Tuna Harbor Dockside Market

We decided to celebrate our wedding anniversary without any fancy dining experience. Instead, we headed to the Tuna Harbor Dockside Market and ordered some incredibly fresh seafood. It was absolutely the right choice—the weather was fantastic, the people were super friendly, and the grilled lobster couldn’t have been any fresher. Everything was perfect!

This place is absolutely one of the best places to get fresh fish in San Diego. I got Spanish Mackerel in December 2025, and it had been caught 12 hours ago. I highly recommend it!

It's a great place to buy large pieces of fish, like nice tuna loins, and a decent variety of whole fishes. Not too much shell fish. A few prepared food vendors with long lines and high prices.

I love this place and come here all the time when we need fresh seafood, but the folks selling crabs today were a real letdown. At first, it looked like they had the usual good ones, and they told people there was just one container left. Then out of nowhere, they brought in more crabs — but those were in no shape to be sold. They mixed those bad or rotten ones in with the last batch, and since there were people waiting behind me, I couldn’t check what was inside myself. When I got home, it turned out that out of 10 crabs, one smelled like sewage so I had to toss it, one had already laid eggs, and two were starting to rot. I steamed six of them, and even one of those was inedible. The people selling crabs today were just plain unethical. I really hope the market kicks them out or at leas

I’ve gone a couple times now. We have gotten uni and some other fish from the vendors. Overall good quality fish. Prices are decent. They do sell out so go early if you can. Parking can be difficult if you go later in the day. Parking is free if you go early as well. We did get the food from the stall as well. The food was good, but pretty pricy. The uni was fresh and large. The collar was good as well. Overall great fish market. The food stall is good, but pricy for what they give.