203 Restaurants
Waterfront American Restaurants
Discover waterfront restaurants serving this cuisine with stunning water views and dock access.
Featured
Louie's Oyster Bar & Grille
Port Washington, NYManhasset Bay
4.3(3197)
$$$Featured
Skippers
Northport, NYNorthport Harbor
4.3(827)
$$Featured
La Casa Cafe
Northport, NYLong Island Sound
4.3(485)
$$Featured
Cooper Bluff
Oyster Bay, NYOyster Bay Harbor
4.3(190)
$$Featured
Garvies Point Brewery & Restaurant
Glen Cove, NYHempstead Harbor
4.1(368)
$$Featured
Wall's Wharf
Bayville, NYLong Island Sound
4.0(987)
$$Featured
The Whales Tale
Northport, NYNorthport Harbor
4.0(845)
$$Featured
La Motta's Dockside Restaurant
Port Washington, NYManhasset Bay
4.0(363)
$$Featured
The Cove Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Glen Cove, NYHempstead Harbor
3.9(1090)
$$Shepard's at Erlowest
Lake George, NYLake George
4.9(26)
$$$$Swan Bay Resort Tiki Bar
Alexandria Bay, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.8(60)
$$Dog Watch Mystic
Stonington, CTNear Mystic River
4.7(1713)
$$Lucia's on the Lake
Hamburg, NYLake Erie
4.7(1574)
$$$Rowayton Seafood
Norwalk, CTFive Mile River / Long Island Sound
4.7(1068)
$$The Deck at Amarante's Sea Cliff
New Haven, CTMorris Cove / Long Island Sound
4.7(541)
$$Favorites Bistro Bar
New London, CTThames River (nearby)
4.7(290)
$$Drift Waterfront Restaurant
Essex, CTConnecticut River
4.7(196)
$$$The Crow's Nest
Watkins Glen, NYSeneca Lake
4.7(171)
$$The Stillwater
Buffalo, NYLake Erie
4.7(51)
$$$Seneca Harbor Station
Watkins Glen, NYSeneca Lake
4.6(3354)
$$The Patio at Freeport Inn
Freeport, NYWoodcleft Canal
4.6(1755)
$$Anable Basin Sailing Bar & Grill
Long Island City, NYEast River
4.6(1338)
$Kitchen Little
Mystic, CTMystic River
4.6(1218)
$$Millwright's
Simsbury, CTFarmington River
4.6(1182)
$$$The Wharf at Madison Beach Hotel
Madison, CTLong Island Sound
4.6(1018)
$$Baylander
New York, NYHudson River
4.6(714)
$$Edgewater Restaurant
Hampton Bays, NYShinnecock Bay
4.6(705)
$$Rive Bistro
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.6(473)
$$Guilford Mooring
Guilford, CTGuilford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.6(347)
$$374 Kitchen & Cocktails
Niantic, CTNiantic Bay / Long Island Sound
4.6(243)
$$Vine Street Cafe
Shelter Island, NYShelter Island Sound
4.6(239)
$$$The Galley Waterfront Cafe
Norwalk, CTNorwalk Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.6(211)
$$Mohawk Harbor Marina
Schenectady, NYMohawk River / Erie Canal
4.6(200)
$$Liv's Dockside Grill
Clinton, CTClinton Harbor
4.6(51)
$$Antoinette's at Nouveau Monde
Sandy Hook, CTLake Zoar / Housatonic River
4.6(20)
$$$Oakland's Restaurant & Marina
Hampton Bays, NYShinnecock Inlet
4.6(11)
$$$White Horse Country Pub & Restaurant
New Preston, CTLake Waramaug (nearby)
4.5(2216)
$$Cowfish
Hampton Bays, NYShinnecock Canal
4.5(2121)
$$Remington Tavern
North Tonawanda, NYErie Canal
4.5(1841)
$$$The Griswold Inn
Essex, CTConnecticut River
4.5(1823)
$$Blue Restaurant
Staten Island, NYKill Van Kull
4.5(1777)
$$Anthony's Ocean View
New Haven, CTLong Island Sound
4.5(1381)
$$$Harvest on Fort Pond
Montauk, NYFort Pond
4.5(1002)
$$$Dive Bar & Restaurant
West Haven, CTLong Island Sound
4.5(992)
$$Sunset Grille
Wilson, NYLake Ontario
4.5(962)
$$Marge's Lakeside Inn
Hamlin, NYLake Ontario
4.5(817)
$Prescott's Provisions
Tonawanda, NYErie Canal
4.5(728)
$$$Blue Mingo Grill
Cooperstown, NYOtsego Lake
4.5(661)
$$Richardson's Canal House
Pittsford, NYErie Canal
4.5(485)
$$$$The Station Bar
