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Seafood

Portside prepares seafood as it would at a restaurant, such as Hervey Bay scallops and half rock lobsters.

Portside Market

A fishmonger with a fine dining difference.

  • Emily Holgate
Stilts is an elevated steak and seafood restaurant.

Stilts Dining

Steak and seafood with cracking 270-degree river views.

  • Matt Shea
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Ho Jiak’s Fish Market spin-off embraces the kitsch with a subversive take on surf-and-turf

Tam Jiak’s concept could’ve landed like a bad joke writes David Matthews, but Junda Khoo explores the full spectrum of Malay cooking, starting with the fun tom yum “bombs”, a sequel to Ho Jiak’s laksa bombs.

  • David Matthews
Oyasters are shucked to order at Olala.
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Freshly shucked restaurant − and its $98 giant oyster − a treat for seafood lovers

Newcomer Olala is a “genuinely odd” restaurant from a family that really, truly loves shellfish and wants to tell you all about it.

  • Besha Rodell
A selection of the fresh seafood on offer.

D & L Witchard

A seafood outlet for local school prawns and Patonga Creek oysters.

  • David Matthews
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Hot oysters are available in kilpatrick, mornay, baked miso, rockefeller, garlic butter crumb.

Byron Bay Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant

Oysters are a big deal here, served straight-up or with a choice of 9 dressings.

  • Sarah Norris
Prawns and octopus.
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Testing the waters: a prototype for the modern WA seafood restaurant

Testing the waters: a prototype for the modern WA seafood restaurant

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Flaminia offers views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Flaminia

An elegant Italian diner from the team behind Pilu.

  • David Matthews
The Kiama-chic dining room is a sea of guests wearing pastels and linen.
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‘Totally fine but unremarkable’: The verdict on Rick Stein’s Sydney seafood restaurant

There are some hits, some misses and fake olive trees at the signature Coogee Beach venture by the beloved British celebrity chef.

  • Callan Boys
Rick Stein visits the new Sydney Fish Market.

We took Rick Stein to the Sydney Fish Market for what to buy and eat

The British celebrity chef’s verdict on the new Sydney Fish Market, plus tips on picking prawns, oysters and more.

  • Erina Starkey