Fish Market on South Street feels like a hidden speakeasy you're lucky to stumble into! intimate, energetic, and full of personality. The space has that unpolished charm that makes you want to stay; sports on the screens, a lively crowd, and a sense that everyone somehow knows each other. It's the kind of place that doesn't try too hard, and that's exactly why it works. What truly makes it special are the people. John and Jeff (the bar owner) are incredible! genuine, welcoming, and effortlessly create that feeling of being taken care of. And then there's the food. The chef is Malaysian, (mama's recipe) and you can taste that depth immediately; rich, layered flavors with a comforting, almost home cooked quality. The ginger wings are addictive, and even a simple dish feels thoughtfully done. Jeff mentioned I need to come back for the laksa, which I will. It's not polished, it's not formal and that's exactly the magic. A true neighborhood gem with soul. read more

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Market itself as a dive bar. That works if you want to spend $6.50 for a can of miller lite at 5:30 pm on a Monday.

Amazing Malaysian food inside a dive bar... not many actual hidden gems in NYC, but this is one of them. Crispy fried rice with chicken was fantastic, and the curry laksa was amazing. Shareable among three people as a light meal. Guys working there were super friendly, too! read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Fried rice with chicken - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

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Dingy bar vibes but food is delicious! we ordered the wings, fried rice, eggplant, and soup. everything was so so good! read more

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Wouldn't reccomend. Had the pleasure of leaving here after rude service. Lots of side comments and attempts at spoiling my calm demeanor. Thankfully I held my composure even after the bar keeper's commentary of degrading speech. I politely asked for the bartender not to play too much and after further consideration asked for my card back and exited. The front door is shattered anyway so I should have known better. read more

Really laid back, divey spot. We came with a large group of friends and our server was so accommodating and kind. She went above and beyond. I ordered the lobster roll and thought it was just ok- but ultimately, will definitely be returning! read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Outside - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

This place is nuts, in the best way possible?? Just constant pleasant surprises one after the other. Literally the door is unopenable. You need to pry it open with your fingers. When you eat, you get fed jameson shots for free throughout the meal LOL Dont be fooled by the food coming out in tupperware, its absolutely delicious. This place is a must try read more

I knew it was going to be a good time when we arrived and there was a group of people trying to figure out how to get inside, and the friend that brought me showed us all the trick of getting the door open. That's when I discovered that smack in the middle of the Seaport District (one of the most touristy parts of Manhattan), hidden in plain sight behind a tricky door is in fact a legendary dive bar. Not only are the prices here far and away better than the surrounding establishments, but the maniac behind the bar will pour you shots of whiskey on the house. Over, and over again. I ended up ordering some food to soak up all the extra liquor I hadn't planned on imbibing, and I was pleasantly surprised by the wings, the fried rice, and the scallion pancakes. All excellent, and the latter two are not things I normally expect to eat at dive bars. As we stumbled out, the bartender shook his head disapprovingly at our inability to handle 4-5 shots of whiskey in rapid succession (after a long evening of drinking just before), "You're not in Fishmarket shape." Well, I guess I'll have to get in Fishmarket shape, and I'll be back. read more

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Avoid avoid avoid. Just a weird awful place Wings were soggy, lobster roll barely had lobster and the beer tasted old. Oh and the staff is beyond rude and conconfrontational read more

Jeff the owner heard I voted for Kamala then proceeded to give me a polish necktie wedgie. At the end of the bar Woodsy put on some country music and Jeff gave us free shots of Jameson all night. So, yeah he's fair man. read more

Amazing bar, no frills. We always have the best time when we visit. The food is also unreal

I had a terrible experience here. I took a photo of the bar as I walked in so that I could post it on Instagram and was told to leave. The staff are incredibly rude, and I will never go back because of it. read more

The staff is incredibly rude and one of them screamed at me, made a whole scene, and embarrassed me for something that was an accident. Never again. Save yourself the time and go to a different place. read more

Fish Market in Seaport was a wonderful experience. It's a dive bar owned by a Malaysian family, with the son out front in the bar and their mom cooking in the back. The vibes were great, who wouldn't love free Jameson shots while eating mom's home cooking? We loved the crispy fried rice, rendang, and laksa. Definitely coming back here. read more

Great food, drinks and vibe! The bartenders are friendly and funny! Once you go you will always go back for more!

