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There's something special about dining on seafood: the visuals (oyster shells, glistening scales, jewel-like roe), the textures (springy calamari, tooth-tender fish, and plump prawns), and the huge array of flavours from crustaceans to cold-water giants that make for endlessly exciting eating.

As an ocean-kissing city, Sydney/Eora has some of the best seafood restaurants in the world, including game-changing fine diners, Cantonese live-tank classics, and glamorous waterside spots.

These are OB真人视讯's picks for Sydney's best seafood restaurants right now.

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Best Sydney Restaurants With Seafood Platters

Summer Salt 

66 Mitchell Road, Cronulla

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Summer Salt is a sparkling seafood restaurant with floor-to-ceiling ocean views overlooking Elouera Beach in Cronulla. The Italian-leaning coastal menu celebrates a variety of locally caught Aussie seafood.

Start with oysters and caviar, followed by the mouthwatering Moreton Bay Bug linguine, or go all out with hot and cold seafood platters packed with Sydney Rock oysters, cooked tiger prawns, South Australia mussels, blue swimmer crab, and Tasmanian smoked salmon galore.

While you’re there, you might as well order a couple of cocktails—our fave is the Sunnyboy: a nostalgic summery splash of yuzu sake, Passoa, passionfruit, and lemon. 

Flying Fish

80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont

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Flying Fish at The Star is all about letting quality produce speak for itself, with minimal intervention and maximum flavours. Start with everyone’s favourite sesame-sprinkled prawn toast before diving into the chilled seafood platter with a daily selection plucked from Australian and New Zealand waters. Follow up with hot items like barbecued king prawns with tomato butter and finger lime, blue swimmer crab fettuccine with shellfish cream and bottarga, and, of course, seaweed-salted fries. 

Pino’s Vino E Cucina Al Mare

15 Surf Road, Cronulla

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As its name suggests, Pino’s serves a whole lot of wine (over 1736 bottles from Italy, Australia, and South Africa) and a whole lot of fresh seafood. The authentic Italian, family-run restaurant has vines climbing up the walls and candle-lit tables inside, making for a romantic date night spot—especially with a seafood platter to share.

Think East33 Sydney Rock oysters and abrolhos half shell scallops drenched in herb butter, as well as dishes like hiramasa kingfish crudo and Pino’s “fritto misto”, a mix of deep fried calamari and paradise prawns served with lime mayo. Nothing is frozen or processed, and everything is made in-house, from the handmade pasta to the daily baked bread. 

Best Sydney CBD Seafood Restaurants 

Sailmaker

161 Sussex Street, Sydney CBD

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Inspired by its sail-making history in the late 1800s, and its nautical outlook over Darling Harbour, Sailmaker Restaurant at Hyatt Regency Sydney serves seafood sourced from sustainable fisheries that practice eco-friendly farming, or wild-caught, MSC-certified fish, right in the heart of the Sydney CBD. 

Their incredible value $95pp Seafarer Dinner is available Thursday–Sunday and includes a Mediterranean tapas buffet followed by a three-course choice menu with a selection from six entrees, six mains, and two picks from the roaming dessert trolley.

Whalebridge

8–10 Circular Quay West, Sydney CBD

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You probably can’t get any closer to dining on Sydney Harbour—unless you were actually in the water. Whalebridge sits pretty on the Circular Quay promenade, neighbouring the Opera House and directly in front of the Harbour Bridge.

The waterfront restaurant serves a French menu with star dishes like moules à la provençale: organic mussels, tomato, garlic, herbs and baguette, grilled whole lobster with maître d’hôtel butter, and a two-person snapper, lobster, salmon and duchess potato pie.

And if you’re feeling extra, there’s a decadent fruits de mer platter with half a lobster, rock oysters, prawns and scallop crudo that feels remiss to order without a glass (or bottle) of French champagne.

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Fish At The Rocks

29 Kent Street, Millers Point

When a restaurant has been serving fresh seafood for over 30 years, it's safe to say you’ll be in good hands. Fish at The Rocks is an old-school Sydney CBD seafood restaurant that's perfect for a long lunch or laid-back seafood dinner.

