Maine Avenue Fish Market

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Historic open-air seafood market at The Wharf, with multiple vendors selling fresh fish, shellfish and prepared seafood throughout the week.

1100 Maine Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024

Maine Avenue Fish Market offers wholesale buyers and food professionals a direct line to one of the oldest open-air seafood markets in the United States. Tucked along the waterfront at The Wharf in Washington D.C., this historic spot brings together a rotating cast of vendors selling fresh fish, shellfish, crabs and prepared seafood all week long. If you're sourcing food and beverage products at wholesale, you get something rare here: the chance to meet suppliers face to face, compare quality, and negotiate pricing on the spot. It's both a working wholesale market and a cultural landmark, drawing chefs, restaurateurs and curious visitors who want to see where their seafood actually comes from. So whether you run a kitchen, work a retail counter or simply trade in fresh seafood, this Washington D.C. institution keeps you connected to the region's fishing trade.