Fort Greene's Strange Delight serves up New Orleans-inspired seafood with standout charbroiled oysters, shrimp loafs, vibrant cocktails, and complimentary bread pudding.
"Oysters roasted in a former pizza oven are just some of the reasons Strange Delight is Brooklyn’s most exciting seafood spot right now. Bringing a taste of New Orleans to New York, there’s fried shrimp and oyster loaves on milk bread. It’s also a restaurant that has perfected the seafood tower for one." - Melissa McCart
"Strange Delight brings a taste of the Big Easy to Brooklyn, with various homages to old-school New Orleans spots. But mostly, this is one of the most interesting seafood spots to open in New York in recent years. Oysters play a big role — they’re charbroiled (with caramelized tomato, Steen’s cane syrup, and Calabrian chile) or served fried on sandwiches. We’re especially fans of the so-called seafood platters you can share or take down solo, served with shrimp-and-crab-remoulade and crudites. Don’t sleep on the smoked fish dip with fried saltines, either." - Emma Orlow
"Known for its shrimp loaves on milk bread, this Fort Greene spot is featuring a roster of sandwich collaborators with proceeds going to various charities." - Emma Orlow
"A New Orleans seafood spot in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, inspired by the casual dining atmosphere of New Orleans, offering dishes like charbroiled oysters and oysters Rockefeller." - Nadia Chaudhury
"There are probably a hundred ways to have a meal at Strange Delight. Sit at the bar alone for a reasonably priced seafood tower “for one”. Or, visit with a group and fill every inch of a table with plates like hush puppies and charbroiled oysters inspired by New Orleans. Be sure to order the restaurant’s fried seafood loaf, one of the year’s best new sandwiches, with fried shrimp or oysters on milk bread. The restaurant recently debuted brunch, which is $25 for an entree like catfish nuggets with three sides, served on a school lunch tray." - Emma Orlow
