Lobster Place

6.7/10Japanese

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It's a market inside Chelsea Market with a counter and a raw bar. People come for the selection and the , the negi toro don especially. The divides people, some call it the best in the city and others say it's skimpy and overpriced. It gets mobbed, so regulars use the side door on 16th Street.

75 9th Ave, New YorkChelsea, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • replying to u/dannydevitosmanager: I miss when it was primarily a fish store. They’re so focused on the raw bar/sushi stuff, the retail space is an afterthought

    Instead, they use fresh frozen bags of lobster meat in their clam chowder and lobster rolls. With their prices now, I would be pissed and feel cheated finding out that my $20 dollar lobster roll and $16 dollar 8oz New England chowder uses frozen lobster meat.

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  • so we’re getting puny, stupidly overpriced mediocre (previously frozen!!) food, served by the most hostile group of people, who, despite being downright rude, consistently force you to tip 20%.

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  • replying to u/lawbotamized: Torrisi, Torrisi, Little Spain, Little Spain, Little Spain, Naked Dog, Naked Dog, Katz, Chelsea Market Fish Market, Sushi On Me Queens, Sushi on Me Queens, Palmetto, Roberta’s, Au Za’atar, Hawksmoor, Hawksmoor, Torrisi, Chelsea Market Fish Market, Rosie’s, Minetta Tavern

    It's absolutely amazing. The 12 oyster sampler (typically 10 east coast, 2 west coast) is a work of art.

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  • replying to u/Carl_LaFong: Wegman’s at Astor Place, Osakana, Aquabest, Citarella Agree with wild salmon only.

    Lobster Place at Chelsea Market is good too (but they've reduced their selection over the last few years -- but the salmon is still great).

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  • replying to u/mieshw: Eataly downtown sells uni by the pod

    I got it in the spiny shell one time from Lobster Place and asked the guy to remove it for me, but he had no clue what he was doing and totally mushed it up. It was so sad.

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  • replying to u/thansal: That's a wonderfully eclectic list, and I'll be honest, Paris Baguette is actually one of my favorite "I'm out of groceries at home" breakfasts on the way to work, so not a bad choice, just an odd one. Also, bonus points for getting onions in sauce for your hotdog, I still find it so weird that it's a NYC (mainly) condiment. Thoughts? Things that really stood out to you? Favorite bite/drink? Katana Kitten is great, though half of that is stellar staff I think.

    The scallop at Lobster Place is so simple and so good.

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  • replying to u/No_Fudge1228: Can’t believe I had to scroll this far. Lobster Place is a wholesaler, so they have the freshest seafood around at a great price point. The setting is bare-bones, you can pay extra if you want to sit down at their restaurant next door. Go sit at the counter, order some oysters and the live scallop, follow that with a lobster roll 😋

    And seriously great sushi.

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