Brightside Seafood

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.

03/31/2026

Pt. Judith was treating us well this morning. I just finished processing some squid, Mike cut: monkfish, some gorgeous fluke, skate and more! We’ve got some fresh smoked fish in (from the best ) and some oysters from ().

We love what we do and we think we’re the best so this is our LAST ASK for y’all to vote for us in “Best of RI” awards. Link is in our bio.

We’re going for: South County’s Specialty Food Shop and Statewide Best Locally Owned Seafood Market

It’s the last day to vote! Would be great if you did :) Even better if you sent to your family and friends!

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03/20/2026

Prepping your Easter menu? We got you. Here’s a sneak peak of what we’ll have. Think: we cook your shrimp cocktail, slice your cold smoked and wrap your scallops in bacon. You just come in and pick up your order.

Also, please vote for us in the Best Of RI awards! We’re going for the South County Best Specialty Food Shop and Statewide Best Locally Owned Seafood Market. Link in Bio!

03/12/2026

Hi people. We know most of y’all are big fans of ours so we’re asking everyone to vote for us in the rimonthly awards. We’re going for: South County-Specialty Food Shop & Statewide- Locally Owned Seafood Market. Click the link to vote!

Vote from Rhode Island Monthly

03/12/2026

Consider this episode of as a love letter to Scup (aka Porgy). This Rhode Island staple is one of our favorite sushi choices. They’re fatty, have a nice meaty flake and if you’ve ever gone fishing on the east coast- you probably recognize them. As the weather warms- you should plan on grilling a Scup whole (a personal favorite eating experience)

03/11/2026

TUNA BURGERS, stuffies, charbroiled shrimp for your appetizers. Swordfish, tuna and black cod for your grill. Sun is shining folks. Come buy some fish !!!

03/04/2026

Brightside for BEST OF RHODE ISLAND.

Best of Rhode Island awards are here and you can vote now! We are aiming for South County Best “Specialty Food Shop” and in the Statewide- Best “Locally Owned Seafood Market”.

Awards are good for business and we think we are a good business soooo would you vote for us? :)

It would be awesome. Thanks y’all. We’ve got a big/ nice weekend lineup for you folks so come on down! Check the fish list! Give us a call!

03/04/2026

RED SHRIMP. As most of you know (from our long customer interest list) we see these deep-water, local shrimp every once in a while. They land in Maine, Montauk and Stonington. They taste more like little lobster bites than they do shrimp. We got our hands on them this morning and they look…phenomenal…

We’ve packed them in bags, threw them in the freezer and will be ready for you at the shop while supplies lasts- $30/lb.

We’ve also got some Japanese staples in today. Onaga (aka ruby snapper) as pictured on the second slide. Hamachi (yellowtail sushi) which served as a nice fishmonger breakfast this morning

Lastly! Rhode Island Monthly has their “Best of Rhode Island” award voting this month. We’d love to win one 😏 going for “Best Specialty Food Shop” in South County and best “Locally Owned Seafood Market” for the state.

We love what we do and awards help us sell more fish. So help us sell more fish? :)