"Every time we get a shrimp cocktail, we’re a little disappointed in ourselves. Those three shrimp were nice, but were they really worth more than a movie ticket? At Penny in the East Village, the Argentinian shrimp are a finger long, a little sweet, cost $4.50 each—and we ordered three more immediately after the first round. The high-quality raw stuff at this 31-seat seafood counter from the Claud team includes oysters, clams, and mussels, and a lot of them can be sampled in the Ice Box—Penny’s take on the seafood tower. But it’s only a teaser. Follow it with a dinner of confit oysters, stuffed squid, and a brioche ice cream sandwich." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman