Barnes first, then further
A FISH COUNTER ON BARNES HIGH STREET, OPENING TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
The trade
From The Sea is a fishmonger at 18 Barnes High Street, family run and independent, and there has been a fish counter at this address since 1972. The job has not changed. Seasonal fish from UK waters, Scotland down to the South Coast, cut to order for whoever walks through the door.
In six frames
From the water to your table.
The path a good piece of fish takes before it reaches you.
N° 01 · THE HARBOUR
Where the boats come in.
N° 02 · THE WATER
Cold water, firm fish.
N° 03 · THE DECK
Nets and creels, worked by the crew.
N° 04 · THE MARKET
Chosen whole, by eye.
N° 05 · THE COUNTER
Graded and set on ice.
N° 06 · CUT TO ORDER
Filleted the way you asked, wrapped for you.
Behind the slab
A trade learned standing up
You learn fish by handling it. Which flesh is firm, which eye has gone dull, how a knife should follow the bone. The team in store cut to order in front of you, and filleting, pin-boning and skinning are done by hand at no extra cost.
The next part
The counter goes further
From 01.08.2026 you can order from this counter without living in SW13. Order by 1pm for next-day delivery across London and the UK. The ambition is to become the fish counter Britain orders from, while Barnes stays exactly what it is for the people who shop there.
Come and look
The counter is open Tuesday to Saturday
18 Barnes High Street, SW13 9LW, 8am to 4pm. Online ordering opens 01.08.2026. Order by 1pm for next-day delivery across London and the UK, or collect in Barnes about two hours after you order.
