tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4064273333796144959..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Oyster Bar SaloonJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48543676736846187142014-02-04T00:27:26.567-05:002014-02-04T00:27:26.567-05:00Noisy at lunch (all those tiles are definitely not...Noisy at lunch (all those tiles are definitely not acoustic), but dinner is quieter. One of the few places in Manhattan you can get fried clams with bellies (usually it's just strips)...delicious. Chowder and bisques all good too. Tried poached salmon once: okay, but blah. Fried stuff is better, if not better for you...HippieChicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-3296244385075491872014-02-03T21:11:59.891-05:002014-02-03T21:11:59.891-05:00No one mentioned the amazing--and unlimited--biscu...No one mentioned the amazing--and unlimited--biscuits!BaHanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48498368047515783082010-12-23T12:26:14.216-05:002010-12-23T12:26:14.216-05:00Hi Jeremiah,
Glad you mentioned the Oyster bar...Hi Jeremiah, <br /><br /> Glad you mentioned the Oyster bar. I was just there a Friday or two ago. I used to go the restaurant quite a bit a few years ago, though I haven't been in a year. I don't know if I'm a 'foodie', but I like good food - I worked for awhile as a cook - and the restaurant had great clam chowder, and oysters. But maybe I'm a sucker for any old time place like that . . . <br /><br />T.City Of Strangershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158677428956744517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-63078996270661511772010-12-23T09:20:54.990-05:002010-12-23T09:20:54.990-05:00If you stick to the sandwich menu at lunch, you ca...If you stick to the sandwich menu at lunch, you can get out of there for a reasonable amount. (Of course, skipping the booze helps.) Bouillabaisse sandwich is 6.95, as is fried fish sandwich. The Oyster po boy is 9.95. Just getting soup is also an option for those on a budget. Some of the stews and pan roasts (fancy soups!) are under 15. I love the staff there so much.Carol Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89923642077010110482010-12-22T23:37:50.647-05:002010-12-22T23:37:50.647-05:00I love going to the Oyster Bar, it's like a tr...I love going to the Oyster Bar, it's like a trip back in time. I think the food is fine, but quite pricey, as you might expect. I would recommend sticking to the oysters, which are plentiful, full of variety and fresh, and the waiters very knowledgeable about them. The small ones from the west coast vs the giant ones from Maine (for example) and you can taste them all. You learn more than you ever imagined.<br /><br />After, we always go for a cocktail at the Campbell Apartment upstairs, which is my favorite room in all of Manhattan. Live jazz too.<br /><br />Here is my post from the last time I was there: http://mingum.blogspot.com/2009/02/romance-in-grand-central.htmlJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-71457773116289075122010-12-22T20:02:19.011-05:002010-12-22T20:02:19.011-05:00Oh Jeremiah. I am of the commuter class (and I'...Oh Jeremiah. I am of the commuter class (and I'm only a spry yet still soul-crushed 22 year old) but my den is in the confines of Dante's Inferno, Penn Station. I must schlepp over to GCT and get an old fashioned martini one of these days.<br /><br />Though my preferred old school kicks are on the Upper West Side at Vince and Eddie's on West 68th. If anybody's up for a drink or two, meet me there.Blayzenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35336612880897465362010-12-22T16:44:58.476-05:002010-12-22T16:44:58.476-05:00The Oyster Bar has a distinctive feel, a soul, and...The Oyster Bar has a distinctive feel, a soul, and that's what pulls me back. I stop in at least once a year, usually in the lull of mid-afternoon, for a dose of the old city.<br /><br />Also, its shabby grandeur reminds me of another old city, New Orleans. Since moving from NOLA to NYC 1970, the Oyster Bar has been my best local remedy for homesickness. <br /><br />If you're ever up for it, Jeremiah, the first round is on me!BrooksNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001832037256411973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74184625179103747692010-12-22T14:56:40.862-05:002010-12-22T14:56:40.862-05:00i dread the day when some genius decides to renova...i dread the day when some genius decides to renovate.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52406273051422361182010-12-22T14:46:05.262-05:002010-12-22T14:46:05.262-05:00I've always liked it. The Two Boots bar in Gr...I've always liked it. The Two Boots bar in Grand Central isn't bad either.ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91231623039816166052010-12-22T14:16:42.873-05:002010-12-22T14:16:42.873-05:00Grand Central is such a treasure in so many ways. ...Grand Central is such a treasure in so many ways. Thanks for sharing this - now I have another place to hang out when I'm up there.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18926699926470270822010-12-22T14:12:11.609-05:002010-12-22T14:12:11.609-05:00The photos are lovely. The Oyster Bar has an old t...The photos are lovely. The Oyster Bar has an old timey feel to it. Cool place!!!Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89323458179261695832010-12-22T09:52:07.949-05:002010-12-22T09:52:07.949-05:00Ellen, i am not much of a foodie. in fact, i tend ...Ellen, i am not much of a foodie. in fact, i tend not to care much about food--i like restaurants for their atmosphere and history--so i might not be the best judge. i also don't like much seafood! but i had a fried fish sandwich here and it was fine.<br /><br />on the upside, the bartender has a heavy pour.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26189334552943049392010-12-22T08:41:41.196-05:002010-12-22T08:41:41.196-05:00I pass by here all of the time, but have never bee...I pass by here all of the time, but have never been. I'm one of those commuters you've mentioned. I hear uneven comments about the food at the Oyster Bar. What was your experience there?Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225213664021009264noreply@blogger.com