Turning more heads than the spot’s famous diners (Beyoncé and Jay Z, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow), this unabashedly bountiful seafood platter comes with everything but the kitchen sink: plump pink shrimp, inky-black mussels, flaky striped bass, al dente slips of squid and preserved-lemon potatoes. The tumble of food is stewed in Italian “crazy water,” a vibrant white-wine-and-garlic sauce perfumed with sweet fennel and poppy hot chilies. 18 Greenwich Ave at 10th St (212-647-1818, rosemarysnyc.com). $55.—Christina Izzo
This year saw a wave of stellar seafood dishes splash into New York City. And the fresh catch was deliciously diverse: Whole-fried fish at a Filipino canteen, bong-hit oysters at a Latin ceviche bar and bountiful seafood stew at a celeb-baiting Italian trattoria. Feast your eyes on these aquatic delights.
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