Essex Street Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

1. Essex Street Market

120 Essex St (at Delancey St.), New York, NY
Market · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews

Ms H.Ms Helene: Great spot for cheap groceries, Mexican produce, cheese, Japanese, nuts, fresh fish, etc etc.

Nate B.Nate Beatty: Go for fresh fish and meat and really good prices.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Historic indoor marketplace with great meat, cheese, fish, sweets, and some of our favorite food stalls in town.

Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

2. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

8.0
187 Orchard St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews

Alex H.Alex Hennessey: Amazingly fresh fish. Bone marrow is fatty deliciousness. Try blue ribbon roll and a few pieces of toro if you can splurge

Lindsay C.Lindsay C: Amazingly fresh sashimi! Pair with a sake flight.

Corey L.Corey Levine: The bone marrow fried rice, avocado crispy rice and blue ribbon sushi platter is amazing.

Claw Daddy's is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

3. Claw Daddy's

7.5
185 Orchard St (btwn Stanton and Houston St), New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Lower East Side · 46 tips and reviews

Ellie R.Ellie Rountree: Great happy hour specials and incredibly fresh seafood. Yummmmmay!

Fatou B.Fatou Bah: $1 oysters happy hour special. Delicious crab legs. Awesome ambiance. Note - the medium spice level is pretty spicy so beware!

Ken N.Ken N: Seafood fresh, sauces is amazing and great service .

Yopparai is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

4. Yopparai

151 Rivington St Apt 1 (btwn Suffolk & Clinton), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 54 tips and reviews

Taisiia I.Taisiia I.: Super fresh sashimi. Delicious washu beef on a hot stone. One of the best quality Uni in the city!

Caroline S.Caroline Schulweis: Great Uni dishes. The chicken meatball was also good. Extensive sake selection. Very cozy.

Irene M.Irene M: The blue fin tuna sashimi tastes like the blood of a thousand virgins. Mmmmm.

Empanada Mama is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

5. Empanada Mama

8.7
95 Allen St (Broome & Delancy), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Lower East Side · 35 tips and reviews

Manda S.Manda Shettleton: Spicy chicken and mambo Italiano w side of yellow rice and black beans. My favorite comfort food in New York.

Zack S.Zack Sheppard: The new location for a LES staple since they got kicked out of their last space (for a luxury condo, of course).

Steve D.Steve Dean: Having walked 3 bridges and many miles, you'll have surely worked up an appetite by now, so grab a quick, but filling bite here before you start drinking. Try the viagra empanada. You won't regret it.

Rainbo's Fish is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

6. Rainbo's Fish

120 Essex St (Delancy), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Lower East Side · 3 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: In addition to fresh fish, Rainbo's also makes some cheap and very filling sandwiches. There's always salmon on the menu, and grouper, flounder, or tilapia also make frequent appearances.

Mike T.Mike Tito: The Fish Taco's are gigantic!

Mike T.Mike Tito: The Fish Taco is Huge! Consider yourself warned!

El Castillo de Jagua is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

7. El Castillo de Jagua

8.2
113 Rivington St (at Essex St), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews

Chaplain M.Chaplain Montalvo: The Beef Stew is Awesome! The one dish specials are also good for a fast lunch. Sandwiches are just plain good!

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: After the cast of 'How To Make it in America' began eating here between takes, the restaurant was soon transformed into a filming location. Find out more: Read more.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: At just $5, you'll be hard pressed to find a better Cuban sandwich in the Lower East Side.

Jadis is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

8. Jadis

8.6
42 Rivington St (at Eldridge St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 70 tips and reviews

DariaDaria: Great service and relaxed atmosphere. Charcuterie platter, escargot, & mushroom puff were delicious. Tried the chicken pesto sandwich and that was really good too.

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Need to 'woo' your date? This romantic French spot is perfect and light on the wallet, get $4 glasses of wine from 5-7pm Tuesday - Saturday

Anthony S.Anthony Smith: The mozzarella, sweet basil and, tomato sandwich is fantastic with any of the red wines.