Inconsistent closing times. I arrived to find the place packed and lively, yet was turned away at the door and told they were closed. If the hours aren't what's listed online, it would be great to have that updated so customers don't make the trip for nothing. read more

Rude and aggressive staff to their customers and their coworkers. A very uncomfortable setting.

An interesting, absolutely no frills bar that happens to have tasty food. Once you come in, you may question whether you're in the right place. Just hang on and you'll get it's charm. Great staff. Solid drinks. Killer shrimp and great lobster roll. All served on paper plates. Yep. You got it. Again, nothing fancy here. A great time to be had for sure. read more

A nurse from the nearby hospital downing beer from an enema, cheered on by her inebriated peers still dressed in scrubs. Lawyers shooting the shit with each other after a long trial day. Sweaty wall street bros with unbuttoned shirts raucously shouting at the Yanks game on the screen. This is just a small sample of regular patrons at the Fish Market on any given night. Here owners (and brothers) Dan and Jeff run the bar, and are known to give out free Jameson shots all night, while their mother is laboring in the kitchen fulfilling orders from "Mama's Menu", some of the best home cooked Malaysian food in the city. If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, you probably already know about this dive. If you don't, this is a bit of an off the radar spot to add to your rotation to impress out-of-towners with your underground knowledge of the city. read more

This is a dive bar! But is the good kind. And getting Malaysian food is awesome. Their beef Penang is the best. It's spicy but extremely flavorful. Get the scallions pancakes to dip. read more

This place is packed How do they still get drinks on time, food hot, and a free shot??? Listen, I have lived in the shadows of Manhattan my whole life. I have eaten at the best and worst places This is hands down the best fried rice ever!!!! Wings were great Everyone is friendly Including the customers I'm coming back read more

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A hole in the wall. This bar is near my best friend's apartment in the city and we come here every time I visit her. Nothing special about the drinks, but the owners are extremely friendly and cool. Every hour or so, one of them will go around with a bottle of Jameson and shot glasses. We would do free shots all together! Pretty cool, right! They do this throughout the night. The highlight of this place is the food. I heard it's one of the owners mom that does the cooking. The crispy fried rice here is the best! We have also tried the chicken wings and fried shrimp. Both are good, but we never leave until we have the fried rice. The bathroom is kind of gross, especially towards the end of the night. I try to avoid it at all cost. The place can use some remodeling or at least get the door fix, but I guess that's charm of this place. read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Best Crispy Fried Rice! - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

Our party was told this "wasn't our kind of place" after they sat us and after we ordered some beers... we took their advice and immediately (and quietly) left only to be mocked and sworn at, but they did give us a round of applause as we were leaving (hence the 1 star). read more

This spot earned my respect through performance. Employees treated us like valued guests. The highlights exist but so does consistent quality. The dishes here impress and the environment makes you comfortable. This restaurant impresses thoroughly! read more

Food (5/5): Wow the food is absolutely amazing and delicious. Truly a hole in the wall type of place with really great dishes and food. I ordered the beef rendang, dumplings, and Mama's curried chicken while some friends ordered other dishes. The rendang was absolutely delicious with amazing sauce and super tender meat. Some of the best I've had. Service (3/5): While some of the staff had great energy, don't expect upscale type service here. They served food in to go containers, paper plates, and disposable plastic cutlery. Additionally, some of the food came fast but some of my friends had to wait a while for their fried chicken. Also, be aware there is a 3% surcharge for credit card. We accidentally paid with card and when asked if we can change to cash after finding out about the charge, they seemed to not want to try to figure it out so we left if as-is. One thing I appreciated was they worked to fit our group of 8 and moved us to a more spacious table when it was available. Overall, not the best service but there is some charming aspects. Ambiance (4/5): We came as a large group of 8 after an event at Tin Building and I picked this spot because it was close and had great Yelp ratings. I was really confused at first looking at the restaurant from the outside because it seemed shady and not the usual Asian restaurant look. The door also had a broken door handle so it was hard to open. When we finally figured out how to open the door, it seemed like an American dive bar rather than a Malaysian restaurant. So we ended up walking out, double checking if it's the right place and thinking if we should go elsewhere. But one of the staff who was working opened the door again and someone from the staff said don't be scared, just come in. So we decided to go for it since there was available seating. The whole place seemed to be doing lively karaoke and drinking and we were the ones there mostly for the food. It was a super interesting and unique vibe that I hadn't seen before. Feels like if we were in Malaysia and the Malaysians were trying to make an American Dive / Sports bar restaurant. Tons of flags everywhere and sports playing on many TV's. read more

