14. Mussels & Oysters

One of the rare examples of the food that is delicious yet low in calories, so one does not have to take an extra soccer game the next day.

Thai Mussels (fried Brussel Sprouts in the back)
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. , Brooklyn

Oysters, East Coast
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. , Brooklyn

Beer steamed mussels & pumpkin soup
Upstate, East Village, NYC

Blue Point Oysters, Crab cocktail
Clemente's Maryland Crabhouse Brooklyn

Crab & Coconut Soup; Mediterranean Mussels
 John Dory Oyster Bar, Flatiron, NYC

East & West Coast oysters (Kumamotos are great!)
Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar, East Village, NYC

Easter/Passover diet - Green Mussels in Curry Sauce,
Thai So'n, Chinatown, NYC (Vietnamese Restaurant, despite the name)

Mussels with Chorizo
Exchange Alley, East Village, NYC

Let's start with a couple of East Coast ones.
Marlow & Sons, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Littleneck Clams and Kumamoto Oysters
L & W Oyster Co., Flatiron, NYC

Lobster Bisque, Garden Salad, Mussels
Duryea's Lobster Deck, Montauk, Long Island, NY

Long Island Oysters
Plan B, NYC

Mussels in harissa broth, Grand Marnier, shallots & parsley. A bit boring despite the theoretically wild combination. Balaboosta, NoLiTa, NYC

Mussels in vegetable broth
Kevin's, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC

Best mussels, hands down. Size, taste, texture, everything.
Especially if you eat it with a fellow timpanist...it approaches the ultimate perfection
With Larry Reese at Leuven Belgian Beer Cafe, Wellington, New Zealand

Mussels, White vermouth veloute’ chives
Plan B, NYC

Ostras chalaca salsa, ají limo leche de tigre
La Mar, NYC [gone]

oysters (kumamoto!) & clams
Upstate, East Village, NYC

oysters & clams
Mermaid's Inn, East Village, NYC

Oysters with coffee sabalyone
M.Wells, Queens, NYC [changed the name and moved]

Oysters, West & East Coast
John Dory Oyster Bar, Flatiron, NYC

Sunset over Bluepoint oysters and Montauk storm cocktail.
The Surf Lodge, Montauk, Long Island, NY

Thai Mussels (Pina Colada on the right, Montauk Storm in the left back ;-))
The Surf Lodge, Montauk, Long Island, NY

somewhere in toronto with cousin Cary

Totally fresh and delicious oysters and New England Clam Chowder of similar qualities.
Duryea's Lobster Deck, Montauk, Long Island, NY