Vancouver's Pacific oysters come from Fanny Bay, Read Island, Kusshi, Royal Miyagi and a dozen other BC growers. Served raw on the half shell, mignonette and lemon, the city's reference seafood plate.
Pacific oysters have been farmed on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast since the 1920s, when Japanese-Canadian oyster farmers introduced the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to BC waters. Fanny Bay Oysters on Vancouver Island, founded in the 1980s, became the city's reference grower. Joe Fortes Seafood opened 1985 as Vancouver's first upmarket oyster bar, the rooftop summer raw bar a city calendar.
3 editor picks for Pacific oysters on the half shell in Vancouver, ranked by editorial score. All Vancouver signature dishes · Pacific oysters on the half shell across every city.
Blue Water Cafe ★ 4.7
yaletown · 1095 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5T4
Blue Water Cafe in Yaletown under chef Frank Pabst since 2000 is Vancouver's reference seafood room, Ocean Wise certified and an Unsung Heroes host.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar ★ 4.6
downtown · 845 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar at the Sutton Place Hotel under executive chef Roger Ma runs Vancouver's reference oyster bar plus a wood-fired Pacific menu.
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House ★ 4.4
west-end · 777 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V5
Joe Fortes on Thurlow is Vancouver's long-running upmarket seafood house since 1985, named for Vancouver's first lifeguard, plus a rooftop oyster bar.