Lure

This seafood restaurant's Happy Hour and solid plates make them a worthwhile escape when you'd rather not fight Midtown's rush hour. Start by slurping $2 oysters the size of your palm, and be sure to take small, measured sips of your $7 Old Fashioned that’s 99.99% bourbon. After a few heavy-handed, half-price drink cocktails, Lure has a tidy menu of well-executed seafood dishes and an industrial bungalow vibe that makes us happy to stick around for an actual meal. So if hunger calls, get the spiced salmon—between the sides of pickled cantaloupe and couscous pearls, eating this is as fun as spinning a roulette wheel. You never know which flavor you’re getting next. 

photo credit: Cameren Rogers

photo credit: Cameren Rogers

photo credit: Cameren Rogers