Cocktails that pair with

Seafood

Across 30 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Classic Martini

30 dishes

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works

Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.

Works with Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup +26 more Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup · Seafood Stew · Thai Seafood · Asian Seafood · Cajun Seafood · Fried Seafood · Greek Seafood · Lemon Seafood · Pasta Seafood · Pesto Seafood · Pizza Seafood · Salad Seafood · Seafood Broth · Seafood Cream · Seafood Curry · Seafood Fried · Seafood Gumbo · Seafood Lagna · Seafood Laksa · Seafood Pasta · Seafood Pizza · Seafood Salad · Seafood Sauce · Creamy Seafood · Garlic Seafood · Paella Seafood · Seafood Paella

Gin & Tonic

30 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.

Works with Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup +26 more Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup · Seafood Stew · Thai Seafood · Asian Seafood · Cajun Seafood · Fried Seafood · Greek Seafood · Lemon Seafood · Pasta Seafood · Pesto Seafood · Pizza Seafood · Salad Seafood · Seafood Broth · Seafood Cream · Seafood Curry · Seafood Fried · Seafood Gumbo · Seafood Lagna · Seafood Laksa · Seafood Pasta · Seafood Pizza · Seafood Salad · Seafood Sauce · Creamy Seafood · Garlic Seafood · Paella Seafood · Seafood Paella

Tom Collins

27 dishes

Highball & long drinks

Gin, lemon, sugar, soda. The original summer cooler.

Why it works

Gingery acid and bracing carbonation cut broth richness and warm spice.

Works with Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup +23 more Seafood · Seafood Dip · Seafood Pho · Seafood Soup · Seafood Stew · Asian Seafood · Cajun Seafood · Fried Seafood · Greek Seafood · Lemon Seafood · Pasta Seafood · Pesto Seafood · Salad Seafood · Seafood Broth · Seafood Cream · Seafood Curry · Seafood Fried · Seafood Gumbo · Seafood Lagna · Seafood Laksa · Seafood Pasta · Seafood Salad · Seafood Sauce · Creamy Seafood · Garlic Seafood · Paella Seafood · Seafood Paella

Aperol Spritz

10 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works

Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.

Works with Greek Seafood · Pasta Seafood · Pizza Seafood · Salad Seafood +6 more Greek Seafood · Pasta Seafood · Pizza Seafood · Salad Seafood · Seafood Curry · Seafood Pasta · Seafood Pizza · Seafood Salad · Paella Seafood · Seafood Paella

Boulevardier

Classic & stirred

Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.

Why it works with Seafood Stew

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.

Daiquiri

Shaken sours

White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.

Why it works with Thai Seafood

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.

Manhattan

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Seafood Stew

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.

Margarita

Shaken sours

Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.

Why it works with Thai Seafood

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.