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Posted Feb 09, 2025
Best Seafood Restaurants in Toronto: Top Spots for Fresh Oysters, Lobster, and More
Are you a seafood lover wondering where to find the best seafood restaurants in Toronto? Look no further! Toronto is home to a wide variety of seafood spots, offering everything from fresh oysters by the dozen and shucked clams to indulgent dishes like fried lobster and sea bass en croute.
No matter what your seafood cravings are, there’s a perfect spot in the city to satisfy your taste. Whether you’re looking for a casual seafood platter or an upscale dining experience, Toronto’s seafood scene offers something for everyone.
Explore these top seafood restaurants in the city and get ready to indulge in the freshest catches from the sea—whether you're enjoying a platter with friends or a romantic dinner for two.
Downtown Yonge
56 Temperance St
John & Sons Oyster House
This homey, down-to-earth seafood restaurant serving classic dishes like chowder and lobster rolls with some inventive twists.
John & Sons Oyster House
Downtown Yonge
56 Temperance St
This homey, down-to-earth seafood restaurant serving classic dishes like chowder and lobster rolls with some inventive twists.
Downtown
33 Elm St
Adega Restaurante
Portuguese
This Portuguese seafood restaurant in Toronto serves seafood dishes like grilled squid and cataplana fresh fish stew from Portugal and Spain, plus enjoy a large Portuguese wine list.
Adega Restaurante
Downtown
33 Elm St
This Portuguese seafood restaurant in Toronto serves seafood dishes like grilled squid and cataplana fresh fish stew from Portugal and Spain, plus enjoy a large Portuguese wine list.
Portuguese
King East
14 Market St.
Market Street Catch
This seafood-centric offshoot of Buster's Sea Cove in King East serves their seafood eats, like octopus tacos and lobster rolls, in a hip food truck.
Market Street Catch
King East
14 Market St.
This seafood-centric offshoot of Buster's Sea Cove in King East serves their seafood eats, like octopus tacos and lobster rolls, in a hip food truck.
Kensington Market
201 Augusta Ave
Fresco's Fish and Chips
British
This fish and chips restaurant in Kensington Market will have you drooling over their classic fish of chips, crab cakes, shrimp and chips and their seafood sandwiches.
Fresco's Fish and Chips
Kensington Market
201 Augusta Ave
This fish and chips restaurant in Kensington Market will have you drooling over their classic fish of chips, crab cakes, shrimp and chips and their seafood sandwiches.
British
Prime Seafood Palace
This renown Toronto spot serves both chilled and warm seafood, with dishes ranging from scallop and shrimp cakes to tuna tartare.
Prime Seafood Palace
This renown Toronto spot serves both chilled and warm seafood, with dishes ranging from scallop and shrimp cakes to tuna tartare.
St. Lawrence
93 Front St E
Buster's Sea Cove
Seafood
With multiple locations across this city, this Toronto staple is known for its tasty lobster rolls and mouthwatering fried fish.
Buster's Sea Cove
St. Lawrence
93 Front St E
With multiple locations across this city, this Toronto staple is known for its tasty lobster rolls and mouthwatering fried fish.
Seafood
Distillery District
17 Tank House Lane
Pure Spirits Oyster House & Grill
Seafood
Pure Spirits will have you drooling over their fresh oysters. Known for their sustainable seafood, seasonal mains, and delicious sharable sides this spot will keep you coming back.
Pure Spirits Oyster House & Grill
Distillery District
17 Tank House Lane
Pure Spirits will have you drooling over their fresh oysters. Known for their sustainable seafood, seasonal mains, and delicious sharable sides this spot will keep you coming back.
Seafood
Financial District
10 Temperance St Fl 5
The Chase
Seafood
The Chase Fish & Oyster serves some of the freshest seafood in the city and focuses on classic seafood offerings like lobster rolls, fish and chips, lobster dinners and curated seafood platters.
The Chase
Financial District
10 Temperance St Fl 5
The Chase Fish & Oyster serves some of the freshest seafood in the city and focuses on classic seafood offerings like lobster rolls, fish and chips, lobster dinners and curated seafood platters.
Seafood
Scarborough
4020 Finch Ave E
Fishman Lobster Clubhouse
Seafood
Serving massive fried lobster towers and Hong Kong-style crab, Fishman is seafood royalty in the city. And while you're enjoying your meal, you can also be entertained by the tanks that surround the entire perimeter of the banquet-style dining room.
Fishman Lobster Clubhouse
Scarborough
4020 Finch Ave E
Serving massive fried lobster towers and Hong Kong-style crab, Fishman is seafood royalty in the city. And while you're enjoying your meal, you can also be entertained by the tanks that surround the entire perimeter of the banquet-style dining room.
