¿Cuáles son los mejores restaurantes de mariscos de Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale seafood is not one category. A polished waterfront lunch, an old-school raw bar, a marina dinner and a New England seafood craving call for different restaurants. These four are currently operating and have current menus that make their strengths easy to distinguish.

Coconuts: waterfront seafood near the beach

Coconuts pairs seafood with a relaxed marina-side setting near Fort Lauderdale Beach. Its menu includes oysters, fish, coconut shrimp, seafood starters and a lobster roll alongside non-seafood choices for mixed groups.

Choose it when the view and vacation atmosphere matter as much as the menu. It is a high-volume restaurant, so it can feel busy rather than intimate.

Southport Raw Bar: the old-school raw-bar choice

Southport is more direct and less polished. Its menu is built around oysters, clams, shrimp, chowders, mahi and fried seafood, with casual waterfront seating.

This is the most natural choice for raw oysters, chowder and a neighborhood-bar feel. If you are looking for a special-occasion dining room, another option will fit better.

15th Street Fisheries: marina experience, two ways

At Lauderdale Marina, 15th Street Fisheries separates the experience into casual dockside dining and a more formal upstairs dinner. That gives visitors more control over the tone of the meal without leaving the waterfront.

Choose it when the marina, boats and Intracoastal setting are central to the outing. Review the current seating and reservation rules because the two levels operate differently.

Kelly's Landing: New England seafood in South Florida

Kelly's Landing is the outlier in the best possible way. Its current menu leans explicitly New England, with clam chowder, steamers, fried seafood and both cold and Connecticut-style hot lobster rolls.

Choose it when the craving is for New England seafood rather than Florida waterfront scenery.

How to choose

Coconuts is the beach-adjacent waterfront pick; Southport is the raw bar; 15th Street Fisheries is the marina experience; and Kelly's Landing is the New England specialist. That difference matters more than ranking four unlike restaurants by a single score.