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Fish Market celebrating 50th anniversary in Old Town this Thursday

By James Cullum
Customers waiting for food orders outside of The Fish Market on King Street, April 2020. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

The Fish Market, a fixture on lower King Street in Old Town, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this Thursday (July 23).

The one-night-only party starts at 5 p.m. with live music, a throwback menu and 32-ounce beer schooners.

“We’re bringing it back with a throwback menu, live music, and the kind of energy only Old Town knows how to do right,” the restaurant said on Instagram. “The classics, the crowd favorites, the memories — all in one night.”

The Fish Market was founded in 1976 at 105 King Street by Ray Giovannoni and was sold to Franco and Noe Landini in 2010. The Landinis renovated the 200-year-old building, sprucing up its bar and multiple dining rooms.

 

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  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.