Top Seafood Restaurants in New York, NY
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 New York, NY. 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!
The Sea Fire Grill
New York, NY
The Sea Fire Grill offers locally-sourced, contemporary American seafood where consistency in execution and highlighting the fish itself is priority. The Sea Fire Grill boasts a sleek and energetic bar, elegant dining rooms featuring a roaring fireplace, and dark walnut wine racks throughout. Raw bar favorites include East and West coast oysters, chilled lobster, and the seafood sampler which includes, clams, shrimp, oysters, and lobster.
Blue Water Grill
New York, NY
Blue Water Grill, for 20 years have been serving the freshest seafood in the city. When you arrive, enjoy the stunning architecture, marbled floors and the friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Ocean Prime
New York, NY
Ocean Prime’s chefs take pride in sourcing the highest quality ingredients available and use simple, pure, local and regional flavors on their made from scratch menu. Seafood is selected daily for freshness and they feature wild and naturally harvested fish recommended by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch.
Oceana
New York, NY
Oceana, has a focus on seasonal products and the finest seafood, that ensures a dining experience unlike any other. Sumptuous and visually arresting desserts conclude the dining experience on a sublime note. At once grand and intimate, with exceptional cuisine and attentive service, Oceana is the quintessential New York restaurant, appealing to discerning diners who love the fruits of the sea as well as the bounty of the land.
Blue Fin
New York, NY
Aquagrill
New York, NY
Aquagrill, is NYC’s Best Oyster Bar, Fish and Seafood Restaurant, featuring 25 oyster varieties, exotic delicacies and bounties from the clean waters and oceans around their country. Offering the country’s most extensive oyster raw bar, Aquagrill is Manhattan’s top destination for fresh fish, seafood and other delicacies of the sea.
Flex Mussels
New York, NY
Flex serves up an unexpected menu that reads like a who’s who of mussel-centric gastronomy, and not without some other outrageously original and exotic offerings. Along with pounds of Prince Edward Island mussels prepared every which way, guests are taken on a veritable tour of the world’s cooking cultures, via the mollusk experience. A world class oyster program, an esoteric beer selection and a hand picked wine list round out the rest.
Lure Fishbar
New York, NY
Lure Fishbar is a a seafood restaurant offering not only the freshest fish selections from around the world but also a complete raw bar with rotating oyster selection, and a world class sushi program.
Luke’s Lobster East Village
New York, NY
The Original Luke’s Lobster opened its doors on October 1, 2009. It’s the smallest location, boasting 8 stools in a cozy, nautical-themed Maine-style lobster shack that sits in the heart of the East Village. They serve seafood straight from the source, prepared pure and simple, without the filler. They pair their seafood with chowders and bisques, Maine-style sides, local desserts, natural sodas, and local microbrews.
Marea
New York, NY
Marea’s menu reads like a map of the sea. Guests can chart their own course with selections devoted to crudo, oysters, antipasti and Chef White’s award-winning hand-made pastas. The menu also includes composed fish dishes, whole fish preparations and a selection of meat and side dishes to round out the extensive offerings.
Not find what your looking for? Try one of these other cities. Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse.
