Where to find fish sandwiches, tacos, shrimp, and more for Fish Fridays
On the first Fish Friday of 2026, restaurants of all sizes are spotlighting fish and seafood on their menus with some new items and a few deals.
Lenten season, a time when many Christians abstain from meat, began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. Lent leads up to Easter Sunday, will be on April 5.
Here is what some restaurant chains have announced on their websites, in social media or in news releases.
Fish and seafood chains
Bluewater Grill: Each location has its own menu, but the current theme is “a taste of France.” bluewatergrill.com
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: The chain, founded in 1996, is marking its 30th anniversary with throwback menu items such as Lt. Dan’s Drunken Shrimp. bubbagump.com
California Fish Grill: Protein bowls are the current promotion at this fast casual chain. cafishgrill.com
King’s Fish House: A long menu features Dungeness crab and wild California spiny lobster. kingsfishhouse.com
Long John Silver’s: Featured items at this fast food chain include popcorn shrimp, shrimp baskets and Alaska pollock filets. ljsilvers.com
Market Broiler: A long menu includes salmon, chowder, sushi and fish and chips with Arctic cod. marketbroiler.com
Red Lobster: Lobsterfest is on with new items such as Lobster Pasta au Gratin and Crispy Dragon Teriyaki Lobster. redlobster.com
Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Featured items include fish and chips and a Baja Fish Slider. rubios.com
Wahoo’s Fish Taco: Tacos, burritos and bowls offer a choice of protein, including salmon and shrimp. wahoos.com
Full service
Cracker Barrel: The spring menu includes fried catfish with tartar sauce and hushpuppies and Smoky Southern Salmon served over rice. A Friday Fish Fry features four hand-battered cod fillets with tartar sauce with biscuits and sides. crackerbarrel.com
Norms: Featured seafood includes a Fisherman Combo Platter with fried whitefish, breaded shrimp and grilled salmon; blackened or grilled salmon fillet; and wild-caught whitefish.
Polly’s Pies: Specials include Double the Clams Clam Chowder, cup or bowl, Fisherman Fry Basket with cod filets and shrimp, and fish and chips. pollyspies.com
Quick service
Del Taco: Jumbo Shrimp Tacos at two for $6 and Beer Battered Fish Tacos made with wild-caught Alaska pollock will be available through April 14. deltaco.com
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: A Deluxe Crispy Fish Sandwich made with battered Alaska flounder will be available through April 7. freddys.com
McDonald’s: On Filet-O-Fish Fridays, the sandwich will cost $2.99 through April 2. And app users can get it for $2.50 daily.
Ono Hawaiian BBQ: An Island Spice Grilled Fish Aloha Plate and an Island White Fish Aloha Plate will be available for $8 through April 3. Both come with macaroni salad. onohawaiianbbq.com
Popeyes: A limited-time seafood menu includes four new shrimp flavors: garlic parmesan, lemon pepper, ghost pepper and Buffalo; a Flounder Fish Sandwich, a Butterfly Shrimp Tacklebox with four dry rub choices; and Surf & Turf with shrimp and chicken tenders.
Smashburger: A new $9.99 shrimp lineup includes a Big Shrimp Roll, a Shrimp Basket with fries, and “scorchin’” versions of both. smashburger.com
The Habit Burger & Grill: A new Baja Crispy Fish Sandwich features beer-battered wild Alaska cod, pickled red onion and cilantro lime slaw. It comes with free fries on Fish Fridays through March 27. habitburger.com