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Two marble counters run the length of the kitchen, fronted by mounds of ice holding oysters, clams, and Champagne in roughly equal proportion. Penny is an all-bar seafood restaurant above Claud in the East Village, and the whole point is watching things get shucked, sliced, and dressed in front of you. It landed on North America's 50 Best Restaurants list. Most seats are walk-in, so arrive before doors open if you'd like one.
The awards strongest first
- The 50 #19 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Food & Wine The Top 15 US Restaurants
- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- The New York Times 2024 · 3 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #7 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- The New York Times 2024 · New York’s 14 Best New Restaurants of 2024
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times #35 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Grub Street The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- The New York Times 2024 · Shrimp Cocktail · Hungry for the Best? Here Are Our Top New York Dishes of 2024.
One number, weighted & current 93
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Shrimp cocktail
“The brilliant simplicity of Penny’s shrimp cocktail makes most other versions seem underwhelming.”
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Tuna carpaccio
“a paper-thin tuna carpaccio accented with Manzanilla olives and cipollini onions”
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Sesame brioche
“an excellent sesame brioche crowned with Cantabrian anchovies”
The 50
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The neighbors closest first
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- Sundaes and Cones Inc. Dessert Eat · 62
- Moxy NYC East Village Stay · 81
- Tim Ho Wan East Village Cantonese Sushi Eat · 26
- Hasaki Sushi Eat · 70
- Next Door by Wegmans – NoHo Japanese Eat · 66
- Stars Wine Bar Eat · 67
- Moge Tee - East Village Eat · 62
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