prepared" catch, "exceptional" service and "stylish" setting beneath a "giant skylight"; brace for "a whopper of a tab" in the "more genteel" upstairs room, or set your anchor in the more "funky" ground-floor Fish Shack where it's "cheaper" and "louder."
Esquared Hospitality’s life aquatic. Lobster rolls rule the lower deck in Manhattan's idea of a fish shack, but top is all high-energy, glass-elevator sophistication. Would-be deep sea divers beware: fish priced by the pound, so be blubber-conscious. Sometimes uneven, but messing up fritters and tartar sauce is, like Paris Hilton, more widespread than you realize. Confirm your sea legs before...
Chef Laurent Tourondel's BLT Fish presents great food without airs. It allows the indulgence of different sensibilities and moods, letting diners take from it what they want, be it whole fish as pure and clean as anything likely to swim in the direction of dinner, or seafood done up in cheekier fashions. The octopus salad may be the best in the city, and the salt-crusted pink snapper and crispy...
Two stories above the less formal Fish Shack, BLT Fish is an elegantly appointed dining room in a Flatiron town house set under a spectacular skylight. Roasted Alaskan black cod is simply marinated overnight, then roasted. The piping-hot result is among the best seafood dishes in town. Other options include grilled Mediterranean branzino and seared Tasmanian sea trout. Whole fish is sold by the...