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Grand Central Oyster Bar

Seafood Restaurant and Bar$$$$

Midtown East, New York

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Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.6^/10

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Ranked #8 for seafood restaurants in Midtown East
Has a stamp of approval from The Wall Street Journal and Food Network
"Saturday:1:00-5PM in the Lounge & Saloon."(16 Tips)
"Get the oyster pan roast, an NYC endangered food."(11 Tips)
"Clam chowder espectacular!! Sea Bass delicious!!! Great place!!!"(34 Tips)
"Fried oysters and vodka martinis are perfect choice here."(10 Tips)

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Mike O'DeaNovember 12, 2010
An absolute todo: 2 dozen oysters and either a manhattan or a martini.
anzu KanetaDecember 26, 2012
Great way to compare East and West coast.
Elena SkorokhodSeptember 30, 2014
I like to be here with my Mark!!!!!
Luis Fernando Fernandez FernandezJanuary 4, 2012
Good food, very nice environment but regular service. But good deal.
Lodovico MazzolinAugust 11, 2015
Ostriche doblon great!!!
Frances AyonMay 12, 2017
Oysters & martinis
Matt KDecember 1, 2012
Try Bloody Oyster Shooter with Skyy Vodka!
Thomas KnüwerJune 10, 2012
Favourite Oysters: Discovery Bay & Kumamoto.
Alex WinterMarch 17, 2011
Get the lobster stew! Amazing! Do NOT get the fish and chips, very disappointing...
Christiane NickelMay 23, 2010
DO get the Shrimp Cocktail or Cherry Stone ClamsDO fill up on cocktail sauce butDON'T get the Red Grouper very dry.
Ela CoboJuly 31, 2016
The drinks are ok, the place is nice tho
Matthew HoltJanuary 4, 2013
Selection panroast is super!
Wein KhooSeptember 26, 2014
I am near grand central too ! Lol
Andres SierraaltaSeptember 28, 2013
The best clam chowder ever!
Robin Taylor RothFebruary 9, 2010
Wonderful place! Lots of oyster options, but great alternative choices, too. Enjoy!
Ed LevshteynJuly 13, 2012
Great place, try the lobster gespacho
Julie QiuAugust 29, 2010
Been here 10+ times
Try their Totten Inlet Virginicas. Consistently good. Clam Chowder is splittable for 2.
Carol Ann KrollNovember 25, 2013
Been here 5+ times
The perfect ending. Wine and clam chowder.
Jade L.September 22, 2014
Come here and feel a little Mad Men.
Sai LuJune 15, 2013
order the shooter!
Einas IbrahimNovember 1, 2011
tuna salad is great, lobster salad hey quieras a lot of muscle work
Brian BWMarch 15, 2014
Disorganized. Terrible sidecar cocktail. Other cocktail came In broken glass. Was going to eat dinner but took so long for cocktails that we decided to go elsewhere. Not coming back. Logo weird too.
Marcos CavalcantiJanuary 13, 2020
New england clam shower
Tristan LouisMarch 11, 2009
Stand in one corner in front of the Oyster Bar at Grand Central and have a friend stand on the other side and whisper. the other person can hear you...
Jannica RobertsonApril 13, 2012
Oysters, she crab soup, and fried clams!
Naomi ShiblesMarch 20, 2010
Check out the Whispering Gallery right outside the Oyster Bar entrance. Eat in the saloon.
Debbie PressmanMarch 14, 2010
Honestly the best seafood joint in the city. Amean gin martini, too.
Chris BakerJuly 16, 2013
Happy Hour: Sat 1-4pm, M-W 4:30-7pm
Betty KaplanNovember 13, 2010
Cool space. Seriously overpriced. Super fresh fish. Lame garnish. What is so amazing about oysters?
Jake SzymanskiJuly 18, 2012
Get the Oyster Pan Roast.
TrevorJuly 10, 2017
Been here 5+ times
Power lunches
CCnycOctober 24, 2015
Martinis and oysters
Stephanie HallerMarch 18, 2011
Oysters were great, as was the Manhattan Clam Chowder but the service during lunch was slow - waiter was movin' though. Just very busy.
YvesMarch 31, 2011
Bloody mary und Oyster Po 'Boy oder Cajun fried Clams
David SingerJune 3, 2011
Been here 10+ times
The Kumamotos are great. Smaller, sweeter.
Enggar WahyumurtiNovember 10, 2010
bring your friends here. you'll get great cuisine experience
Brandon FrazinJanuary 23, 2012
The biscuit/ rolls are mad good
derrick chenOctober 15, 2009
Sit at the bar and order from the lunch menu - especially on a rainy day (like today).
Susan LohOctober 18, 2014
go for the oysters only. main fish dishes were meh.
Felix SalmonMay 11, 2010
Been here 50+ times
Order the Kusshi oysters if they have them. In fall, the Totten Virginicas.
allisonJanuary 17, 2015
Oui oysters!
AlberuDecember 8, 2011
If you like them big go Dabob XXL. Hmmm delish.
Renee ConradJuly 22, 2014
Happy hour 4:30-7
Megan BrownJune 8, 2012
Oyster panroast is amazing!!
Patrick FlanaganFebruary 19, 2013
The Oyster Pan Roast
Czara JJune 25, 2010
Let the server know you're sharing your chowder; they're nice enough to split it into two bowls.
untung setio aribowoFebruary 26, 2011
get some of the freshest seafood in town underground at a train station
Atom AApril 15, 2010
Clams casino and martini's in the saloon. Skip the main dinning room it's for the pikers
EricaOctober 14, 2012
Amazing food as always
Adil SahidJuly 22, 2020
Good place.

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