If you searched seafood near me and ended up in Brooklyn, the first decision is not oysters versus calamari. It is whether you want Sheepshead Bay, a proper sit-down meal in Red Hook, a neighbourhood clam restaurant in East Williamsburg or a late-night bar in Bushwick. Randazzo's Clam Bar is the useful starting point because it answers the craving directly: waterfront seafood, fried clams and a homemade red sauce available hot or medium. The address is 2017 Emmons Avenue, and Friday and Saturday are the days to allow extra time. The other three choices are not nearby substitutes, but they cover different parts of the seafood brief.
Ask Karpo in the app which of these Brooklyn seafood spots best fits your timing, dish, neighbourhood and transport plans. You can also check the sensible order for a Randazzo's visit before leaving.
Randazzo's Clam Bar, Sheepshead Bay — try the homemade red sauce with a two-biscuit side
Randazzo's Clam Bar is the answer when your search means seafood by the water rather than a generic restaurant nearby. This longstanding, family-run Italian-American clam bar at 2017 Emmons Avenue serves raw clams, fried seafood, shellfish in red sauce, pasta, sandwiches, beer and wine. The concrete reason to come is the sauce: Randazzo's makes its own famous homemade red sauce in hot and medium versions, and sells it separately online. If you want to test it without committing to a full seafood dish, order the two-biscuit side for $6, served with the same hot or medium sauce.
The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Fried clams are $17.95, fried calamari is $20.95, a seafood combo is $31.95 and beer is $7. The room is casual and dinerlike, with a bright neon lobster sign outside, waterfront-facing outdoor seating and a fish-shack feel. Randazzo's is reachable from the Sheepshead Bay B/Q station, and parking and outdoor dining are listed at the address. Arrive earlier on Friday or Saturday if you want a shorter wait.
Lundy Bros, Red Hook — book a more formal seafood dinner
Lundy Bros is the more formal, reservation-friendly counterpoint to Randazzo's, and it requires a separate trip to Red Hook. At 44 Beard Street, this sit-down reincarnation of the historic Lundy Brothers offers oysters, clams, lobster, fish and chips, linguini with clams and a multi-course Shore Dinner. There is a raw bar as well as classic seafood entrées, cocktails, beer and wine. The setting leans into an old-Brooklyn revival style; the original Lundy building is documented with Spanish Mission-style details, mission tiles, decorative wrought iron and diamond-pattern stained-glass window bands.
Lundy Bros opens Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Friday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM and Saturday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. It is closed every Tuesday. Draft beer is $8, bottles and cans are $6–$9, while fresh catch and lobster are market price. The restaurant lists a barside happy hour that runs all night, which gives you a reason to consider the bar even when you are not planning the full Shore Dinner. It is about 0.77 miles from the Smith–9th Street F/G/R station, so plan it as a destination rather than a quick detour.
Desy's Clam Restaurant, East Williamsburg — cover clams, pasta and takeout in one stop
Desy's Clam Restaurant suits the searcher who wants Italian-American seafood without the waterfront setting. At 672 Grand Street, it serves raw and baked clams, seafood pasta, fried shrimp and calamari, seafood combos, heroes, chicken and veal dishes, with takeout and delivery available. The menu is broader than Randazzo's, so it works when one person wants clams and another wants a non-seafood classic. The room is a compact, traditional neighbourhood Italian dining room with plated seafood and red-sauce dishes, rather than a polished raw bar or a waterside shack.
The opening time changes sharply by day: Desy's starts at 3:00 PM on Monday, 9:00 AM Tuesday through Friday and noon on Saturday and Sunday. Service runs until 11:00 PM every day it opens. A half-dozen steamed clams is $13, a half-dozen baked clams Oreganata is $13, the fried-shrimp-and-calamari combo is $38 and the larger seafood combo is $42. Reservations and delivery are offered. The address is roughly 0.22–0.24 miles from the L train's Graham Avenue or Grand Street stations, making this the practical choice when your route already runs through East Williamsburg.
Sea Wolf, Bushwick — make seafood a late-night bar plan
Sea Wolf gives the seafood-near-me search a younger, later option in Bushwick. This casual American seafood restaurant and bar at 19 Wyckoff Avenue has a raw bar, lobster rolls, fried seafood, tacos, brunch and seafood entrées, with cocktails alongside the food. The visual language is different from Randazzo's: string lights, a large wall of windows and a lively bar interior, plus a roped-off patio section on Wyckoff Avenue. The menu can move from half-dozen clams and East Coast oysters to fish tacos, fish and chips or a lobster roll.
Sea Wolf is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 9:30 PM, Friday from noon to 4:00 AM, Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 AM and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM. Prices include $12 for a half-dozen clams, $17 for fish tacos, $23 for fish and chips, $37 for a lobster roll and $3.25 for East Coast oysters. Daily happy hour runs from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Friday and Saturday service continues until 4:00 AM, and the restaurant is immediately by the Jefferson Street L station. Choose it when the hour matters as much as the seafood.
How to choose
For the most distinctive answer to the search, start with Randazzo's: it is the only option here built around Sheepshead Bay waterfront seafood and its own hot or medium red sauce. The $6 two-biscuit side is the low-commitment sauce test, while the $17.95 fried clams and $20.95 fried calamari keep the order straightforward. Choose Lundy Bros when you want oysters, a raw bar, cocktails or a more formal dinner, and when a reservation-friendly setting matters. Its all-night barside happy hour is useful, but Tuesday is not an option.
Desy's is the broadest fallback for a mixed group, especially if takeout, delivery or the L train makes East Williamsburg convenient. Sea Wolf is the clear late-night choice, with the Jefferson Street L station beside it and Friday and Saturday service until 4:00 AM. Randazzo's has the simplest transport story too: the Sheepshead Bay B/Q station, listed parking and outdoor dining. If driving, use the Emmons Avenue address rather than assuming the other restaurants are in the same part of Brooklyn. Ask Karpo in the app for the best sequence from where you are starting, then check the relevant opening window and booking plan.
One correction before you search
Older guides can send you looking for Lundy's in its original Sheepshead Bay waterfront location, or describe it as permanently closed. The currently operating Lundy Bros is at 44 Beard Street in Red Hook, not Sheepshead Bay, and it is closed every Tuesday. Randazzo's remains the Sheepshead Bay anchor for this search, while Lundy Bros is a separate Red Hook trip with its own evening schedule.
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Ask Karpo first
Before leaving, ask Karpo in the app to check which seafood stop fits the time you have, whether Randazzo's earlier Friday or Saturday timing makes sense, and which route to use from your starting point. For Lundy Bros, check the booking order and remember Tuesday is closed; for Desy's, compare the opening time with the L-train walk; for Sea Wolf, check the late-night plan around Jefferson Street. Use the app to organise the choice, then confirm the venue details before setting out.
