Fresh fish, cut right in front of you.
Whole fish cleaned and cut to order, live blue crabs and crawfish, crab legs, shrimp and oysters — the South Side’s old-school fish market since 1957.
Open todayOpen 7 days · Sun until 3:30 PM
Whole fish cleaned and cut to order, live blue crabs and crawfish, crab legs, shrimp and oysters — the South Side’s old-school fish market since 1957.
Market Fisheries has been owned and operated by the Brody family at 7129 S State Street since 1957. Pick your fish from the ice and our fishmongers will clean, scale and cut it right in front of you — steaks, fillets or whole.
Plenty of sizes and prices to fit any budget, fish batter and hot sauces at the counter, and EBT accepted. It gets busy — but the line moves fast.
Selection changes with the season and the catch — tell us what you’re cooking and we’ll set it aside.
Whole — cleaned, scaled and cut to order.
Whole, steaks or fillets.
Tell us what you’re cooking.
By the pound.
For frying at home.
Pick a bottle at the counter.
Seafood is sold by the pound — weight and price are confirmed at pickup. Availability changes daily.
Photos from Market Fisheries and its customers.
Boil season, sorted.
Whole, steaks or fillets.
Ask what came in today.
For the big occasions.
A few themes that come up again and again in Google reviews.
Customers say everything is fresh — cut and packaged right in front of you.
Don’t let the crowd fool you: the fishmongers and cashiers get you out quickly.
Some shoppers travel from out of state for the variety and prices.
7129 S State St, Chicago, IL 60619
| Monday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM – 3:30 PM |
Mon–Sat 10 AM – 6 PM · Sun 9 AM – 3:30 PM (per Google).
Tell us what you want and how you want it cut. We’ll have it ready for pickup — pay at the counter by the pound.
★ Ordering direct skips the delivery-app commission, so your whole order supports Market Fisheries.