Dear Kitchen,
Are there any fish markets in Greenpoint? I moved here in December and am a bit baffled.
It seems like the neighborhood that has pretty much everything else, might actually not sell fish. Is this possible?
Gaia
Good Question: A Fish Market in Greenpoint, Brooklyn?
Gaia,
We reached out to Kitchen reader J.R. J.R. lives in Greenpoint and she's an excellent fish cook.
Unfortunately she didn't have great news. J.R. told us the only fish store that she knew of in Greenpoint has a dreamy name, but sells disgusting fish. "It was really quite awful," J.R. said. Sigh.
She told us that she picked up some great fish at the McCarren Park Greenmarket last summer, but she wasn't sure if they are there this year. Also, Yelp suggests Metropolitan Fish Market in somewhat-near-by Williamsburg. Readers, anyone know if there's a fish seller at the McCarren market this summer? Any other fish sources?
We've had some readers in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, looking for a fish market too. We sent them to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket and suggested a few fish markets in Park Slope.
Any other neighborhood fish market suggestions?
Thanks for this question, Gaia, and thanks for your help, J.R.
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I think you're near a major SMOKED fish purveyor, Acme.
They do primarily wholesale, but open to the public Friday mornings, and often the entire week before holidays.
www.acmesmokedfish.com
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Unfortunately, Greenpointers and Williamsburgians need to plan ahead for fish, but if we do, there are some great options.
The farmer's market on Saturday morning has an excellent fish purveyor, who has never disappointed me. They have a great variety of oysters, mussels, whole and filleted fish (and can sometimes be talked into free bodies for stock).
Also, there are some meat stores along Nassau that set up Friday fish stands, literally tables with ice buckets full of fresh fish, but these are usually whole. During Advent and Lent, there was a stand set up in a construction site on Nassau and Eckford, but there is a building there now, so they will find a new place for it. Viva capitalism!
The place on Metropolitan and Leonard is inconsistent. Better farmer's market.
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Thanks guido-- I think we are near Acme. I had no idea they were ever open to the public. I'll check it out.
Unfortunately I haven't seen any fish at the market in McCarren Park this summer either-- but maybe I've been missing it?
And yes, Metropolitan Fish Market is really great-- I used to live down the street from them.
Hmmm maybe this post will inspire someone to open a fish market?
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