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Best Seafood Restaurants in Sydney

Compare the top seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW, ranked by our composite reputation score.

Updated October 2026 · Based on 66,884 real Google reviews across the 102 seafood restaurants

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Top Seafood Restaurants in Sydney, NSW

The short answer

As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW on the Starworks directory are The Lazy Lobster Seafood Restaurant (4.8 stars from 141 Google reviews), Rurouni (5.0 stars from 81 Google reviews) and Jordon's Seafood (4.6 stars from 4,354 Google reviews).

Starworks ranks 102 seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW, holding 66,884 Google reviews between them. Across the 102 the median rating is 4.2 stars from a median of 290 reviews. Of the 102, 24 are rated 4.5 or better and 79 have passed 100 reviews. The most-reviewed carries 4,354 reviews, more than the top-ranked seafood restaurant holds, which is why rating alone does not set the order.

Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about seafood restaurants in Sydney.

Who are the best seafood restaurants in Sydney?

As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW on the Starworks directory are The Lazy Lobster Seafood Restaurant (4.8 stars from 141 Google reviews), Rurouni (5.0 stars from 81 Google reviews) and Jordon's Seafood (4.6 stars from 4,354 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.

How many seafood restaurants does Starworks rank in Sydney?

Starworks ranks 102 seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW, holding 66,884 Google reviews between them. Across the 102 the median rating is 4.2 stars from a median of 290 reviews. Of the 102, 24 are rated 4.5 or better and 79 have passed 100 reviews. The most-reviewed carries 4,354 reviews, more than the top-ranked seafood restaurant holds, which is why rating alone does not set the order.

What star rating should I expect from a good seafood restaurant in Sydney?

The median Google rating across the 102 seafood restaurants Starworks ranks in Sydney, NSW is 4.2 stars, and 24 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.

How many Google reviews does an established seafood restaurant in Sydney have?

The median seafood restaurant Starworks ranks in Sydney, NSW carries 290 Google reviews, and 79 of the 102 seafood restaurants have passed 100. The most-reviewed of them carries 4,354.

How does Starworks rank seafood restaurants in Sydney?

Starworks gives every seafood restaurant in Sydney, NSW a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.

Why does a seafood restaurant in Sydney with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?

Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer seafood restaurant with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Sydney, NSW. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.

Why does the same seafood restaurant not appear several times on this list?

Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 50 distinct seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW rather than a longer list of repeats.

How often is this list of seafood restaurants in Sydney updated?

This ranking of seafood restaurants in Sydney, NSW rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.

How can I improve my seafood restaurant business ranking in Sydney?

Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median seafood restaurant Starworks ranks in Sydney, NSW carries 290 Google reviews at 4.2 stars.

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