The Lobster Place
“Definitely a place to stop by when you're craving seafood as they have a sushi bar, oyster bar and fish market too!”
“I also ordered the scallop and bacon chowder, which hit the spot and rounded out what would have been a somewhat small meal.”
“Love the lobsters where you choose what size you want & they steam it up for you with drawn butter and lemon.”
The Lobster Place
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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If you ever wanted to stalk me in NYC you'll probably find me here. But I carry around a seafood fork all the time so I ain't never scared. This is literally my happy place. I always try some new raw oysters (the Widows Holes were so good and the Hummock Islands were superrrr salty but an unexpected flavor burst!) I really craved some white tuna but at $3.50 a piece for sashimi I had to stop myself at the free samples of chowders and $15 worth of oysters. I asked dude t grab me "2 big ones" since they charge .40 more to shuck certains oysters and he says "I couldn't really find 2 big ones, so I gave ya three!" I love NY so so so so so much and this place is a little version of my fishy heaven on earth. I've gotta try some fresh lobster next time. The fresh squeezed lemonade is totally delish too. Don't just walk, power walk there, now!!!
Awesome place full of offerings from all of the country/world. We arrived early on a Saturday morning and they were so packed that it became chaotic just to order! Definitely appeared to be disorganized chaos.
Lots to choose from in all areas from sushi, fish, oysters, sea urchin, etc.
Do yourself a favor and go early. Skip the lobster rolls and sushi as they were blah! Go for off the grid offerings.
Cool market place. This company owns Cull & Pistol Oyster Bar. They sell an assortment of seafood goodies, from fresh seafood to ready-to-eat items. I got myself a Salmon Poke during Happy Hour and got a lager for a buck! Not a bad deal. The way I love C&P is the same way I love this place. You will be seeing me either here or at the C&P stuffing my face with oysters.
If you not only love looking at seafood but also eating it… I think you seafood lovers would really find The Lobster Place pretty nifty! This is a must for me everytime I'm in the Chelsea Market for my raw fix. You can shop to take things to go and cook at home just like any regular seafood market or experience a fast casual open dining in a seafood market. They have nice wide varieties of fresh local catches of the day and oysters from different parts of the state. The prices for sushi is reasonable, as well as seafood, certain things are considered pretty pricey.. it all ranges.
What I usually get here to eat :
Live sea urchin (uni) – they usually have either from California or Maine. I've had both from here before and usually enjoyable but it really depends on who and how well they clean your sea urchin. Sometimes its a mild clean briny taste.. and sometimes it can be super briny.
Oysters – I love that they label where each oysters are from and describe the finish of the taste where each comes from. They range from $1.10-$2.70 here. **Note: Cull&Pistol is attached next door where they have $1 oyster special from 4-6PM.
Raw scallops – big, chunky, and decent… wish it was sweeter like how I normally love my raw scallops.
Sushi – I've gotten the pre-boxed ones with otoro (fatty tuna belly)… decently priced and decent quality. I've never had their sushi bar omakase… But a friend who's been almost everywhere in NYC and Japan many times for omakase actually likes to occasionally come here for his sushi omakase cravings… But I mean who would've thought? I'll have to see myself next time as I'm a sushi-omakase-enthuasiast.
This place is so much fun just to walk around, not to mention the amazing food!
There are so many different varieties of fish to look at along the bar top and it creates a really fun market feel. There are places to perch and eat along the bar, or the food can be taken to go which is what we chose.
We were initially set on the clam chowder as it looked delicious but it was a BAKING hot day so we both settled on the Slider Sampler, and I'm so glad we did! It comprises of 3 mini rolls with lobster, crab and coconut prawns, and comes with a pickle and a packet of crisps. For $17.50 this was really good value, and the fish was beautifully seasoned and tasted very fresh. I was worried about regretting my food choice with all the options at the market, but this was perfect!
Large variety of seafood, cooked, raw, eat-in, carry out, or just groceries for home.
Somewhat pricey, as expected for fresh seafood in NYC. We enjoyed a pre-made container of 9 slices of sashimi for $22. Very good, similar quality to our experience living in Japan.
Friendly staff explained some seafood varieties to us. Getting 1.5 – 5 lb lobster for lunch seemed a popular choice. Chowders looked great too.
Definitely try this place, or at least walk through.
Really good lobster roll. Comes with chips. So delicious. Will be back.
I came here right after FISH on 6/15. I wanted to eat salty oysters. I got Broadwater 1.9 ea, Picnic Golds 2.5 ea and Capital 2.9 ea and Ale sixtel. I really enjoyed them but felt they were a bit smaller than before when I came February. Total 14.38 was good for me as oyster desserts.