Randazzo’s Seafood

We had the clams and oysters on the half shell out on the sidewalk. The gentleman serving us was very friendly and went out of his way to make sure we had a good experience. The seafood was really fresh and the price was right. Would have loved to take seafood home to cook if we weren’t just visiting.

When I meet my friends I typically say let’s meet at Randazzo’s for a few dozen oysters and figure where to go on Arthur Ave. The blue points were delicious and the weather outside was mid 70s.
I went inside and bought some really fresh squid, mussels, and shrimp for a pasta dinner I was making. Great service inside and outside. The fish is quite fresh and the prices are also amazing.

My friends and I stopped by this outdoor stand to chow down some freshly shucked oysters and clams after having run a 5k charity race at the Bronx Zoo. We also tried out their sea urchin, which was quite tasty.
You can’t beat two guys shucking oysters to order from a cart outside the seafood store — and the price is unbeatable — 6 oysters for $ 8. I mean come on! You’d be crazy to just walk right on by.

The seafood is fresh and there a lot of different varieties. my favorite is the fresh dozen of clams! Every time in in the Bronx I have to have them!

This is simply the best. I have been shopping here since 1983. I have never seen a larger selection if fresh seafood anywhere else except on TV. Don’t be afraid of buying whole fish either… Their guys will clean, fillet, butterfly whatever way you want it. I often ask to try something new. Last week I had shad roe. Week before, live eels. They also have fish flown in daily from the Mediterranean. I’m about to retire so won’t be in the neighborhood as often, but I plan on driving down at least once a week just to shop at Randazos.

Simply the best fish.
Astoundingly fresh. Many hard to come by fish from the Mediterranean Sea. Langoustines, sepia, baby octopus, branzino, dorado, fresh anchovy, Spanish mackerel, cockles, manila clams, sablefish, etc.
The store smells wonderfully clean. The care that the brothers put into this business is overwhelmingly obvious. There is no other fishmonger on Arthur Avenue worth considering. The only way to top it is to go to the wholesale market at Hunt’s Point.
Don’t bother with the likes of Fairway or Whole Foods if you have access to a monger like this. The best.
Enjoy.

Randazzo’s is an awesome fish market on Arthur Ave. In addition to the selection inside, they have a little raw bar outside that you can stroll up to on a nice day and enjoy fresh-​shucked oysters. The day I was here, they were serving blue point oysters, which are big East Coast oysters, similar to James Rivers. They also had cherrystone clams and littlenecks.
We ordered a half dozen oysters for $ 8 (not bad), and the gentleman shucked them for us as we waited. They were served with lemon and hot sauce. While it would have been nice to have some mignonette, I didn’t want to be the only guy in the Bronx ever to ask for mignonette, so hot sauce it is. The oysters were pretty decent. Not the best I’ve ever had, but good. The ambiance of standing around at the bar on a nice day made up for them, though.
Inside, they have an amazing amount of high-​quality fish products. The gambroni, giant shrimp, looked amazing. Someone I knew once described shrimp at a party he was at as «the size of a baby’s arm»: these must have been those shrimp. I am totally coming back for them.
Anyway, baby’s arm shrimp notwithstanding, this is a great place and you should visit!

Great fish market located on Arthur Avenue. During the summer they have a small raw bar set up outside, which is pretty cool. Inside they have a nice selection of fresh fish and various types of shellfish. There were quite a few that I never even heard of.
Definitely a great local business to support.

Great snow crab legs @ $ 8.99/lb

There are few things more wonderful than basking in the bright spring sunshine, feasting on freshly shucked blue point oysters on bustling Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Randazzo’s has some of the best blue points I’ve ever sampled, salty-​sweet, silky and plump. The prices are $ 15 for a dozen or $ 10 for 8. If oysters aren’t your thing, you can also procure fresh sea urchins and clams at the raw bar.
Inside the store, Randazzo’s has an impressive variety of fresh seafood on offer. I’ve developed quite an insatiable appetite for crab legs as a result of watching too many episodes of Deadliest Catch on Netflix, so I picked up a few snow crab clusters at $ 8.99/lb. In addition to crab, there were many varieties of fish, cuttlefish, octopus, shrimp and more all for very reasonably prices! The staff were extremely friendly and full of very helpful cooking tips!
PARTING THOUGHT: I’m going to try a sea urchin next time. Never spooned it directly out of the shell! Sea butter at its freshest!

Fantastical raw seafood store, with a huge range of everything aquatic… shellfish, crustaceans, and all other swimming creatures, tentacled or finned. Some still swimming, all extremely fresh. Great prices as well… 3 lbs of mussels for $ 5. Lobster on sale of an unspeakable price. Busy shop means high turnover and fresh fare — the place smells like the sea.
And the raw oysters and clams served out front taste like it.

Randazzo’s is a great local fishmonger. It has a selection second to none and very helpful and kind employees. Sometimes it is too crowded for its own good and size, but says a greta deal that the place gets that crowded. If you want any fresh fish it is your place. I have never had occasion to eat their oysters so I can not comment. But I defiantly recommend it.

Fresh street raw bars, one of the main reasons why my husband and I have been dying to go visit Arthur Ave. We found out about Randazzo’s from chowhound and were not disappointed. The oysters and clams were huge and fresh; the sea urchin was delicious.
There was something about the overall experience that was really enjoyable. The place was clean, the staff was incredibly friendly, and the seafood was top of the line. We were there on a rainy saturday afternoon and there was no line, but we’ve heard that there are times when there is a line down the street with patrons waiting for their fresh shucked seafood.
We are now addicted and will be returning to visit Randazzo’s again.

MmmMmmMMmm… uni or sea urchin, to call it by any other name make it less sweet or delicious? We circled around to get a taste of this delicacy.
I’ve had uni at sushi bars before, but never had one freshly shucked? I know oysters and clams ar shucked but sea urchin in their little spikey shells, what do you call that? Freshly de-​shelled with a little bit of lemon made for a taste to get used to, a mix of sweet and salty and tar-​like in successive order.
They had a stand outside with a good amount of oysters, clams, and sea urchin shucked to order. B urged me to try the sea urchin and I gravely faced the black and tan interor, closed my eyes and let it slide down my throat. I’m not a big fan of Uni but this caused a party in my mouth. Salty, sweet, bitter and tart battled it out and settled down to a dull aftertaste of bitter.
This place is really a seafood market with a pretty sizable selection of seafoods that would rival any seafood markets in Chinatown… without the stench! Very clean and well kept, the stands outside are a big plus for some great snacking! Who ever heard of curbside raw bar? awesome~