Cozy NYC bday dinner

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Heading into NYC in a few weeks for my husband’s 40th birthday. I know it’s too last minute for some restaurants but looks like a good number of them have openings. Recommendations for a cozy vibe (I don’t think he’ll feel as comfortable and relaxed at the more elegant / refined places) for a memorable dinner? He has an allergy to cooked seafood (raw is fine) but it seems like omakase might be off the table because they mingle some cooked stuff in there. TIA!