Top Seafood Restaurants in Connecticut
What type of diet works for you? If you ask me, I follow the “Seefood” diet. I see food and I eat it. And that may exactly be the case when you go to these seafood restaurants. We’ve already featured steak houses, pizza places, and burger joints before. Now we will expand your dining world and go beyond seas and oceans, or even under them if you wish.
Before you hesitate and question the the idea of eating in these restaurants or the freshness of seafood in general, remember that we handpicked these listings based on already existing reviews and recommendations. So, these listings are the best of the best, in terms of taste, service, and of course, freshness.
Here we now feature the Top 10 Seafood Restaurants in Connecticut. Wherever you are in the country, there are number of them near you, for sure. We’ve done the hard part by searching, now is your turn to try them out yourself!
Sam The Clam Pub & Grub
Plantsville, CT
Sam the Clam’s serves fresh seafood plus other popular items such as burgers and chicken wings. The menu has something for everyone.
Litchfield Saltwater Grille
Litchfield, CT
At Litchfield Saltwater Grille, enjoy delicious seafood, mouthwatering steaks and hearty sandwiches for lunch or dinner in their warm, vibrant bar and lounge or one of their dining rooms.
Mickey’s Oceanic Grill
East Hartford, CT
Mickey’s Oceanic Grill, is a greater Hartford institution since 1953. Specializing in the finest quality seafood including hot or cold lobster rolls, crab rolls, thick and creamy New England clam chowder, crab bisque, jumbo shrimp, scallops and clams.
Metric Bar and Grill
Bridgeport, CT
Metric Bar and Grill offers delicious dining, takeout and delivery to Bridgeport. They are known for their modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients.
Lenny and Joe’s Fish Tale
New Haven, CT
Lenny and Joe’s Fish Tale, have been serving award winning seafood since 1979. They serve only the freshest, highest quality seafood. As they continue the tradition of serving the best, they have so many different menu options, broiled, baked, fried, sauteed, charbroiled, steamed seafood salads and chilled.
Max’s Oyster Bar
West Hartford, CT
Featuring modern renditions of classic American seafood, Max’s Oyster Bar menu has something for everyone. While seafood is the focal point, there are selections for even the most ardent landlubber. Ethnic influences are apparent throughout a menu filled with new interpretations on traditional fare. The raw bar offers an extensive variety of bi-coastal oysters and shellfish.
Brass City Bistro
Waterbury, CT
Go Fish Restaurant
Mystic, CT
Join them for lunch or dinner and sample some of the area’s finest seafood. They are Mystic Country’s most innovative seafood restaurant featuring a raw bar, wine bar, sushi bar and coffee bar. Enjoy Mystic’s best seafood any way you want it, raw or cooked.
J Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood
Glastonbury, CT
J. Gilbert’s Restaurant has been lauded as one of Glastonbury’s finest hidden gems. Named 2011’s Best Steakhouse & waitstaff by Hartford Magazine, they serve Midwestern raised, USDA prime aged black Angus beef cooked over an open wood fire grill and presented with graceful, personal service.
TruNORTH Tavern & Table
Bridgeport, CT
TruNORTH Tavern & Table’s chef has worked diligently to develop a menu with unique ingredient combinations and thoughtful preparations to create delicious, mouth-watering meals. Whenever they can, they get seasonal, local produce and turn it into pure decadence, right before your eyes.
