When it comes to seafood, mussels are top-notch. However, ... or marinade overnight in a vinegary marinade for an elegant mussels escabeche-- there's a million-and-one way to prep these mollusks.

Cervo’s mussels escabeche, usually a terrific dish, was rubbery when I had it recently; Eel Bar’s fried interpretation was better. Both restaurants are doing a soupy bomba rice, ...

It also offers delicious seafood salads and dips, including smoked trout dip (my favorite), mussel escabeche, clam-and-smoked-fish chowder and a variety of oysters, clams and other shellfish.