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Locals Seafood Restaurant & Market

4.5

530 Foster St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 294-9910
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Located inside the Durham Food Hall, the ready-to-eat menu highlights fresh seafood items like oysters, shrimp rolls, tuna melts, Calabash baskets and much more. With markets across the Triangle area, the Durham location is considered to be their restaurant -- while also a place for folks to pick up fresh fish to make at home. Ask the nice people behind the counter for advice on how to best prepare their offerings as well as details on how they celebrate the heritage of our bountiful coastline.


Hours:

Monday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Google Reviews

4.5

Photo of R H R H
Nov 4, 2024 5

Visited for the 1st this weekend and purchased catfish and head-on brown shrimp. Both were excellent! The 2 men in the market were really knowledgeable and patient. Gave us recipes and discussed the difference between red and black drum (and their favorite grilling recipes). Reasonable prices. Can’t wait to return!

Photo of Camille Obalola Camille Obalola
Oct 8, 2024 5

I have purposely waited to share this review. Just as I paused and reflected after every bite I have been in reflection since I ate the tuna melt and smoked fish dip and crackers at the locals. I'm a vegetarian who on occasion will eat fish due to the underwhelming options as a vegetarian that may exist on any particular menu. I have never preferred to eat fish over a well-prepared vegetarian option. Fish was always a backup plan sometimes a hail Mary so that at least I could stomach my meal while others thoroughly enjoyed theirs. So when I saw Locals seafood and market in the Durham food Hall I took my time and ordering something that I thought would be simple and uncomplicated, palatable. As a vegetarian occasional pescatarian I've had plenty of tuna melts and tuna salad sandwiches in my life because it was the only option for a somewhat prepared dish that wasn't raw vegetables or raw roughage. So when I took that first bite of the Locals' tuna melt, I was so shocked, that for the first time in a long time I had no words to describe what I was experiencing I chewed that first bite and evaluated my palate and had a very deep and emotional moment with myself with one question. Have I ever actually eaten a tuna melt before or had I been eating adulterated shredded paper. The first word that came out of my mouth after 3 minutes of silence was refreshing the next word was clean. Even the Swiss cheese was subtle but clear. I thought to myself if I had a complaint it would be that the bread might be too thick. That was a baseless assumption, because when I took that first bite the ratio of bread was actually perfect. The manner in which the bread was toasted allowed for it to be the vessel of transport but as soon as you begin to chew it gave way to the surprising fullness and freshness of the tuna. I still don't quite have words or clear enough words to describe that sandwich. But I do have the words to describe the joy that I felt. I was literally dancing in my chair. If you have children you can remember or you can currently observe that when they have a food that just delights them their bodies starts to move and it is lead by their tummy they first begin to sway back and forth from their midsection and soon enough this sway or movement moves all the way down to their toes you can see the elation through their whole body. That's what happened to me a grown woman sitting at a table covered in meals. And I began to have my happy tummy dance. As you move through life as you near the closing chapters there's not many things that can surprise you or delight to you and that's what the Locals Seafood and Market did they surprised and delighted me. And yes I will also mention the smoked fish dip and saltine crackers. Such a simple appetizer but it really made me question just as the tuna melt, have I ever had smoked fish dip and crackers. I can answer that definitively now I have. And I thoroughly enjoyed them at the Locals

Photo of Aaron Weber Aaron Weber
Sep 24, 2024 4

A little pricey for lunch but the quality and quantity of food you get is great! I had a grilled flounder sandwich that was fantastic. I would definitely go back!

Photo of Razerbee Razerbee
May 18, 2024 5

The softshell crab sandwich was a masterpiece. Including the oil spread on it, vegetables, and bun. Glad I accidentally got this before heading to the airport.

Photo of Wenyi Zhou Wenyi Zhou
Dec 22, 2023 5

The first thing you will notice when you walk into the Durham Food Hall. Stop walking! Their seafood is delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed their huge bowl of chowder, but found it to be on the saltier side. Their oysters were also amazing. I would stop by every once in a while to treat myself.