Met some friends at the corner of 18th and Eighth Avenue at Seamore’s for lunch recently. We started outside in their covered area until the sun came out and we felt like we were baking in a sauna. We happily moved into the air-conditioned restaurant after we showed our proof of vaccination.

One friend ordered their East Coast oysters (6 for $18) mignonette with a side of their cauliflower rice tabouli ($8), another had their kale and avocado salad with sweet potatoes and the daily catch ($22). I sampled their “reel deal” of simply grilled fish over sumac carrots + pickled mustard seeds, cauliflower rice tabouli and ginger-garlic spinach. I chose the blackened shrimp ($26) and requested both their red curry and charred scallion reel deal sauces on the side.

I’d recommend a visit.

Seamore’s
Chelsea
161 8th Ave
New York City, NY
212.597.9222
seamores.com/location/chelsea/