The Top 7 Seafood Near Kiyomi
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Rank 1. Hank's Oyster Bar
Seafood
Dupont Circle's favorite neighborhood seafood bar has been around for years, and the front patio alone is worth showing up for. Old Bay on the table before you even order tells you exactly where this is going: lobster rolls, creamy chowder, raw bar platters, oysters done every way imaginable. The crowd is the kind that actually lives in the neighborhood and comes twice a week, which is usually a good sign.
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Rank 2. Fiola Mare
Italian-influenced Seafood
Waterfront fine dining on the Potomac, where the terrace view alone does half the heavy lifting. The Italian-influenced seafood is genuinely special, and the service runs like a very expensive clock. Dinner gets pricey fast, so lunch is the move if you want the full experience without the full consequence. The crowd skews dressed-up and celebratory, the kind of people who ordered dessert wine before they sat down.
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Rank 3. Fish Shop
American
A waterfront seafood restaurant at the Southwest Wharf that actually lives up to its prime real estate. The patio with marina views is the move on a warm day, drawing a casual but put-together crowd who all quietly ordered the same thing. The menu has a Scottish sister spot, which explains why the fish feels more considered than your average dock-side joint, with a clear Mid-Atlantic lean and some genuinely surprising menu choices.
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Rank 4. King Street Oyster Bar
Seafood
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Rank 5. Ivy City Smokehouse
Smokehouse Seafood
This Bib Gourmand seafood smokehouse does something you rarely see: a working fish market and smoker on the ground floor, a tavern upstairs, and an open-air rooftop on top of that. The fish is genuinely fresh, the staff is warm without trying too hard, and on nights with live music the whole place hums. It's the kind of spot where you feel like you stumbled onto a secret even though everyone in the room looks pretty happy about being there.
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Rank 6. BlackSalt
Seafood
Half fish market, half seriously good seafood restaurant, BlackSalt sits in a quiet corner of DC that doesn't scream "destination dining," but it earns the trip. The menu pulls from coastlines all over the place without ever feeling restless, and the shellfish alone will make you rethink your lunch plans. The crowd tends toward neighborhood regulars who clearly know something the tourists don't.
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Rank 7. Magdalena
Chesapeake Seafood
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