Locally Owned Businesses in Oregon: South Beach Fish Market

The South Beach Fish Market on the south side of Newport is a family favorite for dining in and taking out an array of fresh seafood. From the time my folks relocated full-time to the coast, visiting them became an easy excuse to enjoy the bountiful seafood Oregon has to offer. The seafood restaurant offers halibut and chips that are among the best on the Oregon Coast, but their crab cakes and chips are pretty darn good, too. My favorite, of course, are the extra-small oysters, which they cheerfully pack in ice for visitors heading back to Portland at no extra charge.

The South Beach Fish Market has just about everything you can think of in their freezer cases, including Dungeness crab, too many types of fish to count and plenty of delicacies for people who love seafood, including several smoked and canned fish. The seafood restaurant and Newport mainstay is a must-stop if you’re in the Central Oregon Coast area, but take-out is often your best bet. The front room is small and lunchtime seating is tricky if you don’t get in very early or well after the noon hour.

My dad claims the entire back room of the South Beach Fish Market is filled with computers, I can’t verify that but I do know that Jim and his crew ship their fresh seafood all over through their website. Parking is easily missed and rests on the side of the building, closer to downtown Newport. The parking spaces in the front of the building are mostly for the convenience/grocery store located adjacent to the seafood restaurant. I forget this on every other stop and often have to do a quick turnaround on 101 to get where I need to go.

While you’re waiting for your take out seafood order, take note: On top of the display cases are a sheaf of Xeroxed papers that detail the restaurant’s many types of shellfish and fish. Look through them to see what recipes Jim is sharing for the week. I grabbed his recipe for Oysters Rockefeller and plan to try it in the next couple of days.

South Beach Fish Market
3640 S. Coast Highway
South Beach, Oregon 97366