Inside Penn Avenue Fish Co. in the Strip District, a fishmonger wearing orange rubber overalls guided a customer to West Coast halibut for its clean, mild flavor.
At the back wall, a woman ladled a quart of Boston clam chowder for takeout. Clear-eyed fish with iridescent skin lured onlookers to a display blanketed with ice. Customers watched fishmongers like actors on a stage as they carved filets.
The crowds at this retail shop, among the most bustling businesses on this stretch of Penn Avenue, show that Pittsburgh is hungry for fish.
So much so that after nearly a decade in decline because of changes in the global fish market, wholesale fish is coming back to the neighborhood.
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