Coronado's 8 seafood restaurants serve grilled swordfish, lobster rolls, oysters, and sustainable catch along Orange Avenue and Glorietta Bay in 92118 — with Bluewater Boathouse and Stake Chophouse anchoring the island's waterfront and chophouse dining options near Hotel del Coronado.
1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-319-5152
Verified1309 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-522-0077
Verified1132 Loma Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-762-3061
Verified1033 B Ave # 102, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-675-0002
Verified1333 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-435-4166
Verified1701 Strand Way, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-435-0155
Verified1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-435-6611
Verified1201 1st St, Coronado, CA 92118
+1 619-437-4474
VerifiedBrigantine Seafood & Oyster Bar at 1333 Orange Avenue has served Coronado since 1973 and is known for its grilled swordfish, walk-in oyster bar, and clam chowder. The restaurant sits directly across Orange Avenue from Hotel del Coronado and runs daily happy hour with discounted fish tacos and oysters.
Bluewater Boathouse on Strand Way occupies an 1887 building constructed as a prototype for Hotel del Coronado. The restaurant sits over Glorietta Bay with water views, a sustainable seafood menu, and its own swordfish boat. Lobster West runs a counter-service format on Orange Avenue for lobster rolls, fish tacos, and seafood bowls at a lower price point.
Lobster West is the island's dedicated lobster spot, serving Maine-style and Connecticut-style lobster rolls alongside fish tacos and shrimp plates at a counter-service price point on Orange Avenue. The menu runs year-round with no seasonal interruption, and online ordering is available for pickup.
For a sit-down lobster experience, Brigantine carries lobster on its dinner menu, and Stake Chophouse & Bar pairs lobster tail with its dry-aged steak program. Serea at Hotel del Coronado serves market-priced shellfish platters and whole fish on its oceanfront patio, with lobster available when sourced locally from the California coast.
Brigantine's Oyster Bar is the island's dedicated oyster destination — the walk-in bar shucks East and West Coast varieties daily and serves them alongside clam chowder and fish tacos during happy hour. The oyster bar takes walk-ins without a reservation and operates separately from the main dining room.
Stake Chophouse runs a raw bar alongside its steak menu with oysters, shrimp cocktail, and ceviche. Chez Loma carries oysters as a starter on its French-California dinner menu in a Victorian house on Orange Avenue.
Peohe's at the Coronado Ferry Landing serves Pacific Rim-influenced seafood with a full sushi bar and views of the downtown San Diego skyline — the waterfront patio and private dock make it the landing's signature seafood venue. Il Fornaio carries seafood pasta and grilled fish on its Italian menu at the same complex.
For quick seafood at the landing, Village Pizzeria Bayside runs fish options alongside its pizza menu. The Ferry Landing's seafood options are limited to two or three restaurants; for a deeper selection, the Brigantine and Bluewater Boathouse are both a short drive or bike ride south on the island.
Bluewater Boathouse sits directly over Glorietta Bay with unobstructed water views from both its dining room and upstairs balcony. The building's history — built in 1887, served as a boathouse and yacht club headquarters, converted to a restaurant in 1968 — is part of the experience.
Peohe's at the Ferry Landing faces west toward the downtown San Diego skyline and is the island's best-known sunset-dining spot. Chez Loma does not have water views but provides an intimate alternative to the waterfront restaurants, set inside a converted Victorian home on Orange Avenue. The Point Loma seafood restaurants along Shelter Island offer additional bay-view dining a 15-minute drive from Coronado.
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