SPRINGFIELD, IL – Who has the best fish in Springfield?
SJ-R readers voted on the best places to get fish in the area in the 2025 Official Community’s Choice Awards, and the results are here.
There are additional award-categories for seafood restaurants and sushi.
Winner: Carter’s Fish Market
Location: 1900 South Grand Ave. E., Springfield
Phone: 217-525-2571
More: cartersfishmarkets.com
Finalist: Chesapeake Seafood House
Location: 3045 Clearlake Ave., Springfield
Phone: 217-522-5220
More: chesapeakeseafoodhouse.com
Firefighters Lake Club
Location: 940 W. Lake Shore Drive, Springfield
Phone: 217-691-6472
More: fflc37.com
About the Community Choice Awards
The Springfield Community’s Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year.
The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r.com in more than 140 categories for their favorites from bakeries and barbecue joints to banks and barbershops.
Nominations for the 2026 Community Choice Awards began June 1 and ended on June 22. Voting will take place from Aug. 7 through Aug. 21. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on Nov. 2.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Here are the best places to buy fish in Springfield, according to poll
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