The entree mixed seafood platter for one (with salt and pepper calamari, lobster and prawn ravioli, scallop and king prawn) is a must, or if you’re there as a group, there’s a shareable crustacean platter and huge mains like whole local rock lobster or whole baked barramundi stuffed with diced prawns and vegetables in a red coconut curry sauce.

Best Casual Seafood Restaurants In Sydney

Sydney Fish Market

Pyrmont Bridge Road and Bank Street, Pyrmont 

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While  isn't technically a seafood restaurant, why not go straight to the source of where some of Sydney’s best restaurants get their seafood? You don’t have to be an accomplished cook to make the most of this Pyrmont jewel—there’s a huge variety of shops and stalls serving goods ready to eat. 

Icons include Peter's for lobster rolls, cheesy scallops and flame-grilled crab legs, huge sashimi spreads from the Sushi Bar, Singapore chilli mud crab from Christie's, and massive platters at dine-in restaurant The Boatshed. And who could forget the viral sushi tacos and sashimi donuts from the Fish Market Cafe—we know we can’t.

GetSashimi

180 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach and 252 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee

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Run by the founders of Sydney Fish Market’s delivery service, GetFish, GetSashimi is a high-quality seafood joint with some of the prettiest sushi in Sydney. Alongside fresh sashimi and hand rolls, there’s innovative gunkan creations like blueberry and strawberry-topped salmon maki, as well as a perfect sushi sandwich with layers of fresh tuna, salmon, crisp nori sheets and fluffy rice, crowned with avocado and jewel-like roe. There’s also poke bowls and platters that make for a perfect picnic or lunch feed, or dine in at the counter-style setting and watch the masters at work.

And word on the street is GetSashimi is gearing up to open a third location—this time on the Northern Beaches at The Corso in Manly (we reckon they'll fit right in).

Gyuniku

34/1 Dixon Street, Haymarket

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Whoever thought of pairing Japanese BBQ with an all-you-can-eat buffet is a genius. Gyuniku is a self-service yakinuku house in the heart of Chinatown offering 90 minutes of unlimited high-quality seafood and meats to grill at your table, with various dining packages available. There’s also a sushi bar with endless rolls, sashimi, aburi and nigiri, a fried food area, a selection of cold accompaniments and sauces, and a DIY fro-yo station for dessert. 

Best Special Occasion Seafood Restaurants In Sydney

Saint Peter 

161 Underwood Street, Paddington

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A true game-changer of the Australian restaurant scene, Saint Peter embodies Josh Niland's vision to champion and challenge the limits of Australian seafood in a renovated Paddington pub with various spaces, including a special-occasion-worthy dining room and walk-in-only bar with snacky plates.

The seafood-centric menu offers seasonal line-caught fish, including john dory and blue mackerel, with complementary ingredients used in interesting applications, plus a fresh seafood charcuterie platter from Niland’s other home, Fish Butchery.

You can visit for an a la carte lunch Thursday–Sunday, book a chef’s tasting dinner any day of the week, or nab the coveted chef's table for a front-row seat to the kitchen mastery when you book the 10-course degustation.

Mimi's

Coogee Pavilion, Middle Level, 130A Beach Street, Coogee

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We couldn’t not include the spot that put the caviar bump on Sydney's radar on this list. Mimi's is the most glam piece of the Coogee Pavilion puzzle, doing coastal fare with Mediterranean flair.

Expect more caviar atop the scallop mousseline pie (we'd lean towards tart) with citrus butter, warm crumpets with bluefin tuna belly and confit tomato, grilled Murray cod, and baked mudcrab with caramelised hollandaise, meyer lemon and salted brioche. If you're splashing out—which you probably are—there's a live tank with lobster and abalone.

A'Mare

1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo

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This top-tier Italian spot in Bangaroo has a litany of seafood dishes, an incredible harbour view, and is run by acclaimed chef and restaurateur Alessandro Pavoni (Ormeggio at The Spit, Cibaria, Postino Osteria).

is one of the best seafood restaurants in Sydney for celebrating a special occasion with the likes of charcoal-grilled yellowfin tuna, a fresh Moreton Bay Bug salad, whole fish of the day wood-fired in a Josper oven, and the star of the show—NSW Eastern Rock lobster tossed through spaghetti with basil, garlic and chilli.

But, if you’re after a more casual meal, swing into a'Mare Cucinetta for bar snacks like oysters with pinot grigio vinegar or crisp calamari fritti with lemon mayonnaise.

Best Waterfront Seafood Restaurants In Sydney 

Sala

Jones Bay Wharf (Lower Deck), 26-32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont

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Perched on the end of the Jones Bay Wharf, Sala is a Sydney seafood restaurant offering the perfect setting for downing seafood with primo water views. The coastal Italian cuisine looks like crumpets sporting yellowfin tuna, an entire crudo section, grilled QLD king prawns with nduja butter and bottarga, and the signature squid ink tortellini with crab meat, roast tomato, and lemon and caper sauce.

North Bondi Fish

120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi

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If you've already paid North Bondi Fish a visit, chances are you're a fan of their iconic fish tacos. The seasonally changing menu here has some year-round staples like the daily caught selection of sashimi served with wasabi, pickled ginger and ponzu, the NBF grilled fish burger on a house-baked bun, and crisp battered fish and chips. Swing by at sunset for cocktails on the balcony overlooking Bondi Beach, or grab takeaway fish and chips to enjoy on the Grassy Knoll.

Love.fish

7/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Wulugul Walk, Barangaroo

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Harbour-facing seafood restaurant love.fish in Barangaroo is a must-do in Sydney. Sprawling out onto Wulugul Walk, this casual waterfront gem marries laidback dining with a sustainable ethos, sourcing seafood from Australian & New Zealand waters—all labelled on the menu.

Dive into dreamy dishes like half-shell Hervey Bay scallops with an orange miso butter and pistachio nori crumb and crispy-skinned Tasmanian salmon fillet with zucchini, pea shoots, almonds, mint spring salad, and Persian fetta. Pair with a refreshing spritz and an alfresco table to soak up a cruisy afternoon. 

The Boathouse

Various locations

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While the menu varies slightly between (including Rose Bay, Balmoral, Shelly Beach, Manly Pavilion and more), The Boathouse Group's seafood restaurants are a no-brainer for easy, breezy waterfront dining in Sydney.

Decked out with gorgeous beach-chic interiors, these waterside spots serve the likes of salt and pepper squid, fish tacos, stuffed prawn rolls, chilli crab linguine, bougie seafood platters, and classic golden fish and chips.

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Mister Grotto

208 Australia Street, Newtown

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Charted by Paisano & Daughters (the team behind Continental Deli, Flora, and Osteria Mucca), Mister Grotto is a 30-seat seafood restaurant and bar in Newtown that feels like you've stepped into the belly of a fishing boat.

Head chef Måns Engberg captains the kitchen, serving up South- and Central-American-leaning, charcoal-grilled oceanic goods like fried school prawns in Aleppo pepper and BBQ Nannygai with sweet corn, manchego and macadamia salsa macha.

Sit up at the seafood bar to watch over oyster shucking and crudo prep, grab a coveted window seat with a Grotto martini, or slide into one of the low tables with a thoughtfully paired wine or beer. 

Longshore

5 Kensington Street, Chippendale

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Longshore is a cosy, contemporary Sydney seafood restaurant with a focus on sustainability and a touch of Asian flair in ingredients and techniques. The menu changes regularly, but you can expect delicious plates like Spring Bay mussels on toast with dory tarama and fennel; house-made hashbrown crowned with Port Lincoln sand crab, desert lime and aleppo pepper; and grilled Aquna murray cod fillet with smoked caviar butter and coastal greens.

You can work through the significant snacks section, small plates and mains with an a la carte approach, order up a seafood platter, or opt for a $120pp shared chef's menu.

XOPP

Level M, Shop 31/1 Little Pier Street, Haymarket

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From the metaphorical ashes of late-night staple Golden Century (now back at Crown Sydney—thank god) came XOPP, a Cantonese eatery with plenty of big-hitting seafood dishes on the menu. From the live tank, you can order the iconic pipis in XO sauce, snow crab, baby abalone and wild coral trout, with preparations like typhoon shelter with chilli and garlic, salt and pepper, or garlic butter.

Other must-order seafood dishes include the XOPP signature mini mantou buns with prawn, XO mayo and XO sauce, Singapore-style mud crab, and salt and pepper squid.

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