Blue Plate Oysterette is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

1. Blue Plate Oysterette

8.9
1355 Ocean Ave (btwn Santa Monica Blvd & Arizona Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 149 tips and reviews

Katy M.Katy MacQuoid Chapel: Must get the ahi sandwich (+ lobster mac of course) best sandwich in LA - maybe west coast.

Jessica T.Jessica Trevino: Oysters are amazing! Even better with Villa Sandi Prosecco. Staff extremely friendly, great place with good atmosphere and extremely dog friendly.

Liberty T.Liberty T: Lobster roll is amaze. Soft buttery roll with a light crisp. Compact and seasoned to perfection. Share this and a bowl of the chowder - they'll split it and make it for two.

Santa Monica Seafood is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

2. Santa Monica Seafood

9.1
1000 Wilshire Blvd (at 10th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Santa Monica · 101 tips and reviews

Carlos R.Carlos Ramirez: This place has a great oyster bar and small dining area too. The tuna melt on the menu is amazing! On top of that, they sell fresh seafood by the pound. Read more.

Tom O.Tom Odell: Santa Monica Seafood is the best seafood restaurant in Southern California. Everything is top quality and as fresh as it can be. Highly recommended.

Big AlBig Al: Refreshing oysters, tasty clam chowder, top tier tuna melt

Water Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

3. Water Grill

8.5
1401 Ocean Ave (Santa Monica Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 103 tips and reviews

Meg F.Meg Farmer: Great for an oyster happy hour and wine with friends. Some celeb spotting here too.

Edward F.Edward Forte: Fabulous seafood (lobster roll and cheesecake), great ambiance, great cocktails

BiancaBianca: Fresh oysters (Indigo), tuna poké, crab cake. All delicious.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

4. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

8.5
301 Santa Monica Pier Bldg 9 (at Ocean Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 218 tips and reviews

Chuck C.Chuck C: Salmon veggie skillet, it's really good.

Fatema Y.Fatema Y: Best and the most delicious shrimp I've ever tried.💜💜💜💜

Faisal A.Faisal A: Shrimp popcorn.. Shrimp new orleans.. grilled seafood Trio.. and their sweet and sour Secret Mango Sparkler

SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

5. SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa

9.2
1345 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 180 tips and reviews

Natalie L.Natalie L: No reservations, trust them and get the pre fixe Trust Me or Nozawa dinner. Amazing combo of sashimi & hand rolls.

S L.S Lee: EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I get the Nozawa and add hand cut lobster roll and unagi. No reservations, go during non-peak times. Parking next door $3 w/validation.

Jennifer Y.Jennifer Yip: the blue crab hand roll is amazing. definitely get the scallop nigiri if it's on the menu!

The Lobster is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

6. The Lobster

8.2
1602 Ocean Ave (at the Pier), Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 133 tips and reviews

Snow I.Snow I: Great view and food! Try diver scallop and of course grilled lobster!

Mohammed A.Mohammed Abu Hajar: They have valet parking for 12 USD with Restaurant validation, i tried the starter crab cake it was great and the Lobster Mash potatoes was yummy, try to catch the sunset time 👍

Hasan S.Hasan Saricicek: Lobster is good as everyone said, oysters are also perfect! 🤤

Sweetfin Poké is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

7. Sweetfin Poké

8.8
829 Broadway (at Lincoln Ct), Santa Monica, CA
Poke Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Mike L.Mike Lanzillo: Great poké with unique twists

Meg F.Meg Farmer: Very cool spot. Healthy fresh food, small size is a solid portion that is pretty filling. Tuna was delicious.

Lynne 🐰 Q.Lynne 🐰 Qu: Healthy salad with delicious fish. Get spicy yuzu salmon, kelp noodles are a bit crispy.

Blue Plate Taco is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

8. Blue Plate Taco

8.4
1515 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 137 tips and reviews

Joseph D.Joseph Duerr: Lobster taco, margaritas, chips with guacamole are excellent!

