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  2. Rank 270. Matsuhisa

    Japanese Seafood

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  3. Rank 270. Molos

    Seafood

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    Address
    4100 Wailea Alanui Dr, Kīhei, HI, United States · Kihei
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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    201 Coleman Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, United States
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

  7. Rank 270. Oceano

    Seafood

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  10. Rank 270. Oystercatchers

    Oyster Bar

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    Address
    2900 Bayport Dr, Tampa, FL 33607, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–10 PM

  11. Rank 270. Palisade

    Seafood

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    Address
    2601 W Marina Pl, Seattle, WA 98199, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri noon

    Thursday Noon–9 PM

  12. Rank 270. Parkers' Lighthouse

    New England Oyster Bar

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    Address
    320 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  16. Rank 270. Sally's Waterfront Dining

    Californian Seafood

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    Address
    1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

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    205 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–9 PM

  20. Rank 270. Shiro Restaurant

    Japanese Seafood

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  21. Rank 270. Shuckers

    Seafood

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    Address
    411 University St, Seattle, WA 98101, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  23. Rank 270. Six Seven

    Creative Seafood

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    1104 Magdalena Ave, San Juan, PR, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–11:30 PM

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    837 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM

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  31. Rank 270. The Salt Line - Bethesda

    New England Seafood

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  33. The harbor view from the second floor runs from Coronado to Point Loma, which means you're picking at your salmon while watching container ships drift past. This is an upscale seafood restaurant where the fish comes straight off local boats and the room dresses to match. Steaks and roasted chicken hold down the menu for anyone who wandered in under protest. Save room for the citrus olive oil cake.

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    750 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–8 PM

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  35. The oak grill has been running at Walt's Wharf since before Seal Beach had a Yelp page, and the menu reads like someone actually cares where the fish came from. This is a sit-down seafood restaurant with a serious California sensibility: local catch, local vegetables, and wines from the founding family's own vineyard poured alongside. The room draws regulars who come for the grilled trout and stay for the oysters, and nobody's in a hurry to leave.

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  36. Water Grill is an upscale seafood restaurant in the Gaslamp, where live tanks of lobster and crab sit in the dining room like a very polite audition. The leather booths and nautical wood paneling suggest a nice dinner, not a casual one. The oyster list pulls from across the country and into Mexico, and whole fish come charcoal-grilled or oven-roasted. It holds AAA's Three Diamonds, so a collared shirt wouldn't hurt.


    Address
    615 J St, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  38. Rank 270. Waterbar

    Seafood

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    Address
    301A Maltby Blvd, Henrico, VA, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–4 PM

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  43. Rank 270. Willie G's

    Cajun & Creole Seafood

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  44. A lobster shack on a Maine island with no indoor plumbing and, somehow, a blueberry bread pudding that the New York Times put on its short list of the year's best desserts in the country. Wild blueberries from up the coast, white chocolate chips tucked in without apology, and the obligatory vanilla custard sauce. The rest of the menu operates as expected: lobster rolls, saltwater air, paper plates. The dessert is the plot twist.


    Address
    315 Island Rd, South Thomaston, ME 04858, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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  45. Michael Schlow, the chef behind the late Radius and Via Matta, runs this polished seafood restaurant inside Encore Boston Harbor. The move is the deluxe seafood tower, which arrives before a menu of composed, elegant entrées. Make time for Old Wives' Tale, the nautical speakeasy tucked inside, where cocktails come dressed in mermaid sculptures and scattered seashells, as if the bartender and a prop department struck a deal.


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    Address
    160 Jefferson St, Upper Level, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–9 PM

  48. Rank 348. Broadway Oyster Bar

    Cajun & Creole Seafood

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  49. Weekend lines snake out the door of this casual taco-and-burrito cantina in NoDa, Charlotte's arts-district neighborhood, which says most of what you need to know. The move is a fish taco, beer-battered or blackened, stuffed past any reasonable architectural limit with tuna, mahi mahi, shrimp, or salmon. Steak and chicken show up for anyone not in a seafood mood, and taco bowls handle the vegetarians without making them feel like an afterthought.

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    3201 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  51. Rank 348. Cioppino's

    Italian Seafood

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    Address
    400 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  53. A tidal creek runs right alongside the patio, which tells you most of what you need to know about the vibe. Cuda Co. is a casual seafood market and restaurant in one: you can eat fried fish and raw bar snacks outside, then pick up something fresh to cook at home. The indoor seating is limited, so the outdoor tables fill up fast when the weather cooperates. A sister spot next door handles drinks and cold preparations like crudo and ceviche.

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  54. Rank 348. Cull and Pistol

    Oyster Bar

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  56. Rank 348. Emperor's Choice

    Cantonese Seafood

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  57. Rank 348. Finz Salem

    Seafood

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    Address
    Pier 43 1/2, San Francisco, CA, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri noon

    Thursday Noon–8 PM

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  62. Open-air and waterfront, this casual seafood spot sits where the only dress code is "not dripping wet, probably." Oysters and clams on the half shell anchored by local catch, conch fritters, and beer-steamed shrimp keep things exactly as Key West as they should be. Happy hour draws the early crowd, and the Key lime pie is non-negotiable. Bring cash, bring sunscreen, and don't be surprised if a pelican files a competing claim on your shrimp.

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  64. Rank 348. Legasea

    Seafood

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  65. The tavern name comes from Henry Lee, whose riding so impressed George Washington that he earned the nickname Light Horse Harry. Centuries later, the beautifully restored dining room and street terrace in downtown Jersey City draw a neighborhood crowd for lobster rolls, shrimp po boys, crab cakes, and fried clam baskets, plus burgers when the mood calls for it. A casual American tavern that takes its history seriously but not its dress code.

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  67. Iced towers of oysters roll through the dining room at a pace that suggests the kitchen has a tide chart. This is a big, loud seafood restaurant a short walk from the Broadway theaters, so the crowd swings from pre-curtain nervous energy to post-curtain relief, and the staff somehow keep both waves moving. Clam chowder, lobster rolls, and fried calamari hold down the menu alongside the raw bar.

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  69. Oak-paneled walls and Art Deco bones give this seafood bar and grill the feel of a Manhattan that existed before Madison Square Garden became a tourist landmark. The menu leans hard into oysters, Little Neck clams, and lobster rolls, with a beer list long enough to keep the IPA faithful occupied. It draws the kind of crowd that knows exactly where it's going in a neighborhood where most people are just trying to find the arena.

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  70. Rank 348. Pier Five Hundred

    American Seafood

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  80. Rank 348. Station 16

    Seafood

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  81. Address
    240 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

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  84. Rank 348. The Reef

    Seafood

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    100 Spinnaker Dr, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  92. A compact caviar and seafood bar just off the Caesars Palace casino floor, where Pringles arrive with caviar French onion dip and nobody blinks. The real trick is a life-sized portrait of a sailing captain that swings open onto a purple-and-turquoise room with a stage, hosting yacht rock nights and karaoke. Expect smoked Old Fashioneds, espresso martinis, and strangers committing to "I Will Always Love You."


  93. Rank 394. Clam Bar

    Summer-Only Seafood


    Address
    199 W Commercial St, Portland, ME 04102, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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