Seafood restaurants in USA
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Tidepools
If you're a sucker for the classic 'romantic dinner for two,' you'll enjoy Tidepools, which matches the Grand Hyatt setting in island-style extravagance. The menu favors seafood, from silky sashimi to crab-lobster cakes to the wok-seared 'ahi. Vegetarians are not forgotten, with savory grilled tofu or Shiitake mushroom mains as creative as the rest.
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Lahaina Store Grille
Classy and contemporary, this grill and oyster bar specializes in briny delights from the sea. Tequila-glazed shrimp, raw oysters, poke (cubed raw fish mixed with shoyu, sesame oil, salt, chili pepper, inamona or other condiments) - you name it, they've got it. Come after 17:00 when the rooftop garden opens and watch the lights twinkle over Lahaina.
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Ventura’s Greenhouse Restaurant
Ventura’s Greenhouse Restaurant, in next-door Margate City, is an Italian restaurant loved by locals.
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Roy Moore Lobster Company
This takeout kitchen has the cheapest lobster-in-the-rough on the Neck. Your beast comes on a tray with melted butter, a fork and a wet wipe for cleanup. You can sit in the back with the fishing boats on a few tables fashioned from lobster traps, or head next door to the restaurant for a bit of refinement. Don’t forget to bring your own beer or wine.
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Bluewater Grill
Step up to the oyster bar, order a dozen on the half shell then sit back and watch the sun call it a day. For dinner, pick your fresh fish from the list then let the pros cook it any way you like. Garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach (!) are can’t-miss. The houseboat crowd slips in from the adjacent marina by 6:30pm for supercheap happy-hour prices.
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Bar Crudo
An international idea that's pure California: choice morsels of fresh seafood served raw Italian-style, with pan-Asian condiments and East–West beers. Start with Japanese Hitachino white ale and raw fluke with coconut milk and grapefruit, and graduate to potent Belgian Tripel ales with wasabi-spiked Arctic char. Don't miss Tuesday to Sunday happy hour from 5pm to 6:30pm, when specials include $1 local oysters.
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Hungry Cat
Hollywood hep cats know their way to the zinc raw bar at Suzanne Goin and David Lentz’s seafood hideaway – tucked behind Borders books – where peel-and-eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell and savory fish du jour specials shine. For seafood-avoiders, the hefty Pug Burger is a must, a smoky affair memorably slathered with avocado, bacon and blue cheese.
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American Fish
From the fertile mind of chef Michael Mina, Aria’s upstairs seafood house keeps things simple. Choose your fish cooked one of four elemental ways: poached, baked in sea salt, grilled or wood-smoked. Delicate shellfish appetizers such as abalone stew, seasonal garden vegetable sides and exquisite cocktails are all stand-outs. Reservations recommended.
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Rusty Pelican
More than the fare itself, it's the panoramic skyline views – among the best in Miami – that draw the faithful and romantic to this airy, tropical restaurant. But if you do come for a sunset drink, the fresh air could certainly seduce you into staying for some of the surf 'n' turf menu, which is good enough considering the setting and lack of options.
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Bonefish Grill
Equally good food and service keep crowds coming back to this upscale eatery. Start with saucy shrimp and then listen up as the waitstaff describes first-rate daily specials. The regular fish menu is creative and eclectic, but the pistachio and parmesan-crusted rainbow trout is particularly special. There's always steak for the red meat deprived.
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Seven Glaciers Restaurant
Sitting on top of Mt Alyeska, 2300ft above sea level, is the best of Alyeska Resort's six restaurants and bars. The hotel tram will take you to an evening of gourmet dining and absolutely stunning views that include Turnagain Arm and, yes, seven glaciers. The menu is dominated by seafood; even the meat mains are offered with a side of king crab.
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Shaw’s Crab House
Shaw’s beautiful old dining room and adjoining lounge have an elegant, historic feel, complemented by dark woods and the occasional jazz combo. The efficient servers can tell you what menu selections are freshest, as well as provide a ‘sustainable seafood’ menu. A crab cake appetizer and key lime pie dessert make faultless bookends to any meal.
