Always pleased with whatever we buy here, from clams on the half shell to striped bass! The staff is helpful and can accommodate preorders if needed for holidays/parties. read more

We went to Freeman's yesterday for the first time after getting our car serviced on Rt 10 in Whippany. Had a delicious lunch at Coda Kitchen and bought a dozen clams and a 1lb piece of swordfish from Freeman's later. Had the clams on the half last night and split the swordfish in two, freezing one and blackening the other tonight. All delicious. We appreciate the thickness of the cut as thinner swordfish fillets dry out quickly. Yes if in the area definitely recommended. read more

Delicious and fresh seafood. The service is always attentive and kind. Couldn't ask for a better fish market.

I Was In Maplewood, I Seen It In Passing! As A Pescatarian! You Always Get Excited When Passing A Fish Market! "That's Our Spot" I Did Have To Wait Outside A Bit. There Is A Two Customer Limit Inside. "Which Is Fine" You Wanna Make Sure The Food, YOUR Getting Anywhere Especially Now! Is Following COVID-19 Guidelines! I Waited Outside For What I Believed Was 3-5 Minutes When I Arrived Inside! I Was Greeted By The Cashier & She Did Say "Sorry For The Wait Outside" "That Was Heart Warming" It Didn't Have The Horrid Fishy Smell You Normally Get At A Fish Market! They Had Lots Of Fish To Choose From. Even Some Items In Front Like Onions, Peppers, Shallots, Lemons, & Potatoes! Also Different Sauces To Choose From To Jazz Up That Seafood Meal! Thanks For The Halibut! read more

Outstanding! Got the Salmon with a Bourbon glaze and a lb of Cole slaw. Killer! Pricey but well worth it.

Made Cioppino and got mussels, clams, Jumbo shrimps, scallops, cod.... everything was super fresh. SCALLOPS were large

WOW! I called Freeman's because I wanted to do "raw bar" for me and 3 others but didn't know where to start. They helped me figure out what to order and how to order for the amount of people I wanted to feed. I set a pickup day and time and when I arrived today they were putting on the finishing touches, talk about fresh! They put everything on a beautiful platter and my guests were so impressed (and so were the people waiting in line outside Freeman's as I walked out with it!) On top of all that the staff were incredibly friendly and the quality was amazing. I will definitely continue to order from there! read more

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Love this place. Great selection and customer service. I love getting their premade selection, particularly the salmon. So good so convenient!!! read more

This place is very, very, very, very expensive. More expensive than Whole Foods. I mean, I am not a seafood conneseuer but I know seafood that tastes bad and I know seafood that tastes good and great. This seafood was great. Awesome. But unless you are the super rich, like most of the residents in this uber affluent town (not me) or just have some extra cash from your recent pick 3 Lotto win (me), you cannot afford the seafood in this place. So yes, the fish was amazing but I just cannot get over the sticker shock. Customer service was top notch. The seafood salad was incredible. Salmon was phenomenal. Prices were out of this world. But hey, rich suburbanites have always needed that consumer experience that screams " I am so much better and richer than you!" This place pacifies their not so subtle arrogance to a tee. Swordfish steaks @ $28.00 a pound. That's $4.00 more than Whole Foods!! read more

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I loved coming here. Friendly customer service with a variety of all your seafood lover needs. As a newbie to the neighborhood- this will definitely be my go to place for fresh seafood. read more

Excellent seafood shop with consistently fresh fish. Very good selection of fish and shellfish ranging from various types of salmon, mollusks and shrimp. Has some premade sides, fresh veggies and bread. Best part is they will deliver with advanced ntice which helps if you are hosting a party and cannot make the trip. I also use them for all my sushi/sashimi requirements when preparing this at home. read more

yesterday I first time went in and got a slice of tilapia, I notice the price is very high compared with Shoprite and Chinese supermarket. I cooked Cantonese fish fillet porridge that night. it is not fishy at all, I dont need to use cooking wine on it. will definitely come back to try More seafood. read more