Hampton Bays, NYShinnecock Bay
4.5(401)
$$The Whelk
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.5(368)
$$$Brennan's by the Beach
Stamford, CTLong Island Sound
4.5(324)
$$Canalside Inn
Gasport, NYErie Canal
4.5(319)
$The Ontario House (Stone Jug)
Youngstown, NYNiagara River / Lake Ontario
4.5(263)
$The Stewart House
Athens, NYHudson River
4.5(237)
$$$Liv's Shack
Old Saybrook, CTLong Island Sound
4.5(234)
$1833 Kitchen & Bar
Aurora, NYCayuga Lake
4.5(186)
$$$Bayfront Marina Bar & Grill
Wolcott, NYPort Bay / Lake Ontario
4.5(140)
$$Top of the Bay Bistro
Cherry Grove, NYGreat South Bay
4.5(125)
$$$Foundry Kitchen and Tavern
Sandy Hook, CTLake Zoar / Housatonic River
4.5(71)
$$Tick-Toc Croc's Cafe
Sodus Point, NYSodus Bay / Lake Ontario
4.5(49)
$Billy Joe's Ribworks
Newburgh, NYHudson River
4.4(4402)
$$Red 36
Mystic, CTMystic River / Mystic Harbor
4.4(3311)
$$The River Cafe
Brooklyn, NYEast River
4.4(2488)
$$$$Captain's Cove Seaport
Bridgeport, CTBlack Rock Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(2323)
$$Claudio's Waterfront
Greenport, NYPeconic Bay
4.4(2290)
$$Stonebridge Restaurant
Milford, CTWepawaug River
4.4(1769)
$$The Lagoon
Lake George, NYLake George
4.4(1479)
$$Breakwater
Stonington, CTStonington Harbor / Fishers Island Sound
4.4(1381)
$$Dockside Brewery
Milford, CTMilford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(1179)
$$Aqua
Clinton, CTClinton Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(1075)
$$Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar
Stamford, CTStamford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(1045)
$$$$Rodney's On The Lake
Hamburg, NYLake Erie
4.4(1040)
$$Dockside Seafood and Grill
Branford, CTBranford River / Long Island Sound
4.4(994)
$$Dog Watch Cafe
Stonington, CTStonington Harbor / Fishers Island Sound
4.4(965)
$$$Hudson House River Inn
Cold Spring, NYHudson River
4.4(871)
$$$Pier 131 Kitchen + Bar
Shelton, CTHousatonic River
4.4(829)
$$Whalers
Bay Shore, NYGreat South Bay
4.4(796)
$$G.W. Tavern
Washington Depot, CTBee Brook (waterside)
4.4(628)
$$Flipside Burgers & Bar
Milford, CTWepawaug River / Milford Harbor
4.4(596)
$$Pamela's on the Hudson
Newburgh, NYHudson River
4.4(581)
$$Canal Cafe
Hampton Bays, NYShinnecock Canal
4.4(535)
$$Dockside Pub
Alexandria Bay, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.4(520)
$The Wheel
Stamford, CTStamford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(478)
$$$SALT Waterfront Bar & Grill (Sag Harbor)
Sag Harbor, NYSag Harbor Bay
4.4(465)
$$Beer Garden at Shippan Landing
Stamford, CTStamford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.4(349)
$$Strohs Angola
Angola, NYLake Erie
4.4(315)
$Brushmill by the Waterfall
Chester, CTPattaconk Brook (waterfall)
4.4(301)
$$Nicky's on the Bay
Bay Shore, NYGreat South Bay
4.4(283)
$$The Boathouse at Saugatuck
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.4(171)
$$$Wheelhouse Restaurant
Ithaca, NYCayuga Lake
4.4(133)
$$The Boat Yard at French Bay
Clayton, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.4(94)
$$The Frying Pan
New York, NYHudson River
4.3(2637)
$$Mississippi Mudds
Tonawanda, NYNiagara River
4.3(2036)
$$Dockside Bar & Grill
North Tonawanda, NYErie Canal
4.3(1878)
$$Lake George Beach Club
Lake George, NYLake George
4.3(1875)
$$Hoak's Lake Shore
Hamburg, NYLake Erie
4.3(1797)
$$Marina Cafe
Staten Island, NYGreat Kills Harbor
4.3(1669)
$$$The Algonquin Restaurant
Bolton Landing, NYLake George
4.3(1274)
$$Riverview Stratford
Stratford, CTHousatonic River
4.3(1140)
