12/3/2023 0 Comments Fresh fish market near me![]() I was left both disappointed and stressed, simultaneously vowing that this would be the last time I plan a day out for so many people (oh, the responsibility, I felt its heavy burden on my own back) and promising myself that rather sooner than later I would see this elusive fish market no matter what. ‘Oh, it says many things on the internet!’, the gondolier exclaimed, then he shrugged as if to say: ‘These things happen!’ and went back to chatting with his mate. ‘Online it says that Rialto Fish Market is open every day!’ ‘The traghetto is stopped for repairs and also the fish market is not open on Sundays at all!’, he explained. ‘It’s Sunday!’, said the gondolier waiting for clients at the adjacent gondola dock. We reached the traghetto stop in high spirits. ![]() So, I dragged us all (buggies, bags, four adults and three kids) from Santa Lucia train station down to the Santa Sofia traghetto stop from where we were supposed to take the traditional gondola-like ferry (called traghetto) for the two-minute crossing of the Grand Canal in order to arrive at Rialto Fish Market in proper Venetian style. According to my plan the fish market was to be the first highlight of our day. Once I even carefully crafted a day visit to Venice to be undertaken by us and friends. Yet no matter how hard I tried and how many times I returned to Venice with the intention to see it on that particular day, somehow I always managed to reach its Neo-Gothic market halls either right after the end of the trading day or it would turn out to be a day on which the market wasn’t open at all. Plus, Fishtown Seafood runs classes every Monday (from how to shuck an oyster to how to make more sustainable choices when you shop) in case you’re looking for a gift for someone who has almost-romantic feelings about fish.Finally! I was at Rialto Fish Market in Venice and it was better than I have ever imagined it to be.įor the past year visiting this lively and historical place in La Serenissima had become a personal obsession of mine. Stop by for tinned fish, slabs of big-eye tuna, easy-to-peel tiger prawns, or sea scallops - all of which are shipped with minimal carbon footprint and kept fresh or chilled without chemicals added during the process. But the shop isn’t limited to oysters by any means. ![]() On Fridays, you can get Szeliga’s weekly oyster pick for a buck each. This 2022-opened, sustainable shop run by Bryan Szeliga is particularly great for buying oysters from the region (as well as their bivalve brethren from a little further up and down the coast). (Ideally on a roof deck with a glass of white wine resting precariously on a railing somewhere, since you asked.) Here are the spots we turn to when we want to shuck oysters, grill a whole dorade, or make tuna hand rolls at home. But if you know where to look, there are some excellent options - new and not so new - for buying seafood in and around Philly. ![]() For a city surrounded by so much water (and so close to the ocean) it’s surprisingly tough to get your hands on the best fish and shellfish. ![]()
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