Seafood Restaurant (Non-fried)

[Matronix]

Looking for a nice seafood restaurant to go to for a birthday. I enjoy places like Sea Salt and Anchor but we aren't in the mood for fried fish. What are some of the good seafood places in the cities?

[Codetron]

+1 for Sea Change. Great oyster selection, beautiful place, top notch service, really good bar and bartenders.

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Sea Change
806 Second Street S., Minneapolis, MN 55415

[suburban_mom]

I'm an old school Blue Point fan. In the 20+ years I've eaten there, I've only had 2 things I've been disappointed with. One of which was recently - pistacio crusted halibut with butternut squash puree.

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Blue Point Restaurant & Bar
739 East Lake Street, Wayzata, MN 55391

[nycskigal]

Not a seafood restaurant, but The Craftsman usually has 2-3 seafood entrees which are quite excellent on their menu (which changes regularly)

[Brad Ballinger]

+1 for Meritage. The best seafood isn't always at a seafood-themed restaurant.

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Meritage
410 Saint Peter St, Saint Paul, MN 55102

[Db Cooper]

Sea Change is good, no doubt. Here are a couple of thoughts in terms of a more "traditional" seafood restaurant:

Blue Point in Wayzata gets some love from this board from time to time. I know they opened up a second in Bloomington, but I always say stick to the first location.

The Nicollet Island Inn handles seafood in a traditional manner and the place is for sure romantic.

The two downtown chains (Oceanaire and McCormick and Schmicks) are also reliable.

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Nicollet Island Inn
95 Merriam, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Blue Point Restaurant & Bar
739 East Lake Street, Wayzata, MN 55391

Sea Change
806 Second Street S., Minneapolis, MN 55415

[semanticantics]

A sushi place?

[The Dairy Queen]

Sea Change?

~TDQ

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Sea Change
806 Second Street S., Minneapolis, MN 55415

[keithinmpls]

Second

[ashii]

Third

[Foureyes137]

Yeah, this is really your only option unless you want to do chains, though I will say Meritage does terrific work with seafood (excellent raw bar and their sturgeon is outstanding).