Brightside Seafood

09/18/2026

09/18/2026

we miss you Meg 💔

09/15/2026

The ocean is such a mysterious marvel. A bit confusing at times [see our second born, slide 3]. Sometimes predictable. Sometimes not. This week we are so excited for what came to us! Delightful line-up. All domestic, mostly Rhode Island rod and reel. Cod, halibut, swordfish, weakfish, John Dory, black Seabass. All whole fish off the bone filleted in house by Mike.

Reminder new store hours Wednesday - Saturday 11-6
Farmers markets as supply allows! Will update later in the week.

09/08/2026

A message from the owners (Mike and Kristyn):Please enjoy these weird pictures of us as our life progressed from feeding animals to starting a family to starting a business feeding people sea animals to continuing to growing our family and business.
Thank you for an AMAZING SUMMER.
We hope we provided.

We will be starting our reduced fall/winter hours after Labor Day. Thanks to you all, our brick and mortar has been afloat for almost 3 years. We are learning the ins and outs of small business ownership in an area where the population and customers ebb and flow throughout the year. We have found that in order to survive the winter we have to reduce hours and staff. We have also learned to prioritize our growing family and find a balance in it all. Special thank you to our people who continue to show up and buy our fish throughout the colder months.

Store hours will be Wednesday - Saturday 11-6. Decisions on our presence at the farmer’s markets will be made on a week by week basis (dependent on fish supply and available staff). We will post weekly about where you can find us.

If you ever need anything on a day we are not open we will do our best to make it happen. Call, email! Mike still goes to the store every day (a lot of dedication and a little neurosis).

Hours will expand for holidays as needed so stay posted!

Peace love and omega 3

09/03/2026

Hi friends. Already Labor Day weekend. What a lovely and laborious summer it has been. We worked hard bringing yummy seafood to the store and the farmers markets. This weekend we are loaded to the gills with fish and shellfish. Please visit us this weekend and spoil yourselves. We only have a few of these redfish. Plenty of ice cold lemons. Quick list of what we have this weekend ,black bass, codfish, salmon, a couple kinds of tuna, steamers, oysters, littlenecks, scallops, tautog and some odds and ends that are limited quantity. See ya soon.

07/02/2026

We’re here all day today and Friday but Saturday July 4th we will be closed. I hope everyone has an outrageous and memorable holiday. Try to stay 🆒 and safe like my Buddy Captain Myles and his protégé Row.

05/28/2026

Maine halibut here. The difference between Canadian and domestic Halibut is that domestic fish come in with the head on. This upsets some buyers. The extra weight of the head adds to the price of the fish. I don’t care. I want those cheeks. We sell the collars and a lot of the time we (try to) sell the bones and head for cheap so people can make soups and stocks. We use the whole animal.

05/06/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! We are loading up so you can cook your momma a nice dinner! ❤️

05/01/2026

Striper has entered the chat people. Big and small our case has it all! Striper, tautog, trout, weakfish, fluke, halibut, the list goes on. Stop by the shop from 11-6 today or tomorrow- - Or catch us at tomorrow!!

Also it’s my last day (Meg’s last day) at Brightside and I just wanna THANK YOU ALL for being such great people/customers and reminding me that community can be built around the things you believe in: yapping about quality fish and local food systems. Deeply proud of what we’ve built here at Brightside. Please continue to vote with your dollar, be conscious of the systems we hope to change and support local small business- Think Globally, Act Locally!

Much love to all. Eat more fish. Taste the Brightside baby!!!!

04/01/2026

GREY TILEFISH (aka blue-line tilefish) from today’s episode of . Landing in Point Judith, caught in deeper water. This mild, white fish is in the same family as golden tilefish but offers something a smidge different- guess you’ll just have to try them both to taste the difference.

Slap a grey tilefish fillet in your hot cast iron with some salted butter and you’ve got yourself a happy meal.