If we can expand restaurant to eat-on-the-street food, I have to agree with Cordelli. The fishermen just cook them up in a glorified tin can, but they spoil you forever for ordinary shrimp. Also, just about any restaurant in Stockholm serves the same type shrimp on an open-faced sandwich, topped with a dollop of caviar, that is absolutely perfect.

Actually, we had lunch there in June - hope that hasn't changed...Glad you agree, tho on AT!

Yu in the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong (the former Regent) has excellent seafood, thanks to having invested millions of dollars in a huge aquarium and fish farm system -- keeping the fish healthy in the restaurant. Until you place your order, that is. Maybe the best variety of fish, in the best condition, of any restaurant in the world. Also some of the highest prices if you pick the more exotic fish (easy to spend thousands of dollars per person here, though a great dinner can be had for under USD 100).

Perhaps, summer hours are different. We normally visit VCE between Nov-Feb. when the restaurant is only open for dinner. I just love the place and the neighborhood. A local Venetian first introduced us to AT. He believes it is the finest seafood in Italy.

I second Yu - growing up in HK Yu was my favourite "treat" restaurant my parents would take me to. The quarium is amazing and the food is great.

I also had some very good seafood meals on Lamma Island and in Sai Kung.

I also had some wonderful lunches in "Die Strandkombuis" about 100km north of Cape Town. A very relaxed beach bbq with a great selection of fresh seafood.

Ultimatly the best lobster is to be had by pulling them out of the sea yourself, butterflying them and sticking them on some hot coals on the beach. Add lime-juice and you are in heaven.

Le Bernardin wonderful!

I would recommend Aqua, both in San Francisco and Las Vegas.


I'll be interested to hear about Chicago. We had several outstanding meals at Roy's on Maui but were very disappointed with Roy's at Pebble Beach. I wonder if the restaurants on the islands are generally better than on the mainland or if Pebble Beach is an exception.

I've had Roy's in NYC last year and I can tell you that they're different, to my disappointment. I'm guessing it's the say with the Roy's in Chicago.

aloha

At least for the United States, I'll nominate Oceanaire Seafood in Seattle. I've also eaten at their Minneapolis and San Diego properties and they were first rate. However the Seattle location clearly stands out as the best seafood I've had in the U.S.

Craig6z

In Hong Kong, I had really fresh seafood in Sai Gong area. I forgot the name of the restaurant, but it doesn't matter because we picked the fish from the fish market. Then gave it to the restaurant to cook it for us. Highly recommended way to do seafood.
:)

No Signboard, Geylang branch ...
Well, perhaps not the best seafood in the world (although it
was very, very good), but surely the best company in the world.

There's room in this thread for info on a place that will serve up a decent meal at a cost of less than $15! if you want a damned good whole fresh Red Snapper fried up crispy in olive oil, Cuban style, with loads of hot, thin French Fries and sweet, slightly caramelized plaintains on the side, head for this wonderful neighborhood restaurant...

Islas Canarias
285 NW 27th Ave.
Miami, FL 33125
305-649-0440

Locals fill almost every seat in this small place during lunch and dinner, so you may have to wait to be seated but it's worth it for the food and price! I took my 17 year old daughter to eat here a couple days ago... Of course, I had the Snapper, and she was content with a "Media Noche" pressed Cuban sandwich. I think our entire bill, including a 20% tip, was $16!

Mama's Fish House, Maui- great fish and the scenery is breathtaking.

Osyter Bar (eat downstairs with the locals) and Ed's Seafood (both on the causeway) in Mobile, AL. These are both very good; it's hard to go wrong in Mobile.

I presume you mean the NY restaurant. Do you think it is still that good? I ate there a lot when it first opened (in 1985?) and it was exceptional -- maybe the best restaurant in the world. A lot has happened since then and it isn't the same. Perhaps it can't ever be that good. I was just lucky that my neighbourhood restaurant happened to be Le Bernardin (and in its glory days).

I ate at Le Bernardin in the very early eighties when it was still in Paris. It was the first place I had ever tasted sea urchins(which I did not love). IIRC, a couple of years later, they shuttered the Paris location and moved to NYC. I remember preferring the seafood more at Taillevent (still, do).