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Marea is a fancy Italian seafood restaurant in Beverly Hills that’s perfect for a pasta-filled meal where someone else is paying.
When temperatures hit triple digits in Palm Springs, head immediately to Crudo for fresh ceviche.
Holbox, a Mexican seafood counter inside the Mercado La Paloma in South Central, is eating in LA at its best.
Bear Flag is a casual seafood restaurant with two locations in Newport Beach that serve incredibly fresh fish.
Koast is an upscale seafood spot on Melrose with good food and a mellow, almost-too-quiet dining room.
This bustling SGV banquet spot is great for group meals centered around whole wok-fried lobsters.
Pacific Catch's location in Santa Monica has a dining room full of tiki decor and a sprawling menu of seafood dishes that are done well.
Simón is a mariscos truck in Highland Park that serves dishes that would impress us in a fine-dining restaurant.
Lobster Zen is a East Coast-style seafood truck in Rosemead with lobster rolls, fried calamari, and clam chowder.
From Mexican shrimp tacos to Peruvian ceviche, great mariscos are as essential to LA as sunshine and traffic. Here are our favorite places to get them.
Mariscos El Moreno is a Lynwood spot that specializes in family-style Sinaloan seafood, including shrimp ceviches, oyster shots, and spicy aguachiles.
Mariscos El Viejito is a Sun Valley restaurant that serves excellent seafood tacos and tostadas, but their aguachile is a must-order.
Our favorite places to eat fresh fish, oysters, uni, and more.
Poached, chilled, dipped in sauce—look to these seafood standouts when a cocktail craving hits.
Coni’seafood in Marina Del Rey is the second location of one of LA's best Mexican seafood restaurants. Expect the same menu.
Rory's Place is a fun, all-purpose bar and restaurant that you should keep in mind for a lively dinner in Ojai.
Tel Aviv Fish Grill is a casual Israeli spot in Tarzana that serves excellent grilled and fried fish with lots of mezze.
Jeju Fresh Fish is a Japanese-Korean seafood spot that offers various sashimi-focused combo menus. Expect to leave extremely full.
Sal's Place is a bistro in West Hollywood that feels less like a restaurant and more a dinner party at a friend's house.
Little Fish is a hybrid cafe-grocery store in Echo Park that approaches brunch with the same finesse Switzerland does watches.
The Lobster is a touristy seafood spot at the end of the Santa Monica Piet with great views and expensive, mediocre food.
Vista is a massive patio restaurant on the Hermosa Beach Pier with fire pits, oceans views, and great Happy Hour special.
Unless dropping $30 on an unremarkable lobster roll is your idea of a good time, there's no reason to go to Royal Lobster.