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Everything from the luxurious crudo plate to the legendary cheeseburger sets this landlocked seafood wonder apart. The oysters are, of course, truly excellent, like PEI Malpeques and Umamis from Rhode Island. They also have $5 happy hour martinis, for when you want to pretend to be Dorothy Parker on the cheap.

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