L&W Oyster Co.
But with the arrival of trendy hotels like The Ace, The NoMad, and the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel, it's starting to become a dinner destination in its own right.
The neighborhood's boundaries are flexible, but we're defining it as the area between 25th and 30th Streets to the south and north, and Lexington and Sixth Avenues to the east and west.
Some of these spots are new and have generated tons of buzz, others are under-the-radar mainstays. But one thing is certain: they're all delicious.