Seafood restaurants in London
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Fishworks
This Bath-based chain was London’s first truly French poissonnerie (fishmonger) with a restaurant attached, its entranceway counters piled high with shaved ice, crustaceans and fish. We return regularly, especially for the sublime Dartmouth crab eaten cold and the incomparable zuppa del pescatore (fisherman’s soup; £19), a symphony of delights from the deep. There is also a Marylebone branch.
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Back to Basics
There are two or three other options on the menu (see 'Fish not Your Dish'), but seafood is the focus at this superb corner restaurant run by a bevy of affable young Poles in what's become know as Titchfield Village. A dozen varieties of exceedingly fresh fish, and a dozen original, mouth-watering ways to cook them, are chalked up on a blackboard every day. Two-course set lunch is around £10. There's outside seating in summer.
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Fish House
This combination seafood restaurant and chippy is just the sort of place you wish you had in your own neighbourhood. The freshest of fresh fish and crustaceans are dispensed from both a busy takeaway section and a cheerful sit-down restaurant. The lobster bisque and Colchester oysters are always good, while the generous fish pie (£8.50) bursting with goodies from the briny deep is exceptional.
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J Sheekey
A jewel of the local scene, this incredibly smart restaurant, whose pedigree stretches back to 1896, has four elegant, discreet and spacious wood-panelled rooms in which to savour the riches of the sea, cooked simply and exquisitely. The fish pie (£11.75) is justifiably legendary, though the Cornish fish stew is just as good. Three-course weekday lunch is £24.75.
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Masters Super Fish
Superlative fish (brought in fresh daily from Billingsgate Market and grilled rather than fried if desired) at this rather humble-looking institution.
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Sweeting’s
Sweeting’s is a City institution, having been around since 1830. It hasn’t changed much, with its small sit-down restaurant area, mosaic floor and narrow counters, behind which stand waiters in white aprons. Dishes include wild smoked salmon, oysters (in season from September to April), potted shrimps, eels and Sweeting’s famous fish pie (£12.50).
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Applebee’s Fish Café
If you are tempted by the offerings of the fishmongers of Borough Market and must have a fix of iodine right then and there, head for this excellent fishmongers with a cafe-restaurant attached. You’ll find all manner of fresher-than-fresh fish and shellfish dishes on the ever-changing chalkboard, but we always go for the meal-in-itself fish soup (£8.50).
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Geales
It may have opened in 1939 as a humble chippy, but now it's so much more. Fresh fish stars in a variety of guises – either battered and British or with an Italian sensibility. Tables spill out onto the pleasant side street.
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Commander Porterhouse & Oyster Bar
This extravagant retro-style pub and eatery does meat and fish with equal aplomb but we usually steer clear of turf and go straight for surf and the oysters. The seafood platter for two (from £44) is an easy introduction to fruits de mer and the fish pie with saffron, leeks and vermouth (£12.50) is a showstopper.
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Lobster Pot
This charming French-owned restaurant hidden in the wastelands south of Elephant & Castle turns out excellently prepared fish and seafood dishes à la française (think lots of butter and garlic) to an appreciative local cognoscenti. An eight-course tasting menu with/without lobster is £50/45.
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Lou Pescadou
Simplicity and elegance meet at this wonderful seafood restaurant, an Earl's Court favourite among the many ordinary eateries on Old Brompton Rd. Should you have trouble understanding the mostly French menu, the staff are happy to help. The wine list is almost all French.
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Seashell Of Lisson Grove
This stylish place around the corner from Marylebone station is mostly about fish and chips (mostly the former) and must be doing something right. It's been in the business for more than 40 years. It does a brisk lunch and takeaway business as well.
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