Larsen's Fish Market

Louis and Mary Larsen opened their Menemsha fish market in 1969 to give local fishermen and island customers a place to trade at fair prices. Their daughter Betsy took over the running of the business after working there as a teenager, and the family remains central to the market's own account of its history. At 56 Basin Road, the counter serves two different shopping needs: fresh seafood to cook elsewhere and prepared food to eat without a kitchen. The menu includes cooked lobster and stuffed quahogs, while chilled lobster rolls are listed in the cooler. Oysters and littlenecks also appear at the raw bar. The fish selection changes with supply, and the market describes local sourcing as something it does when possible rather than a promise covering every fish. Faroe Island salmon is explicitly on the list. For an evening lobster order, the market recommends calling early in the day because sunset brings a busy period to Menemsha.