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Spotlight Oysters

Fire Cracker Oysters

Medium-strong sale and a mineral brine

Cherry Bomb Oysters

Mineral flavor up front and whispers of a crisp butter head lettuce finish. Tumbled for strong shell with a nice tear shape cup.

Plump, buttery and full meats, hard shell for easy opening, soft to medium brine.

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Fire Cracker Oysters

Barnstable, MA

Medium-strong sale and a mineral brine

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Cherry Bomb Oysters

Lewis Bay, MA

Mineral flavor up front and whispers of a crisp butter head lettuce finish. Tumbled for strong shell with a nice tear shape cup.

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Victory Point

Virginia

Plump, buttery and full meats, hard shell for easy opening, soft to medium brine.

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Chesapeake Region

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These wilds are currently brought from bayside to finish in the ocean salt. Big meat, strong shell, salty.

A robust, meaty oyster with a rich creamy texture. They have a sweet, buttery flavor with a clean, crisp finish in a clean white shell

Great Wicomico, Northen Neck

Sweetgrass and butter with just enough brine and a clean finish. Tidal surges create a perfect environment for healthy, happy oysters!

Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay

Hard shell, full meat, wild. Great for cooking

St. Jerome's Creek

Petite grade of Skinny Dipper. A full meat cocktail oyster with soft salt.

Wild, full meats, strong shelled, bottom, spat on shell, clean taste.

Brockatonorton Bay, Assategue

All of the salt you’d expect from Maryland’s Atlantic coast, with a crab-like sweetness to finish. Float-raised cocktail shells are perfect for easy shucking.

St. Jerome's Creek

A plump oyster with an exceptionally deep cup, buttery flavor in a clean white shell, plump balance of sensations that we sometimes call “soft salt.”

Steamboat Wharf

Windmill Point, VA

Windmill Point, VA

A nearly perfectly round oyster with a very deep cup for a great meat-to-shell ratio. Rich and fatty meats have a clean and mild flavor with grassy notes.

Southern Region

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New England Region

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Long Island Sound

Fresh, crisp, firm texture, sweet aftertaste that sparkles with salinity and very mild smooth flavor.

Cherry Bomb Oysters

Mineral flavor up front and whispers of a crisp butter head lettuce finish. Tumbled for strong shell with a nice tear shape cup.

Never seen such consistent, hard oysters pulled up from the wild before. These are large, perfect shucks with moderate salt.

Fire Cracker Oysters

Medium-strong sale and a mineral brine

Wellfleet Harbor

Salty seaweed finish, choice heavy shell

Canada's East Coast Region

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A pop of salt from the North Atlantic! Smooth, salty, savory, and sweet meats in clean, solid, choice shells. Truly a unique oyster from one of the farthest Eastern points in Canada.

Big and Briny, the Malpeque is a wild oyster from the shores of PEI in Canada. Coming from super cold water for superior shelf life and an excellent price point.

Salt Grass Point

Salty up front with a very clean, crisp finish. Hard shell for easy opening.

European (Special Order)

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Gallon containers of shucked oysters in water.

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Retail jars of shucked eastern oysters.

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Littleneck Clams

VA's Eastern Shore

VA's Eastern Shore

Small hardshell clams perfect for pasta sauces and appetizers, farm-raised in VA.

Littleneck Clams

Live Bay Scallops

Bay Scallops farm-raised right in our own backyard! Beautiful multi-colored shells and lively snapping action. Roast whole on the half shell or shuck to present just the adductor (the scallop), these sweet treats will brighten up any raw bar or appetizer menu.

Live Bay Scallops

Middleneck Clams

VA's Eastern Shore

VA's Eastern Shore

Medium hardshell clams perfect for serving on the half shell, farm-raised in VA.

Middleneck Clams

Eastern Coastal Waters

Eastern Coastal Waters

Large, wild caught hard-shell clams, also known as quahogs. Perfect for stuffing, roasting, and grilling.

Topneck Clams

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