Tucked into a bustling old corner of Front Street near the South Street Seaport dominated by old pubs and workhorse happy hour restaurants, Nelson Blue offers a quirky, delicious detour from the usual haunts. The solid fare and never-ending beer taps are the main draw here, but the fun-loving ambience-notice hand-crafted artifacts like a Maori war canoe, a handsome oval bar, and a long communal wood table-only adds to the fun. The New Zealand-based menu offers a range of straightforward fare like a Thai chicken soup humming with coconut, curry, lotus root, lemongrass, and sizzling rice; tender grilled lamb lollipops laced with a delicious rosemary-mustard sauce; and Nelson Blue's classic curried lamb pot pie paired with creamy mashed potatoes.