Santa Monica, Los Angeles · restaurant
Counter service that also stocks $115 Grand Cru caviar. Fast, casual, and genuinely unbothered about the contradiction. East and West Coast oysters at the raw bar, fried oyster po'boys, lobster rolls designed for the walk back to the car.
East and West Coast shellfish from the raw bar — shucked to order, served on ice with mignonette.
Award-winning New England chowder, thick and briny, served in a sourdough bowl above the Pacific.
The hero item — cold Maine lobster on a buttered split-top bun, built for the walk back to the car.