Straight Wharf Fish Store: Nantucket's Best-Kept Lunch Secret
So often, the key to the perfect meal is simplicity.
On Nantucket Island, the Straight Wharf Fish Store is a local's one-stop shop for all things aquatic: lobsters, scallops, and cod just out of the waters outside. Resident fishmaster Walter (with a Red Sox cap on and a matching accent) supplies the freshest of the day’s catch to professional and amateur chefs alike. But he doesn’t just sell by the pound—he’ll fry you lunch right there on the dock.
Soft shell crab sandwich; fish sandwich.
The soft shell crab sandwich:
1. Procure crab. 2. Fry in pan. 3. Put on bun.
Or the radically different fish sandwich:
1. Fillet fish, usually cod. 2. Fry in pan. 3. Put on bun.
Tuna sandwich, swordfish sandwich—you get the idea. On a butter-toasted roll, with a glob of homemade tartar sauce and a few salty chips, it’s the best lunch in town. Especially when enjoyed on the dockside picnic tables right out the door. Just watch out for the seagulls. (They get mean when jealous.)
Straight Wharf Fish Store
4 Harbor Square, Nantucket MA 02554 (map)
508-228-1095
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8 Comments:
i love softshell crab so much, my mouth is watering
mlo at 12:22PM on 08/26/08
OMG, that crab looks like heaven on a bun. There is NOTHING better in this whole wide world than eating fresh seafood with sand between your toes.
juliebugsmama at 2:40PM on 08/26/08
Despite being a little fast-foodish, the softshell crab sandwich at the Circus Drive-In at the Jersey Shore isn't half bad. No homemade tartar sauce, though. But it's a circus-themed drive-in and that's half the fun.
Krista at 3:29PM on 08/26/08
Allergic to crab, but that sandwich looks like it's worth dying for. OMG
holdthemayo at 5:45PM on 08/26/08
Softshell crab sandwich — gimme now! Highly unusual...
Yu Ming Lui at 11:59PM on 08/26/08
love the Circus Drive-In! classic crab sandwich, classic krinkle fries. And a milkshake of course.
Allison Hemler at 3:47PM on 08/28/08
Oh yeah, I totally forgot the mention the milkshake. They're thick as wet cement (in a good way).
Krista at 2:47PM on 08/29/08
I will jump on the boat tomorrow. looks awesome.
Amer5858 at 10:29PM on 09/02/08