All-Time US Seafood Restaurant Rankings
The most celebrated seafood restaurants in the United States, listed with flagship city and year established.
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Le Bernardin — New York City (1986) — Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star seafood temple—
Swan Oyster Depot — San Francisco, CA (1912) — cash-only counter, fresh Dungeness crab—
Legal Sea Foods — Cambridge, MA (1950) — New England seafood institution—
Yankee Lobster Co. — Boston, MA (1950s) — Boston Fish Pier lobster shack—
Neptune Oyster — Boston, MA (2004) — lobster rolls and oysters in the North End—
Island Creek Oyster Bar — Boston, MA (2010) — farm-to-table oyster bar—
Row 34 — Boston, MA (2013) — seafood and craft beer industrial-chic bar—
The Ordinary — Charleston, SC (2012) — Mike Lata's elevated oyster hall—
FIG — Charleston, SC (2003) — Mike Lata's farm and sea-focused restaurant—
Husk — Charleston, SC (2010) — Sean Brock's Southern seafood and heritage grains—
Chez Panisse — Berkeley, CA (1971) — Alice Waters's seasonal California seafood pioneer—
Swan Oyster Depot — San Francisco, CA (1912) — the original SF oyster counter—
Waterbar — San Francisco, CA (2008) — Embarcadero oyster bar with bay views—
Fog Harbor Fish House — San Francisco, CA (1997) — Pier 39 seafood institution—
Anchor Oyster Bar — San Francisco, CA (1977) — Castro neighbourhood seafood gem—
Hog Island Oyster Co. — San Francisco, CA (1983) — farm-to-table oyster bar pioneer—
The Slanted Door — San Francisco, CA (1995) — Charles Phan's Vietnamese-Californian seafood (closed 2021)—
Pêche Seafood Grill — New Orleans, LA (2013) — Donald Link's Gulf seafood James Beard winner—
Galatoire's — New Orleans, LA (1905) — Creole seafood institution on Bourbon Street—
Dooky Chase's — New Orleans, LA (1941) — Leah Chase's Creole seafood landmark—
Commander's Palace — New Orleans, LA (1893) — Garden District Creole fine dining—
Arnaud's — New Orleans, LA (1918) — classic Creole brasserie and seafood—
Brennan's — New Orleans, LA (1946) — Bananas Foster birthplace, Creole seafood—
Acme Oyster House — New Orleans, LA (1910) — French Quarter oyster institution—
Casamento's Restaurant — New Orleans, LA (1919) — tiled oyster bar institution—
Drago's Seafood — Metairie, LA (1969) — charbroiled oyster originator—
The Capital Grille Seafood — Washington, DC (1990) — power city seafood—
Hank's Oyster Bar — Washington, DC (2005) — Jamie Leeds's New England-in-DC oyster bar—
The Oceanaire Seafood Room — Minneapolis, MN (1999) — ocean liner-themed seafood—
Joe's Stone Crab — Miami Beach, FL (1913) — South Beach stone crab institution—
Garcia's Seafood Grille — Miami, FL (1966) — Miami River seafood landmark—
Monkitail — Miami, FL (2019) — Michael Schwartz coastal seafood—
Seaspice — Miami, FL (2015) — Miami River waterfront seafood—
Quality Seafood — Los Angeles, CA (1947) — LAX-area seafood market and restaurant—
Providence — Los Angeles, CA (2004) — Michael Cimarusti's two-Michelin-star seafood—
Water Grill — Los Angeles, CA (1996) — downtown LA seafood destination —
Connie & Ted's — Los Angeles, CA (2013) — Michael Cimarusti's New England seafood casual—
Broad Street Oyster Co. — Malibu, CA (2017) — LA oyster pop-up turned institution—
Dungeness Crab and Seafood — Santa Barbara, CA — central coast seafood—
Ivar's Acres of Clams — Seattle, WA (1938) — Puget Sound seafood waterfront institution—
The Walrus and the Carpenter — Seattle, WA (2010) — Renee Erickson's acclaimed oyster bar—
Willows Inn — Lummi Island, WA (2010) — Blaine Wetzel's remote Pacific Northwest tasting menu—
Elliott's Oyster House — Seattle, WA (1975) — Pike Place adjacent seafood landmark—
Matt's in the Market — Seattle, WA (1996) — Pike Place Market upstairs seafood—
Wild Ginger — Seattle, WA (1989) — pan-Asian seafood in downtown Seattle—
Eventide Oyster Co. — Portland, ME (2012) — Maine oyster bar and lobster rolls—
Fore Street — Portland, ME (1996) — wood-fired Maine seafood—
Hugo's — Portland, ME (1988) — Rob Evans's creative Maine seafood tasting menu—
The Lost Kitchen — Freedom, ME (2014) — Erin French's reservation-by-postcard seasonal menu—
Mabel's Lobster Claw — Kennebunkport, ME (1953) — the original Maine lobster shack—