Bites Nearby: Pier 95

Even on the chilliest of days, enjoy views of the great waters from inside this eatery.

Indulge in delectable appetizers shortly after walking in the door with a seafood inspired dish such as chilled jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce, a trio of fresh oysters, little neck clams, chilled shrimp and cocktail sauce, Portuguese codfish cakes, skewers with proscuitto wrapped shrimp and bacon wrapped scallops, jumbo crabmeat stuffed shrimp and Prince Edward Island mussels in sweet peppers, herbs, white wine and tomato. If your palate prefers food from the land, opt for the marinated quail.

With temperatures dipping below the freezing point, sometimes a hot bowl of soup is just what diners need. Selections include New England clam chowder, creamy lobster with herbed croutons, traditional puree of black bean and puree of potato with shavings of collard greens and chourico. Salads are available too, so choose the mixed greens, Caesar or mesculin of spring greens.

Ready for the main event? Seafood options are bountiful. Some of the mouth watering dishes are roasted filet of Chilean sea bass over lobster sauce, baked stuff two pound lobster with lump crabmeat, seared tuna over a honey balsamic reduction and wild rice, grilled swordfish with lemon ginger sauce and baked jumbo shrimp stuffed with crabmeat, fresh herbs and white wine sauce.

Once again, land lovers have plenty of taste bud tantalizing options too with pan seared chicken breast with lemon sauce, over roasted duck over wild blueberry sauce and wild duck, filet mignon, bowtie pasta with sundried tomato sauce and fettuccine alfredo.

Stop by at lunch time for a modified version of the dinner menu, or book a lunch or dinner party at Pier 95. Exact package details vary depending upon the one selected, but a sample menu includes family style appetizers – mozzarella cheese, grilled portobello mushroom, sauteed Gulf of Mexico shrimp, baked stuff clams "casino" and fried calamari – pasta or soup, salad, the main course – lobster ravioli, filet of goraz, boneless chicken breast, veal scalloppine and New York steak "Diane" and dessert.