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Incredible food in a dive of a building. Service was great...somehow kind of unfriendly in a good way. Just figuring out how to open the door was a disaster, and everyone laughed at us, but we got in. Eating off gross soggy paper plates with plastic utensils is annoying but it works I guess. The dishes were small. We laughed when the "large" bok choi came out. It was so small. I'm a big eater and dropped $96 on myself including 3 Asahi beers. For eating with paper and plastic, I would expect a little less. It's too expensive for what you get here, but the food really is a 10. I will definitely be back. read more

Yum and fun! This is always a great spot for great vibes, drinks; and food. The owners here are the best and very personable. The crispy fried rice is actually amazing!!! It is so tasty and flavorful. I really enjoyed that the most. read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Green scallion pancake, Pork Dumpling, Crispy Fried Rice - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

I love this place so much. It's a Seaport dive bar, but the wonderful staff and amazing Malaysian food never disappoint. The laksa, the beef rendang, the crispy rice, shrimp puffs & ginger wings... Go! read more

This is the epitome of a local dive bar. Hard to find, if you can open the door you're lucky. Strong drinks. Good pricing for the area. read more

Great restaurant. Great staff. Amazing food and drinks. I loved it at Fishmarket Restaurant

Cant figure out out how to open the door? use your hand to open the top left corner of the door and pull towards yourself. you're welcome. divey, loud, fun, and such great service. its fast and right to the point. the bar tenders are beyond generous in here - i lost count how many free Jamo shots we were given! good craft beer selection and modest prices for the area. we also tried some of the mamas noodles. good flavor, i just wish they werent as saucy. i wanted it to be thicker but they were good. id come back to eat more snacks anyday! read more

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We did take out but there was a buzzing ambiance between the bar and the restaurant. Truly felt like a local knowing how to open the door. The bartender was patient and friendly waiting for us to order and answered all the questions we had about the food. Go big guy! We ordered the Scallion pancakes, Drunken Fish Soup (it is actually a large portion), Ginger Wings, Crispy rice (very crispy) with chicken and Mamas Curry which has a zing at the end (comes with white rice). read more

If you come here and don't order from the Malaysian menu, you're a goddamn fool and should be ostracized. This is easily the best Malaysian food in the city--and it's served in a no frills dive bar at no frills prices, the way Malaysian Mama intended. I came with a native Malaysian/food influencer who, let's just say, knows his sh*t. Everything was perfectly cooked, authentic and bursting with spices. We got the Stuffed Eggplant, Mama's Curried Chicken and Spicy Shrimp Noodle Soup. The eggplant stuffing was rich and complex. The chicken was melt-in-your-mouth tender, and its curry was thick, grainy and perfectly representative of Ipoh style (something you just can't find in NYC). But the soup was what stole the show. I can't begin to describe how richly infused with shrimp this broth was. If actual shrimp had been liquefied into the stock, it couldn't have been more flavorful. It was shrimpy, it was spicy, it was piping hot deliciousness that made me want to cry crustacean tears of joy. Everything was served in plastic and paper, which just added to the hole-in-the-wall charm. Our bartender/server was awesome, and we got to chat with the owner's mom in Malay (as well as the owner himself)--so really, this is like taking the 2 train to Malaysia at 1/100th the cost. read more

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Great dive bar with phenomenal family made food. The seafood, ginger fried chicken, pork belly and more are all excellent the owner is often behind the bar serving up mini shots of Jameson every half hour. Bring a date here as a test to see if they are stuck up or fun and adventurous. read more

Service was a full 5 stars...loved the Jameson shots, the attentiveness and friendliness. The vibe in here is just awesome. Chicken curry was our favorite...the best flavor, perfect amount of spice. Ginger chicken wings were also great...piping hot and crispy. I would've liked some kind of sweet/spicy sauce for dipping...idk they needed something. We ended up dipping them in the leftover curry sauce. Crispy shrimp fried rice was also good. Scallion pancakes were ok. Anyway, just the vibe alone here is worth coming for. Pull the door from the top left corner. Walk in like and feel like they've been waiting for you all night! read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Chicken curry - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

Ordered the lobster roll and there was rarely any lobster in it. Mostly half of bread bun and lots of French fries. The order took more than 30 min. It's been the worst restaurant I've ever been in my whole life. read more

I've had Fishmarket Restaurant bookmarked for ages and decided to stop in yesterday afternoon. First and foremost, we spent about 10 mins trying to get inside. I was grabbing and pulling for dear life on the only door with a doorknob outside the bar with no success. Turns out the second door WITHOUT any doorknob or place to pull the door is how you get in. You have to grab the top of the door and pull. I had no idea, but finally someone saw me struggling and kicked the door open to let us in. They have an American menu and a Mama's Malaysian menu. I came all the way out here to try Mama's legendary food, so we ordered the shrimp puffs, curried chicken, and crispy shrimp fried rice. All the food comes out in to-go containers with paper plates. I thought the food was delicious and flavorful. The curry chicken is on the spicy side but comes with white rice to balance it out. The crispy rice was amazing too, and the shrimp puffs were tasty. We got a free round of Jameson shots after we finished our food which was super nice of them. After we finished our shots, the true VIP arrived: Mama. I was kind of bummed that she arrived after I ordered my food as I thought she was in the back the whole time. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing to give her a warm welcome. TLDR: the food was great, the atmosphere was rowdy (the Giants game was on and full of fans), and you have to literally earn your way in here. read more

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Quick tip: pull on the upper left side of the door to enter. You won't find a door handle or door knobs. We spent a good 30 seconds searching for a hidden door knocker and ended up pulling on the bottom left part of the door. After reading reviews it would have been nice to know that it's the *top left* part of the door. Anyways, on to the good stuff. Walking into this spot the first thing I noticed was some Finance bros talking about acquisitions, million dollar contracts, etc. Later in the evening a few healthcare workers stopped by. There were some locals at the bar watching the Knicks game. All in all, this place just felt homey and was filled with caring people. We were greeted by Jeff and John. I think we stepped on their toes because there was 1 minute left in the basketball game and they rushed us for the order. Whoops. You have the choice of the American menu or the Asian menu and we went for the Malaysian foods. We ordered the scallion pancake, the shrimp dumplings, the curry chicken, and the sausage crispy fried rice. Never have I seen buffalo sauce served with fried rice, but it was amazing. I'm still thinking about that dish 24 hours later. This place is absolutely the best of dive bars with unbelievable food, and very welcoming staff (just be sure not to interrupt during an important ball game). The only shame is that I can't visit this place more often. If I lived/worked in this area I'd absolutely become a regular. It's quirky, it's fun, you'll get some Jameson shots from the friendly bartender, and you'll never, ever forget how good the food is. This place belongs in a bar/restaurant Hall of Fame. read more

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Lobster roll $20 bucks and tiny tiny tiny. The smallest amount of fries too. If you can't make a lobster roll at a decent price and a decent size, don't have it on the menu at all. I mean, that's what a restaurant that takes pride in its food would do. Taking down a star because waiter argues that Luke's lobster roll was just as a small. Great argument. Let's lower the bar, shall we? Also it made me think about going to Luke's lobster to check it out. I had a spicy shrimp noodles on a previous visit and they weren't anything to write home about either. However they do give you free shots of Jamison's occasionally...so woo hoo. read more

Fishmarket Restaurant - Lobster Roll - Seafood Near Me - New York, New York

for real. fix the door. lawsuit waiting to happen. is this some attempt to be undergound?