🦞 Best Seafood in Houston
40 seafood spots in Houston, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Seafood Spots
1
Crawfish & Noodles
The restaurant that invented Viet-Cajun crawfish. Chef Trong Nguyen's garlic butter crawfish launched an entire cuisine genre unique to Houston. Go during crawfish season (March-June) for the full exp...
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2
Caracol
Hugo Ortega’s coastal Mexican seafood in the Galleria, with Gulf shrimp, whole grilled fish, and a ceviche trio that lands like a beach town in a glass. Tableside guacamole, a tender octopus, balanced...
93
3
Texas Tower
Berg Hospitality's New England seafood outpost anchored inside the Texas Tower on Texas Ave. Not an obvious pairing — lobster rolls and Gulf Coast heat — but Berg makes it work. Stop in for a quick oy...
93
4
Zaranda
The newest jewel in Chef Hugo Ortega's crown, Zaranda brings wood-fired Las Californias cuisine to downtown Houston steps from Discovery Green. Inspired by the traditions of Alta and Baja California, ...
90
5
Brasserie 19
The Clark Cooper room on West Gray where River Oaks shows up to be seen — banquette seating, mirrored walls, a raw bar working steadily through the night. Plateau de fruits de mer, steak frites done c...
90
6
Little's Oyster Bar
The Pappas family's upscale oyster bar and seafood restaurant near the Galleria. Fresh Gulf oysters, seafood towers, and refined fish preparations in an elegant setting. Houston Chronicle ranked it #6...
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7
Navy Blue
Aaron Bludorn's follow-up to Bludorn — a modern American seafood room in Rice Village with a Texas Gulf Coast sensibility. Whole fish, crudos, and a raw bar program that rivals anything in town. The s...
89
8
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
Texas-born upscale seafood-and-steak chain with a clubby, old-Hollywood dining room. Live jazz nightly in V Lounge, prime beef, Gulf-sourced seafood, and an encyclopedic wine list. The happy-hour prog...
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9
Barbacana
A casual fine-dining restaurant from Chef Christian Hernandez at the intersection of Travis and Franklin downtown. The progressive, sustainable menu features Gulf Coast seafood and TX Wagyu with a tas...
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10
Sinh Sinh
Chinatown late-night institution serving Cantonese-Vietnamese seafood until 4 AM. The salt and pepper crab is the one everyone's talking about, the garlic noodles are addictive, and the dining room at...
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All 40 Seafood Spots in Houston
Latuli
88
Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition
88
Perseid
88
Gatlin's Fins & Feathers
88
Eunice
88
Hong Kong Food Street
87
Fung's Kitchen
87
Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette
87
Goode Company Seafood
87
Clark's Oyster Bar
87
La Lucha
87
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
86
Loch Bar
86
Bungalow Downtown Dining
86
Monument Inn
86
Graffiti Raw
85
Liberty Kitchen Treehouse (Sawyer Yards)
85
Babin's Seafood House Katy
85
Hai Cang Harbor Seafood
85
Hudson House
84
Ragin' Cajun
84
Quan Ba Ky
84
La Cruderia
84
Bluewater Seafood
84
Dario's Steakhouse & Seafood
84
Arco Seafood
83
Christie's Seafood & Steaks
82
Backyard Boil House
82
New Orleans Seafood Kitchen
82
Navy Seafood
79
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