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Seafood in Chicago
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Top 5 Seafood in Chicago
Editorial canon from Chicago's most-trusted food publications, weighted by cross-publication consensus.
- #1
Calumet Fisheries
South Deering
“The James Beard America's Classics-winning oak-smokehouse next to the 95th Street Bridge — since 1928, Chicago's one non-negotiable seafood pilgrimage.”
- #2
Shaw's Crab House
River North
“A 40-year Lettuce Entertain You icon with a white-tablecloth dining room and a separate Oyster Bar — the city's default fine-dining raw bar since 1984.”
- #3
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
River North
“The Chicago outpost of the Miami original, whose stone crab claws and king crab legs have anchored Magnificent Mile power-dining since 2000.”
- #4
Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House
Gold Coast
“Gibsons's seafood sibling on Rush Street, where the live jazz piano and Australian lobster tails have been a Gold Coast ritual since 1997.”
- #5
RPM Seafood
River North
“Lettuce Entertain You's glossy riverfront flagship — charcoal-grilled black bass, seafood towers, and the Chicago River in the windows.”