Seafood restaurant

Union Oyster House exterior in Boston is one of the oldest continuously open restaurants in the United States.

Fish and lobster at the Shamrock Hotel seafood restaurant in Nathan Road, Jordan, Hong Kong

The interior of Desire Oyster Bar in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana

A seafood restaurant is a restaurant that specializes in seafood cuisine and seafood dishes, such as fish and shellfish. Dishes may include freshwater fish. The concept may focus upon the preparation and service of fresh seafood,^[1] (as opposed to frozen products). Some seafood restaurants also provide retail sales of seafood that consumers take home to prepare.^[1] Seafood restaurants may have a marine-themed decor, with decorations such as fish nets, nautical images and buoys.^[1][2] Fare can vary due to seasonality in fish availability and in the fishing industry.^[2][3] Seafood restaurants may offer additional non-seafood items, such as chicken and beef dishes.^[2][4]

Types

Upscale and midscale seafood restaurants may offer more selections compared to quick-service restaurants.^[2] Some are located nearby or on a waterfront.^[2]

Fare

Fare in seafood restaurants may include fresh and frozen fish, shellfish, crawfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, mussels and oysters.^[5] Some have a raw bar area where raw shellfish products are prepared, such as raw oysters.^[5][6]

See also

• List of seafood restaurants
• Calabash, North Carolina – dubbed the "Seafood Capital of the World" because of the town's offering of "Calabash-style" seafood restaurants
• Cantonese seafood restaurants typically use a large dining room layout, have ornate designs, and specialize in seafood such as expensive Chinese-style lobsters, crabs, prawns, clams, and oysters, all kept live in fish tanks until preparation.
• Gampo-eup – an eup or a town of Gyeongju in South Korea, Gampo Harbor has over 240 seafood restaurants.
• George – an American lobster owned briefly by the City Crab and Seafood restaurant in New York City. Captured in December 2008, he was released back into the wild in January 2009. George weighed 20 pounds (9.1 kg), and had an estimated age of 140 years.
• List of barbecue restaurants
• Lists of restaurants
• List of fish and chip restaurants
• List of fish dishes
• List of oyster bars
• List of seafood dishes
• List of sushi restaurants
• National Federation of Fish Friers
• National Fisheries Institute – member companies consist of all levels of business involved in seafood, from fishing vessel operators to seafood restaurants
• Steakhouse

References

1. Successful Restaurant Design - Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher
2. Start Your Own Restaurant and More - Entrepreneur Press, Jacquelyn Lynn
3. Starting A Restaurant Business Guide: A Startup Guide With Planning Tips And ... - Rick P. Wooten
4. "Eating Seafood for weight loss".
5. Koeller, Kim; La France, Robert (2010). Allergen Free Dining in Steak and Seafood Restaurants. R & R Publishing. pp. 12–16. ISBN 978-0982959916.
6. Jacobson, Michael F.; Hurley, Jayne (2002). Restaurant Confidential. Workman Publishing. pp. 189–206. ISBN 0761178864.

External links

• Media related to Seafood restaurants at Wikimedia Commons