Randazzo's Seafood

"Down the block and across the street, at Randazzo's, the sidewalk raw bar offers a similar proposition, with a little bit more of a rough-spun air. The day’s offerings are kept on ice just outside the shop—but stored in a cooler, here, rather than neatly arrayed for display—and there’s a stainless-steel countertop to belly up to. There were clams, of course, fifteen dollars a dozen, and also the thrilling option of razor clams, their long, rectangular shells housing juicy mollusks more subtle in flavor than their conventional counterparts. There were just two varieties of oyster on offer—Blue Points, with their tangy liquor and grassy, bright flavor, and those buttery Beau Soleils—each at two dollars apiece." - Helen Rosner

"Seafood admirers, please formally introduce yourself to Randazzo’s, a fish market on Arthur Avenue with a huge selection of fresh seafood. A lot of people do their grocery shopping here, so you’ll notice people buying everything from octopus imported from Italy to over 30 types of oysters. But, when the weather is nice, they set up a raw bar on the sidewalk out front where they shuck oysters and clams to order, and serve sea urchin you can eat standing up in the middle of the street." - Hannah Albertine

"Randazzo’s is a seafood shop on Arthur Avenue with a huge selection of fresh seafood, ranging from octopus imported from Italy to over 30 types of oysters. When the weather is nice, they set up a raw bar on the sidewalk out front where they shuck oysters and clams to order, and serve sea urchin you can eat standing up on the street." - Matt Tervooren

"One of the two top seafood spots in the neighborhood, with the freshest fish available, both familiar and exotic. Warm months have fresh shucked oysters and clams for sale on the sidewalk." - Danica Lo