SeaFood restaurants and shops in Hartford, CT

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How to select Shellfish

If you looking to buy some shellfish in Hartford from fishmongers it is necessary to be sure that it is fresh. If you select frozen food the only you should check that the frozen bits are not smashed before freezing.

If you looking to buy fresh fish, like Pacific snapper or Tilefish, you should be especially careful. If you buy whole fish, it should be always on ice. The fish body should be strong but elastic. If the fish body soft, jelly - reject to buy it! If you buy skinned fish toy should check and be sure that whole part is not dried, uniformly coloured, without dark parts (especially for tuna steaks). Fish meat should not be destructed.

Molluscs like oysters or mussels should be alive. All other shell-fishes like Scallop or Scallop can be prepared or even frozen. Do not hesitate to check smell, which should be fresh

Crustacean like Dungeness crab or Crayfish should be frozen or cooked! After being removed from the sea, their body disintegrate very quickly.

Seafood restaurants in Hartford (06101), CT

The quality of the seafood restaurants in Hartford is very difficult to check before visit. You can look through our list of Seafood restaurants in Hartford below and make a ring to each place. If the restaurant requered the prior booking it mean that sometimes this restaurant can be run out of spaces - one of the confirmation of the quality.