Randazzo's Clam Bar

Top 3% of restaurants in New York City
7/10

9 expert reviews

“Historic cafeteria-style clam bar. Just try to score cheaper or tastier steamed lobster.”

– Not For Tourists

Zagat Zagat
4.2
"A “real Brooklyn joint” – “packed” and “boisterous” with lotsa “local color” – this “iconic” Sheepshead Bay clam bar is beloved for its “simple”, “fresh” seafood plus “red-sauce” classics." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Great seafood at a Sheepshead Bay must, and it’s open late." Full review
New York Times New York Times
"Randazzo’s makes any number of tomato sauces, but only one Sauce. It has two speeds, spicy and medium, but the dark, intense, concentrated, oregano-accented essence is the same." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"All kinds of old- school pasta dishes and Italian preparations of fish and seafood, along with briny, fresh clams – walk it off afterward along the marina."
Time Out Time Out
"Famed for its spicy, secret-recipe tomato sauces—and kitschy neon lobster sign—Randazzo's has been a fixture in the area for more than 75 years." Full review
New York Magazine New York Magazine
"Maintains crowds thanks to fresh Bluepoint clams shucked in plain view and a legendary tomato-sauce recipe that covers seafood pastas and pairs with fried calamari and shrimp." Full review
Village Voice Village Voice
Critic's Pick
"Sheepshead Bay's last remaining clam bar is, luckily, a paragon of its type: a fluorescently lit sea of Formica, where you can get them raw, fried, steamed, baked, chowdered, and sauced over pasta." Full review
The Infatuation The Infatuation
"The Randazzo family has been serving seafood on Emmons Avenue since 1932 and it shows. They’re most famous for their fried calamari...their raw bar options are reliably good." Full review



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