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Mother Ocean Seafood Market
What you need to know
Mother Ocean Seafood Market is a fish market and seafood counter on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville. Owner Sam Kosik grew up in eastern North Carolina and started out selling fish from farmers market tents and roadside pop-ups before opening this shop in March 2020. Fresh fish comes in from East Coast vendors, gets cut in house, and fills the case next to shrimp, scallops, oysters, clams, Sunburst Trout and house-made crab cakes. The kitchen fries everything to order: fish and chips (the top seller), shrimp and oyster po'boys, baskets with hush puppies or Old Bay fries, and a butter-steamed lobster roll. The fish market opens at 10 AM Tuesday through Saturday, and it's closed Sunday and Monday.
Local's Tip
Need a whole fish or live lobsters? Call a day ahead and they'll order it in. While you're there, check out the Spice Walla shelf, one of the biggest in WNC.
What the locals say
Mountain Xpress readers have voted it Best Fresh Fish Seller in their Best of WNC awards, and locals keep coming back for the fish and chips. Home cooks lean on the counter crew for what to grab and how to cook it.
What you need to know
Mother Ocean Seafood Market is a fish market and seafood counter on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville. Owner Sam Kosik grew up in eastern North Carolina and started out selling fish from farmers market tents and roadside pop-ups before opening this shop in March 2020. Fresh fish comes in from East Coast vendors, gets cut in house, and fills the case next to shrimp, scallops, oysters, clams, Sunburst Trout and house-made crab cakes. The kitchen fries everything to order: fish and chips (the top seller), shrimp and oyster po'boys, baskets with hush puppies or Old Bay fries, and a butter-steamed lobster roll. The fish market opens at 10 AM Tuesday through Saturday, and it's closed Sunday and Monday.
What the locals say
Mountain Xpress readers have voted it Best Fresh Fish Seller in their Best of WNC awards, and locals keep coming back for the fish and chips. Home cooks lean on the counter crew for what to grab and how to cook it.
Scoops for Mother Ocean Seafood Market