Upstate Craft Beer and Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

1. Upstate Craft Beer and Oyster Bar

9.0
95 1st Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 229 tips and reviews

NearSay NYCNearSay NYC: Unbelievably fresh seafood! We love to pair up one of their amazing beers with some chilled oysters.

Judy C.Judy Cari: Must try their fantastic oyster selection, the clams, scallops on risotto is excellent. There's a wait so come early and put your name on the list.

Ruby A.Ruby Anaya: Holy shit this place is perfect. The best oysters, perfect wines, and the fettuccine with clams is actually heaven.

Tuome is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

2. Tuome

8.9
536 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 101 tips and reviews

Adrienne R.Adrienne Reina: Must get the Snow Crab noodles and the Quack on Brioche!

Stéphane A.Stéphane Aubin: Excellent restaurant ! Everything was delicious and super tasty! Try the snow crab pasta !

Zach H.Zach Hamed: Snow crab noodles and beef entrees with a bottle of wine were fantastic - perfect for a special date or a special occasion.

The Wayland is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

3. The Wayland

8.9
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews

Uber NYCUber NYC: Great $1 oyster happy hour M-F from 5pm - 7pm. There's also 2 varieties of oyster shooters. We like the version with pickle brine. Oyster picklebacks!

Sarah M.Sarah Mackey: The happy hour from 5-7 is amazing! The oysters are the best I have ever had and only $1 each. The oyster shooters are only $5 and delicious and any of their $7 cocktails on special are fantastic!

Ashley R.Ashley Rose: The sister bar to Goodnight Sonny, don't overlook the food menu at this cocktail spot. Sausage bread with ricotta is UNREAL and happy hour specials on oysters (and shooters)

Somtum Der is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

4. Somtum Der

8.4
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Marc P.Marc Phillips: Crab pad Thai was delicious!

KarimaKarima: Black sticky rice, coconut beef skewers, papaya salad, fried chicken, crab pad thai

Margarita K.Margarita Krup: Amazing Thai food. Delicious crab Pad Thai, pork skewers, spicy duck salad.

Goodnight Sonny is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

5. Goodnight Sonny

8.5
134 1st Ave (St Marks), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 69 tips and reviews

Kixhead H.Kixhead H: Happy hour, interesting cocktails and excellent oysters. Everyone's super nice. Happy hour daiquiris.

Terri R.Terri R: Loved the $1 happy hour oysters! Great margaritas.

ZenFoodsterZenFoodster: HH Mon-Fri's 4-7pm: $1 East (mostly) & West coast oysters (some) off of menu selection of 10 varieties, 65¢ raw clams + $8 cocktails & beers. Fresh oysters (lil' sand), cocktail shrimp+steamed clams!

Motorino is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

6. Motorino

8.4
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 318 tips and reviews

Slice Pizza BlogSlice Pizza Blog: Our favorites here are the brussels sprout–pancetta pie (ask them to omit the meat if you're veg), the hot soppressata pie, and the cherrystone clam pizza (only available at the Manhattan branch)

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: Get the clam or spicy soppressata pizza and leave happy. You'll want one for yourself..the leftovers are amazing...if there are any.

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: In addition to the traditional varieties of marinara and Margherita pizza, Motorino offers a handful of more spirited pies, including one with cherry stone clams, and another with Brussels sprouts. Read more.

Madame Vo is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

7. Madame Vo

8.3
212 E 10th St (2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 64 tips and reviews

Tom M.Tom Meng: Soft shell crab is delicious!

Jeffrey K.Jeffrey Kao: Pho is al dente. Soft shell crab is great!

Dustin L.Dustin Lee: Soft shell crabs are great but pho is mediocre and overpriced.

The Smith is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

8. The Smith

8.3
55 3rd Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 518 tips and reviews

Mallory Z.Mallory Zumbach: You can't go wrong with the mac and cheese or the chicken pot pie-- great comfort food! I'm partial to their brussel sprouts as a side, and Friday's special of the day, the lobster roll.

nora w.nora walker: some of the BEST Mac and cheese, mussels were good, cucumber loco cocktail= A ++

LaTatiLaTati: Try the Eggs Benedict With Lobster Hollandaise

Bar Primi is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

9. Bar Primi

8.4
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews

Elise K.Elise Katherine: Clams spaghetti is amazing. Get it.

AmateurConciergeAmateurConcierge: Bar Primi seems to have hit its stride. All dishes are crowd pleasers. Loved the crab and corn seasonal pastas. Ricotta fig toast was light and delicious.

Sarina T.Sarina Tesoriero: Spaghetti with clams and squid ink capanelle are delicious! Can't go wrong with burrata and prosciutto!

Kanoyama is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

10. Kanoyama

8.0
175 2nd Ave (at E 11th St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 98 tips and reviews

Alexandra O.Alexandra Ostrow: To start, I highly recommend Kusshi and Kumamoto oysters, avocado king crab roll and Black Cod appetizer. Also, you'll never go wrong with omakase.

No Leftovers J.No Leftovers Jackie Gebel: Get the Oyster Uni Ikura- it's ridiculously amazing

Amber V.Amber Vittoria: Incredible shrimp tempura sushi, fried oyster sushi, and mochi icecream.

Thursday Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

11. Thursday Kitchen

9.0
424 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 81 tips and reviews

Kate F.Kate Furman: Highly recommend the soft shell crab, crispy fried chicken, spicy chilled soba noodles. Skip the sweet potato,

Amanda M.Amanda Miller: Incredible service, amazing reasonably priced tapas. Order the soft shell crab, truffle Mac and cheese and pork belly tacos

Cuauthemoc S.Cuauthemoc Sandoval: The steak (!!!), korean pancake, soft shell crab, ramen, dumpling, popcorn ice cream were all great. Would skip the pork belly taco/capri sun drinks.

Takahachi is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

12. Takahachi

8.7
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 146 tips and reviews

James B.James B: Freshest fish in Manhattan. But if you want something fried and spicy too, the oyster roll....insane

Duuce A.Duuce A: My husband has come here like 11 years ago with his Japanese friend so a real Japanese restaurant! Crab dumplings and black cod fish are amazing!

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: My favorite affordable neighborhood sushi spot. Salmon sashimi is amazing. All of the rolls are good as is the rock shrimp tempura, crab shumai and shisito pepper skewers!

Bowery Meat Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

13. Bowery Meat Company

8.5
9 E 1st St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), New York, NY
Steakhouse · East Village · 98 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Go for the the broiled oysters (w/ garlic, breadcrumbs, and Romano), stay for the duck lasagna. Read more.

Mary P.Mary P: Loved the broiled oysters, deviled eggs, Cote du Boeuf and dessert doughnuts!

Kevin T.Kevin Thompson: The cheeseburger is one of the best in NY. Definitely start with the foie gras and oysters, but feel free to skip the pork belly. The desserts are all fantastic as well.

Lucien is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

14. Lucien

8.6
14 1st Ave (at E 1st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

Anna F.Anna Frenkel: Oysters, escargots, foie gras, steak frites, filet mignon. Oh, and keep that red wine flowing. Cozy spot & great staff. A hidden neighborhood gem that's been right in your face the entire time.

Maxime B.Maxime Bury: Classic French food. The rabbit is good, so are the mussels, and the pigeon

Jon S.Jon Steinback: the mussels and fries are fantastic. pair it with a cheap bottle of wine!

Nai Tapas Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in the East Village, New York.

15. Nai Tapas Bar

7.7
84 2nd Ave (E 5th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 90 tips and reviews

James L.James Laurenti: The food is great (get the crepes filled with crabmeat), but the Flamenco shows they do are what really make this place a no-brainer. Read more.

Julie L.Julie Liu: Mussels are a must try! If you go on Thursday or Saturday, there are flamenco dancers as well

RyanRyan: Food and drinks are awesome! Mussels, beef, goat cheese, gambas, everything... Will visit again for sure