Where to get seafood now?

Many people have asked us, “Where do I get seafood after Fishadelphia’s seafood club pauses?”  We’ve got a lot of suggestions... though none are exactly like what we offered.

The truth is, Fishadelphia’s seafood club offers a unique service that isn’t really offered by anyone else: fresh local seafood in the city with a completely transparent supply chain (we can tell you everyone who has touched it between the ocean and your plate). We’re going to be working on new ways to get transparent fresh local seafood into the city, so stay tuned!

With that said, here are some categorized suggestions.

Fresh local seafood - at the shore

If you want fresh, local seafood, the best thing to do is go to the source.  

Finfish and scallops  

  • Jamie Dopkin and Andrew Cohalan of Barnegat’s Best go fishing and sell their catch directly to the public in a parking lot in Barnegat, NJ, on most Saturdays. Follow them on social media (Facebook, Instagram) to see what and when they’re selling: species have included monkfish, skate, black sea bass, jonah crabs, lobster, flounder/fluke, tilefish, tuna, swordfish. A lot of our finfish has come from Barnegat’s Best and they also did a lot of processing for us.  

    • 411 East Bay Ave, Barnegat, NJ 08005

  • Cassidy’s Fish Market is attached to the Viking Village dock in Barnegat Light, NJ and sells fresh product from the dock.  Their hours are seasonal (open more in the summer), so follow them on social media (Facebook, Instagram) to stay up-to-date. Local species include monkfish, tuna, swordfish, flounder/fluke, scallops, skate, tilefish, porgy, black sea bass. We’ve been buying finfish and scallops from Viking Village since we started in 2018, and they hosted our dock trip in 2023.  

    • 1801 Bayview Ave, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006

  • The Shore Fresh restaurant and fish market in Point Pleasant, NJ is attached to the dock for the Point Pleasant Fishermen’s Dock Co-op and sells fresh product from the co-op. Species include porgy, flounder/fluke, scallops, black sea bass. The restaurant is also great. We bought from the co-op for years, and they hosted our first dock trip in 2018. 

    •  57 Channel Dr, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742

  • Scallop Shack Farms is a direct-to-consumer seafood business in Cape May run by husband and wife, Brady Lybarger and Amanda Axelsson. Brady is an independent commercial fisherman who fishes for scallops, tilefish, and other species. Amanda is a former wine sales rep who holds down their fish market! They have a brick and mortar at Cape May County Airport complex, where they offer fresh seafood pop-ups (including bulk sea scallop sales!), along with shelf-stable goodies and frozen seafood all year long, including from some of our Local Catch Network friends, such as Drifters Fish salmon from Alaska. In the summer you’ll also find them at a few farmers markets.   

    • 1288 Hornet Rd, West Cape May, NJ 08204


Shellfish

  • Randall’s Seafood in Pleasantville, NJ processes and sells clams (which we’ve bought for years), and has small seafood counter that also sells other seafood, sometimes from right nearby and sometimes from a little further afield. Many of the clams are harvested by Tom Glenn, who is the brother of Al who runs the place.

    • 301 Ansley Blvd, Pleasantville, NJ 08232

  • Sweet Amalia Market and Kitchen in Newfield, NJ, is a gem of a brunch spot and sells oysters direct from Lisa Calvo’s oyster farm. If you’re ordering a large quantity for a party or something, they will deliver into the city. Lisa has been a great supporter and hosted our second dock trip in 2019.   

    • 994 Route 40, Newfield, New Jersey 08344

  • The Barnegat Oyster Collective works with a bunch of oyster farmers in Barnegat Bay. They have a retail market and also offer a delivered oyster-of-the-month club and will deliver into the city for large one-time orders. We’ve been buying from BOC for years and they’ve been doing deliveries for us over this past year. Retail hours may be limited so probably best to call ahead. 

    • 483 E Bay Ave, Barnegat Township NJ 08005

  • Parson’s Seafood in Tuckerton, NJ, has a retail market run by a clam farmer and sells local clams and oysters, and sometimes other finfish. 

