Experts' Choice Award BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant
What the experts agree on
BlackSalt brilliantly merges fish market and fine-dining restaurant, sourcing pristine seafood from multiple coasts and executing dishes with inventive precision. The stylish-yet-casual Palisades spot draws Georgetown's culinary crowd without
“It's a testament to Blacksalt's seafood that the tony fish market in front detracts in no way from the ambience (or smell) of the tony restaurant in back.”
– Travel + Leisure
Zagat4.3
""Inventive, gorgeous and impeccably executed" New American seafood at "not-quite lobbyist prices" is served with "care" at the Black Restaurant Group's "popular" Palisades flagship." Full review
BlackBook "High demand in highbrow hood brings fresh fish to Georgetown epicureans. Modern marine style says calm and hygienic, hidden from the bustle."
Gayot14.0
"Whether you want to buy fresh fish to cook at home or have someone else do the work for you, BlackSalt offers you this choice." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Stylish yet cozy, this is a premier spot for seafood."
Not For Tourists "Gorgeous seafood with a posh bar."
Fodor's "Just beyond Georgetown in the residential neighborhood of Palisades, Black Salt is part fish market, part gossipy neighborhood hangout, part swanky restaurant." Full review
Where "Fish counter and cafe with multi-sourced diver scallops, Ipswich clams, rich sides, stews, pastries, wines." Full review
Time Out "From the same team that brought you Pearl Dive comes BlackSalt, a combination fish market and seafood restaurant." Full review
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"This lively restaurant’s menu manages to be both approachable and interesting, with sublime shellfish and a concise selection trawling coast to continent for inspiration." Full review
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Finish this aquatic feast with a slice of their tart key lime pie.
