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This seafood newcomer opened in place of the former Vestry, the indoor-outdoor restaurant attached to music venue The Chapel. The historic charm remains in the decor, which includes Victorian dioramas, figurative paintings, and antique clocks. Culinary director Mario Tolentino melds Californian and Southern influences, offering a mix of bar snacks, meat, and seafood. The daily fish and chips is a popular choice, served alongside a heap of herbed fries, as is the ahi tuna tartare, topped with avocado mousse and fresno chili. But the real crowd-pleaser is the shellfish tower, a tiered platter of oysters, gulf prawns, little neck clams, and tuna tartar.