SPRINGFIELD, IL – What restaurant has the best seafood in the capital city?
Our readers voted on the best seafood restaurant in 2025 Official Community Choice Awards.
Here are the top three seafood restaurants in Springfield.
There are separate categories for the best fish and best sushi.
Winner: Chesapeake Seafood House
Location: 3045 E. Clear Lake Ave., Springfield
Phone: 217-522-5220
More: chesapeakeseafoodhouse.com
Finalist: Old Luxemburg Inn
Location: 1900 S. 15th St., Springfield
Phone: 217-528-0503
More: No website listed
Finalist: Yummy Crab
Location: 3165 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield
Phone: 217-572-1766
More: yummycrabil.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.
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