Catch of the Day: The Haute 5 Seafood Restaurants in NYC

ESCA

A dynamic trio team, Dave Pasternack, Mario Batali, and Joe Bastianic, deliver a savoring seafood presentation at ESCA. With an extensive menu consisting of delicacies like Ruby Red Shrimp, Portuguese Red Sea Bream, and Vongole al Forno, seafood lovers are salivating to be sure. Relax and try the tasting menu for a little bit of it all. From the onset of the raw seafood du jour with a sparkling flute of Prosecco to crispy rainbow smelts, it is all quite divine. Move along to some squid ink spaghetti, a whole grilled Boston mackerel, and polish it off with a dolci sampler and a moscato d’asti. Bring it home with a copy of The Young Man and the Sea: Recipes and Crispy Fish Tales from Esca by Dave Pasternack with Ed Levine.

ESCA is located at 402 West 43rd Street; 212.564.7272