Tony's Pier, City Island: Cash-Only Fried Seafood at the End of the Island
Tony’s Pier, at 1 City Island Ave where the island runs out, doesn’t post a happy hour. It’s a 276-seat, cash-only seafood restaurant with cafeteria-style seating indoors and out, and it says it’s open all year.
The verdict: you come for the platter and the water, and the prices are fair for both. Ten fried shrimp are $18, so are fried calamari and a dozen steamed clams, and a half dozen baked clams is $10. The bar is known for piña coladas. The catch: bring cash, and don’t expect table service.
What to Expect
- Fried dinners: shrimp (10 pieces) $18, calamari $18, whiting $18, porgy $17, scallops $23
- Steamed and baked: steamed clams (12) $18, baked clams (12) $20 or (6) $10
- Broiled: salmon $34, red snapper $39, lobster tails at market price
Hours: daily 11:30am–11pm.
See the full City Island happy hour guide. For more like it, see best seafood restaurants in NYC.