Cantina Marina is owned and operated by a unique group of DC restaurateurs and partners who have chosen to be some of the first investors in the “soon to boom” Southwest Waterfront. Through our efforts we have provided a needed amenity to the neighborhood and destination for the city. Cantina Marina set sail in May of 2003 on DC's Southwest Waterfront. Situated in the Gangplank Marina, we are the only restaurant on top of the water, offering a unique perspective on DC. Whether gazing at the Washington Monument, incredible sunsets or yachts in the channel, you'll find yourself relaxing away from it all in the middle of it all.

Whether you want a quick seafood lunch of tasty fried fish sandwiches, or you'd rather try your own hand at cooking up some fresh seafood, either can be accomplished at Captain White's Seafood City. The hectic made to order stop right next to DC's South West Waterfront Fish Market serves up fish as fresh as fish can be, just caught next door. Once you learn to handle the swarms of fish enthusiasts and determined customers crowding the small store, you'll enjoy the unique experience to be had at Captain White's.

The Market Inn has been a landmark in Southwest Washington since 1959, with the same family ownership. We strive to serve seafood at its best and have over 85 seafood & beef entrees on our menu. Sometimes known as "The Lobster House of Washington," (pick your own live from the tank), we also serve prime rib, spare ribs, chicken, many fresh fish and shellfish selections. We buy only the largest fresh sea scallops, the largest available soft shell crabs, usually designated as "Whales," and pride ourselves in the use of true "Jumbo Shrimp" in most shrimp dishes. Our soup are all made "In House," with the most famous being "She Crab." Order a soup sampler and try our "Real" Snapper Turtle Soup & our popular Lobster Bisque or maybe a spicy Crab Gumbo. We make your meal from scratch: cut, peel, de-vein, & butterfly shrimp, make our own sauces, and do our own breading (always lightly).

The only vessel designed specifically to travel beneath the Potomac's historic bridges, Odyssey III offers unmatched views of the nation's greatest monuments from every table. From a business dinner for two to a gala event for up to (600/700), no other venue in the District offers the thrilling atmosphere of a luxury cruising vessel, and over a quarter mile of open-air perimeter deck.

My family started in the seafood business along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay around the turn of the century with my grandfather’s crab processing plant, A.E. Phillips & Son. In 1956 my parents, Brice and Shirley Phillips, along with my brother Jeffrey and me, moved to Ocean City, Maryland. It was there that we opened a small carryout restaurant called Phillips Crab House as a way of selling excess crabs from my grandfather’s plant. Business grew quickly and the once small carryout grew into a two-story restaurant seating 1400. No matter how much time goes by, I can still remember our early days when my brother and I would help Dad steam crabs, taste Mom’s new recipes or sit on the front steps proudly calling in that another guest was coming for dinner. Over the past 50 years we have grown our company by leaps and bounds, both within our Mid-Atlantic home base and along the East Coast by holding fast to these simple principles: serve the freshest, finest seafood available, provide outstanding service, and create a memorable dining experience for our guests.

It began in 1978 when a company called C.I. Travel in Norfolk, Virginia, purchased an old World War II landing craft with the ambitious idea of converting it into a dinner cruise vessel on the historic Elizabeth River. After a series of major renovations, the ship was finally christened Spirit of Norfolk, and a new company called Spirit Cruises was born.