Pan Roast: The John Dory Oyster Bar

There are fancier things on the menu at The John Dory. You could order the marinated figs with miticrema, prosciutto and frico or the Vermont burrata with delicata squash, brown butter and sage. But why, when there's an oyster pan roast on offer? The broth—if you can call it that, it's so thick—is pleasingly garlicky and the oysters ever-so plump. (And to be fair, it's also pretty high-brow: it comes with a charred sliver of toast that's been slathered in uni butter.) Grab a pound of coffee beans from Stumptown, also housed in the Ace Hotel, on your way home.

The John Dory, 1196 Broadway, (at 29th Street); 212-792-9000.

Photographed by Amy Hou