Best Fish Sandwiches in DC

Big A$$ Fish Sandwich from The Queen Vic

Based on social media crowdsourcing (one’s in bold Barred in DC can attest to), here’s a list of popular firsh

  • The Queen Vic (H Street)
    • Big-A$$ Fish Sandwich
    • fried fish, Coleslaw, aged cheddar, tartar sauce & pickles
    • $20 (includes fries)
  • Fish n the Hood (Park View)
    • Assorted fried fish, on white bread
    • Pay per pound
  • Open Crumb (Anacostia)
    • Fried Whiting sandwich
    • Coated in flour blend & double fried, house bun, tartar, LTO
    • $9
  • Market Lunch (Eastern Market)
    • fried Rockfish, flounder, or whiting
    • $13-14
  • The Salt Line (Navy Yard)
    • Crispy Fish Sandwich
    • lettuces, pickled shallot, tartar sauce, chile
    • $19 (includes fries or salad)
  • District Fishwife (Union Market)
    • Fried Dogfish Poboy
    • Batter-fried Atlantic Dogfish, served on a baguette with house-made remoulade, lettuce, tomato, and pickles.
    • $14.50
    • Several other fish sandwiches including salmon cheesesteak
  • FishScale (Shaw)
    • Wild Caught Fried Blue Catfish (also pan-seared), Rockfish, or Mahi-Mahi
    • lightly coated in a gluten free batter, fried in Avocado oil, dressed with choice of housemade condiments. 
    • $14-16
    • Several other sandwiches including cheesesteaks made with fish
  • Ivy City Smokehouse (Ivy City)
    • Crispy Fish sandwich
    • crispy fish, shredded lettuce, tomato, tartar, on brioche bun
    • $18 (includes fries & slaw)
  • La Famosa (Navy Yard)
    • Dorado
    • (lightly) fried mahi mahi with with sweet pepper aioli, avocado, and a spicy vinegar slaw, on a brioche bun
    • $16
  • Negril (near Howard U/Pleasant Plains)
    • Escovitched Fish Sandwich
    • Breaded Haddock fish fillet on coco bread with escoveitch sauce (onions, peppers, allspice), and scotch bonnet pepper aioli
    • $8.50
  • Yaocho at The Square (Downtown)
    • Kanpachi Sandwich
    • (not fried) Sustainable Hawaiian Kampachi, Asian Slaw, Togarashi Mayo, Toasted Taro Root Bun
    • $14
  • Your Only Friend (Shaw) (select Fridays)
    • $16?

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