Premium Seafood Online
Second City Prime sources premium seafood the same way we've sourced premium beef since 2006: direct from the boats, the divers, and the auctions — then flash-frozen at peak quality and shipped overnight. Cold-water lobster, dry-pack diver scallops, sushi-grade tuna, wild Alaskan king crab, Chilean sea bass. No farmed shortcuts. No middleman markup.
"& Seafood" Is in Our Name for a Reason
Susie Maloyan put seafood in the brand on day one. The same logic that drives the beef program — buy the best, ship it correctly, sell it to people who care — governs the seafood program. Most online seafood is graded loosely, processed for shelf life rather than flavor, and treated chemically (sodium tripolyphosphate, the wet-pack scallop trick) to gain weight. We don't do any of that.
How to Shop the SCP Seafood Program
Cold-Water Lobster Tails
Maine and South African cold-water lobster. Sweeter than warm-water tails, denser texture, butter-poach or grill. Available as singles, pairs, and twin-tail surf-and-turf bundles.
Read the full guide → Shop Lobster Tails →
Diver Scallops (Dry-Pack U-10 / U-12)
Hand-harvested by divers, never chemically treated. Dry-pack means no soaking, no added water weight, and a clean Maillard sear that wet-pack scallops can never produce.
Read the full guide → Shop Scallops →
Sushi-Grade Ahi Tuna
Hand-line-caught yellowfin, flash-frozen on the boat to sashimi standard. Sear-rare or slice raw — it's graded for both.
Read the full guide → Shop Tuna →
Alaskan King Crab
Wild-caught Alaskan red king crab legs, cooked once at sea and frozen. Heat through, crack, dip. The harvest window is short — we buy heavy when boats land.
Wild King Salmon
Copper River and Yukon king salmon when the runs are open. The richest, most omega-dense salmon on the market. Sustainably wild-caught, never farmed.
Chilean Sea Bass
From MSC-certified, sustainably-managed fisheries. Buttery, almost custard-textured — the steakhouse fish. Pan-sear or miso-glaze.
Caviar & Roe
Sustainably-farmed osetra, sevruga, and kaluga from approved aquaculture programs. We taste every lot before we list it.
How Our Seafood Gets to You
- Sourced direct from boats, divers, and verified auctions — not from secondary distributors
- Flash-frozen at peak — ocean to freeze, often within hours of landing
- Shipped overnight in insulated coolers with dry ice. Arrives still frozen.
- Backed by the Second-to-None Guarantee — if it isn't right when it arrives, we make it right.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is frozen seafood as good as fresh?
Often better. Fish flash-frozen on the boat at peak quality holds at that quality for months. "Fresh" fish at most retailers has been thawed from frozen, sat in transit, then re-iced. Properly frozen-then-thawed beats poorly-handled "fresh" every time.
How long does shipped frozen seafood last in the freezer?
Properly stored at 0°F or below: lobster tails six to nine months, scallops six months, tuna and salmon three to four months at peak quality. Always thaw in-fridge, never at room temperature.
What is the most luxurious seafood you can buy online?
By price and rarity: A-grade caviar (kaluga, osetra), bluefin tuna otoro, cold-water spiny lobster tails, and live diver scallops. Second City Prime sources all four categories.
Wild-caught vs farmed — which should I buy?
Wild-caught for salmon, tuna, and crab. Farmed is acceptable when the program is well-managed. We default to wild and only carry farmed when the program meets our standard.
How do you ship frozen seafood?
Overnight courier in insulated coolers with food-grade dry ice. Orders placed before 2pm CT typically arrive next-business-day.
What if my seafood arrives partially thawed?
Slightly cold-but-not-frozen is normal at the surface. If the core is solidly cold (below 40°F) it's safe to refreeze or cook within 24–48 hours. If anything arrives warm or smells off, contact us — the Second-to-None Guarantee covers it.
More from the Seafood Program
- Cold-Water Lobster Tails — Maine & South African
- Dry-Pack Diver Scallops U-10 & U-12
- Sushi-Grade Ahi Tuna — Hand-Line Caught Yellowfin
- Browse All Seafood
Shop the seafood program.
Same buying standard as our beef program. Backed by the Second-to-None Guarantee.