"Le Balthazar Height: 30 inches. Price: $195, which includes 12 oysters, 12 clams, 16 mussels, 8 shrimp, 2 lobsters, and a mixed seafood ceviche. Every New Yorker should receive a City Hall grant to experience Le Balthazar at least once (the smaller Le Grand is $145). This show-stopping triplex is a spectacle: A kid actually approached our table to ask if it was “real,” then returned for a photo. Overall, the seafood is good, particularly the sweet, abundant lobster and briny oysters (the clams are a little funky and the shrimp not quite 100% deveined, albeit in a way that feels louche and French)—and the service is even better, with someone appearing at precisely the right moment to remove each tier, and offer towels and lemons for your hands. The real source of pleasure though is how infinite Le Balthazar feels. Mussel after mussel, it's like this could last forever. If only." - molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman, kym backer, sonal shah
