Seaworthy

Top choice in New Orleans


Many new restaurants in New Orleans have not lived up to the city's intimidating culinary legacy. Seaworthy is not such a place. They serve, simply, seafood – gorgeously fresh, brilliantly executed seafood, from yellowfin and sea bass to redfish in chili butter to one of the finest raw oyster selections in the city.

There's a burger, too, (why not?) and it's awesome.

Seaworthy makes a point of only using wild caught or sustainable seafood on its menu. Make sure to pop in for a cocktail; the bartenders are on point and the bar stays open until 2am daily. A 4pm to 6pm weekday happy hour includes oysters served at a lovely discount.


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