Seafood
Trinity Bellwoods
227 Ossington Ave
La Banane
French
A beloved spot in Ossington, this French-inspired seafood restaurant is known for their flavourful dishes like eurobass en croute, crab back gratin and lobster cavatelli. If you're feeling like a feast, indulge in their seafood platter.
La Banane
Trinity Bellwoods
227 Ossington Ave
A beloved spot in Ossington, this French-inspired seafood restaurant is known for their flavourful dishes like eurobass en croute, crab back gratin and lobster cavatelli. If you're feeling like a feast, indulge in their seafood platter.
French
Scarborough
2105 Lawrence Ave E
Diana's Oyster Bar and Grill
Seafood
This easygoing eatery with two locations in Markham and Scarborough serves delicious classic seafood dishes like clam chowder and lobster clubs.
Diana's Oyster Bar and Grill
Scarborough
2105 Lawrence Ave E
This easygoing eatery with two locations in Markham and Scarborough serves delicious classic seafood dishes like clam chowder and lobster clubs.
Seafood
Yonge and Eglinton
641 Mt Pleasant Rd
Zee Grill Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Seafood
Serving fresh seafood to locals in their neighbourhood for over 20 years, Zee Grill covers all the basis with their daily fish specials, Hawaiian poke, New England chowder and Peruvian fish stew.
Zee Grill Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Yonge and Eglinton
641 Mt Pleasant Rd
Serving fresh seafood to locals in their neighbourhood for over 20 years, Zee Grill covers all the basis with their daily fish specials, Hawaiian poke, New England chowder and Peruvian fish stew.
Seafood
Leslieville
1008 Queen St E
Eastside Social
Seafood
Bringing flavours from Canada's Eastcoast, this Leslieville seafood spot serves everything you could want from the Maritimes style of cooking, including pickerel and fish tacos.
Eastside Social
Leslieville
1008 Queen St E
Bringing flavours from Canada's Eastcoast, this Leslieville seafood spot serves everything you could want from the Maritimes style of cooking, including pickerel and fish tacos.
Seafood
Yorkville
202 Davenport Rd
Joso's
Seafood
This Yorkville seafood restaurant has a wide selection of fare, including seafood risottos and fresh grilled fish.
Joso's
Yorkville
202 Davenport Rd
This Yorkville seafood restaurant has a wide selection of fare, including seafood risottos and fresh grilled fish.
Seafood
Fashion District
469 King St W
Rodney's Oyster House
Seafood
If you're looking for an extensive seafood menu, Rodney's has you covered. With options ranging from a lobster dinner to a dozen oysters or a Maine-style lobster roll, this iconic Canadian seafood chain has become an institution in the city.
Rodney's Oyster House
Fashion District
469 King St W
If you're looking for an extensive seafood menu, Rodney's has you covered. With options ranging from a lobster dinner to a dozen oysters or a Maine-style lobster roll, this iconic Canadian seafood chain has become an institution in the city.
Seafood
Trinity Bellwoods
872 Queen St W
Oyster Boy
Seafood
This oyster bar in Trinity Bellwoods prides itself in shucking up a wide variety of seafood options, and if there's one thing you can count on, its that there's always something new to slurp down at this cozy oyster centric outpost.
Oyster Boy
Trinity Bellwoods
872 Queen St W
This oyster bar in Trinity Bellwoods prides itself in shucking up a wide variety of seafood options, and if there's one thing you can count on, its that there's always something new to slurp down at this cozy oyster centric outpost.
Seafood
Financial District
100 Adelaide St E
Pearl Diver
Seafood
This seafood restaurant and oyster bar offers up daily catches, as well as seafood-inspired pub grub like chowder, calamari and PEI mussels.
Pearl Diver
Financial District
100 Adelaide St E
This seafood restaurant and oyster bar offers up daily catches, as well as seafood-inspired pub grub like chowder, calamari and PEI mussels.
Seafood
Junction Triangle
2766 Dundas St W
Honest Weight
Seafood
The menu at this New England-style fishmonger and seafood restaurant in the Junction changes daily. Priding themselves on sourcing the highest quality seafood, this restaurant goes off of market availability and will impress you with dishes like seafood pizza and the popular Japanese street food, okonomiyaki.
Honest Weight
Junction Triangle
2766 Dundas St W
The menu at this New England-style fishmonger and seafood restaurant in the Junction changes daily. Priding themselves on sourcing the highest quality seafood, this restaurant goes off of market availability and will impress you with dishes like seafood pizza and the popular Japanese street food, okonomiyaki.
Seafood
