Seafood restaurants in Australia
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Bungalow 8
Retreat to the far end of King St Wharf if the mayhem of Darling Harbour starts to melt your mind. Slink into a low leather booth on the cool slate floor, watch the harbour lights and slurp a lemongrass laksa stacked high with fresh mussels (all-you-can-eat bivalves on Tuesdays). The Loft bar upstairs has cool cocktails.
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Mohr Fish
Teutonic Iron Chef Hans Mohr started this fishy takeaway decades ago, plating up fancy fish and chips with Euro stylings. The interior is more East End London eel-and-mash shop than hip Sydney, but the food is brilliant: don’t miss the prawn-and-fish dumplings with chilli soy sauce.
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On the Inlet
At this restaurant jutting out over Dickson Inlet, tables spread out along a huge deck where you can await the 5pm arrival of George the grouper, who comes to feed most days. Take up the bucket-of-prawns-and-a-drink deal for $18 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, or choose your own crayfish and mud crabs from the live tank. Great service, cool atmosphere.
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Mylan
This is a great choice, especially for its excellent Vietnamese seafood.
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Doyles at the Quay
Here is another slick, well-placed branch of the Doyles empire, offering outstanding views of the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Circular Quay in general. On a sunny day, snag a breezy promenade table under a white umbrella and enjoy the massive-portioned (and wallet-emptying) fish and chips - life doesn't get much better than this.
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Lagoon Seafood Restaurant
In a tranquil setting, this is one of four top-quality seafood restaurants in Wollongong. It has delectable dishes worthy of fine dining and it's a stone's throw (with a good arm) from the water.
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Markwell Café & Bar
All seafood here is wild caught; mains include deep-fried coconut prawns dipped in beer batter, served with curry mayonnaise.
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Shrubbery Taverna
Shaded by bamboo gardens, this local hang-out is great for seafood tapas, salt and pepper prawns and creamy seafood chowder. Live music on Friday night and Sunday afternoon.
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Crustaceans
This highly regarded but rather touristy seafood restaurant perches on the end of Stokes Hill Wharf, where diners can enjoy the sunset and views over fresh fish, mud crabs, lobster, crocodile and oysters.
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Fish Frenzy
A casual, waterside fish nook, perennially overflowing with fish fiends and brimming with fish and chips, fishy salads (spicy calamari, smoked salmon and brie) and fish burgers. The eponymous 'Fish Frenzy' ($16) delivers a little bit of everything. No bookings.
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Pier
Bobbing with the marina yachts on stilts over Rose Bay, Pier serves exhilarating seafood. Try the seared scallops on kipfler potato confit with baby salad and creamed truffle vinaigrette, or a meltingly good salmon pastrami. The floorboards are caulked like a yacht – can we set sail with this menu? The tasting room offers bite-sized versions of the grown-up portions next door.
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Finlay's Fresh Fish BBQ
In a former fish factory, this big tin shed of a BYO eatery prides itself on offering 'no service, no corkage, no glasses, no frills' - just big servings of abuse (don't fear if the cook yells at you, it's part of the fun of the place) alongside huge portions of home-style barbecued seafood and steaks. You can also sing for your supper and they'll feed you in return. Seriously.
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Fish Face
This tiled, triangular fish-and-chipper looks like any old deep-fry takeaway at first glance, but wait till you see the menu: stylin’ sushi, amazing fish curries and seriously upbeat underwater species such as Hiramasa kingfish with spiced beetroot relish and crispy pancetta. The kitchen consumes most of the room – stools and benches are an afterthought.
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Jack & Jill's Fish Café
Like Jack and Jill - go up the hill - then close to the north end of Coogee Beach you will see this simple, homely and unpretentious place, lying away from the maddening crowds. It's perfect for folks looking for good seafood dishes at reasonable prices. We recommend the Cajun-spiced barramundi with rice, but the tandoori perch is also worth a bite.
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La Beach
Looking for a seafood splurge? It's La Beach's speciality, as is adding a French accent to Top End water lovers. Expect pearl-meat starters, plus barra, buffalo and croc in an array of creamy sauces. And choose from a stellar selection of Australian and New Zealand wines - and Champagne, of course - to toast that magnificent over-the-water sunset.
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2 Fish
2 Fish spreads a seafood extravaganza: more than 15 types of fish, from coral trout to red emperor and wild barramundi, are prepared in a variety of innovative ways, or go for the decadent seafood platter for two ($130).
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Lure
This small fish shop will make you look good eating fish 'n' chips and sipping organic coffee, right on Taylor Square. Its gleaming sidewalk tables are airy and attractive, while a fancier back area offers privacy for the celebrity in you. Order the salmon teriyaki salad or salt 'n' pepper squid and feel even more special.
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Boat Shed
A shabby- chic gem on the banks of the Maroochy River, great for sunset drinks beneath the sprawling cotton tree. Seafood is the star of the menu and a must-try is the coconut-battered prawns with roasted banana and caramelised rum syrup.
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Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay
The best restaurant in Glebe, and one of the best seafood restaurants in Sydney. Offerings range from oysters so fresh you’d think you shucked them yourself, to a snapper pie that’ll go straight to the top of your favourite dish list. Amazing Anzac Bridge views; reservations essential.
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Fish D'vine
Of course, rum and fish – what a perfect combination! But somehow this quirky concept has taken off like a storm. Seafood dishes will keep you happy, and the selection of over 100 different rums is bound to unleash your inner pirate.
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Mussel Bar
Mussel Bar's large glass windows afford romantic views of the glittering harbour. Mussels, of course, are the go – or you can knock back fresh oysters with a sunset glass of bubbly.
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Whalers Restaurant
Delicious Creole- influenced seafood is the star attraction at this Exmouth institution. Sit back on the leafy verandah and sample the signature New Orleans gumbo or soft-shell crab. The lunch menu is more bistro-like.
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Esposito at Toofey’s
There are no ocean views, modish manners or maritime decoration here – just the freshest seafood done with simple Italian style. There’s beef and fowl if you’re not in the mood for fish, and the desserts, like the rest of the menu, are both clever and seasonal.
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Flippers Fish Punt
With its voluptuous fish-shaped profile and alluring sea-blue paint job, floating Flippers is a Hobart institution. Fillets of flathead and curls of calamari – straight from the deep blue sea and into the deep fryer.
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Old Pearler Restaurant
Avast, mateys! Built from shell bricks, and feeling downright nautical, this atmospheric haven does fantastic seafood. The exceptional platter features local red emperor, whiting, cray, prawns and squid with nary a chip in sight, as it's all grilled, not fried.
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