David Burke Fishtail

Celebrated chef David Burke's Fishtail by David Burke is an innovative seafood restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Located in a historic townhouse, the bi-level eatery combines casual dining in the ground floor sushi bar with traditional sit-down service in the main second-floor dining room.

"Fabulous" seafood dished up in "lovely townhouse" digs by a "chipper" crew is the lure at David Burke's UES piscatorium, where "cheerful", "modern" decor distinguishes the downstairs bar ("hopping" at happy hour), upstairs dining room and terrace; it's "pricey" – even factoring in the "complimentary peanut brittle" – but a happy hour menu rewards early birds.

Fresh seafood gets innovative spins on classic faves. Calamari mac ‘n’ cheese and tuna tartar taquitos, anyone? Fully stocked raw bar boasts oysters repping both East and West coasts. Land lubbers fret not, dry-aged rib eye and organic chicken abound. Elegant double dining rooms proportionately fit to accommodate mobs of loyal DB fans.

David Burke's innovative new seafood restaurant on the Upper West Side mixes all of the talents of the world-renowned chef with a specially brine-worthy menu.

Chef David Burke’s seafood-themed restaurant professes to offer a menu with approximately eighty percent of its seafood caught through sustainable fishing measures. As admirable as this seems, Burke’s menu is even more admirable for its freshness and creativity. A page of appetizers as long as the entrées inspires sampling. A trio of sashimi includes three lively raw fish selections, kindai...

Chef David Burke’s Fishtail by David Burke is an innovative seafood restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side.