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Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:37 AM

Oysters
We ended our Bronx visit with a trip to City Island, at the extreme northeast of the New York City borough. At the southern tip of the island, right at the water's edge, sit two competing super-casual seafood joints, Johnny's Reef (see the user-submitted Roadfood.com review) and Tony's Pier. Johnny's Reef is perhaps the more inviting of the two; Tony's Pier has a decidedly seedier edge that we actually do not find at all unpleasant (those oysters above are from Tony's, ordered by Amy of ayersian). Is the seafood pulled from these waters? Let's hope not. Really, whether you're at Tony's or Johnny's, you didn't come here to find the city's best chowder or fried clams. No, the point is to sit by the water at picnic tables with baskets of fried seafood and platters of raw shellfish, and quaff brews (or, at Tony's, pina coladas) in the sun.

Johnnys Reef

Tonys Pier

1 Comments:

Try the Harlem Yacht Club on the south side of City Island a couple of blocks past the bridge. You don't have to be a member to eat there; excellent drinks and views. The food varies but is more or less traditional pub fare with various raw shellfisn.
Posted by tonemonster2 on Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 9:52 AM

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