Grey Lady is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

9. Grey Lady

6.9
77 Delancey St (at Allen St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Lower East Side · 64 tips and reviews

7th.List7th.List: New England-style raw bar. Seafood privately sourced from Maine. Fresh oysters. Expect live-edge Saxelby cheese boards. Potato-bunned cheeseburgers.Twelve taps and a grip of bottles. Read more.

Melissa R.Melissa Rosenthal: One of the best oyster places in the city. The staff here clearly cares about their oyster program and takes pride in their selections. Excellent variety as well as small plates. Will be back asap.

Alisha O.Alisha Outridge: The Yellowfin Tuna burger is delicious. Spicy wasabi aioli FTW

Sons of Essex is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

10. Sons of Essex

7.7
133 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 169 tips and reviews

BonBon: Brunch pizza. Do it and share. Soft scrambled eggs w/ bacon on flatbread. Weekender perf. Waffle up too.

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Cocktails are $5 during happy hour (compared to the usual $13). The two most popular are the Delancey Farm and the Moscow Five Points with Chinese 5 spice, agave and fresh muddled ginger. Read more.

Cyndi B.Cyndi Berzow: Obsessed with the dj, the dance floor and the crowd. This place is a full party when you wanna dance like you did in college. Which I do. Every day.

La Flaca NYC is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

11. La Flaca NYC

384 Grand St (btwn Suffolk & Norfolk St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 68 tips and reviews

Valerie S.Valerie S: Fun vibe, tasty Mexican food, and bottomless brunch is a great value. Warning: only ONE bathroom in entire restaurant!

daniel H.daniel Hernandez: Late happy hour, midnight to 1:30....

BaxterTheBossBaxterTheBoss: Haley is the best! Ask her about her special taco.

Barrio Chino is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

12. Barrio Chino

8.4
253 Broome St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 298 tips and reviews

Rebecca M.Rebecca Mazza: Everything was spot on! Pork tacos, mole, and shrimp were all worth coming back for

harryhharryh: Get a Habanero Margarita.

Rohit R.Rohit Rao: Be careful, in the context of margaritas, "jalapeno" and "habanero" may sound very similar to your waitress.

Russ & Daughters is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

13. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 423 tips and reviews

Food NetworkFood Network: Russ & Daughters is Michael Psilakis' pick for fresh seafood in New York, NY on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. We recommend the Gaspe Nove. Find more tips at Food Network Local. Read more.

Mike W.Mike Winston: The freshly carved smoked salmon is always perfection, but don't overlook the particularly delicious Super Heebster sandwich featuring Whitefish Salad, Salmon Salad, and Wasabi Roe. WinstonWanders.com

Jon S.Jon Steinback: Say hi to Chhapte Sherpa, a former Everest sherpa who is now the assistant manager. Read his story in the New York Times (click on the 'read more' link). Read more.

Donnybrook is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

14. Donnybrook

7.0
35 Clinton St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Pub · Lower East Side · 58 tips and reviews

Melody G.Melody Gambino: Awesome drink list, and great place to watch football on Sundays away from the rowdy kids

Rizky R.Rizky Ridwan: Go to Donnybrook on Saturday or Sunday and get their Irish Breakfast. Best in the city!

Kev S.Kev Skinny: Im Irish so I can call a spade a spade...but as far as donnybrook is concerned...brunch is top notch. Irish spots that surprise me with good food hold a special place in my farts. I mean heart.

Sel Rrose is one of The 15 Best Places for Fresh Seafood in Lower East Side, New York.

15. Sel Rrose

8.1
1 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 123 tips and reviews

Ms H.Ms Helene: Freshly shucked oysters, Brussels sprouts, poached calamari with celery and chickpeas and chickpea fries. Sparkling wine on tap

Billy T.Billy Thomsen: Kiefer, a bartender here, is the best in all the land. If you have the pleasure of ordering a drink from him, tell him what you like, and he will execute to the Nth degree. He has a mustache.

Clyde Kelly J.Clyde Kelly J.: Great lounge. Amazing cocktails. Good dj on Thursday nights. And oyster happy hours. This is a great spot to chill on a weeknight.