Lobster Place, The

Chelsea
75 Ninth Ave.
Chelsea Market
at W. 15th St.

P: 212.255.5672

West Village
252 Bleecker St.
between 6th/7th Aves.

P: 212.352.8063

The Lobster Place claims to sell nearly 1 million pounds of lobster per year. There's no reason to doubt this is true. But we love them for much more than their excellent, starting with their first class quality and competitive prices.

What's great:
Sparklingly fresh fish and seafood. Sushi and seafood platters. Whole fish cut to your specifications or already in fillets and steaks. Hard-to-find items like smoked bluefish. And everything that you'd need to cook and serve seafood including fish poachers, boxes of tempura mix, and seasonings and fresh sauces.

What to know:
If you don't want your apartment to smell like a clambake, the store will steam your lobsters for you. And for a party, you can have them provide a full-service raw bar, complete with a professional shucker.