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Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf

Name: Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
Address: 1100 Maine Avenue Southwest, Washington, D.C.

Opened in 1805, The Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf—often simply called The Fish Market—is the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States, predating New York City’s Fulton Fish Market by 17 years. Located between the Potom

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Address: 1100 Maine Avenue Southwest
Hours: Open now · closes 8 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 8 am–8 pm
Tue 8 am–8 pm
Wed 8 am–8 pm
Thu 8 am–8 pm
Fri 8 am–8 pm
Sat 8 am–8 pm
Sun 8 am–8 pm

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A real D.C. cultural tradition that has survived the neighborhood's upheavals for over two centuries. It's centered on a big parking lot surrounded by some ten huge steel barges, most of them family owned, all offering copious quantities of seafood, fresh, live, raw, cooked, or however else you want it. Chowder, grouper, snapper, catfish sandwiches, oysters, clams, mussels, squid, shrimp, jumbo shrimp, jumbo jumbo shrimp, tiger shrimp—the fishmongers will shout out their products as they try to catch your attention in the bustle. The delicacy here is the shellfish, blue crabs in particular, covered in the local spice of choice, Old Bay—a peppery mix of celery salt, bay leaf, mustard seed, black and red pepper, cinnamon, and ginger. Peak times, when the market puts out its vastest display of fish, run from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
8AM-9PM daily
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Historic Oyster Shed and Lunchroom
The Historic Oyster Shed and Lunchroom buildings were constructed in 1916-1918 and restored in 2018 with the redevelopment of The Wharf. The connected space currently houses the Rappahannock Oyster Bar restaurant.

Mon	8 am–8 pm
Tue	8 am–8 pm
Wed	8 am–8 pm
Thu	8 am–8 pm
Fri	8 am–8 pm
Sat	8 am–8 pm
Sun	8 am–8 pm