Eat

Squid's

One of the nicest restaurants in town, serving seafood prepared in a variety of ways. There’s also a patio, an oyster bar and an oyster happy hour starting at 4PM.

Address: 1201 Fordham Boulevard
Hours: Sun Mon 5-9PM, Tue-Thu 5-9:30PM, Fri Sat 5-10PM (oyster bar open at 4PM)
Price: $5-22
Website: squidsrestaurant.com (opens in a new tab)

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