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‘Prawns are it’: The best value buys for your Christmas seafood feast

Fishmongers reveal which seafood species are at the best quality, at the lowest price, for the Christmas Day table.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Angelo Zahos - Aptus Seafoods shop at the South Melbourne Market. 18 December 2024. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Go cray cray this Christmas – seafood prices are the cheapest we’ve seen in 30 years

Prices are down and quality is up for prawns, oysters, lobster, crayfish and more at Melbourne’s markets this Christmas and beyond.

  • Dani Valent
Chef Josh Niland ahead of last year’s Good Food Awards where he won Chef of the Year.

Josh and Julie Niland announce closure of two-hatted seafood restaurant

The pioneer of the fin-to-tail cooking philosophy blames “extremely challenging” conditions.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Woy Woy Fisherman’s Wharf on the NSW South Coast.

Woy Woy Fisherman’s Wharf

Lunch with the locals (who are mostly pelicans).

Sodafish serves seasonal, local seafood.
Critics' Pick

Sodafish

Where the catch of the day comes from the water you’re dining on.

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The glass-wrapped kiosk can be found on the Albert Park foreshore.
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Pipis Kiosk

Quiet luxury smack-bang on the beach.

Sashimi tasting plate.
Critics' Pick

Muli

Kooky family-run restaurant for seafood stans.

Sardine Dining’s duckfish tartare on wonton crisps.
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Sardine Dining

Seaside gem to build a weekend around.

Spaghetti marinara at Bacash.
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Bacash

Surf and turf to exacting standards.

Swordfish empanada.
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Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

The new three-hat home for chef Josh Niland’s fish cookery includes a walk-in bar serving seafood-led snacks such as swordfish empanada and curry fish pie.

  • Terry Durack

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/topic/seafood-ld8