22 essential San Antonio seafood restaurants

Many observant San Antonio Catholics abstain from meat during Lent, which is why we're offering up this array of local seafood restaurants where folks can indulge while waiting out the weeks before Easter arrives.

While most of these places offer the quintessential fried fish option, they also serve up a multitude of other delights that you can enjoy without a side of guilt.
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Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery
136 Grayson St., (210) 455-5701, southerleigh.com
Snapper throats! You read that right. Since Southerleigh's opening in 2015 (time flies!), the restaurant has offered these particularly buttery parts of the fish.   Photo via Dan Payton
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery
136 Grayson St., (210) 455-5701, southerleigh.com
Snapper throats! You read that right. Since Southerleigh's opening in 2015 (time flies!), the restaurant has offered these particularly buttery parts of the fish.
Photo via Dan Payton
Sea Island Shrimp House
Multiple locations, shrimphouse.com
Warm up with some chowder from this San Antonio throwback. 
Photo via Instagram / seaislandshrimphouse
Sea Island Shrimp House
Multiple locations, shrimphouse.com
Warm up with some chowder from this San Antonio throwback.
Photo via Instagram / seaislandshrimphouse