Royal House Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

1. Royal House Oyster Bar

8.0
441 Royal St (at St. Louis St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 237 tips and reviews

Jennifer G.Jennifer Girard: Fantastic service, amazing food beyond just oysters. Try the crawfish ravioli or redfish, you won't be disappointed.

Grady F.Grady Fitzgerald: My favorite NOLA seafood place. The oysters royal and crawfish cakes are delicious.

Melissa H.Melissa H: Amazing oysters and Cajun food! Everything was so fresh!

Oceana Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

2. Oceana Grill

8.3
739 Conti St (at Bourbon St.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter - CBD · 314 tips and reviews

Tommy K.Tommy Kimbrell: Can't go wrong with Shrimp Po-Boy and Crab Cakes! Great Food and Service!

Mel A.Mel Ahle: All of the oysters were awesome! Get extra bread to dip in the amazing sauce.

Drew M.Drew M: The crab cakes are fantastic. Try the duck as well - both duck plates are good choices.

GW Fins is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

3. GW Fins

8.8
808 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · French Quarter · 111 tips and reviews

Tawnia J.Tawnia Jacobson: Crab cake appetizer is amazing as were the Sea Scallops!! Great food and service. The most incredible dinner!!

Heidi V.Heidi Votaw-Ambler: We celebrated our anniversary and the service and food was terrific. The sizzling oysters and tuna tartare were delicious. Entree's we had salmon and tuna both were great. Recommend a reservation.

Juieta C.Juieta Chowdhury: Delicious lobster dumpling and Red Snapper

Desire Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

4. Desire Oyster Bar

7.9
300 Bourbon St (at Bienville St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 103 tips and reviews

Emily T.Emily Thousand: The broiled oysters are "the best ever" - the Jambalaya was also perfect, not too spicy.

Tamara K.Tamara KB: Oysters, alligator meatballs and fried platters are delicious. Make sure to go with friends to share.

Catarina F.Catarina Ferraz: The crab cake and the grilled oysters are amazing. The bloody mary is good also.

Restaurant R'evolution is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

5. Restaurant R'evolution

9.0
777 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 81 tips and reviews

Dan S.Dan Schiaffo: Crab beignets, filet, crawfish stuffed flounder, seafood gumbo, asparagus, gratin potatoes. Everything. Was. Amazing! Service was excellent as well!

Mehmet O.Mehmet Orun: Snapping turtle soup, oysters revolution style, cold meat platters are excellent. Service is meticulous, atmosphere relaxed and intimate. Leave room for the souffle. Skip entrees if you must.

Diana P.Diana Pfaff: Best Sunday brunch I've had. Strolling musicians, crab beignets, molten chocolate soufflé w Cracker Jack ice cream and amazing, amazing team service. Hidden gem in NOLA.

Antoine's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

6. Antoine's Restaurant

8.0
713 Saint Louis St (at Royal St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 121 tips and reviews

MegMeg: The oysters Bienville are wonderful amazing delectable!

⚜ Nimesh P.⚜ Nimesh Patel ⚜: There Oysters and Martinis here are amazing!!!

Germán S.Germán Sierra San Martín: Oysters rockefeller is a must! Algo the Soft Shell Crab

Meals From The Heart Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

7. Meals From The Heart Cafe

8.4
1100 N Peters St #13 (French Market), New Orleans, LA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · French Quarter · 44 tips and reviews

Abby D.Abby DeMillo: For all of my friends who love NO but are allergic to gluten - this gem is gluten free and the food is fabulous!. Try the roasted beet salad or crab cakes - yum!

Jeb R.Jeb Ro: The crab cake + poached egg was excellent. Their homemade sauce really made it. Great place if you don't want to wait in a big line.

Ivan L.Ivan Lee: Amazing place, food and service. Strongly recommend for a real Nola experience at French Market. mr Roland and staff are fabulous. Best crab cake and pancakes ever.

Deanie's Seafood Restaurant in the French Quarter is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

8. Deanie's Seafood Restaurant in the French Quarter

7.6
841 Iberville St., New Orleans, LA
American Restaurant · French Quarter · 253 tips and reviews

TessaTessa: Try the Red Fish Blackened With Crab Meat - #seafood #crab #blackened

Sean G.Sean Groves: Best fried seafood in the country! Get the fried oysters!!!

