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Seafood•Manhattan•$$$$
Bar Susanne
Bar Susanne is a sensible seafood call in Manhattan in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
Based on 13 reviews
Best Seafood Restaurants in New York: 20 Picks for 2026
The city's best seafood meals often happen in smaller rooms with sharper personality and enough downtown pull.
20 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0moderate – $$$$Updated July 2026
MartinisShared platesDowntown dinners
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Top Seafood picks in New York
Fast answers for diners comparing seafood restaurants in New York. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Seafood•New York•splurge
Big Blue Seafood & Grill
Big Blue Seafood & Grill is a seafood restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.8
Based on 905 reviews
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Aquarelle seafood & mediterranean east village restaurant NYC
Aquarelle seafood & mediterranean east village restaurant NYC is an easy seafood option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 1042 reviews
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Seafood•New York•splurge
Pesce lulu Seafood Kitchen NYC
Pesce Lulu is doing something genuinely rare inside Midtown East's lunch-break ecosystem.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 331 reviews
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Seafood•Upper West Side•splurge
The Shell Seafood Kitchen & Bar
The Shell Seafood Kitchen & Bar arrived on Amsterdam Avenue with a clear point of view: Mediterranean-inflected seafood — Italian, French, and Spanish in its bones — served with the kind of hospitality that co-founder Val Crovetto has bu…
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 268 reviews
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Seafood•Upper East Side•splurge
Crave Fishbar Upper East Side
Crave Fishbar Upper East Side is a seafood restaurant in Upper East Side in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 92 reviews
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Seafood•Upper West Side•moderate
The Mermaid Inn Upper West Side
The Mermaid Inn's return to the Upper West Side — this iteration at 335 Columbus Ave — carries the particular weight of a neighborhood actually wanting something back.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.4
Based on 378 reviews
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Sea Fire Grill
Sea Fire Grill is a sensible seafood call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.2
Based on 1668 reviews
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Seafood•Fort Greene•moderate
Theodora
Theodora is the kind of project that happens when a chef stops optimizing for a certain kind of Manhattan approval and builds toward a personal vision instead.
dinnercool
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9.2
Based on 698 reviews
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Seafood•West Village•moderate
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb earns its name.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 576 reviews
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Seafood•New York•$$$$
Dame
Dame arrives in Greenwich Village carrying meaningful provenance: the chef-owners behind Cervo's, which built a reputation on precise, curatorial Iberian cooking, turned their attention here to British seafood — a tradition that American…
seafoodwine barcocktail
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9.2
Based on 395 reviews
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Seafood•East Village•splurge
Penny
Penny is addressing something the East Village has long needed and rarely received: a seafood-forward room that operates with genuine warmth rather than the battered-and-fried pub standard or the cold minimalism of the austere raw bar.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.2
Based on 256 reviews
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1803 NYC
1803 NYC suits a night out in Tribeca when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
upscaledinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 2081 reviews
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Seafood•New York•$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Cervo's
Cervo's has built a coherent and specific identity on the Lower East Side: an Iberian-Atlantic seafood bar oriented around the tinned fish traditions of Portugal and Spain, grilled and cured seafood, and a natural wine program that draws…
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 615 reviews
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Seafood•New York•splurge
Cobble Fish
Cobble Fish operates as an unambiguous seafood counter in New York City — no staging required, no concept to decode.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.0
Based on 479 reviews
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Estela
Estela is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.8
Based on 1560 reviews
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Seafood•New York•$$$$
estiatorio Milos Hudson Yards
estiatorio Milos Hudson Yards is an easy seafood restaurant option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 1121 reviews
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Seafood•Bushwick•value
Sea Wolf Brooklyn
Sea Wolf Brooklyn has figured out something most Bushwick openings overthink: commit to a lane and execute it without apology.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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8.6
Based on 2495 reviews
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Seafood•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Copacabana seafood and brunch
Copacabana seafood and brunch is a global restaurant in Bed-Stuy in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinner
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8.6
Based on 265 reviews
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Seafood•Bronx•moderate
City Island Lobster House
City Island Lobster House is a seafood pick in Bronx in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Bronx diningdinnerconsidered
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4.4
Based on 5695 reviews
Common questions about Seafood in New York
What are the best Seafood restaurants in New York?
The top Seafood restaurants in New York include Bar Susanne, Big Blue Seafood & Grill, Aquarelle seafood & mediterranean east village restaurant NYC. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Seafood restaurant in New York?
Bar Susanne is among the highest-rated Seafood restaurants in New York, with a 10.0 Google rating across 13 reviews.
How much does Seafood food cost in New York?
Seafood restaurants in New York range from moderate to $$$$. Most mid-range options fall in the $$$$ range.
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