Best fresh fish

Sea Bass leads The Fish Market Next Door ranking with 1401 ELO points over 26 duels, ahead of Mackerel and Grey Bream.

Sea Bass dominates with 130 ELO points separating it from Mackerel in second place, the widest gap in the ranking. This lead reflects a commanding 77% win rate, suggesting broad appeal among voters who favor its qualities. The podium is tightly contested below the top spot: just 11 points separate Mackerel at 1271 from Grey Bream at 1260, while Brittany Sardines and Pollack sit close behind at 1240 and 1237 respectively. The middle tier shows competitive voting, with several species clustering within a narrow band. At the bottom, Sole trails at 1048 ELO with a 38% win rate over 24 duels, followed by Hake at 1075 and Whiting at 1122. The weaker showing of these species points to a community with clear preferences when it comes to fresh fish from the market.

This ranking draws on 1322 duels contributed by 54 players across 11 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. VAINKEURZ relies on head-to-head comparisons to build these standings, and every vote shifts the balance. The community continues to shape this list through direct matchups. If you have a view on the best fresh fish, cast your duels and influence the ranking.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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