Best Seafood in New York (2026)

100 places ranked using live data from Google, Yelp, Uber Eats & many other platforms

Top Rated Seafood in New York

Showing 10 of 100 restaurants · Ranked by FoodIndex score

Fried Chicken

Fast-food fried chicken chain with Cajun-spiced sides.

1387 Webster Ave · Morrisania

Google: 3.8 Yelp: 2.8 Uber Eats: 4.2

Food Index Score 65.60
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Fried Seafood

Neighborhood seafood spot with fried fish and shellfish.

20-07 127th St FL 3 · South Ozone Park

Google: 4.3 Yelp: 3.5 Uber Eats: —

Food Index Score 65.42
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Local fish market with whole fish and prepared seafood platters.

3846 Broadway · Inwood

Google: 3.9 Yelp: — Uber Eats: 4.1

Food Index Score 64.56
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Steamed Fish

Simple spot specializing in steamed whole fish and shellfish.

4227 Broadway · Inwood

Google: 3.9 Yelp: — Uber Eats: 4.6

Food Index Score 64.20
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Fish Market

Family-run seafood market with fresh catch and fried platters.

632 Walton Ave · Morrisania

Google: 4.2 Yelp: 3.4 Uber Eats: —

Food Index Score 63.70
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Fried Seafood

Casual seafood counter with fried fish baskets and combos.

1708 Dr M.L.K. Jr Blvd · Bronx

Google: 4.5 Yelp: — Uber Eats: —

Food Index Score 62.85
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Soul Seafood

Soul food seafood joint with fried catfish and Southern sides.

12 W Mount Eden Ave · Mount Eden

Google: 5.0 Yelp: 3.9 Uber Eats: 4.1

Food Index Score 62.49
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Fried Seafood

Neighborhood seafood spot with fried platters and Chinese-American dishes.

610 Exterior St · Mott Haven

Google: 4.1 Yelp: 2.6 Uber Eats: 4.4

Food Index Score 60.35
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Steakhouse pairing grilled beef with lobster tails and seafood towers.

2252 5th Ave · Harlem

Google: 4.3 Yelp: 3.4 Uber Eats: —

Food Index Score 60.08
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About New York Seafood

Across New York, the seafood lineup keeps evolving: you'll spot fried platters, coastal classics, and neighborhood pockets like Sheepshead Bay and Howard Beach where a memorable seafood meal is rarely more than a short detour away.

For seafood throughout New York, we blend platform signals into a single FoodIndex number (0–100): the same sources serious diners already check, without the noise of paid sorting or cherry-picked highlights.

We're highlighting 100 highly rated seafood options in New York; behind each name you'll see coverage spanning raw bar favorites, grilled whole fish, fried platters, coastal classics, and more. Scores move when fresh ratings roll in, which keeps the leaderboard honest for return visits.

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How FoodIndex Scores Restaurants

Every venue earns a single 0–100 FoodIndex score by combining signals from major platforms—stars, review volume, recency, and consistency—so you can compare places fairly at a glance.

Google Reviews

Aggregate star ratings and review volume from Google Maps.

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Weighted scores from Yelp’s review community and elite reviewers.

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Delivery ratings, order frequency, and customer satisfaction.

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