Crazy Lobster Bar and Grill is home of the steamed seafood bucket. Hang out on the banks of the Mississippi River with live music and fresh seafood. Get the seafood tower, filled with chilled marinated crab claws, shrimp remoulade, shrimp cocktail, oysters, clams and mussels. 500 Port of New Orleans Pl. 569-3380 thecrazylobster.com
Don’s Seafood has offered quality seafood in Louisiana since 1934. The seafood is fresh and the recipes are classic. Enjoy delicious weeknight specials like half-off oysters on Mondays. They also serve 2-for-1 beers during happy hour. 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd. 889-1550 donsseafoodonline.com
Kingfish offers Louisiana specialties in the French Quarter. Their menu is filled with Cajun and Creole fare, and they also feature a monthly five-course dinner series. The cane sugar–cured duck breast is a sweet and savory entrée served with field peas, ham hock pot likker and housemade bourbon mustard. 337 Chartres St. 598-5005 kingfishneworleans.com
Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar serves fresh seafood and classic favorites that make their menu a hit. Located in Metairie and the French Quarter, you’re never too far from eating dozens of oysters. The Oysters Bienville are served on the half shell with shrimp, green onions and mushrooms. Multiple Locations mredsoysterbar.com
Royal House Oyster Bar is the quintessential place to get oysters in New Orleans. Sit on their balcony and enjoy the hustle and bustle of life in the French Quarter. Raw, Rockefeller, Royale or Chargrilled, the oysters on the half shell are a religious experience. 441 Royal St. 528-2601 royalhouserestaurant.com
