Clamato

Owned and operated by the same people behind Septime (which is notoriously hard to get into, hence its absence from this list), Clamato is a superb alternative, though it’s a wholly different experience. The menu is à la carte, for one, and almost entirely made up of seafood—think raw cuttlefish with sesame and chili, ceviche with squash and coriander, and plenty of oysters. It’s open every day for walk-ins only, and we like it for both lunch and dinner. Order a bottle of something sparkling, a dozen oysters, and see where the day or night takes you.