Cervo's
Seafood restaurant · Chinatown ·
Coastal Spain & Portugal inspire crisp seafood at this oyster bar
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Coastal Spain & Portugal inspire crisp seafood at this oyster bar
"From the people behind Hart’s, The Fly, and Eel Bar, Cervo’s is where you can eat Spanish and Portuguese seafood while you take in a candlelit scene. The narrow room is perpetually busy, and the menu has a lot of small plates, like manila clams, mussels escabeche, and crispy shrimp heads. No matter what you get, take advantage of the interesting Spanish and Portuguese wine list." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman
"Cervo’s is reliable. In a sexy way. It’s a place you can undoubtedly depend on, with fried shrimp heads, anchovy-draped lamb burgers, and steady streams of vermouth that are anything but boring. Sure, if you don’t have a reservation at primetime on a Saturday night, you might encounter a bit of a wait. Don’t give up. Once you’re sitting with a martini and some mussels escabeche, you’ll be glad to be part of the scene. Your efforts will be rewarded with manila clams in vinho verde, a block party atmosphere, and all the vermouth you can handle." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick
"A pick-me-up kind of restaurant, Cervo’s is the place to snag a seat at the bar for a plate of green tomatoes with fried rock shrimp, mussels escabeche, or a fried skate wing with sungolds and bottarga. Tuck a glass of boutique Spanish vermouth in a rainbow of colors into your evening in between snacks. Everything about this place drips in sex appeal." - Melissa McCart
"“I always knew I wanted this restaurant to play a pivotal role in my novel, in particular for a moment in the story when the characters are evolving and accessing a greater level of confidence. There is something decidedly chic and 'adult' about this crowded, dimly-lit Dimes Square seafood spot—you feel ten percent more attractive while dining there.”" - brennan carley
"Cervo’s is an extremely reliable restaurant. But not in a boring way. In a sexy way. At this Spanish seafood restaurant on the Lower East Side (from the same team as Hart's, The Fly and Eel Bar), you can eat a plate of clams swimming in garlicky white wine, and know that they taste this excellent every single night. And as long as you reserve a week in advance, or snag a walk-in table on the earlier side, you can eat those garlicky bivalves whenever you want. You can also share the perfect roast chicken, an anchovy-draped lamb burger, and seasonal vegetables drenched in olive oil with friends, along with a steady stream of vermouth. Sit in the skylit back dining room, at the long bar up front, or on the prime people-watching patio looking out onto Dimes Square—and always, always start with the delicately fried shrimp heads." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah