Long Island’s in the mood for the kind of meal that can part the seas, and we’ve got a list ready for your new favorite go-to spots. Seafood on Long Island is some of the best on the Eastern Seaboard, with its proximity to gorgeous coastlines and local ocean life. Here’s what we consider to be the best of the best — the catch, in our eyes — restaurants that’ll swim their way to the top.
Stretching across the coast in locations like Massachusetts, Washington, and North Carolina, Limani comes to serve Long Island in all its glory: reaching a home in the hills of Roslyn. Limani is a traditional Greek restaurant, specializing in Mediterranean seafood specialties.
This restaurant is the perfect meeting place for the Mediterranean Sea and Gold Coast of Long Island, drawing on local, organic ingredients to influence the cross-continental menu. Limani hopes to awaken the taste buds of Islanders, who maybe otherwise wouldn’t be able to travel to Santorini in just one bite.
This hundred-year-old colonial is rich with history and flavor, crafting a menu indicative of its waterfront landscape. Located just beside its namesake Mill Pond in Centerport, this restaurant presents views of quintessential Long Island suburban oasis.
Mill Pond calls itself New American, topped with only the finest, most luxurious seafood the Island can offer. Famous for its lobster, the restaurant calls on Italian, Japanese, and French cuisine to elevate simple seafood into crafty, post-worthy dishes for all who come by.
At iconic pierpoint in Port Washington, Louie’s exudes the best of old-school charm while elevating luxury ingredients into world-class menu items. This restaurant has been a Long Island staple since 1905, sitting portside along Manhasset Bay.
Each dish at Louie’s is inherently colorful, drawing influences from coastal fresh fruits like watermelon and berries. Louie’s is a beautiful harborside place to relish in the primest of cuts of steaks and fish, perfect to try something new or stick to the classics.
A charmingly rustic cottage surrounded by the iconic Bay Shore Marina, Captain Bill’s boasts a covetous daily selection, fully equipped with oysters, clams, and tons of fresh local fish. Carrying on a legacy that predates 1930, this restaurant is a historical haven for every luxury diner.
Captain Bill’s is dressed to the nines in complete maritime aesthetic, adorned in classy nautical furnishings to not only be transported to the sea in taste, but also in sight. Bayside views and homey comfort food combine for a world-class dining experience dish after dish.
Nautilus Cafe creates refreshing takes on Long Island seafood classics like shrimp cocktail and lobster rolls. This Freeport restaurant looks out onto the boatside views of the Island’s finest captains, creating a charmingly scenic destination as well as a top-reviewed seafood spot.
This summery spot is open all-year-round, establishing itself as a Long Island mainstay for locals and visitors alike. An ages-old dining experience providing the most sought-after ingredients from the sea, Nautilus Cafe has received critical acclaim and awards from platforms like Open Table, and looks to do so again and again.
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