Named in memory of Marcel Duchamp’s female alter-ego, Rose Selavy, this signless cocktail and oyster bar was scrupulously designed to recall the haunts of artists and writers in early-20th-century Paris. Art Nouveau stained glass, industrial-metal barstools, and rough-hewn walls of exposed brick set a poetic mood for the shellfish and craft cocktails to come. Sel Rrose’s variety of fresh oysters changes daily, with most selections coming from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington; they’re available for a dollar a pop during “Oyster Happy Hour,” which runs daily from 4 to 7 p.m. A full-plates menu, for those with room to spare, lists the essential bistro touchstones, among them steak tartare, confit duck leg, and truffle fries. The mixed drinks, prepared behind a white-marble bar, are as legendary as the oyster rotation, due in no small part to daring add-ins like mesquite-honey, pink-peppercorn, and rosebud syrups.
Sel Rrose
Images by Maria Midoes
