Alegrias Seafood

Alegrias Seafood is a family-run Mexican seafood restaurant at 1024 N Ashland Ave in West Town, cooking in the style of the Pacific coast state of Nayarit. The menu covers ceviches, aguachiles, tostadas, seafood cocktails, soups, crab legs, stuffed lobster and large platters for groups. The restaurant is BYOB and mixes micheladas, mangonadas and margaritas for guests who bring their own liquor.

What to know

• The family has run the restaurant for more than a decade, according to the restaurant’s website.
• The Charola Nayarit platter feeds 12 to 15 people.
• Oysters come raw, dressed with shrimp and octopus, or baked with cheese as Ostiones Gratinados.
• Takeout orders can be placed by phone or online.
• Time Out Chicago’s 2025 guide notes free ceviche tostadas at the start of the meal.