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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.
Thirteen honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #19 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Food & Wine The Top 15 US Restaurants
- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #7 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants in New York City
- Grub Street The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- The New York Times #35 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times New York’s 14 Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times Shrimp Cocktail · Here Are Our Top New York Dishes
One number, weighted & current 93
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- Claud French-inflected New American Eat · 90
- Sundaes and Cones Inc. Eat · 62
- Moge Tee - East Village Eat · 62
- Sobaya Soba Noodles Eat · 74
- Hani’s Eat · 65
- CheLi Shanghainese Eat · 82
- Hi-Collar Japanese Eat · 81
- Bánh Anh Em Vietnamese Eat · 85
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