Local Ocean Seafoods
Seafood restaurant · Newport ·
Bi-level fish house with market, bar, harbor, ocean & mountain views
Bi-level fish house with market, bar, harbor, ocean & mountain views
"A waterfront fish market and restaurant in Newport where fishermen often gather and report sharply reduced Pacific salmon runs; local fishers told a visiting restaurateur that many no longer fish off the nearby coast and instead head to Alaska. The shortage was attributed to warming stream waters and drought-driven water shortages that are lethal to salmon eggs and juveniles, illustrating how regional climate shifts are undermining local seafood availability." - Hannah Wallace
"Now proudly owned by a worker collective, Local Ocean lives up to its sustainability messaging. Much of the fish and crab on the menu arrives from the boats in Newport’s harbor across from the perpetually busy restaurant and fish market. With brightly lit seating on the first floor and a more intimate dining area and lounge on the second, Local Ocean serves inventive entrees that showcase executive chef Enrique Sanchez Rodriguez’s flair. Favorites include globally inspired dishes like moqueca de peixe, a Brazilian coconut milk-based mixed seafood stew, and albacore tuna over udon with shiitake mushrooms, smoked black cod, and creamy miso sauce. The wine list has plenty of Oregon seafood-friendly glass pours. The restaurant opts for a 20 percent service charge in lieu of traditional tipping to support working wages and health benefits for all staff." - Jennifer Burns Bright
"On the Bayfront I started with a bowl of the roasted garlic and Dungeness crab soup at Local Ocean Seafoods, an employee-owned two-story seafood restaurant and fish market with views of the boats and the Yaquina Bay Bridge; founder Laura Anderson emphasizes sustainable, hyper-local sourcing, Amber Morris often labels the catch by the fisher’s first name, and chef Enrique Sanchez-Rodriguez transforms that market seafood into creative dishes like a slab of black cod over al dente vegetables and yakisoba, grilled sockeye salmon with sage-dulse seaweed brown butter, moqueca de peixe teeming with rockfish, scallops, crab, and prawns, or a simple Albacore niçoise, with seasonal options showcasing Oregon-grown produce." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Now proudly owned by a worker collective, Local Ocean lives its sustainability messaging. Much of the fish and crab on the menu arrives from the boats in Newport’s harbor across from the handsome — and perpetually busy — restaurant and fish market. Considered by many the best place for seafood on the entire coast, Local Ocean serves creative entrees that often have international twists on coastal classics. Favorites include moqueca de peixe, a Brazilian coconut milk-based mixed seafood stew, and grilled albacore tuna kebabs. The wine list has plenty of Oregon seafood-friendly glass pours and some excellent zero proof cocktails — priced especially well at the weekday happy hour in the upstairs bar. The restaurant opts for a 20 percent service charge in lieu of traditional tipping to support working wages and health benefits for all staff." - Jennifer Burns Bright
"I noticed Local Ocean appeared on the Oregon Health Authority outbreak list in Newport, though it was reported to have fewer than 10 cases." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden