Local Seafood List
“There’s plenty of fish in the sea, it’s just not the fish you’re used to eating.”
One of the few positives to emerge from the pandemic, and even climate change, is the emphasis on and increase in the power of local food and community connections. When supply chains broke down during the pandemic there was still a steady supply of delicious seafood being harvested by fishermen and shellfishermen across the Cape. That harvest continues and along with the myriad health and economic benefits eating local seafood provides, it also reduces our carbon footprint and builds resilient coastal communities.
You can help support local fishermen by purchasing seafood directly from permitted fishermen at the dock or from local fish markets and restaurants. If a fish market doesn’t have the local fish you’re looking for, be sure to ask – they can likely get it for you!
Watch this video from Division of Marine Fisheries to understand the importance of your seafood purchase and how direct sales to the public work.
CAPE COD FISHERMEN & SEAFOOD BUSINESSES
(list will be updated regularly, listed by region then alphabetically)
Outer Cape
call 508-487-0259, Provincetown pick up or local delivery
Isabel & Lilee Scallops
order online and pick up at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
Hatch’s Fish Market
pick up, Wellfleet
Holbrook Oyster
pick up or shipping, Eastham
pick up or shipping
Mac’s Provincetown Market
pick up or shipping
Mac’s Wellfleet Market
pick up or shipping
Nauset Fish Market
Orleans
order online and pick up at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
Salt Seafood
pick up at local farmers markets
The Scallop Truck
preorder online
Wellfleet Shellfishermen’s Farmer’s Market
online pre-order, pick up Eastham or Wellfleet
Wellfleet Shellfish Company
online orders, ships anywhere
Chatham & Harwich
order online for local pick up or find them at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
Chatham Lobster
order via their online form, dockside pick up of lobsters at Ryders Cove, Chatham
Chatham Pier Fish Market
order online, pickup or local delivery
Chatham Shellfish Company
online orders, ship or pick up at Oyster River
Isabel Lilee Scallops
order online and pick up at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
Macs Chatham Market/Chatham Fish Lobster
local delivery Harwich to Provincetown or pick up
Midnight Our Scallops
check their Facebook for days/time, order by texting 508-737-6189, dockside pick up Wychmere Harbor, Harwich Port
Scallops Fresh from the Boat
check their website for dates and times to pre-order and pick up from Saquatucket Harbor
Rock Harbor Shellfish Co
order online and pick up at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
White Cap Scallops
text 508-241-2181 dockside pick up at Ryders Cove, Chatham
Mid Cape
Barnstable Shellfish Farmers Market
order online Sun-Wed, pick up Sat 10am-12pm
Barnstable Seafarms
call 508-566-7686, Saturday deliveries of shellfish
Big Rock Oysters
see facebook for menu, curbside pick up in Dennis or delivery within 10 miles
Cape Fish & Lobster
call 508-771-1122 to place order for pick up Hyannis
Cotuit Oyster Company
Pick Up, Raw Bar To Go
Isabel & Lilee Scallops
order online and pick up at one of the local farmers markets listed on their website
Upper Cape
Cataumet Fish
call ahead pick up
Falmouth Fish Market
pick up or shipping
Lobsters Live
online orders
The Clam Man
shipping or pick up at Falmouth market
Victoria Grace Lobsters
call Jeff at 774-266-0887, pick up Town Neck Beach
Salty Lou’s Lobsters
text 617-710-6322, pick up in Sandwich
Cape Wide
Cape Cod Local Seafood
Facebook group organizing direct sales for pick up at the boat- you have to join the group- lobster, cod, haddock, scup, squid, scallops, etc.
Mass Grown Exchange
A directory of local seafood and farmed produce available for direct sales You can also help the national fishing community by buying any American-caught seafood when you go to the grocery store or fish market!
Off Cape Seafood Businesses Offering Delivery and/or Pick Up
Island Creek Oyster
online orders, ships anywhere
New England Fishmongers
local delivery, Boston to Portland
Red’s Best
online orders or pick up Boston
Rocky Neck Fish
Milton or Hingham
The Fishermen’s Pantry
shop located in Falmouth or order online- Alaskan fish delivered in eastern MA
COOKING LOCAL SEAFOOD AT HOME
Not sure how to cook seafood at home? Check out our new RECIPE BOOK.
Our recipe page also has short videos featuring local fishermen and their catch, along with a watch and
learn cooking demonstration.
Need more help?
- There are lots of online recipes and cooking courses.
- Cape Cod Sea Scallops/ FV Isabel and Lilee has partnered with Chef Michele Grillo and you can find lots of delicious scallop recipes here.
- Milk Street Cooking School has a free fish course.
- Eating with the Ecosystem is sharing recipes at Local Seafoodies.
Be sure to share with your friends to encourage them to cook seafood at home!
Pier to Plate
In 2017 the Fishermen’s Alliance launched Pier to Plate, a program that aimed to create consumer demand for skate and dogfish on Cape Cod. Local small-boat fishermen sustainably catch “under-loved” dogfish and skate in abundance right off our shores, but 99 percent of this plentiful, white fish is shipped overseas to restaurants in Europe and Asia.
From May through October of 2017, Pier to Plate drove awareness and generated demand for locally caught dogfish and skate. The program provided 4,010 pounds of dogfish and 5,600 pounds of skate to over 40 participating food establishments, local events and samples for institutional sales. The program was significant enough to be featured in 68 media outlets – 11 national, 29 regional and 28 local.
Although the Pier to Plate program for dogfish and skate has ended, we have remained committed to working with fishermen members to create opportunities for direct sales at farmers markets and with local businesses to help them access local seafood of any kind. We’ve also worked with companies like Whole Foods to ensure that high quality, sustainable, locally caught species are available to consumers.
Cape Cod Seafood Directory
Check out the directory for great restaurant choices and always be sure to ask if the fish on the menu was caught locally. If you’d like to see your favorite restaurant added to our directory, let us know!
From the Sea to your Plate
The best way you can support local fishermen is by eating locally caught fish. Check out our list of Cape Cod restaurants and fish markets that are serving up locally caught seafood and try something new on your next visit. Always be sure to ask if the fish on the menu was caught locally.
Favorite plate not listed? Let us know by contacting us today!
✔ Local ✔ Sustainable ✔ Delicious
Apt Cape Cod
Big Dogs Barbeque
Blackfish & The Crush
Bluefins Sushi and Sake Bar
Brewster Fish House
Brine
Cape Sea Grill
Captain’s Table
Ceraldi
Chatham Fish and Lobster
Chatham Fish Pier Market
Chatham Squire
Chatham Wine Bar
Clean Slate Eatery
Corner Store (Chatham/Orleans)
Cshore Kitchen and Bar
Dennisport Lobster Co.
Far Land Provisions
Far Land on the Beach
Fishermen’s View
Hangar B
Hatch’s
L’Alouette
Land Ho!
Mac’s Shack
Mac’s Fish House
Mac’s on the Pier
Mahoney’s Atlantic Bar & Grill
Pisces
Red Nun (Chatham/Dennis)
Salt Seafood Co.
Solace Food Truck
Terra Luna
The Landing at Sage
The West End
What’s Cooking Catering and Events at the Lazy Lobster
Whole Foods Market
The Pheasant