Dame
Seafood restaurant · Greenwich Village ·
Hearty seafood mains, small plates, classic cocktails, terrace
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Hearty seafood mains, small plates, classic cocktails, terrace
"At their West Village fish-and-chips spot I watched them make the iconic Dame tomato sandwich: Szymanski marinates large tomato steaks for hours in spicy olive oil, herbs, and vinegar to create a juicy vegetarian option inspired by Howard’s habit of eating simple tomatoes on toast when they were the only two employees. They whisk an aioli made with both slow-cooked and raw garlic — Howard jokes he’s known for serving “a bucket of aioli” — then assemble aioli, the marinated tomatoes, lettuce, basil, chives, and crispy shallots on a toasted sesame-seed bun." - Emily Venezky
"How Far In Advance Should You Book? Three weeks. Same day reservations occasionally show up. Not enough people are talking about how easy it is to get into Dame, the Greenwich Village restaurant that introduced many New Yorkers and reservation bots to the concept of English seafood. Book a full three weeks in advance, and you should have your pick of times. If you’re making last-minute plans, 5pm and 10pm reservations are always available, and same-day reservations often materialize." - bryan kim
"British seafood isn’t just fish and chips. At Dame in Greenwich Village, it also means smoked whitefish croquettes and tuna tartare on toast,. The roughly 30-seat restaurant (with more tables outside) is relatively casual, but their food is not. Start with the charred squid skewers, then explore other small plates like the broiled oysters and snap pea salad with peekytoe crab. If you have room after that, there’s also, yes, fish and chips. Prime-time reservations are elusive, but there are usually a few early and late time slots available." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman
"On paper, Dame, an English seafood spot in Greenwich Village, might look like a Super Serious Restaurant. Two chefs stand behind a sleek white bar and cook the highest-quality seafood for miles. Grilled oysters are blanketed by green Chartreuse hollandaise, a bottle of $425 Champagne readily stands by, and, as soon as you finish one dish, several more will appear to take their position. Despite being a seriously high-caliber restaurant, this English seafood restaurant avoids taking itself too seriously. Disco blasts inside and out at a confident-party-host volume, and fish and chips take the metaphorical center stage on a menu that also includes things like cured trout, squid skewers, and whitefish salad on crispy polenta. Go heavy on the small plates, and try the aforementioned fish and chips at least once." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"A tight-quartered spot known for its fish-and-chips, opened following the success of a pandemic pop-up. It focuses on seafood with a British influence." - Melissa McCart