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15 seafood spots in Washington DC, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Seafood Spots

1
Ivy City Smokehouse
Seafood · Ivy City · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Ivy City Smokehouse is a seafood restaurant and market that smokes its own fish on-site in the Ivy City neighborhood of Northeast DC. The tavern serves Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic catch alongside a ra...
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2
Quarterdeck
Seafood · Rosslyn
Quarterdeck is a longtime Rosslyn seafood spot on Fort Myer Drive, known for Maryland-style crab and a casual, no-frills setting. The menu runs through peel-and-eat shrimp, steamed mussels, crab dip, ...
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3
Fish Shop
Seafood restaurant · Southwest Waterfront
A seafood restaurant on Water Street SW along the Southwest Waterfront, near The Wharf. The menu centers on raw-bar selections and fish, with views over the Washington Channel. A waterside room for oy...
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4
Vola’s Dockside Grill
Seafood · Alexandria
Vola's Dockside Grill sits on Alexandria's Old Town waterfront with unobstructed views of the Potomac River. The all-day menu leans on market oysters, fresh seafood, and regional ingredients, with a s...
82
5
The Wharf
Seafood · Old Town Alexandria
A seafood restaurant set in a 200-year-old building on King Street in Old Town Alexandria, with more than two centuries of history in its walls. The kitchen emphasizes fresh, locally-sourced seafood a...
82
6
The Salt Line
Seafood · Bethesda
The Bethesda location of The Salt Line, a New England-inspired seafood restaurant and oyster bar from Long Shot Hospitality with sibling spots in Washington DC and Ballston. The kitchen builds around ...
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7
Mussel Bar & Grille
Belgian / Seafood · Bethesda
Chef Robert Wiedmaier's Belgian spot in Bethesda cooks 1.25-pound portions of P.E.I. mussels several ways: in white wine with roasted garlic, in a Thai curry, or in a Mediterranean sauce with merguez ...
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8
Fish in the Hood
Seafood · Petworth
Fish in the Hood is a Petworth seafood spot on Georgia Avenue NW dealing in fried fish and the Chesapeake-area seafood DC grew up on. It runs as a quick-service neighborhood counter rather than a sit-...
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9
Vola’s Dockside Grill & Hi-Tide Lounge
Seafood · Old Town Waterfront
A waterfront seafood spot on North Union Street in Old Town Alexandria, looking out over the Potomac River. The all-day menu runs to market oysters, fresh seafood and regional comfort dishes, served o...
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10
The Hamilton
American (seafood, steaks, sushi) · Downtown
Clyde's Restaurant Group runs this American dining room two blocks from the White House, its concept drawn loosely from Alexander Hamilton's restless biography and its menu spread across seafood, sush...
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All 15 Seafood Spots in Washington DC

Cordelia Fishbar
Seafood · Union Market
82
Georgetown Seafood
Seafood · Georgetown
80
Bethesda Crab House
Seafood · Bethesda
80
JC Crab House
Seafood · Silver Spring
80
Blackwall Hitch
Seafood · Alexandria
78
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