Best Seafood in Memorial, Houston: Gulf Oysters, Crawfish and More

The best seafood in Memorial, Houston is concentrated along the Katy Freeway in two clusters, Memorial City and CityCentre. For Gulf oysters, go to Bar Bludorn on Gaylord Drive or Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette on Bunker Hill. For mesquite-grilled Gulf fish and Campechana, go to Goode Co. Seafood. For crawfish étouffée and redfish, go to Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Memorial City. Every pick below was confirmed open on its own official website in November 2026.

Here's the part most Houstonians don't know: the Pappadeaux in Memorial City is one of the chain's test kitchens. According to Pappadeaux, every new appetizer and entrée debuts at this location before it shows up anywhere else, so the Katy Freeway dining room gets the new dishes first.

Hours and prices change, so treat every time and price below as “typically,” and check the restaurant's site before you go.

What counts as Memorial in this guide?

For this guide, Memorial is the part of west Houston between Loop 610 on the east and State Highway 6 on the west, with the Katy Freeway (I-10) to the north and Buffalo Bayou to the south. It's the same line we use in our other Memorial guides. It includes the Memorial Villages, Memorial City and CityCentre, which sit on the south side of the freeway and act as the area's downtown.

It leaves out Memorial Park, which is inside the Loop, the Energy Corridor office district on Eldridge Parkway, and Spring Branch north of I-10. All seven picks are in Memorial City, CityCentre or the Gaylord Drive strip in Hedwig Village. Our Memorial area page has the bigger picture.

The quick list

• Best oyster happy hour: Bar Bludorn, where Gulf oysters are $2 each during the Martini Happy Hour.
• Best Houston original: Goode Co. Seafood, for mesquite-grilled Gulf catch and the Campechana.
• Best for crawfish: Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, with crawfish étouffée, fried crawfish and a crawfish platter.
• Best for oysters and live music: Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette on Bunker Hill.
• Best splurge: Eddie V's Prime Seafood at CityCentre.
• Best raw fish: KUU, which flies fish in from Tokyo's Toyosu market.
• Best cheap Monday: RA Sushi at CityCentre, with a $3, $6 and $9 happy hour menu.

How we chose

We picked restaurants inside our Memorial boundary where seafood is the point of the meal, not a single item on a steak or burger menu. The focus is Gulf seafood, oysters and crawfish, with two Japanese restaurants for raw fish. Each one had to show a Memorial-area address and a current menu, hours or online ordering on its own official website in November 2026.

Dishes come from each restaurant's posted menu. Menus rotate, so if a dish isn't there when you visit, ask what the kitchen has instead.

Is there boiled crawfish in Memorial?

None of our seven picks lists boiled crawfish by the pound on its regular menu. Memorial is better for crawfish étouffée, fried crawfish and crawfish pasta than for a newspaper-covered boil. Boils are seasonal, and for timing and Viet-Cajun spots across town, see our Houston crawfish guide.

Memorial City and the Gaylord Drive strip

1. Bar Bludorn

Hedwig Village, 9061 Gaylord Drive · upscale tavern · open daily for dinner

Bar Bludorn is chef Aaron Bludorn's neighborhood tavern, and it bills itself as “Memorial's New Upscale Tavern.” The raw bar centers on Gulf oysters served raw, baked or fried. The dinner menu also carries yellowfin tuna crudo, a duck gumbo with Carolina Gold rice and okra, branzino with chorizo and clam nage, and lobster pansotti.

Insider tip: the Martini Happy Hour typically runs Tuesday to Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. and all day Sunday and Monday. Gulf oysters are $2 each, or $12 for a half dozen, next to $10 martinis. Look at the bottom of the dinner menu: it's printed “in partnership with” the Galveston Bay Foundation.

Hours: typically from 4 p.m. on Sunday and 5 p.m. the rest of the week, per the official site.

Best for: a dozen oysters and a martini on a Monday.

2. Goode Co. Seafood (Memorial)

Memorial City, 10201 Katy Freeway, Suite 400 · seafood restaurant · open daily for lunch and dinner

Goode Co. Seafood on the Katy Freeway is the Memorial sister of Goode Company's original seafood restaurant on Westpark Drive. Goode Co. says its daily Gulf catch is either grilled over mesquite or lightly battered and fried golden.

What to order: start with the Campechana, the shrimp-and-crab starter Goode Company calls “Our Famous Campechana”, then whatever Gulf fish is coming off the mesquite grill.

Hours: typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday, until 9:30 p.m. Thursday, and until 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, per the Goode Co. Seafood site.

Best for: bringing out-of-towners to try a Houston original.

3. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen (Memorial City)

Memorial City, 10499 Interstate 10 Frontage Road · Cajun seafood · open daily

Pappadeaux calls this restaurant Pappadeaux #9. The Pappas family has been based in Houston since 1967, and the menu leans into the Gulf and Louisiana: Crawfish Etouffee, a Crawfish Platter with fried crawfish and étouffée, Texas Redfish Pontchartrain, Texas Redfish on the Half Shell with jumbo lump crab, “Louisiana” Seafood Gumbo and the Shrimp & Crawfish Fondeaux.

Insider tip: this is one of Pappadeaux's test kitchens, where new appetizers and entrées debut first. For oysters, the menu lists a chef's selection on the half shell, roasted oysters with lemon garlic butter and Parmesan, and the Fruit de Mer platter with boiled shrimp, oysters and crab fingers.

Hours: typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, per the Memorial City page.

Best for: a crawfish craving outside of boil season.

4. Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette (Memorial City)

Memorial City, 963 Bunker Hill Road · oyster bar · open daily

Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette is the Memorial branch of a Houston oyster bar with a sister location in River Oaks. Oysters are the reason to go, and the daily specials lean on them.

