538233 Sun Jul 13 08:43:27 -0700 2008 6 21 The Best 0 3864369 Where? How much? What makes it the BEST? Thanks, Chowhounds... Sun Jul 13 08:43:35 -0700 2008 15915 BrookBoy 1 3864435 I think there was a thread on this recently. I like the lobster roll at Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal--big, fresh, with nice sized chunks of lobster. It's a good bit larger than the usual lobster rolls you find at the places along Maine's southern coast, but of course not quite as fresh as "just caught." Mary's Fish Camp is said to have an excellent lobster roll, but I haven't tried it yet. Sun Jul 13 09:14:32 -0700 2008 3864369 198087 David A. Goldfarb 1 5007931 Ed's Lobster Bar in Soho has the best lobster roll. Very light on the mayo and a very generous serving of lobster meat. The fries are also excellent. Sat Sep 05 16:22:46 -0700 2009 3864369 59512 foodlife 1 5063701 Pearl Oyster Bar, hands down ! Mon Sep 28 08:15:40 -0700 2009 3864369 148216 Poohwear 1 5118369 Luke's Lobster on the northeast corner of E. 7th Street and 1st Ave, in Manhattan (between the two Caracas places), is brand new and has quite tasty lobster rolls for 14 bucks! No tails, like Pearl's, just claw meat and knuckle meat, but a very generous helping, with a bit of mayo and butter or plain or however you want it. They also have crab rolls and shrimp rolls at modest prices. And the bun is great! I've gone off Mermaid Inn for lobster rolls since the last couple times---they've been godawful: all mashed up shreds of lobster in a very nasty mayo-based mix. Pearl's and Mary's Fish Camp still the best, but the prices are twice what Luke's charges. Still, you get almost a whole lobster. These days, I prefer to go to either the Lobster Pound and buy a container of cooked meat and make the roll myself, or go to Chinatown and buy a whole lobster, since prices are way down. Tue Oct 20 16:25:30 -0700 2009 3864369 184509 Miss Rennie 2 5186065 I second Luke's. It's a good-size roll for one person and the best thing about it (apart from the price) is the seasoning -- light on the mayo, and i think.. celery salt? Anyway - I shared bites with two other friends and we all really liked it. Mon Nov 16 12:15:49 -0800 2009 5118369 40422 jbeaux 1 5192093 People keep talking about Pearl's and I was excited at finally having a chance to try theirs, and I was horribly disappointed. Looking forward to go to Luke's. Wed Nov 18 12:17:28 -0800 2009 3864369 13871 Fida