Restaurant in New York City, United States
Coastal seafood that earns its price tag.
From the team behind Lord's and Dame, Crevette is a Spanish- and French-coastal seafood restaurant in the West Village earning consistent buzz since its Resy Best of the Hit List nod in 2025. At $$$, it delivers ingredient-focused cooking in a lively room that suits date nights and solo bar dining equally well. Book two to three weeks out for weekend evenings.
Getting a table at Crevette is easier than at most restaurants that generate this level of buzz in the West Village, but do not mistake moderate booking difficulty for low demand. The Resy Leading of the Hit List recognition it earned in 2025 has tightened the window considerably, and prime evening slots on weekends now fill roughly two to three weeks out. If you have a specific date in mind, book as soon as the reservation window opens. Weekday lunches and early evening slots remain more accessible, and those timing windows often suit the room's breezy, coastal energy better anyway.
The short verdict: yes, book it. Crevette is the kind of seafood restaurant that West Village diners have wanted for a long time — ingredient-focused, Spanish- and French-coastal in spirit, and lively enough to feel like an event without the formality that makes $$$$ seafood rooms feel like obligations. From the team behind Lord's and Dame, it carries the same approachable-but-serious DNA that has made both of those venues consistent neighbourhood draws.
The atmosphere at Crevette is one of its clearest selling points for a first-timer. The wide dining room is dressed in white tablecloths and cream-colored walls, which could read as sterile in less capable hands, but here the energy of the room does the work. This is not a quiet dinner venue. The hive-of-activity feel starts early and builds through service, and the bar section draws its own crowd that adds to the ambient noise without overwhelming conversation at a proper table. If you are coming for a serious, sustained conversation, arrive before 7:30 PM or consider a corner table away from the bar. After 8:30 PM the room is genuinely loud.
For a first visit, the bar is worth arriving at early — a martini or negroni from their pointed cocktail selection is a better starting move than waiting at the host stand, and it gives you a sense of the room before you sit down.
The menu draws on Spanish and French coastal traditions, which means it is built around what is good now rather than what is permanent. Dishes rotate with seasonal availability, so the specific plates you read about in reviews may not be on the menu at your visit. What is consistent is the kitchen's approach: top-quality primary ingredients, bright flavors, and restraint with complexity.
From the current profile of the menu, the saffron rice with razor clams and lobster has been flagged as particularly well-suited to solo diners , it is a complete, satisfying plate that does not require sharing to make sense. The whole Dover sole with bearnaise is a two-person dish in the classic French tradition and represents the kind of order that rewards the price tier. Peekytoe crab agnolotti with tomato butter sits at the more creative end of the menu, where the kitchen's Italian-adjacent technique shows up alongside the Spanish and French references , a combination that works because the ingredients are doing most of the heavy lifting.
For dessert, the fior di latte soft serve has been noted as the standout , familiar enough to be comforting, executed well enough to earn the finish. If you are visiting in the warmer months, lighter crudo and sashimi-style preparations (such as the Sicilian sashimi noted in early reviews) tend to feature more prominently. Winter visits typically tilt the menu toward richer preparations, which makes the Dover sole and saffron rice even stronger choices in the colder months.
The seasonal rotation here is real, not decorative. If you are visiting for the first time in spring or summer and again in fall or winter, the menus will feel notably different , that is by design, and it is one of the reasons the room stays full with repeat visitors. Ask your server what is new or what has recently come onto the menu; the kitchen does rotate actively and the front-of-house team at this level of operation should know.
At the $$$ price point, Crevette sits in a competitive bracket against other serious seafood rooms in Manhattan. Compared to Lure Fishbar or Mermaid Oyster Bar, Crevette is the more expensive and more kitchen-forward choice , the right call if you want a full-service dinner experience rather than raw bar and casual plates. Against Marea, it is less formal, less expensive, and more energetic, which makes it the better option if you want seafood without the hushed-room atmosphere. The 4.5 Google rating across 115 reviews provides early confirmation that the kitchen is delivering consistently, even accounting for the newness of the venue.
The price is justified if you order the kind of dishes the kitchen is clearly built for , whole fish, the saffron rice, and anything featuring local shellfish. If you order cautiously or underorder, the bill-to-satisfaction ratio narrows. Come hungry and order the way the menu is designed to be eaten.
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| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crevette | From the team behind Lord’s and Dame comes this breezy, seafood destination inspired by the coasts of Spain and France. Dressed head to toe in white tablecloths and cream-colored walls, the wide dining room is a hive of activity, while the bar courts its own crowd. Vibrant, colorful dishes like Sicilian sashimi or peekytoe crab agnolotti with tomato butter feature top-quality ingredients and bright, satisfying flavors. Saffron rice with razor clams and lobster is ideal for solo diners, while the whole Dover sole with bearnaise is a feast for two. All of the desserts tempt, but fior di latte soft serve strikes a comfortably nostalgic chord. Cocktails keep the party going with a pointed selection of martinis and negronis.; Resy Best of the Hit List (2025) | $$$ | — |
| Le Bernardin | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
| Atomix | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
| Eleven Madison Park | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
| Masa | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
| Per Se | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Crevette and alternatives.
At $$$, Crevette delivers. The team behind Lord's and Dame has built a room where the ingredient quality and cooking precision match what you're paying, and the Resy Best of the Hit List recognition for 2025 reflects a consensus, not hype. For solo diners or pairs treating themselves to a proper seafood dinner, the value holds up better here than at comparably priced but more formal rooms. If you want a white-tablecloth seafood experience without the ceremony of Le Bernardin, this is the bracket to be in.
The menu rotates with the market, so dish availability changes, but the saffron rice with razor clams and lobster is flagged as ideal for solo diners, while the whole Dover sole with béarnaise is designed to be shared between two. The Sicilian sashimi and peekytoe crab agnolotti with tomato butter represent the Spanish and French coastal approach the kitchen is built around. For dessert, the fior di latte soft serve is worth finishing on.
Book at least one to two weeks out, particularly for Friday and Saturday dinner. Crevette generates enough buzz in the West Village to fill quickly, but it is not as difficult to land as similarly hyped Manhattan openings. Resy is the platform to watch for releases. If you're flexible on day or time, midweek slots open up more reliably.
Yes, with the right expectations. The white tablecloth setting and a menu built around whole fish and premium seafood make it a credible choice for a birthday or anniversary dinner. It is festive and active rather than hushed and ceremonial, so if you want a quiet, formal occasion, Per Se or Le Bernardin is a better fit. For a celebration that still feels like a night out rather than a performance, Crevette works well.
The bar seats its own crowd and is a practical option if you're eating alone. The saffron rice with razor clams and lobster is specifically noted as a good solo dish, which signals the kitchen thinks about single covers. At $$$, a solo meal at the bar here is a better experience than eating alone at a more formal room where bar seating feels like a consolation.
Lure Fishbar and Mermaid Oyster Bar are lower-priced alternatives in the same general seafood category, though both are less ambitious on the plate. For a step up in formality and price, Le Bernardin is the reference point for serious French seafood in Manhattan. If you want the coastal European mood of Crevette but in a different format, that is the range you're choosing between.
There is no tasting menu format documented for Crevette. It operates as an à la carte seafood restaurant, which means you build your own meal around dishes like the Dover sole or the crab agnolotti. If a structured tasting format is what you're after, Le Bernardin or Atomix are the right alternatives.
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