Calumet Fisheries

Calumet Fisheries is a South Side institution known for serving smoked fish in a paper bag. Owned and operated by two local families, Toll and Kotlick, this place is known to offer a wide range of seafood favorites like sturgeon and fried oysters. The restaurant takes immense pride in its use of traditional methods to smoke fish. Since 1948, the smoked trout, flavorful crab cakes, frog legs and shrimp are prepared freshly and offered at affordable prices. To add to their fame and glory, the restaurant has won the prestigious James Beard and Jean Banchet culinary awards. Old-school brick smokehouses are a rarity today, which only reiterates the need to rush to Calumet Fisheries and enjoy authentic smoked delicacies.