CELEBRATE WILD ALASKA, ITS 50 MILLION SOCKEYE SALMON, AND its FISHERMEN
This September 8th – 14th, restaurants across Washington, D.C. will feature wild Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon on their menus.
This culinary celebration connects wild sockeye salmon from Alaska’s wild
western coastline to exceptional restaurants in the nation’s capital. Each restaurant creates their own unique dish with Bristol Bay Sockeye at the center, offering a wide range of flavors for restaurant guests to experience all week long throughout the District.
Since 2019, over 40 local chefs and restaurants have helped us bring the sustainability story of Bristol Bay, the largest wild salmon run on earth, to Washington D.C. diners. Join us this year by visiting a participating restaurant during DC Salmon Week to support American fishing families and healthy sustainable seafood with your fork.
WHY SUPPORT Bristol Bay SOCKEYE?
Bristol Bay, Alaska supports the largest wild salmon run on the planet. Spectacular, vast, and thriving, it is home to thousands of fishermen and millions of wild salmon. In 2025, over 55 million salmon returned to this special place. The pristine environment has been the foundation for 130 years of sustainable harvesting by generations of small boat fishermen.
Bristol Bay produces completely wild, clean, and nutrition-packed sockeye salmon. Naturally ruby red color and extremely versatile, Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon is a delicious and sustainable ingredient that chefs will love to cook with and consumers will love to eat!
2025 Salmon week Restaurants & Retailers
More Coming Soon!
2025 Salmon Week Partners:
KING STREET OYSTER BAR
MAKETTO
SEQUOIA
THE SALT LINE – DC, MD & VA LOCATIONS
SUSHI HACHI
SUSHI ROCK – VIRGINIA
MATT & TONY’S
SALTLINE
VAGABOND
Whole foods market – select washington, d.c. locations
Harris Teeter – Select Washington, D.c. locations
SALMON CELEBRATION IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Bristol Bay is recognized well beyond the eating scene of Washington D.C. each year. Every September, the Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC), along with numerous partners, hosts the annual Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Celebration in the nation’s capital. Coinciding with Salmon Week, this event celebrates the fish, water, and people of Bristol Bay, home to the world’s most prolific commercial wild sockeye salmon fishery that is responsible for producing more than half of the sockeye sold worldwide. The event is attended by Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, BBNC board members and staff, and other supporters of salmon. The event also recognizes and congratulates new Fish First awardees each year.
2024 Salmon Week Partners:
ANJU
BAR CHINOIS
BAR JAPONAIS
CHIKO
CINDER BBQ
DUKE’S GROCERY – DUPONT & FOGGY BOTTOM LOCATIONS
I EGG YOU
IVY CITY SMOKEHOUSE
KING STREET OYSTER BAR
MAKETTO
MXDC bY TODD ENGLISH
NICK’S RIVERSIDE GRILL
THE OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM
THE POINT DC
THE SALT LINE – DC, MD & VA LOCATIONS
SUSHI HACHI
SUSHI ROCK – VIRGINIA
TONY AND JOE’S
VAGABOND
Whole foods market – select washington, d.c. locations
Harris Teeter – Select Washington, D.c. locations
If you know or own a restaurant that wants to participate in salmon week, contact salmonweek@bbrsda.com to get all the details and learn how you can be supported.
SIGN UP TO BE A 2025 SALMON WEEK RESTAURANT PARTNER
Join us as a participating restaurant partner for this year’s Salmon Week! We’ll take care of the marketing (and offer supplier support if desired), so all you have to do is focus on what delicious Bristol Bay Sockeye creation you’ll be cooking up.
To sign up, simply click the button below to fill out a short form and we’ll reach out soon with next steps!
Sign Up as a Salmon Week Restaurant PartnerSUPPORT BRISTOL BAY YEAR-ROUND
In addition to taking part in Salmon Week, you can support this fishery and this place by buying Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon year-round and by ensuring that our wild places stay wild.
Check out savebristolbay.org/take-action to protect Bristol Bay’s wild fishery for generations to come.
