10 Places To Eat Seafood In Memphis During Lent
Friday Lunch Idea: 10 Places To Eat Seafood In Memphis During Lent
Whether you're observing the no-red-meat-on-Fridays rule for Lent, or you're just looking for some tasty lunch on Fridays, here are ten restaurants in Memphis the serve up a seafood-friendly Friday lunch or dinner.
Whether you're observing the no-red-meat-on-Fridays rule for Lent, or you're just looking for some tasty lunch on Fridays, here are ten restaurants in Memphis the serve up a seafood-friendly Friday lunch or dinner.
Where's your favorite place for seafood in town, on Fridays or otherwise? Let me know in the comments.
Fish Pudding at Calvary Waffle Shop
Since 1928, the Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Memphis has sold lunch in their basement on weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. This year, it's every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch, plus 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Wed. nights. Try out this Memphis tradition this year—their seafood staples are fish pudding and shrimp mousse, but they also have waffles, tomato aspic, and lots of daily specials. We have a whole blog on the Calvary Waffle Shop to learn more
Fish 'n' Chips at Celtic Crossing
You might think of Celtic Crossing Irish Pub as a place for pints, brunch, or late night shenanigans, but the restaurant offers up some great lunch specials. They, of course, have the Irish and Lenten favorite, fish 'n' chips. They're in Cooper Young at 903 S. Cooper. Bonus: their sister restaurant Bog & Barley is also a great spot for fish 'n' chips.
Lobster & Shrimp Bruschetta at The Half Shell
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The Half Shell offers rotating weekly specials at each location that you can check out here with dishes like salmon patties & étouffée, fried catfish, and jerk shrimp tacos (as past examples). They have two locations: 688 S. Mendenhall in East Memphis and 9091 Poplar Ave #101 in Germantown.
While you can have pretty much any seafood you can think of (including oysters prepared any way you like) let me give you an appetizer suggestion: the lobster and shrimp bruschetta is a longtime Half Shell favorite, with lobster meat and shrimp tossed in a mayo-based Cajun dressing, served with toasted bread.
Catfish Plate at The Genre
The Genre downtown opened in 2021, and they're serving up giant fried catfish filets for lunch with your choice of sauces. I went for the Cajun Hot on the side, but you can go Honey Gold, Lemon Pepper, or whatever you like.
Roasted Sea Bass at Tsunami
Cooper-Young's pacific-rim inspired restaurant is one of THE best spots for seafood. Tsunami constantly has new daily specials with fun fusion of options but the favorite but an acclaimed menu mainstay is the roasted sea bass on black Thai rice with soy bur blanc. It's melt in your mouth good. Get the cold sesame noodles while you're there too!
Catfish at Soul Fish Cafe
Get your catfish grilled, blackened or fried at Soul Fish's four locations around town. Get a platter with greens and mac 'n' cheese, get em in tacos, get fish on poboys, on salad, basically any way you want! You can find Soul Fish in Cooper Young, East Memphis, and Germantown.
Fried Shrimp Po-boy from Fresh Gulf Shrimp
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One of the OG Memphis food trucks, Fresh Gulf Shrimp was started in 2012 by Jacqueline Johnson. She's brought us fried-to-order shrimp delivered straight from the Gulf since then. The menu varies, but there are usually poboy and platter options, sometimes grilled options, fries, oysters, or catfish. You can find her in the food court at Oak Court Mall.
Fish & Shrimp Tacos at Babalu
Babalu serves tuna tacos, grilled shrimp tacos, and plenty of other seafood-friendly small plates. They have two locations: 6450 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis and in Overton Square in midtown. Read more about Babalu here.
Chilean Sea Bass at Coastal Fish Company
This coastal-themed fine dining restaurant has endless seafood options. A favorite choice is the chilean sea bass. Don't forget to order some oysters too. Located at Shelby Farms Park along Hyde Lake (a perfect dinner at sunset spot).
Redfish Atchafalaya at The Second Line
This reader loves a redfish. One of the entree staples for me at The Second Line is the redfish Atchafalya with gulf shrimp, crawfish, crab cream sauce and sauteed spinach. Always delish!
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