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Best Seafood in Boise, ID

July 10, 2025 by team

Boise may be miles from the nearest coast, but don’t let geography fool you—this city knows how to serve fresh, thoughtfully-prepared seafood. From wood-fired halibut to buttery scallops, Boise’s seafood scene is quietly impressive. What started for me as a simple craving for grilled salmon turned into a culinary scavenger hunt through downtown eateries and … Read more

Seafood Facts

Shrimp aren’t actually fish: They’re crustaceans, more closely related to crabs and lobsters than to fish.
Oysters can change gender: Many oyster species start life as males and switch to females as they grow older.
Octopuses have three hearts: Two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
Clams can live over 100 years: The ocean quahog, a type of clam, sometimes reaches more than a century in age.
Some fish glow in the dark: Bioluminescent species, like the lanternfish, light up their bodies to attract prey or mates.
Squid have blue blood: Their blood uses copper-based hemocyanin to carry oxygen, giving it a blue color.
Sea cucumbers can defend themselves by… exploding!: When threatened, they can shoot out sticky threads or even their internal organs to distract predators.
Salmon “smell” their way home: They use their keen sense of smell to navigate back to the exact stream where they were born.
Lobsters taste with their legs: Tiny sensory hairs on their legs and feet let them “taste” the sea floor for food.
Fish oil capsules come from fish liver: Most common fish oils are extracted from the livers of cod, halibut, and tuna.