$$The Switzerland Inn
Hammondsport, NYKeuka Lake
4.3(1088)
$$Brewport Brewing Company
Bridgeport, CTBridgeport Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.3(1021)
$$Old Man River
Tonawanda, NYNiagara River
4.3(1016)
$$Gelston House
East Haddam, CTConnecticut River
4.3(998)
$$Hudson Water Club
Haverstraw, NYHudson River
4.3(991)
$$Cabana Sam's
Sunset Bay, NYLake Erie
4.3(788)
$$The Buoy Bar
Point Lookout, NYReynolds Channel
4.3(781)
$$Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point
Old Saybrook, CTConnecticut River / Long Island Sound
4.3(714)
$$Stony Creek Brewery (NEBCO)
Branford, CTBranford River
4.3(691)
$$Mirabelle Tavern at Three Village Inn
Stony Brook, NYStony Brook Harbor
4.3(640)
$$$Sunset Grille
Norwalk, CTNorwalk Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.3(609)
$$Wood Boat Brewery
Clayton, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.3(577)
$$Riley's by the Sea
Stratford, CTLong Island Sound
4.3(517)
$$Johnson's Landing
Hamburg, NYLake Erie
4.3(512)
$$Paradise on the Mile
Freeport, NYWoodcleft Canal
4.3(471)
$$Castaways Waterfront Bar & Grill
Angola, NYLake Erie
4.3(468)
$$Marker 37
Chester, CTConnecticut River
4.3(416)
$$Haring's
Noank, CTNoank Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.3(248)
$$Fat Tuna
Waterford, CTNiantic Bay / Long Island Sound
4.3(237)
$$Ram's Head Inn
Shelter Island Heights, NYCoecles Harbor
4.3(236)
$$$Island Bay Pier House
Clayton, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.3(232)
$$Marina View Restaurant
Bronx, NYLong Island Sound / Eastchester Bay
4.3(191)
$$The Landing at Five Twenty (Knapp's Landing)
Stratford, CTHousatonic River
4.3(169)
$$Noah's at 63 Main
Essex, CTConnecticut River
4.3(165)
$$The Beacon
Sag Harbor, NYSag Harbor Bay
4.3(148)
$$$Bacari Social
Westbrook, CTLong Island Sound
4.3(85)
$$Doc's on the Water
Plattsburgh, NYLake Champlain
4.3(63)
$$The Bridge at Saugatuck
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.3(63)
$$$$Parker Mansion
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.3(63)
$$$$City Dock
New London, CTThames River / Long Island Sound
4.3(55)
$On the Waterfront
New London, CTThames River / Long Island Sound
4.3(35)
$$$Blend on the Water
Long Island City, NYEast River
4.2(5888)
$$Water's Edge Resort & Spa
Westbrook, CTLong Island Sound
4.2(2445)
$$$Solé Sand Bar
Blasdell, NYLake Erie
4.2(1583)
$$The Docksider Restaurant
Lake George, NYGlen Lake
4.2(1269)
$$Charlie's Boat Yard
Buffalo, NYBuffalo River / Lake Erie
4.2(1108)
$$Liberty Hound
Buffalo, NYBuffalo Harbor
4.2(1107)
$$River Station
Poughkeepsie, NYHudson River
4.2(1090)
$$Harpoon Eddie's
Sylvan Beach, NYOneida Lake
4.2(1057)
$$Down the Hatch
Brookfield, CTCandlewood Lake
4.2(969)
$$The Black Duck Cafe
Westport, CTSaugatuck River
4.2(943)
$$Dockers Waterside
Quogue, NYShinnecock Bay
4.2(631)
$$$Foxy's Restaurant & Bar
Fishers Landing, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.2(527)
$$Lumberjack Patio Grill
North Tonawanda, NYNiagara River
4.2(527)
$Seagull Restaurant & Bar
West Babylon, NYGreat South Bay
4.2(465)
$$The Sackets Boathouse
Sackets Harbor, NYLake Ontario / Black River Bay
4.2(437)
$$$Nellie's Bar & Grill
Branford, CTBranford River
4.2(408)
$$Tavern On the Lake at Blue Water Manor
Bolton Landing, NYLake George
4.2(396)
$$Ripka's Beach Cafe
Norwalk, CTLong Island Sound
4.2(332)
$$Pier Fifty-Three Bar and Oven
Sodus Point, NYSodus Bay / Lake Ontario
4.2(326)
$$Hagar's Harbor Bar & Restaurant
Athens, NYHudson River
4.2(313)
$$Acqua Restaurant
