Top 5 Seafood Restaurants in North Myrtle Beach
Written by on Monday, December 9, 2024
You can’t visit the east coast without trying some fresh seafood and these restaurants in North Myrtle Beach offer unique dishes and specials year round. Whether you like it blackened or fried, steamed or raw you’ll find endless possibilities along the Grand Strand.
We’ve listed five of our favorite seafood spots on the north end that serve everything from fried seafood platters to mouth watering specialties.
Flying Fish Public Market & Grill
4474 Hwy 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, SC - Directions
Flying Fish Public Market & Grill serves seafood as fresh as you can catch (literally). You can see the chefs in the open concept kitchen throwing huge fish around and if you’re lucky, they might offer you a toss. Start off with their complimentary seafood dip then take your pick from the fresh catches of the day served Cajun style, cornmeal coated, fire-grilled or topped with Cajun popcorn shrimp and topped with fresh herb cream sauce, honey lime butter, mango salad, Asian sesame glaze or Habanera-Orange chutney.
Hoskins Restaurant
Nearly every time you wander down Main Street you’re sure to see a line waiting to get in to Hoskins Restaurant. We can’t help but think the seafood menu might have something to do with it. They offer small and large seafood platters with fried or broiled shrimp, flounder, scallops, oysters and crab cakes as well as grilled Atlantic Salmon, filet of flounder, blackened Mahi Mahi tacos and sautéed shrimp.
Joe’s Bar and Grill
810 Conway St., North Myrtle Beach, SC - Directions
Joe’s Bar and Grill is a great spot for a romantic date night or just a fun evening out with friends. Favorite seafood menu selections include a crab cake with spicy black bean salsa; shrimp and grits; and a whole Southern Tradition Trout coated in corn meal stuffed with crabmeat sautéed and served with Southern Comfort mushroom cream sauce. The Triple Play comes with char-grilled ribeye plus a Low Country crab cake and blackened shrimp.
Rockefellers Raw Bar
3613 Hwy 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, SC - Directions
Take a seat in a captain’s chair and enjoy some of the best oysters, mussels, scallops, and crawfish on the Grand Strand. Rockefellers Raw Bar is famous locally for their delicious steam kettles, which you can opt to have flavored with Old Bay and beer, alfredo sauce, marinara, wine and garlic butter, or Fra Diablo.
SeaBlue Wine Bar & Restaurant
503 Hwy 17 N., North Myrtle Beach, SC - Directions
For a fine dining seafood experience, head to SeaBlue Wine Bar & Restaurant, where you can enjoy fresh seafood and elegant wine pairings. Start off your meal with oysters, scallops, or crabcake, and follow up with one of the popular seafood entrees, such as Seafood Risotto, Shrimp Scampi, Blackened U-8 Diver Scallops, or the Local Fresh Catch.