Coni’Seafood
Seafood restaurant · Inglewood ·
Nayarit-style seafood featuring grilled snook & shrimp dishes
Nayarit-style seafood featuring grilled snook & shrimp dishes
"Coni’Seafood is rightfully famous. This family-owned Mexican seafood spot has been serving some of the best Nayarit-style mariscos in town for decades, and eventually expanded its shrimp-heavy operation with a second location in Marina Del Rey. The outdoor patio here is smaller than at the original spot (we prefer to call it “more intimate”), but the menu is the same. As soon as you arrive, order the signature whole snook (it takes a solid half-hour to prepare) marinated in a salty, umami-rich sauce and grilled to perfection. We also typically opt for the marlin-topped mini tostadas and bright, citrusy aguachile verde." - sylvio martins, jess basser sanders, brant cox, arden shore
"This local treasure has been earning accolades since it first opened in 1987. It continues to flourish as a family affair, as the founder’s daughter now runs the show. The front dining room is welcoming, but the enclosed back patio is really the place to be. It's the perfect setting for relishing the kitchen’s Nayarit-style cooking that showcases shrimp and fish imported from Sinaloa. Shrimp appear again and again, perhaps breaded and fried in tacos, or sautéed head-on in a bright red sauce of roasted chilies and beer. Enjoy their fish fried, cooked whole or even inside heaping bowls of ceviche with bracing, lemony flavors and a basket of chips." - Michelin Inspector
"With locations in Inglewood and Del Rey, Coni’Seafood is easily the best Mexican seafood restaurant you’ve never heard of. Not only because everything on the menu is good (focus on their marlin tacos, camarones borrachos, or grilled snook), but because for just $10, you can bring your own bottle of wine. We suggest you do that, immediately." - kat hong
"There’s no better destination for Nayarit-style seafood in Los Angeles than Coni’Seafood, which also happens to be a stone’s throw from LAX in Inglewood. Connie Cassio helms the ship at this family-operated joint, which is recognized by the Michelin Guide as a Bib Gourmand. The pescado zarandeado, a grilled snook served with caramelized onions, sliced cucumber, and tortillas, is a must-order. If running short on time before a flight, plan the visit carefully, since the dish takes 30 minutes, on average, to prepare. Round out meals here with shrimp ceviche, fish tacos, and camarones." - Mona Holmes
"Turns out “snook” isn’t just a 1920s slang term for a game of pool—it’s a type of fish, and it’s the specialty at Coni’Seafood in Inglewood, listed on the menu as pescado zarandeado. And while you should definitely be ordering this superb grilled fish, the other reasons to go out of your way to this Mexican seafood restaurant are the marlin tacos and really any of the things they do with shrimp. Plus, they have a big, bright interior and a BYO wine policy. Bring enough friends to share a whole fish." - brant cox, sylvio martins
