The Net Shed Fish Market & Kitchen: Three Months In, It’s Worth the Hype

Q: Is The Net Shed Fish Market and Kitchen at the Port of Everett worth visiting?
A: Yes — The Net Shed opened December 16, 2025 at 1500 Seiner Drive on Restaurant Row at the Port of Everett. Three months in, it’s delivering on the promise: fresh wild-caught seafood, smart preparations, and a concept that’s genuinely different from anything else on the Everett waterfront. The miso-glazed sablefish is exceptional.

The Net Shed Fish Market & Kitchen: Three Months In, It’s Worth the Hype

When The Net Shed Fish Market and Kitchen opened on December 16, 2025, the Port of Everett made a real statement: this isn’t another casual waterfront bar with a fried fish basket as an afterthought. This is a proper fish market concept — the kind where you can buy fresh catch to cook at home or eat something genuinely excellent on the spot. Three months in, we can tell you it’s landing as intended.

Everett has always had a waterfront. It has always had boats. It has always had the Port — one of the largest public marinas on the West Coast, 2,300 slips, the whole thing. What it hasn’t had, until now, is a place that connects that fishing heritage directly to your plate in a serious way. The Net Shed does that.

Where It Is

The Net Shed is located at 1500 Seiner Dr, Everett, WA 98201 — Restaurant Row at Waterfront Place, Fisherman’s Harbor. It’s next door to Rustic Cork Wine Bar, which, honestly, is excellent strategic positioning: you can pick up a bottle next door and pair it with whatever’s fresh from the market case. Parking is free at the Waterfront Place lot. Hours are Monday through Saturday 11 AM–8 PM, Sunday 11 AM–7 PM.

The Concept: Fish Market Meets Kitchen

This is the thing that sets The Net Shed apart from every other seafood spot in Snohomish County: it’s two things at once. Walk in and you’re in a fish market — there’s a case with fresh, seasonal seafood sourced through the Port of Everett. You can buy fish to take home and cook yourself. But you can also sit down and eat, ordering from a kitchen that’s treating the same product with real technique.

That dual concept could feel gimmicky. It doesn’t. It feels exactly right for a port town that has watched its fishing identity get papered over by suburban development for the last two decades. The Net Shed is a reclamation.

What to Order

Let’s start with the obvious: the fish and chips. Made with premium wild-caught Alaskan cod, properly battered, not the frozen-and-fried approximation you’ve been served at lesser establishments. This is the benchmark. If a place can’t do fish and chips right and they’re on the Everett waterfront, they don’t deserve to be there. The Net Shed’s version passes.

But the miso-glazed sablefish is what we’d order on a second visit — and a third. Sablefish (black cod to most of us) is one of the great underappreciated Pacific Northwest fish: buttery, rich, forgiving to cook, spectacular when done with intention. The miso glaze here is restrained and smart. It complements the fish rather than covering it up. Order this.

The pan-seared scallops in brown butter are showing up on tables around us every time we’ve been in, and for good reason. The Maine lobster rolls are a flex — not typical PNW fare, but The Net Shed is making the case that the market-fresh concept can reach beyond regional tradition when the execution is there.

Beyond the headline items: clam chowder (get a cup before your entrée), poke bowls, one-pot steamers of shrimp, clams, or mussels, and chowder-style loaded fries that are exactly what they sound like. The seafood rice bowls are also worth noting for a lighter option that doesn’t feel like an afterthought.

Price Range

You’re paying for quality here. The lobster roll is going to run you more than a fast-casual fish basket, as it should. Expect entrées in the $18–$32 range depending on what you’re ordering. The fish and chips is at the accessible end of the menu; the sablefish and scallops are toward the top. For a proper sit-down seafood meal on the Everett waterfront, the pricing is fair — you’re not being gouged for the view.

Three Months In: What’s Working

Grand openings are always a gamble. New concepts have rough patches: service miscues, menu items that don’t land, kitchen timing issues. The Net Shed appears to have largely cleared that hump. Three months in, the consistent report from locals we’ve talked to is that the quality is holding, the fish is genuinely fresh (the market model keeps that honest — they can’t hide behind preparation), and service has found its rhythm.

The fish market side is still building its customer base, which takes time — buying raw seafood requires a level of confidence in the product that you develop through repeated visits and trust. But the kitchen side has been winning people over quickly. Word of mouth from the December opening has been positive, and the lunch crowd on a weekday has gone from trickle to steady.

The Verdict

Everett waited a long time for a real seafood concept that connected the port heritage to the plate. The Net Shed Fish Market and Kitchen is that concept, done right. It’s not cheap, it’s not a fish shack, and it’s not trying to be. It’s a serious fish market with a serious kitchen, and at three months in, the hype is justified. Go for the miso sablefish. Buy some cod to take home. Come back.

The Details

Address: 1500 Seiner Dr, Everett, WA 98201 (Restaurant Row, Waterfront Place)
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 AM–8 PM | Sunday 11 AM–7 PM
Price range: $$–$$$ | Entrées $18–$32
Parking: Free at Waterfront Place lot
What to order: Miso-glazed sablefish, fish and chips (wild-caught Alaskan cod), clam chowder, pan-seared scallops
Also offers: Fresh fish market case to buy and cook at home
Website: thenetshed.com

Frequently Asked Questions

When did The Net Shed open in Everett?

The Net Shed Fish Market and Kitchen celebrated its grand opening on December 16, 2025, at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place, Fisherman’s Harbor.

Where is The Net Shed in Everett?

The Net Shed is at 1500 Seiner Dr, Everett, WA 98201 — on Restaurant Row at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place development, next to Rustic Cork Wine Bar.

What are The Net Shed’s hours?

The Net Shed is open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM.

What should I order at The Net Shed?

The miso-glazed sablefish is the standout dish — rich, buttery, and perfectly prepared. The fish and chips with wild-caught Alaskan cod is the accessible crowd-pleaser. For starters, the clam chowder. For something different, the pan-seared scallops in brown butter.

Can I buy fresh fish at The Net Shed?

Yes — The Net Shed operates as both a fish market and a restaurant. You can purchase fresh, seasonal seafood from their market case to cook at home, in addition to dining in the restaurant.

Is The Net Shed expensive?

Expect to pay $18–$32 for entrées, depending on what you order. It’s priced for a quality seafood experience, not a casual fish shack — and the quality justifies it. Fish and chips is at the lower end of the range; sablefish and lobster roll are at the higher end.