{"id":71969,"date":"2022-07-07T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=71969"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:48:17","slug":"mollusca-dining-in-a-luxurious-seafood-restaurant-in-the-meatpacking-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/71969\/mollusca-dining-in-a-luxurious-seafood-restaurant-in-the-meatpacking-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Mollusca: Dining in a Luxurious Seafood Restaurant in the Meatpacking District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer in the city. A long tradition of those who can flee the hot sticky city does so. I personally love being in the city, especially on summer evenings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best place to be on some of those summer nights is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgo.com\/boroughs-neighborhoods\/manhattan\/meatpacking-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meatpacking district<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A stroll along the Highline. A visit to Little Island. Visit the Whitney.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-end luxury shops and then there is the food.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The places of celebrity sightings. See and be seen. Beautiful people everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind of the cool kid&#8217;s table in the cafeteria.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is meatpacking.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Meet Mollusca: My New Friend That I Cannot Stop Talking About<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think you are not that cool do not fear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a place that is just that cool but to your surprise, they welcome you to sit and join as if they really really like you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is because they do.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mollusca is my new friend that I cannot stop talking about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entrance to Mollusca is around the corner of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Hotel_Review-g60763-d287626-Reviews-Gansevoort_Meatpacking_NYC-New_York_City_New_York.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gansevoort<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Yes, that rooftop chic place to be. It has a pool and a 360 view.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Down the street is the newly located Pastis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the Sex in the City spots made even more famous than the cobblestone streets.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71976\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71976 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Mollusca Luxurious Seafood Restaurant in the Meatpacking District\" width=\"741\" height=\"486\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71976 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Mollusca Luxurious Seafood Restaurant in the Meatpacking District\" width=\"741\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg 741w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Luxurious-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--640x420.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/noscript> Mollusca: My New Friend That I Cannot Stop Talking About. Photo courtesy of Mollusca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Servers can turn a good meal into a great Experience<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening this past April, Mollusca is a beauty. Designed to a comfortable chic yet unintimidating feel.&nbsp; The sleek d\u00e9cor with the most inviting banquets and comfortable booths is inviting to all.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenny our adorable server greeted us with his trainee Ali. Assuring our glasses were filled he went through our education of what Mollusca offers. Known for the mussels they have a menu of thirty-five varieties of their Mussel Pots.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When servers care about their customers and create an atmosphere of pride in the food, they can turn a good meal into a great experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenny excelled in every way. His excitement going through the menu, step by step was much more than just an education. His enthusiasm was contagious. Of course, we wanted everything.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenny\u2019s picks. The double<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/453468\/gordon-ramsays-tuna-tartare-recipe-with-a-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tartare of Tuna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Salmon with Pearl Street Siberian Select Caviar and Nori Rice Chips.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71971\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71971 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in Meatpacking District\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71971 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in Meatpacking District\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-District-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-District--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-District--315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript> Nori Rice Chips. Photo by Faith Rein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>The Double Tartare of Tuna and Salmon with Pearl Street Siberian Caviar and Nori Red Chips<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A gorgeous presentation. A beautiful box filled with Tuna and Salmon divided by Caviar sprinkled with flowers. The Whitney is a block away, but this is a work of art.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Served with a bowl of Nori Rice Chips\u2026my new favorite way to eat anything.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71970\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71970 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in Meatpacking\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71970 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in Meatpacking\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-Meatpacking--315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript> Double tartare salmon and tuna. Photo by Faith Rein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As suggested by Kenny, one of his favorite dishes is the Mollusca Tagliatelle, Lobster in a vibrant Tomato Bisque Sauce.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovely freshly made pasta covered in perfect slices of lobster with the most beautiful tomato bisque sauce.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, Kenny, this is now my favorite too. Right after you.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71972\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71972 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in the Meatpacking District\" width=\"741\" height=\"486\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71972 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood Restaurant in the Meatpacking District\" width=\"741\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District-.jpg 741w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--640x420.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/noscript> Mollusca Tagliatelle. Photo by Faith Rein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Dover Sole a la Meuniere, Wilted Baby Spinach in a Butter Lemon Cream<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike had a hanker for fish. We are after all dining in this luxurious Italian\/Seafood restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dover Sole a la Meuniere, Wilted baby spinach in a butter lemon Cream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I look over a menu Dover Sole is not necessarily my go-to. Perhaps it\u2019s the memory of my mom\u2019s fried fish. Realizing now all those years she was frying flounder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dover sole,&nbsp;featuring the flakiest meat, with a sweet taste yet low in oil and begs to be bathed in butter and lemon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71973\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71973 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Mollusca Meatpacking District\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71973 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Meatpacking-District-.jpg\" alt=\"Mollusca Meatpacking District\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Meatpacking-District-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Meatpacking-District--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Meatpacking-District--315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript> The Dover Sole. Photo by Faith Rein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mollusca has mastered this dreamy dish.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I now dream about this Dover Fish a La Meuniere.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are few dishes that trigger my sense of memory and awaken my culinary soul.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never would I think that fish would be making my top three all-time passion dishes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sole was cooked beyond perfect. Paired with the delicately wilted baby spinach every bite took me to a place of pure bliss. Plate licking lemon butter cream that can make you weep.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bravo Mollusca!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ended this amazing meal with\u2026. a pot of mussels. Because we just had to.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of all the sauces, yes thirty sauces were offered. We did the simple white wine sauce. Not disappointed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As delicious as the Mussels are, not gonna lie, my thoughts were on the Sole.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mollusca has diverse and full menus from light seafood bites, raw bar, and amazing cocktails that are pure theatre to main dishes you cannot miss.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything about Mollusca seems fabulously chic except for the prices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So very reasonable and accessible.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service, the food, and the ambiance made for that perfect Summer Night in the city and dreams of Dover sole.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mollusca, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Little West 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Street<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can follow them on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer in the city. A long tradition of those who can flee the hot sticky city does so. I personally love being in the city, especially on summer evenings.&nbsp; The best place to be on some of those summer nights is the meatpacking district. A stroll along the Highline. A visit to Little Island. Visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":71975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,770,774],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activity-2","8":"category-food-drink","9":"category-restaurants-food-drink"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":71975,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mollusca-Seafood-Restaurant-in-the-Meatpacking-District--350x230.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}