For a Special Occasion: Marky’s Caviar

If you’re looking to celebrate a special occasion or just splash out on the Upper East Side, there’s Marky’s Caviar. Located on Madison Avenue and 81st Street, Marky’s is both a retail space and a restaurant. The pretty front counter is filled with various styles of caviar where you can buy all sorts of tins, from an Alaskan trout roe for $25 to Beluga for $850. There’s even a vegetarian “caviar.” You can also purchase accoutrements like blinis, creme fraiche, hard-cooked egg, etc, along with other gourmet speciality items. The back of the shop is devoted Huso’s, serving caviar-accented lunch and dinner. I once went with a dear friend who was visiting me from New Orleans and we sat by the front window (great for people watching on Madison) and drank a bottle of Champagne and split a sampling of caviar and accessories. For something a lot less expensive but still fun and special, we’l often buy a tin of the smoked trout roe for $35 and have an at-home celebration.