    • 468 S. Green St, Tuckerton, NJ 08087


Seafood closer to the city

Farmers’ market and other direct-to-consumer vendors

  • Shore Catch partners with fishermen from Barnegat Light, NJ to bring fresh seafood to the city on Saturdays at the Rittenhouse Farmers Market and Sundays at the Headhouse Farmers Market. They offer a variety of local favorites, including scallops, tuna, flounder, and oysters. 

  • Otolith partners with small-scale fishermen to source wild Alaskan seafood such as rockfish, halibut, black cod, and salmon. You can find them at farmers markets, including the Headhouse Market on Sundays. 

  • Wild for Salmon is run by Pennsylvania natives Jenn and Steve Kurian, who fish for sockeye salmon in Naknek, Bristol Bay, AK, in the summers. They have a market in Bloomsburg, PA, and can also be found at farmers markets outside Philly, including in Lansdale and Phoenixville, slinging wild salmon along with other seafood like scallops, tuna, halibut, and shellfish. You can also find their products at Mariposa Co-op, MOM’s Organic Market, Philly Food Works, and Weavers Way Co-op in Philly. Visit their website for more details on where to find them. 

  • Small World Seafood offers a variety of seafood from all over the world; you pre-order and pickup at one of a handful of locations in the city (mostly around Center City). Robert Amar, who runs it, sends a chatty and knowledgeable email each week.  


Brick & mortar seafood stores

  • John Yi Seafood has been selling seafood in Reading Terminal Market (12th & Arch, in Center City) for almost 40 years! They have a wide variety of finfish and shellfish products from all around the world. 

  • Fishtown Seafood’s original shop is in Fishtown, and they recently opened a new storefront at 22nd & Pine (and also have a shop in Haddonfield). They sell seafood from all over the world with the goal of providing product that is responsibly harvested and chemical-free. Bryan Szeliga, who runs the enterprise, is thoughtful and intentional.  

  • Darigo’s Fish Market (1015 South 9th Street, in South Philly) is a fixture in the Italian Market and sells a wide variety of global finfish and shellfish products.

  • B & A Seafood down by 3rd & Packer Ave (3121 South Lawrence, in South Philly) is largely a wholesale market but it does sell to the public. They have a huge variety of fish from all over the world, and also sell bushels of crabs. They maintain wholesale hours (something like 5am-noon) so call ahead to make sure they’re open. 

  • Asian supermarkets. We often shop at the Asian supermarkets for the sheer variety. These markets also offer live fish unlike other seafood markets in the city. These are just a few of the Asian supermarkets in the region where we’ve shopped. 

    • Asian Fresh (10th between Race and Cherry, in Chinatown)

    • Heng Fa (10th & Cherry, in Chinatown)

    • Hung Vuong (11th & Washington, in South Philly)

    • Number 1 Asian Supermarket (2842 St. Vincent, in Mayfair)

    • H-Mart

      • Front & Godfrey (6201 North Front), in Olney

      • 7050 Terminal Square, Upper Darby

      • 7320 Old York Rd, Elkins Park

  • Italian Market seafood stores


Seafood shipped to you

People are always asking us about seafood that isn’t available locally, like salmon and shrimp.  While we have always thought that there’s more than enough delicious seafood to eat locally, we are connected to a network of values-aligned seafood businesses around the country through the Local Catch Network.  Here are some folks we know and love who can ship directly to you (though some require minimum orders).  You can also explore the Local Catch Seafood Finder yourself.  

  • Alaskan’s Own.  Alaskan’s Own is a great community-based group working to support local fishermen and supply seafood and support to local Alaskans. They now ship seafood boxes nationally.  AO has some good info on high quality frozen seafood in particular.  

  • Dayboat Blue.  Dayboat Blue is run by Togue Brawn, a fisherman based in Maine.  They have pickups around the northeast and can also ship large orders of seafood directly to consumers.  


Our friends at NAMA have compiled a list of small-scale seafood sellers that ship nationally; we don’t have direct relationships with most of these folks but are glad to be able to share this resource: Seafood sellers that ship nationally [public]

 

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