"Despite sounding like the musings of a Dylan Thomas enthusiast, this seafood bar is pretty straightforward. Locals wander in for half a dozen rock oysters while dates clink glasses over a plate of salmon sashimi outside. It’s a small slick space—part fishmongers and part restaurant—and the small plates menu draws inspiration from all over. There are things like meaty chunks of chilled smoked eel with cucumber, and larger hot dishes like monkfish in an XO sauce." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna