SEAMORE'S

Description

Sustainable seafood spot in NoLita from Michael Chernow Michael Chernow, co-founder of New York City’s cult favorite fast-casual empire,The Meatball Shop, opens Seamore’s, the highly anticipated seafood-centric restaurant, in New York City’s Nolita neighborhood (www.seamores.com; 212-730-6005; 390 Broome Street, New York, NY, 10013). Located on the corner of Mulberry and Broome Street, the restaurant spotlights high-quality, under-utilized local species prepared within a variety of accessible, seasonally driven dishes. Seamore’s features a Daily Landings menu board located in the center of the restaurant, which lists seasonal offerings from local fisheries Dock to Dish and Sea to Table, including monkfish, porgy, and flounder. The market-driven menu, executed by chef Gregg Drusinsky, is divided into several sections beginning with Big Fish Tacos, with selections such as Crispy Fish with cabbage, guacamole, and chipotle mayo; and Spicy Squid with kale, apple, Cotija cheese and corn nuts, served on two flour tortillas. The Salads section features seasonal options like Kale + Avocado with walnuts, squash, quinoa and honey-apple vinaigrette; and Little Gem with dates, hazelnuts, snap peas, and tahini dressing. All salads are available on their own or can be topped with a choice of plancha-seared fish to create a heartier option. Soups include the Seamore’s Gazpacho with tomatoes, almonds, cucumber, watermelon, and mint; and Seafood Chowder with potato, leek, and jalapeño.