The Pacific Northwest is a wonderland for raw seafood gourmands, particularly those with a penchant for marine mollusks. Oysters are a standout specialty of our cold coastal waters, hailed as being sweeter and often smaller than their East Coast counterparts.
In honor of National Oyster Day on Monday, Aug. 5, we put together a brief list of local spots serving fresh, raw oysters that are off the hook.
Tidal Boar Foods: The Shuck Truck | 5211 NE 148th Ave.
You’ll find sustainably-sourced petite oysters by the dozen and half-dozen here, but what sets this food truck apart are the oysters on the half shell served with roe and the Shuck Truck Flight.
Eat: An Oyster Bar | 3808 N. Williams Ave., Ste. 122
Oysters are prepared in almost every way imaginable at this New Orleans-style spot: baked, fried, shucked and dunked in house-made hot sauces, and raw on the half-shell.
Jacqueline | 2039 SE Clinton St.
Famous for its $1/oyster happy hour (5-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday), Jacqueline sources its oysters exclusively from within the PNW and serves them the same day they’re harvested.
