Find the best fish fry specials at more than 40 restaurants and bars in Cleveland, Akron and beyond during Lent 2025.

For those not eating meat on Fridays during Lent, we've found some of the best spots across metro Detroit for a fish fry, some are offering carry-out or drive-thru options this year.

With the Christian tradition of Lent soon upon us, it’s time to start making the hard choices of which fish fries you’ll take in on Fridays this season.

The weather is a little warmer; the days are a little longer. And the fish is about to fry! Lent begins Wednesday, March 5, and Friday, March 7, should be considered a holiday of its own — First Fish-Fry Friday!