🦞 Best Seafood in New York City
54 seafood spots in New York City, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Seafood Spots
1
Le Bernardin
Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood temple has held three Michelin stars for over a decade, and there's a reason nobody argues about it. The thinly pounded yellowfin tuna and the barely cooked lobster are a...
99
2
Le Pavillon
Daniel Boulud's Midtown East restaurant inside One Vanderbilt makes fine dining and sustainability feel inevitable rather than trendy. The glass-and-greenery space is one of the most striking dining r...
93
3
Nōksu
One Michelin star for a Korean seafood tasting menu inside a Koreatown subway station entrance — only in New York. Per Se alum Dae Kim runs the kitchen, and the 10-course $245 menu is creative, seafoo...
93
4
Marea
Michael White's crown jewel on Central Park South, where Italian coastal cuisine meets New York luxury in one of the most polished dining rooms in the city. The fusilli with octopus and bone marrow is...
92
5
Ai Fiori
Michael White refined Italian-French restaurant tucked inside the Langham Hotel in Midtown, serving elegant pastas and proteins that showcase his signature Riviera-inspired cooking. The tasting menus ...
91
6
The Pool
Major Food Group's seafood restaurant in the Seagram Building, built around a centerpiece pool and seasonal fish. The room is one of the most glamorous in Midtown, the Dover sole is buttery, the lobst...
91
7
Russ & Daughters Cafe
The sit-down restaurant extension of the 1914 appetizing shop, located on Orchard Street in the LES. Everything the original counter does brilliantly — smoked fish, bagels, latkes, egg creams — gets t...
90
8
Bong
One of NYC's hottest new restaurants, and earning it honestly. Chef Chakriya Un and partner Alexander Chaparro transformed their Kreung Cambodia pop-up into a Crown Heights gem celebrating Khmer cuisi...
90
9
Dame
A tiny West Village seafood spot from chef Ed Szymanski that punches miles above its weight class with an obsessive focus on British and European seafood traditions. The fish and chips elevated to fin...
90
10
Caviar Russe
MICHELIN-starred caviar specialist running seven years strong — a Dining Room tasting menu upstairs, a more relaxed Bar & Lounge below, both built around same-day-fresh tins. The 538 Madison flags...
90
All 54 Seafood Spots in New York City
The Clam Bar
90
Maison Premiere
89
Ha's Đặc Biệt
89
Red Hook Tavern
88
Noz Market
88
Bistrot Ha
88
Penny
88
San Sabino
88
Joe's Shanghai
87
AbuQir Seafood
87
Los Mariscos
87
Zabar's
87
Grand Central Oyster Bar
87
Sky Pavilion
87
Odo East Village
87
Hav & Mar
87
Lure Fishbar
87
Legasea Bar & Grill
87
Taverna Kyclades
86
Seahorse
86
The Lobster Place
86
Gilligan's
86
Smithereens
86
Catch
85
Nami Nori
85
The Dutch
85
Cervo's
85
Grand Banks
85
Kjun
85
Golden Steer
85
Bufón
85
Fish Cheeks
85
Jeffrey's Grocery
85
Twin Tails
84
Grand Army
84
Pilot Brooklyn
84
Deux Chats
84
Randazzo's Clam Bar
84
Lolo's Seafood Shack
83
Brooklyn Crab
83
Luke's Lobster
82
Claw Daddy
82
El Camaron Peludo
82
Gigi Curry & Noodle Bar
80
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