New Orleans, LA
Best Seafood in New Orleans.
Harry's top 10 seafood spots in New Orleans score 78–89 on the Harry Score. 4 carry critic or guide backing. Prices run $$ to $$$.
New Orleans barbecue shrimp isn't barbecued at all — it's shrimp swimming in butter, Worcestershire, and black pepper, a Pascal's Manale invention locals now treat as gospel, and a kitchen either gets the balance right or drowns it. Then there's Viet-Cajun: New Orleans East's Vietnamese fishing families, who run most of the region's shrimp boats, boil crawfish with lemongrass and fish sauce instead of just cayenne. That's the real test here — not butter poundage, but whether the boil actually tastes like a place, not a tourist bucket.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
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Otis Seafood House
seafood
201 Chartres St, New Orleans
4.9 across 980 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by James Beard Foundation.
$$
Harry
89
Worth It
79
GW Fins
seafood
808 Bienville St, New Orleans
4.8 across 5.5k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Eater 38 and James Beard Foundation.
$$$
Harry
89
Worth It
78
Fives
oyster-bar · seafood
529 St Ann St., New Orleans
4.8 across 426 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
87
Worth It
79
Pêche Seafood Grill
seafood
800 Magazine St, New Orleans
4.6 across 5.7k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by James Beard Foundation.
$$$
Harry
85
Worth It
76
NOLA Poboys
seafood
908 Bourbon St, New Orleans
4.5 across 6.3k Google reviews; named by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
Snapper's Seafood & Cajun Restaurant
seafood · cajun
841 Canal St, New Orleans
4.7 across 3.3k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
80
Worth It
75
Hot N Cajun Boil House
seafood
901 Iberville St, New Orleans
4.6 across 1.3k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
$$
Harry
79
Worth It
75
Gallier's Seafood & Oyster Bar
seafood · cajun
129 Carondelet St, New Orleans
4.5 across 3.4k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; local oysters and New Orleans-style cuisine, including breakfast, in a casual setting….
$$
Harry
78
Worth It
74
Acme Oyster House
seafood
724 Iberville St, New Orleans
4.6 across 14k Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; lively New Orleans-based chain offering oysters, po' boys, gumbo & other Cajun-Creole….
$$
Harry
78
Worth It
75
Mr. Ed's Oyster Bar & Fish House, French Quarter (Bienville)
seafood · oyster-bar
512 Bienville St, New Orleans
4.5 across 4.8k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
$$
Harry
78
Worth It
75
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Questions Harry gets about seafood in New Orleans
- What is the best seafood restaurant in New Orleans?
- Otis Seafood House tops Harry's seafood list for New Orleans right now, with a Harry Score of 89/100.
- How does Harry Hungry score seafood restaurants in New Orleans?
- Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
- Are there tourist-trap seafood restaurants in New Orleans to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for New Orleans on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.