Buffalo, NYNiagara River
4.2(191)
$$$Buffalo RiverWorks
Buffalo, NYBuffalo River
4.1(2313)
$$Sign of the Whale
Stamford, CTStamford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.1(1815)
$$Kokomo's Restaurant & Beach Bar
Old Lyme, CTLong Island Sound
4.1(1803)
$$Boca Oyster Bar
Bridgeport, CTBridgeport Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.1(1428)
$$Crab Shell
Stamford, CTStamford Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.1(1210)
$$550 Waterfront by Druthers
Saratoga Springs, NYSaratoga Lake
4.1(1136)
$$Dock Brown's Lakeside Tavern
Saratoga Springs, NYSaratoga Lake
4.1(794)
$$Wilson Boat House Restaurant
Wilson, NYLake Ontario
4.1(679)
$$$Harbor Lights
Norwalk, CTNorwalk Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.1(643)
$$The Island Mermaid
Ocean Beach, NYGreat South Bay
4.1(477)
$$The Waterfront Restaurant
Hammondsport, NYKeuka Lake
4.1(430)
$$Tate's
Middletown, CTConnecticut River
4.1(377)
$$Siren Kitchen & Bar
Essex, CTConnecticut River
4.1(151)
$$The River Pavilion at Hutton Brickyards
Kingston, NYHudson River
4.1(76)
$$$Mile On The Water
Freeport, NYWoodcleft Canal
4.1(73)
$$Cherry's On The Bay
Cherry Grove, NYGreat South Bay
4.1(70)
$$The Barracks Inn
Sackets Harbor, NYLake Ontario / Black River Bay
4.1(69)
$$$$La Plage - Mystic
Mystic, CTMystic River
4.1(63)
$$$Champ's Taverne / Upper Deck Restaurant
Willsboro, NYLake Champlain / Willsboro Bay
4.1(42)
$$Joey C's Boathouse Cantina & Grill
Stratford, CTHousatonic River
4.0(1863)
$$The Public House on the Lake
Hamburg, NYLake Erie
4.0(1167)
$$E.B. Elliot's
Freeport, NYWoodcleft Canal
4.0(1153)
$$Riveredge Resort Restaurant
Alexandria Bay, NYSt. Lawrence River
4.0(1028)
$$$The Naked Turtle
Plattsburgh, NYLake Champlain
4.0(942)
$$The Boardwalk Restaurant & Marina
Lake George, NYLake George
4.0(913)
$$The Boathouse Restaurant
Lake George, NYLake George
4.0(801)
$$Rocks 21
Mystic, CTMystic River
4.0(656)
$$Outriggers at Stratford Marina
Stratford, CTHousatonic River
4.0(654)
$$Shanks Waterfront Dining
Clinton, CTClinton Harbor / Long Island Sound
4.0(567)
$$Main Deck Restaurant
Branchport, NYKeuka Lake
4.0(423)
$Lakeside Restaurant & Tavern
Penn Yan, NYKeuka Lake
4.0(423)
$Flynn's
Ocean Bay Park, NYGreat South Bay
4.0(381)
$$Le Dock Bay Walk
Bay Shore, NYGreat South Bay
4.0(159)
$$The Pavilion Beach Bar
Old Lyme, CTLong Island Sound
4.0(104)
$Castaways on the Lake
Webster, NYIrondequoit Bay / Lake Ontario
3.9(1632)
$$$Templeton Landing
Buffalo, NYBuffalo Harbor / Lake Erie
3.9(1182)
$$$Navy Beach
Montauk, NYFort Pond Bay
3.9(694)
$$$Rachel's Waterside Grill
Freeport, NYWoodcleft Canal
3.9(572)
$$Dock's Waterfront Restaurant
Sodus Point, NYSodus Bay / Lake Ontario
3.9(21)
$$Off Key Tikki
Patchogue, NYPatchogue River
3.8(757)
$$The Old Dock House
Westport, NYLake Champlain
3.8(296)
$$Five Churches by the Bay
Niantic, CTNiantic Bay / Long Island Sound
3.8(154)
$$The Pointe Bar & Grill
Alexandria Bay, NYSt. Lawrence River
3.8(79)
$$The Pompano
Norwalk, CTNorwalk Harbor / Long Island Sound
3.8(21)
$$Tiki Joes Captree
Babylon, NYGreat South Bay
3.7(100)
$$Abe's Waterfront Mai Tai Tiki Bar & Grill
Sodus Point, NYSodus Bay / Lake Ontario
3.7(44)
$$Morgan's Beach House
Patchogue, NYPatchogue River
3.6(115)
$$BayVue
Lindenhurst, NYGreat South Bay
3.6(28)
$$$The Cowboy On The Lake
Buffalo, NYLake Erie
3.3(232)
$$Sully's Harbor Bar and Grill
Buffalo, NYBuffalo Harbor
3.1(18)
$$The Hangry Goose
Old Lyme, CTLong Island Sound
2.8(5)
$$Explore more waterfront dining options