Noho, Manhattan · restaurant
Up a quiet stairwell above Claud, Penny is the East Village raw bar that feels like a secret. Until you’re inside, watching chefs shuck oysters and spoon roe with the precision of jewelers. The marble bar glows, the seafood towers gleam, and the caviar toast might ruin you for regular snacks forever. It’s mostly walk-ins, but plan ahead if you must. This place is small, salty, and worth the hustle.
Warm sesame brioche, butter, and prized Spanish Cantabrian anchovies.
Big-eye tuna, Sicilian-style with Manzanilla olives, cipollini onions
Swiss chard, tuna filling, smoky harissa sauce. Michelin-recognized
Montauk black bass, fresh from Long Island. Special.
Rhode Island bonito, local catch, simply prepared.