Best seafood restaurants in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
CRAB BOIL tops Ottawa's seafood board at 4.78, ahead of Seau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa) by under 0.01 points and 27 reviews.
This is as close as a ranking gets. CRAB BOIL and Seau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa) both hold a 4.8 rating with about 2,400 reviews each, and they round to the same 4.78. Supply and Demand is third, 0.02 back, on 1,286 reviews.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.78fromOttawaCRAB BOIL
Top of 18Kanata · West End
300 Earl Grey Dr · Google 4.8 (2,423 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.78/5.
4.8 stars from 2,423 reviews; 92% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (92.4%). R = 4.8; v = 2423; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.78fromOttawaSeau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa)
Orléans
2284 Tenth Line Rd · Google 4.8 (2,396)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.78/5.
4.8 stars from 2,396 reviews; 92% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (92.3%). R = 4.8; v = 2396; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.76fromOttawaSupply and Demand
Hintonburg
1335 Wellington St. W · Google 4.8 (1,286)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.76/5.
4.8 stars from 1,286 reviews; 87% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.5%). R = 4.8; v = 1286; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 18
Showing 15 of 15 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 4: Le Poisson Bleu
4.7 stars from 769 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.4%). R = 4.7; v = 769; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 5: The Whalesbone Bank Street
4.7 stars from 655 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (76.6%). R = 4.7; v = 655; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 6: Killer Buns
4.8 stars from 185 reviews; 48% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (48.1%). R = 4.8; v = 185; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.61
Rank 7: North Wharf by Sage Fish
5.0 stars from 42 reviews; 17% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (17.4%). R = 5; v = 42; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 8: Pelican Seafood Market & Grill
4.6 stars from 2,982 reviews; 94% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (93.7%). R = 4.6; v = 2982; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 9: Rosebowl Steak & Seafood
4.6 stars from 748 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.9%). R = 4.6; v = 748; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 10: Mermaid's Seafood Restaurant
4.6 stars from 741 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.7%). R = 4.6; v = 741; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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By part of town
These 18 seafood restaurants records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 7. Each area’s best is a tap away.
0Gatineau sideacross the river
None on this list yet.
7West End
- Nepean 3#11 · The Seafood Grill
- Hintonburg 2#3 · Supply and Demand
- Kanata 1#1 · CRAB BOIL
- Bells Corners 1#14 · Lapointe Seafood Grill & Sushi
5Downtown
- Centretown West 3#4 · Le Poisson Bleu
- Centretown 1#5 · The Whalesbone Bank Street
- Glebe 1#12 · Flipper's Seafood Restaurant
4East End
- Orléans 2#2 · Seau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa)
- Gloucester 2#13 · Halibut House Fish & Chips
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#8 · Pelican Seafood Market & Grill
- Riverside South 1#10 · Mermaid's Seafood Restaurant
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.50
Rank 11: The Seafood Grill
4.5 stars from 1,227 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.0%). R = 4.5; v = 1227; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.47
Rank 12: Flipper's Seafood Restaurant
4.4 stars from 199 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (49.9%). R = 4.4; v = 199; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.45
Rank 13: Halibut House Fish & Chips
4.4 stars from 290 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (59.2%). R = 4.4; v = 290; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.36
Rank 14: Lapointe Seafood Grill & Sushi
4.3 stars from 538 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.9%). R = 4.3; v = 538; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.33
Rank 15: KHALIL SEAFOOD
4.3 stars from 1,406 reviews; 88% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (87.5%). R = 4.3; v = 1406; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 18Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.27
Rank 16: Council Oak Steaks & Seafood
4.0 stars from 193 reviews; 49% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (49.1%). R = 4; v = 193; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.16
Rank 17: The Captain's Boil
4.1 stars from 1,247 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.2%). R = 4.1; v = 1247; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.16
Rank 18: Sea King Seafood Restaurant
4.1 stars from 1,268 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.4%). R = 4.1; v = 1268; C = 4.5300; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Why does 4.8 rank above 5.0?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.53; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- CRAB BOIL 4.8 stars · 2,423 reviews
- Seau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa) 4.8 stars · 2,396 reviews
- Supply and Demand 4.8 stars · 1,286 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
665 unique places screened; 647 excluded in the saved list file. 18 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 95
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 85
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 6
- Closed
- 1
- Out of area or category
- 639
- Other source checks
- 3
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
- Supply and Demand: Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Pelican Seafood Market & Grill: Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Le Poisson Bleu: Reddit discussion · Posted:
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TikTok
- 6 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “seafood restaurant ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 8 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “seafood restaurant ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
These are search results, not platform post totals, views or endorsements.
Questions
Is CRAB BOIL really ahead of Seau de Crabe Restaurant (Ottawa)?
Only on paper. Both are rated 4.8, and CRAB BOIL has 2,423 reviews to 2,396. At two decimals the scores are identical. Call it a tie and pick whichever is easier to get to.
Why isn't Red Lobster listed?
Red Lobster is a chain with 10 or more locations in Canada, and we exclude chains that size so local seafood spots are ranked against each other.
Why are some seafood places left out?
Places recorded as closed in our 2026-10-29 data are not ranked. Alcohol-led venues are also excluded.