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Why Flying Fish Grill Is on Our Top 50 Seafood Worldwide
Flying Fish Grill, under Tetsuya Tagasugi's direction, is ranked #37 on our Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The seafood style: Asian-California Pacific seafood.
The signature catch: Pepper-crusted ahi, sea bass with miso glaze. The sourcing: Monterey Bay Pacific sourcing; Day Boat fishermen.
The oyster program: Limited oyster program; Pacific catch focus. The raw bar / grill technique: Asian-California fusion preparation.
The award lineage: Carmel institution since 1995.
How to Order at Flying Fish Grill
The booking lead time: 2 to 4 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in oyster bars accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order what came in that morning. The kitchen's strongest expression at Flying Fish Grill is the Pepper-crusted ahi tuna. The Asian-California Pacific seafood register is structural; the sourcing and the technique are what reward the booking effort.
The dress code: Smart casual; resort-village register. The dinner spend: 100 to 180 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Flying Fish Grill is rated 9/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Flying Fish Grill Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Tetsuya Tagasugi's Carmel institution since 1995. The most consistently photographed Asian-California fusion seafood restaurant on the Monterey Peninsula; the cypress-paneled dining room and the Pacific catch anchor the menu."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The Asian-California Pacific seafood register is structural; the sourcing standard and the regional seafood tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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Related Reading
- Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The full editorial ranking, of which Flying Fish Grill is #37.
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- Carmel-by-the-Sea restaurant guide. The full city directory with all occasions.
- (No peer seafood entry in this city on our Top 50. See the pillar for the full list.)