My spouse and I
visited The Fish Market for drinks and dessert on a Friday afternoon in early
July 2018. The Fish Market is open daily from 11:00 am until 9:30 pm (with
extended closing hours of 10:00 pm on weekends). You can make a
reservation using the online Open Table system.
The Fish Market (and
Top of the Market) opened in 1989 on the Embarcadero near Seaport Village. The
restaurant is located on a small piece of land in Tuna Harbor, near the Bob
Hope memorial and the statue of the WWII soldier and nurse kissing and adjacent
to the USS Midway. With such a position, the restaurant offers great views of
the San Diego Bay. Other California locations of the restaurant exist (Palo
Alto, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Jose, Del Mar), but the flagship site is in
Downtown San Diego. In addition, two locations (San Diego and San Mateo) offer
an additional on-site fine-dining option called Top of the Market, with white
tablecloths, china, and crystal. At the San Diego location, the Top of the
Market offers stunning views from its upper/top floor location atop the Fish
Market.
The Fish Market
space is expansive, offering seating in several locations. In the main dining
room, you can sit indoors on the main floor at tables and booths, or you can
dine at other tables a step down from the main level and closer to the large
panoramic windows. You can also dine at the oyster/sushi bar (however, you
cannot just order drinks there without ordering food). In addition, the Fish
Market space includes a retail counter where you can purchase seafood to take
home. Smaller parties can dine outdoors on the deck that overlooks the bay. Décor
is classic: wood floors, molding, and furniture, with neutral coordinating walls,
ceiling, and fabrics, plus a few tasteful nautical touches. (The restaurant was
most recently renovated in 2015 after a fire closed it for a few months. An
interesting fact is that the restaurant owners continued to pay their employees
during that closure in order to retain their staff.)
We enjoyed our happy hour on the deck of the Fish Market; the
view was memorable and our server was friendly, helpful, and pleasant.
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