Maine Avenue Fish Market (The Fish Market)

The Maine Avenue Fish Market on the Southwest Waterfront traces its origins to the early 1800s and operates as an open-air fish market selling seafood directly from boats and stalls. It is commonly described in local and national sources as the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States, though exact founding dates vary among accounts. The market has been an ongoing center for seafood distribution and retail through multiple redevelopments of the waterfront and remains a distinct historic food venue in Washington, D.C.