Freeman's Fish Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Maplewood, New Jersey

I had to make cioppino and I needed mussels, shrimp and halibut. I got home to inspect my "catch." My shrimp was fresh smelling and already deveined. The halibut was top notch, the best I have had! This was my first time and I will be back! read more

Simply the BEST fish market in my immediate area. I only wish he would open up another store in Westfield or Scotch Plains areas as I have to travel to him to get the BEST product available. read more

We have passed by this place many times. The fish looks amazing...just wish that we had enough guts to try and cook it...wimpy, I know. Our go-to is the cooked shrimp. Amazing. They sell it with their homemade cocktail sauce which is awesome. It's a special occasion appetizer that my bf will pick up to impress me, or if he is in trouble. ;) We can't wait to try the lobster bake this summer. Or perhaps, we will get the inspiration to cook our own fish. read more

Such rude employees! Like it's my fault you were too lazy this morning to wipe the yellow marker and write the correct fish names. I stick with nice employees and fresher fish at Whole Foods. read more

Best seafood around ... Always Fresh!!! I won't go anywhere else, they're very friendly and knowledgeable and the place is spotless ... love that!!! Great to have a local place that you can pick up fish at - don't know many towns that have a market like this. Highly recommended! read more

Worst crab cake I ever ate. The meat was brown? NOT lump crabmeat. Expected much more.

Great seafood, but not a restaurant (just for clarification). Their fresh jumbo shrimp (and sauce) may be the best party appetizer in the world. Family owned and run. Lucky to have it in the neighborhood. read more

Best and freshest fish in Union County. Pricey but worth it. 6 dozen little necks purchased and not one was bad. Made the best linguini and clam sauce. Baked clams came out awesome! Would definitely go back without a doubt. read more

Freeman's has a small but fresh and tasty selection of fish. I do not eat shellfish so I can't comment but the cod, porgies, sole, etc. are excellent. The prices are higher than supermarkets but the quality is too. Comparing to Whole Foods, they are far less expensive. And they will filet whole fish and accurately cut the amount you want. I shop here once a week and highly recommend this store. read more

Nice fish selection BUT despite limiting customers in store and requiring them to wear face coverings, the two staffers inside wore only flimsy bandanas (known to be less protective than masks) with their noses OUTSIDE the bandana - known to be worse than NO MASK! When asked why they were protecting themselves while showing no concern for their customers, one whined about it being too hard to keep his nose covered all day. I'll now buy my fish elsewhere where customer safety is a consideration. read more

Best fresh fish in the area! So glad for this place especially considering all the awful fish being sold in local supermarkets! They even deliver for free! Can't beat that! Prices are a bit high but totally worth it. They even have organic salmon! read more

Delicious fish and salads! Love the lobster and shrimp salad. Why 3 stars...? The prices are ridiculously high! I understand it's seafood, but I can't justify spending nearly double or triple the price of what it would cost me to make the same salad. I go in every now and then as a treat... I suggest you do the same. read more

Stopped in to find fresh wild salmon. All of the fish displayed looked really fresh. They had one selection- char salmon (spellcheck). A little pricey but Its appropriate for the season. I told the clerk I'd let him know how it was... The fish didn't not have a 'fishy' smell which to me determines how fresh it is; pretty fresh. I used a honey garlic recipe that I found online. To The clerk: the results were great and the fish was amazing. I'll be back soon. read more

A narrow hole-in-the-wall storefront is all you will see to guide you to the area's best fish market, hands down. Freedman's product is impeccably fresh, and its cleanliness so well maintained. A wider variety of fin fish and crustacean sizes would be icing on the cake. They receive their diver scallops in-shell, and they are magnificent. Nice people, high prices and extraordinary quality; this is "life in the fast lane" if you love fish! read more

