With a focus on responsible sourcing, our delectable turkeys come from local turkey farms dedicated to ethical, sustainable farming practices.

The wild. And the farmed. It’s tempting to try to separate salmon into just two categories. But it’s far from that simple. Because in North America, wild salmon is incredibly diverse. Each year as the sun warms the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest, salmon run. First, the Kings. Then, the vermilion-hued Sockeyes. And last to migrate upstream, the Cohos.

When you imagine where the world’s finest seafood comes from, your mind might travel to a perfect, watery place on Earth. Nantucket Bay. The mighty Great Lakes. The cold and rough North Atlantic. At Citarella, we source quality seafood from some truly amazing locations.

Sustainability is top of mind for today’s fishermen, seafood wholesalers, celebrated chefs, and gourmet home cooks. But sustainability is also peace of mind. And of all the extraordinary culinary experiences we offer at Citarella, that might just be the ultimate indulgence we serve.

The word itself—mild—doesn’t do this flavor justice. Mild’s power exists in the very fact it doesn’t overpower. It’s a range of flavors full of delicious nuance. Mild has levels. It can be delicate sweetness. Or, it can be a rich, buttery creaminess.

It takes time to dry age one of our impeccable prime steaks. 21 days to be exact. Three weeks of care and attention in meticulously controlled temperature and humidity conditions that encourages the robust flavor of beef to fully develop. But that’s far from all that goes into the perfect steak from Citarella.

At Citarella, we source the world’s finest, wild lobsters from the frigid Atlantic waters off the coast of Nova Scotia. As is always the case: The colder the water, the better the seafood. And the frigid climates of Northeastern Canada deliver a lobster that is always rich, sweet, and tender.

The Citarella Kitchen is a place where food is still prepared with all the senses. There, we aspire to the same high standards for peerless quality, flavor, and rich texture that has made our gourmet seafood a part of the fabric of New York, New York since 1912. Yes, the city we serve may move fast. But in our kitchen, we still let things take time to simmer.

Perhaps more than any other food, an oyster is a reflection of exactly where it comes from. The subleties of an oyster's flavor change from one bay to the next. They even change slightly by the month, week, or even day it's sourced. Some call this an oyster’s “merroir” (akin to a wine’s terroir).

Perhaps more than any other food, an oyster is a reflection of exactly where it comes from. The subleties of an oyster's flavor change from one bay to the next. They even change slightly by the month, week, or even day it's sourced. Some call this an oyster’s “merroir” (akin to a wine’s terroir).

Crisp. Golden brown. Earthy. Sweet and delicious. A noteworthy crunch as you bite into its briny, juicy center, devouring the whole thing, claws and all. Nothing else quite compares to a fresh soft shell crab, simply dusted in flour and pan fried. But before that soft shell hits the pan, a lot has to happen.

There are precious few areas of life where complete decadence and total sustainability converge. But it does happen in Lombardy in a town called Calvisano at the foot of the Italian Alps. There, among the cold, alpine lakes, a freshwater sturgeon farm has reshaped the way we think about taste and luxury by totally reinventing the way caviar is produced. And it’s from this pioneering aquaculture habitat that we source our signature Citarella caviar.