The Alabama Guide

Seafood

Fresh seafood from casual fish shacks to white-tablecloth dining rooms. These are the best independently owned seafood restaurants in the area, sourcing close to home and cooking it right.

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Guntersville

Crawmama’s Steaks & Seafood

Steaks and seafood since 1987

Catering Dinner Only Full bar
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Foley

Doc’s Seafood Shack

Fresh Gulf seafood, cooked to order, since decades ago.

Casual Dining Family friendly Gumbo and salad bar
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Fairhope

Kingfisher Seafood Restaurant

Authentic Louisiana cuisine on South Mobile Street

Louisiana-style seafood menu OpenTable reservations Takeout and delivery available
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Fairhope

Sunset Pointe

Exquisite, balanced seafood with a water view

Formerly at Fly Creek Marina Part of P.P. Hospitality Group Separate food, wine, and cocktail menus
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Orange Beach

Doc’s Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar

Fried seafood and oysters, Orange Beach style since 1984

Casual Dining Family owned Outdoor seating
Orange Beach

Cobalt, The Restaurant

Contemporary coastal seafood on Terry Cove

Family owned Outdoor patio Raw Bar
Orange Beach

Cosmo’s Restaurant & Bar

Eclectic, chef-driven dining just off Canal Road

Family owned Full bar Live music
Gulf Shores

Original Oyster House

Fire grilled oysters and homemade gumbo since 1982.

Hand shucked, fire grilled oysters Operating since 1982 Seats up to 300 guests
Gulf Shores

DeSoto’s Seafood Kitchen

Gulf Shores seafood, cooked a half dozen different ways since 2000.

Full bar Locally owned since 2000 Multiple preparation styles: fried, broiled, grilled, blackened, steamed, Cajun
Gulf Shores

Gulf Island Grill

Gulf seafood and smoked ribs, steps from the beach.

Fresh Gulf seafood Full bar with margaritas and bushwackers Open daily from 11 a.m.
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Pelham

Cajun Boys & Our Poboys

Louisiana po'boys and gumbo in Shelby County

Family-owned by New Orleans natives (the Donovan family) Fresh Gulf seafood po'boys Full bar
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Albertville

Papa Dubi’s Cajun Kitchen

Louisiana cooking on Sand Mountain.

Cajun cuisine Family owned Full bar
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Daphne

The Waterfront

Gulf seafood on the water in Daphne

Full bar Happy hour Waterfront dining
Northport

Catfish Charlie’s

Fresh-fried catfish and Gulf seafood, Northport style

Outdoor seating Takeout Veteran Discount
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Athens

The Salty Cod

A traditional British pub with a twist, in downtown Athens.

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Vestavia Hills

Cajun Seafood House

Louisiana-style Cajun seafood on Rocky Ridge Road

Catering available Locally owned Takeout available
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Prattville

Pratt Pub & Oyster Bar

Oysters, gumbo and live entertainment on East Main Street since 1997

Full bar Live music Locally owned
Decatur

609 Social Market & Provisions

Historic Bank Street seafood market and kitchen

Delivery Locally owned Outdoor seating
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Downtown Huntsville

Sea Salt

Downtown Huntsville's urban oyster bar

Locally owned Outdoor seating Takeout
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Dothan

Captain Hook’s Fish & Chicken

Fried fresh on North Oates Street

Delivery Locally owned Takeout
Dothan

Hunt’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar

A Dothan landmark for oysters and steak

Delivery Locally owned Takeout
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Auburn

Umami Auburn

Fresh seafood, oysters, and Pacific Rim flavor in Bent Creek

Locally owned
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Auburn

The Depot

Gulf-coastal brasserie in a historic Auburn train depot

Locally owned
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Hoover

The Fish Market Restaurant

Family owned seafood on the Highway 31 corridor since generations back

Family owned Locally owned Takeout
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Hoover

Jubilee Joe’s Cajun Seafood Restaurant

Gulf Coast Cajun seafood boils in the heart of Hoover

Locally owned Takeout
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Downtown Mobile

Dauphin’s

Casual fine dining 34 floors above Mobile Bay

Locally owned Open late Reservations
Mobile

New Orleans Seafood Mobile

Louisiana-style seafood boils on North University Boulevard

Locally owned Takeout
Mobile

The Boiling Pot

Cajun boils and fried seafood on Airport Boulevard

Locally owned Takeout
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Mobile

Kravers Seafood Restaurant

West Mobile's neighborhood fried seafood house

Kid friendly Locally owned Takeout
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Montgomery

J&D Seafood

Fresh seafood market and cooked-to-order kitchen

Locally owned Takeout
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Downtown Montgomery

Capitol Oyster Bar

Gulf-fresh seafood on the Alabama River

Family owned Live music Locally owned
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Birmingham

Ocean

Five Points South seafood restaurant serving whole fish and oysters since 2002

Locally owned Reservations
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Birmingham

Bayonet

Downtown raw bar and coastal kitchen from chefs Rob and Emily McDaniel

Locally owned Open late Reservations
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Birmingham

The Fish Market

Greek-inflected Gulf seafood since 1983

Family owned Locally owned Reservations