Turner’s Seafood at Lyceum Hall
About
Turner’s Seafood at Lyceum Hall is a seafood restaurant in downtown Salem run by the Turner family, which has been in the seafood business for four generations. The family buys fish fresh from the local docks, processes it at its own plant in Gloucester and then delivers it to its restaurants. The menu centers on authentic New England seafood, and the restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner.
The restaurant occupies Salem’s historic Lyceum Hall, the building where Alexander Graham Bell gave a public demonstration of the telephone in 1877, and it offers function and meeting space for private events. The Turner family also runs the Rising Eagle, a historic publick house in Melrose, for diners interested in American history beyond Salem. Recent honors include Best Seafood Restaurant from North Shore Magazine in 2025.
What to Know
- Turner’s was also named a 2025 Best Seafood pick by Yelp.
- A brunch menu is served on weekends.
- The restaurant is listed with Destination Salem and the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
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