If there is a type of food that can serve as the world’s unifying national dish, it is seafood. It has always among, if not the main draw at any given restaurant and cuisine type.
Going to a fancy bar? They’ve got freshly shucked oysters. Having hotpot tonight? Fresh prawns. Weekend buffet? Alaskan king crabs. Fish and chips. Chic French bistro? Pan-seared salmon.
What’s not to love about it? Delicious, yet healthy and high in protein, seafood. If you love seafood as much as we do, check out these 9 places on eatigo with sea-riously satisfying seafood.
Talay Thai on River Valley Road has the unique claim of being one of very few Thai tapas restaurants in Singapore. Its interiors sport an untamed raw personality with its neon display, rustic brick walls and traditional Thai furnishing. The selection of tapas here includes the lobster bisque and nam pla prawn ceviche, where its sweet, fresh prawns are complemented by its accompanying umami and condiments.
Recommended items: lobster bisque $14 $7 | nam pla prawn ceviche $16 $8
50% slots: 12:00 – 12:30 | 14:30 – 17:00
Seafood from the tank cooked right in front of you before being served directly to your plate? It doesn’t get any fresher than that. Yu Pin at Bugis Cube specialises in seafood with to-the-minute precision over a premium claypot custom-built at each dining table. Among the recommended dishes here are the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall broth (shark’s fin), French oysters and Hokkaido scallops. Enjoy them with their hearty rice porridge, also cooked at your table from scratch.
Recommended items: france oyster (per piece) $8 $4 | crab with crab paste (per serving) $22 $11
50% slots: 3.30 – 4.30 | 21.00 – 22.00
Located on the al-fresco Bridge Deck of Stewords Riverboat, Wood & Steel Gastrobar offers an unparalleled view of the Singapore skyline at night. There is an extensive spread of international dishes such as Ocean’s Five and Salmon Like You. There is alspo an island bar counter a variety of spirits, cocktails and craft beer to enjoy with your food. Go on a Friday or Saturday evening and you’ll have live entertainment accompanying you.
Recommended items: ocean’s five $89 $44.50 | salmon like you $26 $13
50% slots: 21:00 – 22:00
At The Manhattan Fish Market, guests are served with lip-smacking, American-style seafood, such as the famous Manhattan Fish n’ Chips, garlic herb mussels and the legendary Manhattan Flaming Seafood Platter. The front-of-house team is affectionately known as Sea-cret Agents and they channel their passion, energy and dedication into ensuring that every guest has a satisfying dining experience. The Manhattan FISH MARKET is also widely known to enthral and whet guests’ appetite with on-the-spot flaming of the Manhattan Flaming Prawns.
Recommended items: manhattan fish ‘n chips $12.97 $6.47 | manhattan flaming seafood platter $38.95 $19.47
50% slots: 11:00 | 21:00
Emporium Shokuhin is a combination of live seafood market, dry-aging beef facility, a Japanese gourmet grocer and Japanese dining all in a single venue. Umi+Vino Seafood Wine Bar brings sparkling wines and fresh seafood housed within a contemporary European-Japanese restaurant. From live French oysters to little neck clams in white wine broth, diners here are spoilt for choice. Wash all that seafood goodness down with their wide variety of Japanese whiskies, sakes and award-winning sparkling wines.
Recommended items: live french oysters $8 $4 | little neck clams in white wine broth $18 $9
50% slots: 11:30 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00
Hot Stones has been delighting diners in Singapore since 1992, and has garnered a loyal following through the years. The dining concept here allows you to cook your meats and seafood on serpentine volcanic stone slabs. This technique seals the flavours surprisingly well, making Hot Stones one of our favourite haunts for a carnivorous meal. Expect the freshest selection of Tajima wagyu sirloin, US Kurobuta pork and succulent seafood when you dine here.
Recommended items: tajima wagyu sirloin $92 $46 | us kurobuta pork $42 $21
50% slots: 12:00 – 14:00 | 17:00 – 18:00
Nestled by the idyllic Singapore River at Clarke Quay, Fremantle Seafood Market draws its inspiration from Australia’s gastronomic wonders and exciting seafood scene. The menu features a variety of seafood from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, flown in thrice weekly. The Make Merry chilled seafood platter here are definite must-trys for seafood lovers – these platters are loaded with the freshest seafood that range from oysters and sashimi, to king crabs and Maine lobster.
Recommended items: whole lobster thermidor $72 $36 | make merry chilled seafood platter $128$64
50% slots: 12:00 – 17:00
Crab Corner is part of the same restaurant group as Heavenly Duck, which is also available on Eatigo. Located at the FairPrice Hub in Joo Koon, the restaurant specialises in freshly caught seafood. Diners can tuck into dishes like seabass and curry fish head, but their most popular dish here is their signature house special fried white bee hoon, which comes with a generous serving of crab.
Recommended items: curry fish head $26.80 $13.40 | golden salad prawn $18 $9
50% slots: 17:30 – 18:00
What was a small Hokkien mee stall at Changi Road in 1971 has since grown to a full-fledged seafood restaurant along Joo Chiat Road. Its name may imply that it specialises in only seafood, with dishes like crispy cereal prawns and superior mid shark’s fin in chicken broth. But Kim’s Place also keeps to its roots, serving one of the best fried Hokkien mee in Singapore. It still retains the original flavours that made it famous, but now has the addition of fresh oysters.
Recommended items: crispy cereal prawns (small) $18 $9 |kim’s fried hokkien prawn mee (small) $5 $2.50
50% slots: 15:00 – 15:30