2024: Philadelphia Voted Oyster House Best Seafood Restaurant!
Oyster House
1516 Sansom Street
(215) 567-7683
oysterhousephilly.com
Located on Sansom Street just south of Philadelphia’s City Hall, Oyster House has been in operation for over 40 years and has been touted as Philly’s destination for everything seafood! Run by third-generation restaurateur Sam Mink, Oyster House updates their menu on a daily basis to ensure its guests experience only the freshest and most delectable seafood Philadelphia has to offer. Open Tuesday to Saturday and boasting one of Center City’s best Happy Hours, Oyster House sets itself above the rest with its rotating menu, 6+ person lobster parties, Oyster House at Home kits, and educational shucking classes, ensuring guests find an elevated love for seafood they haven’t had before!
2023: Philadelphia Voted Devon Seafood Grill Best Seafood Restaurant! (Tie)
Devon Seafood Grill
225 S 18th Street
(215) 546-5940 – devonseafood.com
Devon Seafood Grill offers customers a different kind of dining experience. With a focus on contemporary seafood and outstanding service, the restaurant sources only the best and freshest seafood as well as offering delicious cocktails and appetizers. While the succulent Steaks on offer are absolutely gorgeous, dishes like the seafood mixed grill including shrimp, scallop, salmon, and much more, is what will really keep you coming back for more. With group dining options and Happy Hours available, Devon Seafood Grill ensures that its casual setting is perfect for every occasion.
2023: Philadelphia Voted Positano Coast Best Seafood Restaurant! (Tie)
Positano Coast
212 Walnut Street
(215) 238-0499 – positanocoast.net
Nothing says seafood like Positano Coast. With a menu and interior that are perfect for both relaxing evenings and romantic nights, Positano’s vibrant decor will lull you into a sense of serenity while waiting for your food to arrive. That emotion soon turns to excitement as you realize the only thing missing from this incredible Italian experience is the smell of a sea breeze. Positano’s entire menu is available for takeout which means you can enjoy the fine tastes of the Amalfi Coast from the comfort of your own home.
2022: Philadelphia Voted Oyster House Best Seafood Restaurant!
Oyster House
1516 Sansom Street
(215) 567-7683 – oysterhousephilly.com
Picture this, a grilled octopus appetizer and sweet, buttery, fresh, pan-fried halibut. How about lobster bisque and New England clam chowder? All of these dishes are excellent choices at Oyster House. When it comes to oysters, try Wellfleet, Naked Cowboy, and Mystics served bright and clean with lemon, cocktail, and mignonette sauces. The Center City eatery serves a Maryland crab cake with remoulade, brussels slaw with pecorino and hazelnuts that is sublime. If you can’t decide on just one thing, don’t delay- ask the server to dish up the mixed seafood grill, a meal of swordfish, shrimp, and scallops, with potatoes and salsa verde!
2021: Philadelphia Voted The Olde Bar Best Seafood Restaurant!
The Olde Bar
125 Walnut St
(215) 253-3777 – theoldebar.com
The Olde Bar is the place to go for the best happy hour deals in Philly. Located in Philadelphia’s landmark Old Original Bookbinder’s, the Olde Bar is a nautical themed contemporary oyster bar and cocktail lounge with a seafood menu that includes oysters on the half shell, crab-based small plates, seafood sandwiches, fried fish appetizers, and more. Run by the Garces Group with award winning Chef Jose Garces at the helm, a 2009 winner of the James Beard Foundation’s prestigious “Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic” award and one of only a few chefs in the country to hold the coveted title of Iron Chef, appearing regularly on Food Network’s hit series Iron Chef America. Garces promises Olde Bar patrons a nostalgic experience with an original spin!
