"British seafood isn’t just fish and chips. At Dame in Greenwich Village, it also means whitefish salad, tuna tartare on toast, and grilled morels stuffed with shrimp. The roughly 30-seat restaurant (with more tables outside) is relatively casual, but their food is not. Start with the charred squid skewers, then explore other small plates like the broiled oysters and raw scallops with uni. If you have room after that, there’s also, yes, fish and chips. Prime-time reservations are elusive, but there are usually a few early and late time slots available." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja