f beachside signs that say “no shirt, no service” make you cringe a little, but the thought of Albacore Crudo makes your mouth water, valet park your car at Casa del Mar and head inside to Catch, the hotel’s seafood restaurant. Whether you decide on Gulf Prawns with Bucatini Pasta or Snapper with Calamari and White Beans, Catch will take good care of you. If you’re more of a sushi lover than a shellfish fan, Catch can accommodate–their sushi menu includes traditional options like tuna and salmon sushi alongside mackerel, red snapper, fluke, and amberjack. It’s beautiful, has views of palm trees and sounds of crashing waves–beachside at its best.

This two-Michelin-starred sanctuary for perfectly cooked seafood is a destination for the newly initiated and old veterans alike. Starting with Japanese Kanpachi and moving toward the Maine Lobster Risotto or the Foie Gras Saute (not fish; still delicious) would be an admirable start. The Rhode Island-caught Wild Black Bass is a definite move in the right direction as is the Artic Char from Iceland or the Loup de Mer from Brittany, France. If you’re still reading this in shock that dessert hasn’t been mentioned, listen up: the Un Caf Bordeaux (coffee mousse and canele ice cream with caramel and hazelnuts) is rivaled only by the Banana Cream Pie and the Milk Chocolate-Whiskey Panna Cotta. Providence is inarguably one of the best restaurants in our fair city—whether you go for the seafood or the chocolate is up to you.

Located in Beverly Hills' famous retail shopping district at Dayton and Rodeo Drive, McCormick & Schmick's Pacific Seafood Grill features the freshest and finest seafood in Beverly Hills. The menu is printed daily and showcases an extensive selection of seafood flown in every day from around the world, simply prepared with the freshest ingredients from local farms Th Happy Hour Menu is available weeknights with the Salmon or Ahi Tuna Coronets beging the must haves.

This downtown establishment, about a block away from the historic Biltmore Hotel, is known far and wide for chef David LeFevre’s fresh and innovative menu filled to the brim with seafood options. Water Grill’s Raw Bar is an ode to oysters–think Beausoleil oysters next to Blue Points and cherrystone clams right beside the Large Channel Island Purple Sea Urchin. The menu of cooked items is no less impressive. The chef’s Alaskan Black Cod is a delicious go-to, while the Ecuadorian Big Eye Tuna, Spiny Lobster Tail from California, and the Scallops with Pork Belly all round out a generally lip-smacking menu. BYOB–bring your own bib.