“Statewide Winner- Waterfront Dining Statewide Winner- Raw Bar Statewide Runner-up Seafood”
— 2022 Connecticut Magazine Readers' Choice
“Best Seafood Best Outdoor Dining”
— 2019 Connecticut Magazine Editor's Choice
“Best High End Seafood Best Raw Bar”
— 2019 Connecticut Magazine Reader's Choice
“First Place: Best Bar and Grill Best American or Continental Restaurant Best Outdoor Dining Best Restaurant With a Water View 2nd Place: Best Restaurant Overall Best Romantic Restaurant Best Seafood Restaurant Best Restaurant for Desserts 3rd Place: Best Martini Best Waitstaff”
— 2019 CTNOW Best of New Haven Reader's Poll
“Best Steakhouse Best Seafood Restaurant Best Chowder Best Place to Dine Outside”
— 2019 Best of Greater New Haven, New Haven Register Reader’s Poll
“Best Restaurant Overall Best Bar & Grill, Best Outdoor Dining Best Restaurant with a Water View Best Seafood Best American or Continental Best Place for Brunch Best Happy Hour”
— CTNOW BEST OF NEW HAVEN READER'S POLL 2018
““the superfresh seafood (such as black garlic cod as thick as filet mignon) crowding the surf and turf menu, Shell & Bones is a place where playful plating and exotic flavor twists will have you conflicted about whether to gaze at your meal or the sunset views.””
— Best of CT Editor's 2018 Choice Award
“Voting us among the best:
Best New Restaurant Best Seafood Best Outdoor Dining Best Water View Best Appetizers Best Romantic Restaurant Best Ambiance or Decor”
— CTNOW 2017
““The kitchen at Shell & Bones is turning out refined interpretations of many American favorites while pushing the limits in other areas.””
— CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE
““Shell & Bones has to be included in discussions of New Haven’s best restaurants.””
— HARTFORD COURANT
“Best New Restaurant Best Seafood Restaurant Best Steakhouse Best Brunch”
