Best seafood
YOUR PICKS
You say, “I love Atlanta Fish Market, the menu is really simple and really relies on the freshest fish.”
3) Spondivits Seafood & Steaks
OUR PICKS
1) C & S Seafood and Oyster Bar
Dining critic Meridith Ford Goldman says, “For a landlocked city like Atlanta, a classic fish house is a refreshing change from the usual steak-and-sushi gig, and C & S proves its mettle when it comes to making simple preparations — broiled or chargrilled fish, elegant but simply prepared with sides of roasted fingerling potatoes and haricot verts — into big, bold plates of beauty.”
2) Kyma
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329 comments Add your comment
Stan
October 6th, 2009
5:26 am
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Anyone who puts barbeque on seafood needs professional help
Vonnerae
October 6th, 2009
5:39 am
remember the good ole’ days at the Crab House in Midtown!
Leroy The Magnificent
October 6th, 2009
5:51 am
Spondivits – order a dozen oysters, cold beer and 3 shots tequila. You will be happy till them dam oysters kill you like that lady died there 2 years ago
Nanette
October 6th, 2009
6:13 am
Marietta Fish Market….hands down, none better. Fresh Seafood, Chef Specials, Great Service, Great Atmosphere. The fresh baked bread with cream cheese is awesome. No matter what you order you can’t go wrong.
Becky
October 6th, 2009
6:21 am
I still miss Shells (in Sandy Springs). Some raw oysters, a big plate of cold boiled shrimp, an ice-cold beer and playing Bimini Hook…just fabulous.
David
October 6th, 2009
6:46 am
Definitely not Six Feet Under. I agree with the above person that said the food and service had slipped. Last time I was there the staff was more interested in chatting up each other than helping anyone.
Alfredo’s does have an excellent sea bass.
Fontaines and atlanta fish company
October 6th, 2009
6:52 am
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NothinbutFish
October 6th, 2009
6:57 am
I bring my son-in-law down from the Cape for the winter to do mine. He owns Baxters in Hyannis and after 4 generations they know how to do it right! I have been trying to get him to open one in ATL but thus far no go……
Big Daddy
October 6th, 2009
6:59 am
To me Legal Seafood is one step above Red Lobster. Of the chain restaurants McCormick & Schmidts is much better. For stand alone business where you would take the family, the Atlanta Fish Market is the best. For the great evening out Kyma’s is the place to go. If I had to only pick one, it would be the Atlanta Fish Market. And, [name deleted], if the food sucks in Atlanta, why don’t you leave. You are taking up the space and air of someone who wants to be here.
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Filet-O-Fish
October 6th, 2009
7:07 am
Nominating chain restaurant – Check!
Making fun of nominating chain restaurant – Check!
Nominating ‘Up North’ restaurant because nothing is good in Atlanta – Check!
Nominating ‘my momma’s home-made something or other’ – Check!
I believe all we’re missing is making fun of an ‘Outside The Perimeter’ choice and we’re done!
From south Cobb Co
October 6th, 2009
7:10 am
Bay Breeze in Mableton is great, service is fast and food is fresh.
Anonymous
October 6th, 2009
7:14 am
1) Sushi – MF Sushibar in Midtown
2) Dover Sole – Chops/Lobster Bar in Buckhead
3) Fried Lobster Tail – Pano’s & Paul’s (also available @ Chops/Lobster Bar)
4) General – Atlanta Fish Market in Buckhead
5) General – Oceanaire in Midtown
DecaturNative
October 6th, 2009
7:15 am
If you just want to eat seafood get a good drink….Spondivits….If you’re after a little more Atlanta Fish Market will always pass the test!
Kev
October 6th, 2009
7:16 am
Atlanta Highway Seafood Market in Gainesville is some of the best seafood I’ve ever had. Good price too.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/atlanta-seafood-market-gainesville
M. Poster
October 6th, 2009
7:23 am
Long John Silver’s two piece fried fish with tartar sauce is nummy, nummy in my tummy.
Pat
October 6th, 2009
7:25 am
For the best cajun seafood, there’s a little restaurant in a strip mall/ gas station near Gwinnett Place Mall. The owners have a shrimp boat in Louisiana and that’s where I go when crawfish is in season. Awesome, and it’s the closest I’ll get to Louisiana cooking if I can’t have my mom’s. Other than that, ATL is lacking in seafood.
Joan
October 6th, 2009
7:27 am
I say Legal Seafoods
Clappdb
October 6th, 2009
7:28 am
Dantanna’s Buckhead has the freshest, most creative and best seafood!
Large Mouth Bass
October 6th, 2009
7:31 am
Captin D’s and Red Lobster.
Sheba
October 6th, 2009
7:31 am
for the price you cannot beat Captain D’s
Fred
October 6th, 2009
7:34 am
Oyster Barn in Lilburn and Fisherman’s Catch on 78 in Stone Mountain/Snellville. Nothing fancy at either one but good eating!
Scott in Marietta
October 6th, 2009
7:37 am
Take my word for it – Marietta Fish Market is HORRENDOUS. Some of the worst seafood I’ve ever eaten. Go at your own peril.
My favorites – Atlanta Fish Market, Kyma, Hashiguchi, MF and MF Buckhead, Ray’s on the River, New Paradise, Canoe (please reopen soon!), Bacchanalia, Aria, others that don’t immediately come to my sleepy mind
Che`
October 6th, 2009
7:38 am
I’ve been living in Metro ATL since 2002 (from Gwinnett, now in Douglas County) and been to many seafood restaurants. I must say that Gumbeaux in Douglasville and Atlantic Fish Market in Alpharetta are the best in the area….my opinion
angela
October 6th, 2009
7:45 am
No where here in Georgia! I am from Louisiana and I have not found any place here in Georgia that even comes close to the way we cook our seafood. We just stay home and cook it outdoors on our burner!
boil crabs,corn, turkey necks, fried fish, shrimp and a cold budweiser to wash it down!
KC
October 6th, 2009
7:46 am
Kyma and the Atlanta Fish Market!!!
J.R.
October 6th, 2009
7:51 am
#1 The Oceanaire Seafood Room in midtown.
#2 Ray’s on the River.
jammin
October 6th, 2009
7:52 am
The Last Catch in Jasper, GA Amazing Oysters Rockefeller. The fish is awesome and the best gulf coast shrimp I’ve ever had. The owners Kim and Jim are Charelston natives and have truely brought the coast to the mountains. Definately worth a roadtrip! They have a website http://www.lastcatchseafood.com.
GS
October 6th, 2009
7:52 am
The Crab Shack on Tybee Island. Why stay in Atlanta?
Bitter EX democrackkk
October 6th, 2009
7:54 am
it used to be a known fact that the Colonnade on Cheshire Bridge had the best fried shrimp in town, but Ive not been there in a while…
kaye
October 6th, 2009
7:56 am
Supreme Fish throughout Metro Atlanta.
Reign
October 6th, 2009
7:57 am
I’ve been in Atlanta for 15 years and I don’t find very many places to eat great food. I’m actually disappointed because I thought there would be good food all over Atlanta, for some reason. I love seafood and I guess I’d have to say the Fish Market in Buckhead is the best! I haven’t been there in years though, but when I use to go, it was awesome! I do like Spondivitis
AJ
October 6th, 2009
8:01 am
Becky, Thanks for the SHELLS reminder in Sandy Springs. Great Food!!
Most of you folks are laughable. You go sit down somewhere with white tablecloths and pay $25 for a piece of fish?!? HA HA!!
Seafood is best eaten in your shorts and flip-flops with good friends!!
Lou
October 6th, 2009
8:02 am
Atlanta Seafood and Aquanox both have great seafood. Anyone else been to Aquanox in Buckhead on Peachtree?
Sammich
October 6th, 2009
8:02 am
For fried seafood, I have to agree with Hungery on the Oyster Cafe…but I liked it better before the old hole-in-the-wall location burned down. It was called Oyster King back then and the food seemed just a little tastier and the beer a little colder. I’m also a big fan of the Kennebunkport chowder at Spondivits on Virginia Ave near the airport.
mm
October 6th, 2009
8:03 am
How could ANYONE say Spondivits? That place is the nastiest restaurant I have ever been in, not to mention they killed that lady with their oysters. And then the health dept. came in an gave them a score so low they had to shut down in the middle of service!! So nasty!
Terri
October 6th, 2009
8:05 am
I love reading these comments
LT
October 6th, 2009
8:06 am
@ Filet-O-Fish – LOL!
1)Atlantic Seafood for pricier fare
2)Pappadeaux for enormous portions of really good seafood
Sorry, but don’t really get the obsession w/ The Atlanta Fish Market. Been there once, likely will never return. So-so food & service, IMHO.
N-GA
October 6th, 2009
8:06 am
Legal Seafood is really, really great terrific. Their whole-bellied fried clams ROCK!
On the casual side, the Steamhouse Lounge combines atmosphere, COLD beer and fresh oysters without breaking the bank.
zach
October 6th, 2009
8:06 am
C and S oyster bar in the vinings , off the chain
Lou
October 6th, 2009
8:06 am
EEk!!!!!!!!!
Lou
October 6th, 2009
8:06 am
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Bill
October 6th, 2009
8:10 am
Enter your comments he OCEANAIRE on Peachtree is the best retaurant in town….Don’t miss it
seafood in gainesville
October 6th, 2009
8:11 am
Kev.. I have to agree with you the Atlanta Highway Seafood Market in Gainesville is the best. It is a cheap eat! I love the soft shell crab. Where else can you buy a 30 pound box of oysters for $30. Also they have great red beans and rice!
Tube Steak Shapiro
October 6th, 2009
8:11 am
STATS has the greatest seafood ever. We fly it in fresh daily.
JRG
October 6th, 2009
8:12 am
RAYS ON THE RIVER, BIG FISH(ATLANTIC FISH MARKET), SIX FEET UNDER, AND LEGAL SEAFOOD IN THAT ORDER.
Tyler Pike
October 6th, 2009
8:20 am
Hey Stan, you said anyone who ‘puts barbecue on seafood needs professional help’. Well I just told daddy what you said and he wants you to come join us this weekend to try it out. You can come to us or we can bring the grill to you, just let us know big talker. Its gonna be a vinegar based smackdown!
lol
October 6th, 2009
8:20 am
Atlantic Seafood Company
kay
October 6th, 2009
8:21 am
Bay Breeze in Mableton and for all those who says the food sucks in Atlanta, planes are leaving Hartsfield-Jackson every minute. Also, to those people who says their house, if you don’t give out your address don’t comment
C.R.
October 6th, 2009
8:22 am
Chequers Seafood…Freshest seafood I’ve tasted since moving here.
sondra tolson
October 6th, 2009
8:23 am
Enter your comments here i mave to say if i couldn’t fix my own,then atlanta fish market is about it. i haven’t found a place to be really excited about.