who we are, what we do, and why we love it.

Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant is a family story beginning in 1983. Paul Formica and his wife, Donna, drove past a little house on Chesterfield Road in what was then called Flanders, CT, and thought, “That could be a fresh fish market.” That December, with Donna & Paul expecting their first child, they opened the Fish Market with only $41 to their name, which they used in the register to make change.

Since that December of 1983, Paul and his late wife now have four children and Flanders Fish has gone from simply a Fresh Fish Market to a Full-Service and Award-Winning Restaurant & Seafood Marketplace, offering our valued guests the freshest seafood in Connecticut! We drive our refrigerated trucks to the Boston Fish Pier, allowing us to provide our patrons with the freshest and most high quality ingredients available. Whether you’d like to dine-in with us in our Dining Room, Bar, Seasonal Outdoor Patio, Banquet Room, or Demonstration Kitchen, order Take-Out, or have us cater your event with a Classic New England-style Clambake, we are here to serve you. We’ve been keeping it FRESH for over 34 years, and we look forward to 30 more! And now with our recently renovated space, we’re looking pretty fresh, too.

visit us today & get FRESH with us!

accolades, awards & honors.

LOBSTER SUNGLASS

Member of the Connecticut Restaurant Association’s Hospitality Hall of Fame

One of Coastal Living Magazine’s “Best Clambake Companies in America”

Connecticut Magazine’s Readers Choice: 2018 Best Seafood, Best Fish Market, Best Chowder (runner-up)

Connecticut Magazine‘s Readers Choice: 2017 Best Seafood (runner-up)

“A renovated Flanders Fish remains a good catch” The New London Day review

The New London Day‘s ‘Best of’ 2015-2018 Finalist – Best Shrimp, Best Seafood, Best Oysters, Best Chowder, Best Kids Menu, Best Locally Owned Seafood Store

Connecticut Restaurant Association ‘Casual Restaurant of the Year’ Finalist 2013 & 2014

Rachael Ray Every Day’s ‘Best Lobster Pot Pie in America’

Roadfood review: “One of the Best”

‘Best of Connecticut’ Fresh Fish Market 2012

Connecticut Magazine‘s ‘Best Fish Market in the State’ 2011 & 2012

Our Fish & Chips were featured on The Food Network‘s ‘Best of: Finger Lickin’ Favorites’

Proud founder of the Donna Formica Scholarship Fund