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Wreck of the Richard & Charlene
It's practically impossible to find, but don't give up! This unmarked warehouse, down a dirt road overlooking Shem Creek in suburban Mt Pleasant, has what many consider the best fried seafood in the state. Kick back in a plastic chair with a free bowl of boiled peanuts while you wait; finish with the key lime bread pudding. No credit cards.
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Scales & Shells
Enter this half-casual, broad, noisy room for small linen-clad tables set with grated parmesan and Tabasco sauce tended by waitresses in T-shirts. The decor is marked by an open kitchen and a blackboard menu. Have your squid, swordfish or lobster mesquite grilled for a change. In summer, a swamped U-shaped bar serves a huge waiting crowd.
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DC Coast
If Poseidon hired an art deco revivalist to redo his temple, the final result would probably end up looking something like DC Coast’s interior. It’s a beautiful space, more chaotic for the constant hum of lobbyist lunchers. Join the crowd; who can pass up a ‘Tower of Crab’ with spicy, citrusy Tabasco butter?
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Lighthouse Restaurant
Major renovation in 2005 included bay windows to highlight the restaurant's best asset, a table overlooking a bustling boat harbor. The seafood-laden menu has also been upgraded with mains such as buttery, rich ginger sable fish with a coconut-wasabi sauce and blackened sockeye salmon that was netted by the local fleet in Lynn Canal.
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PPQ Dungeness Island
Dungeness crab season lasts most of the year in San Francisco, which means now is a fine time to enjoy one whole atop garlic noodles or dredged in peppercorn-laced flour and lightly fried, for a market price of about $20 per person. Ignore everything else on the menu, and put that bib to work.
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Commander's Room
Located in Hotel Halsingland in Fort Seward is Haines' most upscale restaurant. There's white tablecloths, a fine wine list and a chef who has a herb garden out back. Begin the evening with a drink in its cozy Officer's Club Lounge. Tired of seafood? Try the butternut-squash ravioli served with hazelnut brown butter and sage sauce.
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Straight Wharf Restaurant
The best place for fresh-caught seafood served up with a harbor view is the deck of this hot restaurant. Boston’s renowned chef couple Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca command the kitchen with New American flair. The menu changes frequently, but expect your scallops or halibut to be adorned with the likes of truffle butter.
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Captain Al’s Waterfront Restaurant
Locals take their guests here to show off their city. Out at the end of the pier, it allows you to eat surrounded by water. Although the food is just average fried seafood and fish (although the crab appetizer is quite good), it is really enhanced by the killer views from outdoor tables. At least go for late afternoon cocktails.
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Obrycki’s
Despite its somewhat touristy reputation, Obrycki's is the go-to spot for crab-lovers, with crab soup, crab balls, crab cakes, steamed crabs and soft-shelled crabs.
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Fourth Street Shrimp Store
This fun place, with murals as far as the eye can see, is perfect for quick dinners like fresh grouper (and duh, shrimp). In addition to baskets of fried fish, their big seller (and a great bargain at around US$8) is a 22-piece shrimp platter with fries and slaw. Go all out with a platter of grouper, clams and shrimp for US$16.
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RM Seafood
From ecoconscious chef Rick Moonen, modern American seafood dishes, such as Cajun popcorn and Maine lobster, come with comfort-food sides (like gourmet mac 'n' cheese), a raw shellfish and sushi bar, and a 'biscuit bar' serving savory salads.
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Merchant's
In a renovated 19th-century hotel in the heart of the District, this clubby bistro has gleaming parquet floors, white tablecloths and a mahogany bar overlooking Broadway. Splurge on ritzy, old-school fare such as steak au poivre (pepper steak) and chicken Louis. The downstairs Grille has cheaper, more casual eats.
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Pearl Oyster
People line up for the lobster rolls and oyster rolls and the crowds keep getting bigger, even though Pearl Oyster has now expanded its space twice. The wine list is more detailed than the menu, which consists of fresh fish (catch of the day), Maine lobsters, clams, shrimp, scallops and thick-hearty New England chowder.
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