Well-behaved party animals are also drawn to the festivity of places like Oceans - a see-and-be-seen 220-seater with herringbone wood-ribbed ceiling, blue leather booths and floor-to-ceiling windows. His perfectly executed Alaskan black cod and Chilean sea bass were among the best I’ve ever tasted. Executive chef Andy Kitko delivers with a globe-girdling menu of small plates, composed dishes, sushi and whole fish simply grilled and filleted. Still, Oceans president Michael Doyle thinks New Yorkers’ craving for “lighter, cleaner” cuisine is driving the fancy, fishy fad. “ the steakhouse blueprint.” He claims that LaFrieda sold more beef last year than ever before. ocean this, ocean that, Poseidon Adventure,” scoffs Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors president Mark Pastore. In this era of Impossible Burger mania, when health-aware diners are supposedly avoiding red meat, could they one day replace real steakhouses? NY Post/Stefano Giovanniniįor all their oceanic orientation, most share the landlubber spirit of steakhouses, which they resemble for their volume (both in size and sound), giant portions, dining room layouts, multi-category menus and celebratory air. Then there are the proliferating restaurants that identify as Greek, but where most people go for a catch from many different waters: Avra, Estiatorio Milos, Limani and Thalassa. Long-time favorites Oceana and Docks now share the Manhattan waters with Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s marvelous Fulton at Pier 17, big chain Ocean Prime, Meatpacking “scene” spot Catch and the Moxy Hotel’s unfortunately named but quite good Legasea. It’s also the latest in the school of jumbo, something-for-everyone piscene palaces that are multiplying like guppies. at 19th St., is one of the toughest reservations in town right now. Opened late last year, Oceans, a beautiful, David Rockwell-designed restaurant at 233 Park Ave.
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