"Along with excellent trays of ice-cold, briny oysters, Little’s Oyster Bar also constructs artful seafood platters, sears off Gulf seafood filets, and fries up excellent crab croquettes. If you want to eat (and spend) like an underwater king, hit up this glamorous seafood restaurant in Midtown to have your fill of mollusks, crustaceans, and tender whitefish galore. Follow up each bite with one of Little’s opulent $18 cocktails to feel even fancier. Go here for a special occasion or date night or if you have a few hundred bucks burning a hole in your pocket." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene