The Best Seafood in Chicago, by the Record
The best seafood in Chicago, by the professional record: Artful Living, The Banchets, and Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Oliver’s comes out on top.
Mariscos San Pedro and Calumet Fisheries hold the next two places. The Infatuation shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Oliver’s
Seafood
Cushioned chairs and walls hung with paintings and photographs give this South Loop seafood spot the feel of a 1930s Hollywood supper club, which is either kitsch or genius depending on your mood. The kitchen keeps things tighter than the decor suggests, letting quality ingredients carry seafood dishes with global influences. The Michelin Guide has it listed, and Artful Living named it one of the five most stylish restaurants in the country.
- Artful Living The Top 5 Most Stylish Restaurants in America
- The Banchets Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Mariscos San Pedro
Mexican Seafood
- The Banchets Nominee · Pastry Chef of the Year · Antonio Incandela
- The Infatuation #8 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Chicago
- Time Out #15 · The 25 best restaurants in Chicago
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Rank 3. Calumet Fisheries
Seafood
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White linen on dark polished wood, a mounted swordfish on the wall, and a bar that fills up fast, Hugo's is a big, old-school Chicago seafood house that has never felt the need to be subtle about any of it. Stone crab claws, oysters, crab cakes, frog's legs, and a few steaks for the holdouts keep things honest. The family-style sides arrive in quantities that assume you came hungry, and the Muddy Bottom Pie requires friends.
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Rank 5. Alegrias Seafood
Mexican Seafood
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Rank 5. JM Seafood
Seafood