Cervo's
Seafood restaurant · Chinatown
43 Canal St, New York, NY 10002
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Highlights
Coastal Spain & Portugal inspire seafood dishes; vermouth service
Coastal Spain & Portugal inspire seafood dishes; vermouth service
"From the people behind Hart’s, The Fly, and Eel Bar, Cervo’s is where you can eat Spanish and Portuguese seafood while you take in a candlelit scene. The narrow room is perpetually busy, and the menu has a lot of small plates, like manila clams, mussels escabeche, and crispy shrimp heads. No matter what you get, take advantage of the interesting Spanish and Portuguese wine list." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman
"Cervo’s is reliable. In a sexy way. It’s a place you can undoubtedly depend on, with fried shrimp heads, anchovy-draped lamb burgers, and steady streams of vermouth that are anything but boring. Sure, if you don’t have a reservation at primetime on a Saturday night, you might encounter a bit of a wait. Don’t give up. Once you’re sitting with a martini and some mussels escabeche, you’ll be glad to be part of the scene. Your efforts will be rewarded with manila clams in vinho verde, a block party atmosphere, and all the vermouth you can handle." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick
"A pick-me-up kind of restaurant, Cervo’s is the place to snag a seat at the bar for a plate of green tomatoes with fried rock shrimp, mussels escabeche, or a fried skate wing with sungolds and bottarga. Tuck a glass of boutique Spanish vermouth in a rainbow of colors into your evening in between snacks. Everything about this place drips in sex appeal." - Melissa McCart
"“I always knew I wanted this restaurant to play a pivotal role in my novel, in particular for a moment in the story when the characters are evolving and accessing a greater level of confidence. There is something decidedly chic and 'adult' about this crowded, dimly-lit Dimes Square seafood spot—you feel ten percent more attractive while dining there.”" - brennan carley
"Cervo’s is an extremely reliable restaurant. But not in a boring way. In a sexy way. At this Spanish seafood restaurant on the Lower East Side (from the same team as Hart's, The Fly and Eel Bar), you can eat a plate of clams swimming in garlicky white wine, and know that they taste this excellent every single night. And as long as you reserve a week in advance, or snag a walk-in table on the earlier side, you can eat those garlicky bivalves whenever you want. You can also share the perfect roast chicken, an anchovy-draped lamb burger, and seasonal vegetables drenched in olive oil with friends, along with a steady stream of vermouth. Sit in the skylit back dining room, at the long bar up front, or on the prime people-watching patio looking out onto Dimes Square—and always, always start with the delicately fried shrimp heads." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
