About

Back in the 70s,

Bob would clam the bay, selling his catch out of a little shack on Cedar Bonnet Island. Then he met Ginna, who had her own knowledge of seafood, passed down by her father, a commercial fisherman out of Viking Village and owned Cassidy’s Fish Market.

Together, they opened Ship Bottom Shellfish at its current location in 1981. The idea was to serve the freshest, top quality seafood, simply prepared in the heart of this little town. They worked long hours, every day from April to October, leaving the winter open for surfing and fishing adventures. In those travels, they found new ideas, new flavors, new creative ways to serve food from our local water.

Even with an entire family of restaurants, we are still true to that original philosophy. We’re proud to see folks with their children and now grandchildren, returning to Shellfish, year after year.