9 Seafood Restaurants To Try Today

Craving the catch of the day? These Bergen eateries serve fresh fish in style.
Anastasiia Chokhliad,
4 Seafood Restaurants

Maybe it’s the slightly warming weather (we are happily welcoming 50-degree days after that cold snap) or your preference to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent. Perhaps you want to observe National Tartar Sauce Day or simply hope to enjoy a more healthful diet. No matter the reason, it’s always a good time to enjoy seafood.

You don’t need to look far for some incredible options. Bergen County is filled with restaurants that bring the best flavors of the sea right to your fingertips. Here are a few options, some of them winners in our 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards and all of them highly rated.

(And, if we missed your favorite, don’t forget to head over to our 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards and vote for it, so all the best local businesses can get their flowers!)

  • Axia Taverna. Options for crudos at this Tenafly spot include oysters, tuna tartar and sliced yellowtail. The entrée menu features mussels, salmon, shrimp and more.
    *18 Piermont Rd., Tenafly, 201.569.5999
  • Biggie’s. A Readers’ Choice favorite in multiple categories, you’ll find a full raw bar with oysters, clams and shrimp at this restaurant—and that’s not counting their seafood-based appetizer options, which include coconut shrimp and tuna tacos, just to name two.
    *430 Rte. 17 S., Carlstadt, 201.933.4000
  • Cap’t Loui. The fun and flavors of a Louisiana-style seafood boil are at your fingertips in Fort Lee. You can pick exactly what goes into your meal, and the options are extensive—crab, lobster, crawfish, shrimp and more, plus corn, potatoes and sausage.
    *210 Main St., Fort Lee, 201.461.7080 
  • Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill. This Mediterranean favorite makes frequent appearances on our Readers’ Choice lists. A glance at the seafood menu reveals why. In addition to the raw bar, try the steamed lobster or seafood linguini.
    *2-27 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, 201.796.0546
  • Seafood Gourmet. Fresh is the name of the game at this Maywood establishment. You also can pick up fish to cook at home, but be sure to check out the “daily catch” lunch and dinner menus, where lobster grilled cheese and sesame crusted Chilean sea bass are only the start.
    *103 W. Pleasant Ave., Maywood, 201.843.8558
  • Segovia Restaurant. You’ll find the flavors of Spain at this restaurant, which has been in business for nearly four decades. Try any of the many seafood tapas, or halibut or red snapper as a main course.
    *150 Moonachie Rd., Moonachie, 201.641.4266
  • Stern and Bow. This spot strikes the perfect balance between casual and upscale, and seafood is their specialty. Try the raw bar, a lobster roll or tuna tartar.
    *171 Schraalenburgh Rd, Closter, 201.750.3350
  • The Pier. From lobster bisque and clam chowder (doesn’t that sound good on a cool March night?) to shrimp scampi and broiled salmon, every seafood-lover you know will find something to like on this menu.
    *192 Kinderkamack Ave., Park Ridge, 201.300.0019
  • Varka Estiatorio. A mainstay in BERGEN’s Readers’ Choice Awards, you’ll find a wide spread of traditional seafood apps and entrees in addition to more inventive dishes. (Tip: Any “tipsy lobster” selections are must-tries.)
    *30 N. Spruce St., Ramsey, 201.995.9333

What are your favorite seafood eateries around Bergen? You can tell us on Instagram over at @bergenmagnj, and don’t forget to vote for it in our Readers’ Choice Awards.