The best oysters bring a little taste of the sea to this lakeside town. Slurp on salt-water molluscs from either Canadian coasts or even from abroad.
LessGet your Beausoleils and Malpeques shucked or unshucked from this West Queen West seafood staple. Oysters are sourced directly from Canadian growers with selections that change daily.
Expect anywhere from nine to 26 varieties of Canadian oysters and European flat oysters, too at this King West destination. The company has been around since 1987 and even has its own beds in P.E.I.
The Scarborough seafood supplier took the oyster scene by storm when it finally opened its restaurant in the same parking lot as its store. It remains a favourite for Malpeques, Fanny Bays, Acadian Golds and Kusshis.
The shucking legacy of this homey raw bar near Adelaide and Jarvis lives on with daily Diver’s Dozens and seafood towers. Drown in 100 oysters for $100 on Thursdays.
The Junction’s fishmonger-meets-restaurant with New England shack vibes lets you pick oysters right out of the case, depending on what they have available.
It’s all about platters of Canadian oysters at this high-end seafood restaurant on Temperance Street. Dine on shucked treats with mignonette and horse radish on the top floor of an historic building.
The only izakaya in Toronto known for buck-a-shuck deals has two locations. Whichever Nome you head to—the one at Shops at Don Mills or Yonge and Sheppard—Tuesdays and Wednesday are the days to go.
This Bloordale dining room serves Mapleque and PEI oysters by six or by dozen. Every order comes with the obligatory lemon, mignonette and horseradish on the side.