Brooklyn restaurant named one of the top seafood spots in America, according to Yelp

(NEXSTAR) – If you give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But first, he’ll need to tear open its slimy little body and yank out its fish guts. And who wants to do that?

It’s much better to simply take that man to a nice seafood restaurant — preferably one with a lovely Chilean seabass.

Not sure where to go? Don’t worry. Yelp has released its 2024 list of the “Top 100 Seafood Spots” in the country, based largely on the reviews and ratings of its online community. Most of this year’s entries are located in coastal states (perhaps as expected), but plenty of Yelp’s users say great seafood can still be found in the Midwest and South, if you know where to look.

In total, restaurants across 25 states and D.C. made the list, with California and Florida tying for the most entries at 11 apiece. North Carolina, South Carolina, and Nevada also made good showings (seven entries each), with Texas trailing closely behind (six).

One New York restaurant cracked the top 25, Xi Yue Hui Seafood Hot Pot AYCE . Located in Brooklyn, it is an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant that finished 15th on the list. It currently has a 4.7-star rating on Yelp.

“This is my favorite hot pot place now!” shared one Yelp reviewer . “The staff are so nice and funny. They’re helpful if you need recommendations.”

Three other New York restaurants cracked the top 100: Abuqir Seafood in Astoria finished at 26, Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar in Manhattan ranked 78, and Hamido Seafood in Astoria landed at 85.

Take a look at Yelp’s top 25 below, then head over to the site for the full list of 100 well-reviewed restaurants that will de-scale and de-gut your sea creatures before bringing them to the table.

1. Blue Seafood & Spirits – Virginia Beach, Virginia
2. Bajamar Seafood & Tacos – Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Holbox – Los Angeles, California
4. 167 Raw Oyster Bar – Charleston, South Carolina
5. Hook & Anchor – Newport Beach, California
6. Happy Snapper Seafood Restaurant – Orlando, Florida
7. J Crab House — Kissimmee, Florida
8. Mr. Shuck’s Seafood – Brunswick, Georgia
9. South Bay Wild Fish House – Astoria, Oregon
10. Los Tortugo’s Seafood Market – Port Isabel, Texas
11. Dockside Seafood Restaurant – Jacksonville Beach, Florida
12. Oceana Restaurant – Palm Desert, California
13. FreshCo Fish Market & Grill – Miami, Florida
14. Joe’s Oyster Bar – Port Isabel, Texas
15. Xi Yue Hui Seafood Hot Pot AYCE (All You Can Eat) – Brooklyn, New York
16. Seafood Broiler – Norco, California
17. Indialantic Seafood Company – Indialantic, Florida
18. Scooter’s Fish House – Navarre, Florida
19. Portofino – San Francisco, California
20. The Crawfish Hut – Burien, Washington
21. Stewby’s Seafood Shanty – Fort Walton Beach, Florida
22. Albany Fish Company – Albany, Georgia
23. Nine Seafood Restaurant – Cerritos, California
24. Mariscos Costa Alegre – San Jose, California
25. Matunuck Oyster Bar — South Kingstown, Rhode Island

In compiling its 2024 list of the “Top 100 Seafood Spots,” Yelp’s team limited its rankings to restaurants within the platform’s seafood category, concentrating on those with reviews that frequently mentioned the word “seafood” specifically. These eateries were then ranked based on criteria including each restaurant’s Yelp ratings and volume of reviews as of Dec. 31, 2023. Yelp’s analysts also limited the number of list entries per state, for purposes of “geographic diversity.”

More information, along with a map of each restaurant’s location, can be found at Yelp’s official site.

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