Nancy W.Nancy Winling: Great seafood and charred oysters are delicious. Much better than the Acme. Seafood platters are huge. Half platter serves two easily!!!

The Original French Market Restaurant and Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

9. The Original French Market Restaurant and Bar

7.7
1001 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · French Quarter · 88 tips and reviews

Sam S.Sam S: Start w/ an Abita & 1/2 doz raw oysters, then jump into the fried seafood platter (scratch the fish an add extra shrimp, oysters or soft shell crabs) YUMMY! Walk back to your hotel 2 work it all off!

Suzanne M.Suzanne Mullinnix: Omg the grilled oysters were so good a member of our group ate three! I had the bayou platter and it was amazing!

Tony H.Tony Hill: Great place for shrimp, crawfish or crab Boils! Drinks are great as well!

Galatoire's is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

10. Galatoire's

7.6
209 Bourbon St (at Iberville St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 101 tips and reviews

Pete G.Pete Greenhaw: Broiled pompano topped with crab is terrific (and the shrimp remoulade)

Meg L.Meg Lake: Amazing. The soft shelled crab is delicious, the oysters Rockefeller are wonderful, and the bananas foster is a treat!!

Erin C.Erin Carrigan: Wasn't a huge fan of the place, but they make a good pimm's cup and they have fried oysters and good crawfish étouffée

Brennan's is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

11. Brennan's

9.2
417 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 161 tips and reviews

David S.David Sequeira: Great brunch. Turtle soup and Oysters Bennedict are a must!

León R.León Ruiz: Awesome fine dinning! Try Gumbo, New Orleans BBQ Lobster, and Lamb Racks 👌🏼 Banana Dessert 🤘🏼

Emily E.Emily E: This is the absolute best spot to be in New Orleans for fine dining. The service is impeccable (thank you Shawn and Nick), food incredible (the BBQ lobster!) and the cocktail/wine list is fabulous.

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

12. Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro

9.0
720 Orleans Ave (Bourbon), New Orleans, LA
Wine Bar · French Quarter · 44 tips and reviews

David Catfish N.David Catfish Naser: Get the mussels for an appetizer and use the warm table bread to soak up all the goodness!!

MickeyMickey: Corn & Crab soup is fabulous.

Brian B.Brian Bolier: Scallops and crab cakes off appetizer menu! Cheap and awesome meal in itself! Courtyard is beautiful. Gluten free options are extensive.

The Pelican Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

13. The Pelican Club

8.1
312 Exchange Pl (corner of Bienville Street and Exchange Place), New Orleans, LA
French Restaurant · French Quarter · 28 tips and reviews

Amanda G.Amanda Graves: Seafood Martini is one of my favorite dishes - I also always get the filet with crab cake & bread pudding for dessert :) One of my fav restaurants!

Alexa B.Alexa Bollinger: Awesome lobster entree. Filet was fabulous too! Crab and shrimp cakes great as well as the oysters. House bread is phenomenal! Banana Creme Brule was amazing too!

Christine N.Christine Nolan: We had a reservation but still waited 15-20 minutes for our table. Fish and crab entree was very good as well as the crab bisque. Try the Moscow Mule cocktail and bread pudding for dessert.

The Original Pierre Maspero's is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

14. The Original Pierre Maspero's

7.7
440 Chartres St (corner of Chartres & St. Louis), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter - CBD · 139 tips and reviews

Terissa E.Terissa Elmer: Try the Crab Cake Tyler! So amazing!

Brandy G.Brandy Gaffney: The crab cakes are great! All crab...little cake :-)

Alain R.Alain Rodríguez: Also don't forget the crab cakes: deliciously tasty!

Pier 424 Seafood Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in French Quarter, New Orleans.

15. Pier 424 Seafood Market

7.5
424 Bourbon St (btwn Conti & St. Louis), New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · French Quarter · 64 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin L.: Buddha at the oyster bar is awesome! But the bartender took forever. Got our drinks at the same time as our food. Solid crawfish sliders and po boys!

Jeff L.Jeff Loy: Winners: Broiled oysters, shrimp gumbo and the alligator sausage po' boy.

Fred G.Fred Geiger: Had the charbroiled oysters and the alligator bites, very tasty