You may not think of seafood when you think of the Smoky Mountains, but you’ll be surprised by the number of amazing places to get seafood in Gatlinburg, as well as Pigeon Forge! You’ll find a wide variety of fresh seafood, pasta dishes, fried seafood, and many other delicious options, so keep reading to discover the best seafood restaurants in Gatlinburg TN you should try:
Chesapeake’s Seafood and Raw Bar
Looking for good places to eat in Gatlinburg along the strip for date night or a fancy night out on the town? Chesapeake’s Seafood House has some of the freshest seafood in Gatlinburg. Start out with crab bisque, crab-stuffed mushrooms, or seared ahi tuna. At the seafood bar, you can get all kinds of oysters, grilled shrimp, smoked tuna, or smoked salmon. The Maryland crab cakes are also delicious! Love fried seafood? Get the fried seafood platter with cod, scallops, oysters, and shrimp. They have steak and chicken entrees as well, so you don’t even have to like seafood in order to enjoy a meal at Chesapeake’s! Be sure to save some room for dessert– you’ll have a hard time deciding between the Slower Delaware pie, fresh key lime pie, housemade cheesecake, or bread pudding with a decadent lemon sabayon sauce!
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Another great seafood restaurant in Gatlinburg TN you should try is Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. With a name like this, you can definitely expect all kinds of shrimp, from fried to grilled. Share the shrimp mac and cheese or the Shrimper’s Net Catch, peel ‘n eat shrimp steamed in beer, beer battered bang bang shrimp, and shrimp ceviche to stuffed shrimp, coconut shrimp, shrimp scampi, and more! Other popular dishes we recommend are the Cajun-spiced mahi mahi and the shrimp mac and cheese. If you enjoy drinks with your food, look through the extensive drink menu at Bubba’s. You can get margaritas, sangrias, tropical cocktails, and so much more. If you aren’t in the mood for seafood in Gatlinburg, Bubba Gump’s also has chicken pasta, ribs, and steak.
More Places to Get Seafood in Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge
New Orleans Sandwich Company, one of the top hidden gem restaurants in Gatlinburg, serves authentic Cajun food and delicious seafood– you’ve got to try one of their Po Boy sandwiches! On the Heirloom Room menu, you can order glazed salmon or their popular shrimp and grits. Timberwood Grill, one of the restaurants at The Island in Pigeon Forge, has an incredible bourbon-glazed salmon, fried jumbo shrimp, and Cajun grilled and blackened shrimp
Hungry for seafood and Asian cuisine? Head to The Baht, an incredible Thai restaurant in Gatlinburg. Some of their seafood options include shrimp dumplings, crab fried rice, mixed seafood curry (Yum Woonsen), and the shrimp and calamari herb salad with red onions, chili, cilantro, scallions with spicy lime dressing. Also, Little Tokyo in Pigeon Forge has a fantastic selection of sushi! Read more about the best seafood restaurants in Pigeon Forge TN!
These seafood restaurants in Gatlinburg TN and the Smokies are just some of the places you can get delicious food while on vacation in the Smokies. Now that you have ideas of where to eat, want to know about fun things to do when you stay with us? Take a look at these must-visit attractions in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge!
