Chef Ferhat Yalçin’s Shaw restaurant sadly is no more. But fans of the chef’s approach to fresh seafood can still get it in a casual atmosphere at this College Park fish shack. Fishnet serves simple dishes here like fish tacos and fish and chips, plus daily catch specials.

Sliding behind the counter at this 70-year-old, family-run restaurant is like stepping into a time machine. While others have come and gone this local fixture continues to provide seafood lovers with all manner of marine life including raw oysters, tangy shrimp salad, Norfolk-style selections baptized in butter, fried softshell crabs sandwiches (in season), and more. Like it spicy? Ask a server for some of the hot sauce bar staff mixes up from time to time.

Memories of the Jersey Shore convinced chef John Manolato to open this Adams Morgan restaurant. Here, the chef serves peel-and-eat shrimp, crab cakes, and oysters, alongside a few non-fish items — including Jersey staple Taylor pork roll. Diners wash down the Old Bay-spiked dishes with grapefruit and orange crushes.

This longtime Palisades restaurant serves as both a restaurant and a fish market for the neighborhood. Entrees from chef Rob Campbell typically capitalize on what’s freshest that day. Dishes like fried clams and clam chowder appear alongside grilled baby octopus and a selection of caviar.

This neighborhood tavern is an extension of the smokehouse and production facility of local seafood company Profish, which means products here are never frozen. The smoked fish platter has already become an iconic appetizer around town, but Ivy City also offers one of the city’s best crabcakes. Crab feasts and a nice patio make this place even more appealing in the warmer months.

This Virginia-based restaurant company first came on the D.C. scene with this bar inside Union Market, which is a fun and relaxing place to order some oysters and a glass of wine, and people-watch. Next up: opening a waterfront oyster bar at the emerging Wharf complex in 2018.

This relatively new addition to the D.C. seafood scene is from award-winning restaurateur Robert Wiedmaier (Brasserie Beck, Marcel’s), with former Brine chef John Critchley in the kitchen. The chef offers a full caviar menu, a selection of raw and slightly cooked dishes, plus full seafood plates like grilled swordfish and caramelized black cod.

Chef Fabio Trabocchi now has two seafood-focused places to choose from. While Wharf newcomer Del Mar offers shellfish-studded, Spanish paella along the southwest waterfront, Fiola Mare has been serving a stylish crowd at another waterfront (this one in Georgetown) since 2014. Both are splurge spots: here, consider a variety of crudo dishes, seafood brodetto, or the simply grilled seafood selection.

This Miami favorite made its way to D.C. where it cemented itself as a power restaurant near the White House. It serves stone crab claws and high-end fish and shellfish options to the downtown Washington crowd. Snacks are discounted at cocktail hour, but those deals aren’t as seafood-focused as the regular menu.

This historic hub for fresh seafood (both cooked and raw) is changing due to the construction at the neighboring Wharf development, but vendors such as Jessie Taylor Seafood, the Virgo Fish House, and Captain White’s Seafood City continue bringing the best of the sea to D.C. Find blue crabs, scallops, catch of the day deals, and terrific fried chicken at the various stalls.

This bright and airy restaurant along the waterfront in Navy Yard boasts a charming patio during the warmer months (not to mention an outdoor “rose garden”). Inside, find epic seafood towers, pristine crudos, and seasonal preparations of cod and scallops year-round.