Insider tip: happy hour here is called Royale Hour and typically runs Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. On Sundays and Mondays, Evening Royale typically starts at 4 p.m. and runs to close, with discounted oysters. The site also lists live music on weekend evenings.

Hours: typically from 11 a.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. on weekends, per the Memorial City page.

Best for: weekend brunch with oysters, or a Friday night with a band.

5. KUU

Memorial City, 947 Gessner Road, Suite A180 (behind the Westin) · Japanese · lunch weekdays, dinner nightly

KUU (pronounced “koo”) says its name translates to “the art of eating.” Its Toyosu Selection is flown in next-day air from the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. The crudo list includes the Kanpaccio, Japanese kanpachi with Texas orange, yuzu and garlic soy, and the Hirataki, seared flounder sashimi with truffle vinaigrette. Nigiri includes amaebi, sweet shrimp with yuzu tobiko.

Insider tip: on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., KUU typically serves a sashimi flight and a nigiri flight, a cheaper way into the menu than dinner. Hours and menus are on the official site.

Best for: a raw-fish date night. More ideas in our best sushi in Houston guide.

CityCentre

CityCentre, the walkable district at the Katy Freeway and Beltway 8, has two seafood picks a short walk apart. Our CityCentre guide covers parking and the rest of the plaza.

6. Eddie V's Prime Seafood (CityCentre)

CityCentre, 12848 Queensbury Lane · seafood and steaks · dinner nightly

Eddie V's is the special-occasion pick. The brand says its fish arrives daily, and it lists swordfish from Block Island, scallops from Georges Bank and a full half pound of jumbo lump crab in its crab cakes. Its lobster tacos are made with tortillas pressed by hand daily, and the V Lounge has live music trios.

Insider tip: the lounge typically opens at 4 p.m., an hour before dinner service, so you can do a happy hour in the bar before dinner. Times are on the CityCentre page.

Best for: anniversaries and closing a deal.

7. RA Sushi (CityCentre)

CityCentre, 799 Town and Country Boulevard, Suite 234 · sushi bar with covered patio · open daily until midnight

RA Sushi is the casual, late-night pick. Order the Yellowtail Crispy Rice, a spicy tuna roll and Bang Bang Shrimp, and sit on the covered patio. The kitchen and bar are typically open from 11 a.m. to midnight every day.

Insider tip: happy hour typically runs all day Monday and Tuesday, with every item at $3, $6 or $9. RA notes that Texas law ends drink specials at 11 p.m. Details are on the CityCentre page.

Best for: a cheap, late seafood dinner.

Save this: the Memorial oyster route

Monday is the best night for oysters in Memorial, because two picks run their deals from late afternoon to close. Don't drive between stops after drinking. Use a rideshare or pick a designated driver.

1. 4 p.m., Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette on Bunker Hill, for Evening Royale oysters.
2. Around 5:30 p.m., Bar Bludorn on Gaylord Drive, where the Martini Happy Hour runs all day Monday: a half dozen Gulf oysters, raw, baked or fried, with a dry gin martini.
3. Nightcap at CityCentre: RA Sushi's happy hour also runs all day Monday, until the kitchen closes at midnight.

For Saturday, try this instead: Campechana at Goode Co. Seafood for lunch, a look around Memorial City Mall (see our Memorial City Mall guide), then crawfish étouffée at Pappadeaux for dinner.

Before you go: a quick checklist

• Check hours on the restaurant's site the day you go. Happy hours vary by day, and holidays are often excluded.
• Want Gulf oysters specifically? Bar Bludorn labels its oysters as Gulf; at other spots, ask where today's oysters are from.
• Want boiled crawfish? It's seasonal and not on these menus, so check our crawfish guide first.
• Eating raw shellfish? Raw oysters carry the standard health warning about raw and undercooked seafood. Skip it if you're pregnant or have a weakened immune system.
• Parking: CityCentre and Memorial City both have garages. Park once and walk between the CityCentre picks.

More seafood and Memorial dining

For the citywide picture, start with our best seafood restaurants in Houston and best Cajun restaurants in Houston. Staying in the neighborhood? See the best restaurants in Memorial, the best happy hours in Memorial and our Memorial date night guide.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get Gulf oysters in Memorial, Houston?

Bar Bludorn at 9061 Gaylord Drive serves Gulf oysters raw, baked or fried, typically at $2 each during its Martini Happy Hour. Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette on Bunker Hill and Pappadeaux in Memorial City also serve oysters.

What is the best seafood restaurant in Memorial City?

Goode Co. Seafood at 10201 Katy Freeway is our top pick for Gulf fish grilled over mesquite and its signature Campechana. For crawfish and Cajun dishes, Pappadeaux at 10499 Interstate 10 Frontage Road is the alternative.

Is there a seafood happy hour in Memorial, Houston?

Yes. Bar Bludorn's Martini Happy Hour typically runs Tuesday to Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. and all day Sunday and Monday, with $2 Gulf oysters. Liberty Kitchen's Royale Hour typically runs Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., and RA Sushi at CityCentre runs happy hour all day Monday and Tuesday.

Where can I eat crawfish in Memorial, Houston?

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Memorial City serves crawfish étouffée, fried crawfish and a crawfish platter year-round. Boiled crawfish by the pound isn't on the regular menu at any of our Memorial picks.

Why is the Pappadeaux in Memorial City special?

Pappadeaux says its Memorial City restaurant, known as Pappadeaux #9, is one of its test kitchens. New appetizers and entrées debut there before they appear at other locations.

Which Memorial seafood restaurants are open late?

RA Sushi at CityCentre is typically open until midnight every day, the latest of our Memorial seafood picks. Goode Co. Seafood on the Katy Freeway typically stays open until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.