Surfish Bistro
Peruvian restaurant · Gowanus ·
Seafood-centric Peruvian restaurant with multiple ceviche options
Seafood-centric Peruvian restaurant with multiple ceviche options
"Surfish is a casual Peruvian restaurant in Gowanus where you’ll be able to walk in unannounced, ready with superficial talking points about your apartment search. The menu has things like hamachi tartare and a ceviche tasting, so it’ll probably give the illusion that you’re putting a lot of thought and effort into this dinner, whether or not that’s really the case." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, neha talreja
"Almost every non-chicken spot on this guide has a killer ceviche on the menu, but we come to Surfish when we want to sample a whole bunch of ceviches with a group. This big, two-story Peruvian restaurant in Gowanus has lime green booths, with floor-to-ceiling windows that make it feel like you're halfway outside. Think of this place as the Brooklyn alternative to Mission Ceviche, and keep Surfish in your back pocket: cocktails and raw fish are an underrated way to celebrate a team win, or just hang out with friends." - neha talreja, willa moore, carlo mantuano
"Depending on how fast you walk (and therefore how evolved you are as a New Yorker), you can get to Surfish from the Bellhouse in about five to eight minutes. And you should, because this is a Peruvian restaurant with really great ceviche. So bring a friend, eat some raw fish, and you’ll be at the Bellhouse before you know it." - hannah albertine
"Maybe while scanning WebMD to find out whether you have a cold or the bubonic plague, you also read an article about the benefits of omega-3s. Or perhaps you’re craving raw fish but don’t want to get delivery sushi for the fourth time this week. Check out Surfish, a Peruvian spot on 3rd Avenue that serves around eight different types of ceviche. Our favorite is the mixed seafood one, which is a big portion of fish, shrimp, mussels, and octopus covered in citrus and red onion. Come for a low-key date, or eat a quick, solo dinner at the bar while doing more medical research on your phone." - bryan kim, carina finn koeppicus, willa moore
"Peru could base its entire tourism industry around ceviche, and we’d be boarding the next flight. Surfish seems to agree, because they serve huge portions of fresh, postcard-worthy ceviche, with silky yellow leche de tigre, big kernels of choclo, and flowers. They also have a full menu with good renditions of lomo saltado, pollo a la brasa, and other bigger entrees, but we see this place as a cevicheria first. The big, two-story space in Gowanus stays bright with floor-to-ceiling windows in the front, and lime green booths inside. Keep Surfish in your back pocket for group hangs with friends or co-workers, when the team wants to celebrate a win with cocktails and a bunch of raw fish." - Neha Talreja