I really like going to this place. I get 3/4 lb cod fillet for when I make fish tacos. The cod is fresh, delicious, reasonably priced. I've tried grocery stores and other fish markets...for some reason, they cannot meet those three expectations. In addition to the cod fillet, I get two large scallops. I throw those on the grill and eat them for appetizers while I wait for fish to finish cooking. They are so tasty that way. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a local, small business fish market. read more

This place is tiny but it serves some of the freshest fish and shellfish I have had since moving here. I had been looking for a traditional fish market for some time, as meat shops and supermarkets weren't quite cutting it. When I found Freeman's, I was in heaven. Every kind of fish is there - halibut, tuna, tilapia, swordfish, salmon, you name it. And it's so fresh. Their shellfish is also delicious, with favorites including shrimp and clams. They are very helpful as well; I'm always asking the best way to prepare fish and they have many suggestions and recommendations. Definitely one of my new go-to places for fresh seafood. Finally! read more

I live in a town now where small corner shops go out overnight so it is nice to see that my hometown values cornerstone establishments. My brother visits alot, and I remember my mother stopping here after shopping at King's to get something special to make my dad for dinner when he got home. She always loved the fish here, shrimp, and I never remember dealing with a hard fishy odor in here. We started shopping here when they first opened. read more

Love Freeman's! It's a small no-fuss fish market with extremely fresh seafood. What more could you need?

I like Freeman's Fish for the quality of their product and the authentic feel of the market; fresh seafood is the #1 focus and everything else is an afterthought. The product itself is quite good, I've never had any issues with freshness or quality. I would give Freeman's a fifth star if the selection was greater; they always carry the standard salmon, haddock, etc., but less common fish (snapper, catfish, etc.) are a little harder to come by (as I'm sure they can't sell as much as they'd like). I guess you can't have everything. read more

We buy fish here 2 - 3 times a week. The fish is always fresh. Their crab cakes are also very good. You can also buy the lobster salad to make a Freeman's style lobster roll but it never tastes as good as the ones they sell at Maplewoodstock. Most of the staff are awesome. If you ask for half a pound of fish they can pick up a piece, slice off a section, put it on the scale and voila its almost always exactly 1/2 pound. I just try to avoid the one sketchy-looking white guy who is constantly wiping his nose on his sleeve and he cannot cut a 1/2 pound portion of cod. read more

This is a great place, and the assortment of fresh fish is clearly among the best in the area. Worth seeking out and / or going out of your way to get. Plus, there's a Kings supermarket right next door if you need a few veggies to go with your dinner. read more

Great, fresh seafood! If you want a delicious dinner without paying $$$ for it, stop by here and make it yourself. The fish filets, crab cakes, and scallops are my favorite! read more

Great place! Hard to find a great seafood store these days. Very clean, very fresh and very professional. I will be getting my fish from here always now. Worth the trio from Millburn / Short Hills or any place near read more

Cannot say enough things about this place. Excellent service, knowledgeable staff and of course, wonderful seafood. Best of all - FREE DELIVERY! I had all of my Christmas Eve fish cleaned, shucked, shelled, steamed, etc and delivered to me! FANTASTIC. I will definitely be using Freeman's again! read more

Freeman's has changed hands several times over the years. The current owners don't seem to have the same obsessive dedication to quality and freshness than previous owners. It's still pretty good but the fish at Eden Gourmet is consistently better. read more

Have a lot of fresh options right in the store if you are cooking seafood for dinner or a party buy it from there very very fresh and a lot of options of different fish, lobster, clams, oysters, shrimp, crab etc. read more

A fish market that sells untreated sea scallops is a significant achievement; finding one that actually shucks their own diver scallops is remarkable. The quality and helpful assistance in this small fish market is second-to-none, and the difference is quite apparent. Their selection is limited to what they can sell in absolutely fresh condition, and their prices are higher than many . . . "you get what you pay for." At Freeman's Fish Market, you probably get more! Absolutely outstanding read more

A good selection of fish that's always fresh. I've been buying fish at this location for years and have never been disappointed. Helpful and knowledgeable staff too. I haven't tried their prepared foods. read more