The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar

"This Lakeside staple offers its seafood with a side of live entertainment every weekend, an ever-lively option for slurping down oysters, crunching into fried seafood, and peeling crawfish. They are currently offered at both Lakeview and Slidell locations." - Clair Lorell, Beth D'Addono

"It’s fun to be eating fresh seafood right where people have gone fishing and boating for generations. That’s what it’s all about at The Blue Crab. The space is filled with fish photos and art, along with huge windows that overlook Lake Pontchartrain. And there’s awesome fried seafood and fish cooked any way you want. The buttery meuniere has our heart, and there are some really good lump crab cakes. The things that aren’t from the ocean are also great, like cheese biscuits, freshly made onion rings, and a wedge salad that comes with bleu cheese ice cream (yes, you’re reading that right)." - Megan Braden-Perry

"Buck-a-shuck oyster deals are few and far between these days, even in New Orleans. But Blue Crab, one of a handful of seafood restaurants right on the lake that offers solid, fresh, and no-frills seafood, is a rare exception. In fact, raw Gulf oysters go for 90 cents a piece during Blue Crab’s happy hour, which runs Tuesday through Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m." - Clair Lorell

"Blue Crab offers solid, fresh and no frills seafood right on the water, where kids can watch all the boats go by while snacking on fried shrimp and the like — the fried seafood is a star here. Usually live music on the weekends, adding to a fun atmosphere. See also, Lakefront restaurant Felix’s." - Clair Lorell, Eater Staff

"This West End seafooder offers killer lake views along with massive fried seafood platters, oysters and crab dip (naturally). There’s a pretty serious craft beer list to wash all that goodness down. Blue Crab bonus — live music on the weekends." - Beth D'Addono, Eater Staff