There’s something deeply calming about places where the pace naturally softens, where the noise of the city fades just enough for salt air, conversation, and appetite to take the lead. Coastal corners have a way of resetting your rhythm, encouraging slower steps, longer glances at the water, and meals that feel rooted rather than rushed.
It’s the kind of setting that invites steady pleasures over spectacle, letting simple flavours speak for themselves.
Crossing to City Island always feels like easing the volume knob down a few clicks, and that is exactly the mood Randazzo’s Famous Clam Bar rewards. You slow your stride, breathe in the salt, and realise dinner is going to be about steadiness rather than showmanship…