November 20, 2020 — Twice before, Gloucester has boasted fish markets bearing the name of Capt. Vito Ciaramitaro. Now there is a third and it remains a family affair.
Capt. Vito’s Fresh Seafood and Delivery is up and running at 53 Washington St., joining Steve Connolly Seafood and Turner’s Seafood Market as the city’s hat trick of traditional full-service fishmongers.
“A town like Gloucester should have a lot of fish markets,” said Vito Ciaramitaro, the third of the Ciaramitaros to bear the name and one of the family members leading its return to the onshore fish business. “It’s what we’re known for.”
The venture is a collaboration of Vito, his sister Ninfa Ciaramitaro and their mother Enza Ciaramitaro, based on an idea from the second Capt. Vito, the father of the siblings and husband of Enza.
“My dad kind of come up with the idea because he still had a lot of friends fishing,” said Ninfa Ciaramitaro.