Super Bowl Sunday; Boston vs NY

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!


Around here, battles and rivalries between cities are everywhere. We thought it would be fun to give you all an inside peak into how we decide who wins.

First, the contenders;

Name: Island Creek Oyster Bar

Location: Boston, MA

VS

Name: Marlow & Sons

Location: New York, NY

For this showdown, we will be judging on four separate criteria.  All of these are key components to a successful restaurant and are far more intertwined than many realize.

1. Creativity of Materials

2. Use of Space

3. Total Concept with Menu

4. Graphic Design & Website

First up; Island Creek Oyster Bar;

Images 1-4 © Thrillist

Image 5 © The eaten path

Image 6-8 © Design Shack

Next, Marlow & Sons

Image 1 © TLC Mag

Image 2,4 © A Hungry Girl

Image 3 © New York Diners Journal

Image 5 © Immaculate Infatuation

Image 6-8 ©On the inside mag via Claudio Papapietro

Image 7 © Paper Pastries

________________________________________________________

How they stack up:

1. Creativity of Materials- Island creek Oyster Bar (The creative use of oyster shells as a wall treatment blew us away. Beautiful, textural and understated.)

2. Use of Space- Marlow & Sons (The fact that you walk into a grocer before being led into the dark, intimate dining space was a great way to create an intimate dining experience.)

3. Total Concept with Menu- Island Creek Oyster Bar (The concept and execution of this space like one complete thought, Marlow & son's felt a bit scattered and less pulled together in concept.)

4. Graphic Design & Website- Island Creek Oyster Bar (While both restaurants had great graphic design, Island Creek nudged ahead with its use of unexpected bright color and web layout.)

_________________________________________

WINNER: ISLAND CREEK OYSTER BAR