Chris V.Chris Visinho: Margaritas, shrimp tacos, amazing mole sauce.

MotazMotaz: Great shrimp tacos and don’t miss the farmers nachos

Cassia is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

9. Cassia

9.1
1314 7th St, Santa Monica, CA
Asian Restaurant · 62 tips and reviews

Simple F.Simple Foodie: Charcuterie Platter, Kaya Toast, Whole Grilled Sea Bass, Charcuterie Fried Rice, Chopped Escargot, Spicy Lamb is spicy.

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Cassia serves chilled-seafood towers brimming with items like oysters, snow-crab claws, raw scallops paired with peas and ham, and giant prawns marinated in chile, garlic, and Vietnamese hot sauce. Read more.

EaterEater: Bring friends to share dishes like the majestic pot au feu that ripples with pho spices; lamb breast tingling from Sichuan peppercorn, cumin, and sambal; and laksa & the Malaysian seafood noodle soup Read more.

Tar & Roses is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

10. Tar & Roses

8.8
602 Santa Monica Blvd (at 6th St.), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 82 tips and reviews

Paul M.Paul Morris: One of the best new restaurants in town....small plates - delicious...whole fish is a highlight Vu runs out early.

Tim H.Tim Harter: Crudo, oxtail and octopus, duck rillete bruschetta all so good!!

Meg F.Meg Farmer: Everything here was insanely tasty. Oxtail and mushrooms were great starters. The seafood pot and carbonara was also delicious.

The Misfit Restaurant + Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

11. The Misfit Restaurant + Bar

8.9
225 Santa Monica Blvd (at 2nd St), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 349 tips and reviews

Derek J.Derek Jaeschke: Gotta try the mussels, the chorizo kick sounds iffy, but is done just right

Joelle H.Joelle H.: The kale salad is a must and so is the crispy lobster sliders!!!

Nicole D.Nicole D: Not only is this place gorgeous, but the food is excellent! I had lobster & prime rib sliders, the prime rib was to die for! Also got shoestring fries which were the perfect amount of crunchy! Mmm.

Sea Salt Fish Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

12. Sea Salt Fish Grill

8.0
508 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews

Frances T.Frances Tran: Amazing fish tacos and burritos and such great portions!

Beka C.Beka C: Best fish tacos I've ever had! relaxed dine-in or takeout available. Classic fish tacos are irresistible. Love.

cccc: The seared ahi poke was fantastic! Also, it was my friend's birthday and they gave him free churros (and they were delicious!).

The Ivy at the Shore is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

13. The Ivy at the Shore

8.2
1535 Ocean Ave (Broadway), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 85 tips and reviews

Edmund R.Edmund R: Sea bass and grilled swordfish - very very delicious!

Cathy D.Cathy Dare: The lobster linguini is incredible and the crab cakes are my favorite in town.

Alexandra S.Alexandra Syunkova: Great view of the street outside. Their seafood is amazing...crab cakes are a must.

Sunny Blue is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

14. Sunny Blue

8.7
2728 Main St (at Hill St), Santa Monica, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Ocean Park · 77 tips and reviews

Pippit P.Pippit Panda: Two of my favorites omusubis are Kara tuna and miso mushroom

Buttercup D.Buttercup D: The shrimp omusubi and miso mushroom omusubi are my favorites!

Gloria C.Gloria Chin: awesome omosubi rice balls!! try the miso beef and spicy salmon. also sells froyo

Kazunori is one of The 15 Best Places for Seafood in Santa Monica.

15. Kazunori

9.3
120 Broadway Ste 104, Santa Monica, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 20 tips and reviews

Connie C.Connie Chiu: Good deals on the set menu! My favs are the salmon, blue crab, lobster, and uni! The uni is so good. I thought the salmon sashimi dish was alright.

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Get here early! 11:30 or 11:45 usually doesn’t have a wait. Order 4-5 hand rolls, you can always add more. The scallops and salmon are delicious!

Erick H.Erick Herrerías: The lobster hand rol is good!