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NEW YORK
Restaurant: MARLOW & SONS
Look For: Naked Cowboy oysters from Long Island Sound.
Taste: Strongly mineral with a touch iodine.
Rec By: Chef Marcus Samuelsson (Red Rooster Harlem in New York)
Where: 81 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, T: 718.384.1441, marlowandsons.com
MONTREAL
Restaurant: JOE BEEF
Look For: Malpeque oysters from Prince Edward Island.
Taste: Sweet, briny, and pickle-like.
Rec By: Chef Claude Pelletier (Le Club Chasse et Peche in Montreal)
Where: 2491 Notre Dame West, Montreal, QC, T: 514.935.6504, joebeef.com
BOSTON
Restaurant: NEPTUNE OYSTER
Look For: Island Creek oysters from Duxbury.
Taste: Buttery and briny.
Rec By: Chef Mike Lata (FIG in Charleston)
Where: 63 Salem Street, Boston, MA, T: 617.742.3474, neptuneoyster.com
EAST MATUNUCK
Restaurant: MATUNUCK OYSTER BAR
Look For: Matunuck Oysters from Rhode Island.
Taste: Juicy, briny, luscious and fat.
Rec By: Chef Matt Jennings (Farmstead in Providence)
Where: 629 Succotash Road, East Matunuck, RI, T: 401.783.4202, rhodyoysters.com
PHILADELPHIA
Restaurant: OYSTER HOUSE
Look For: Cape May Salt oysters from Delaware.
Taste: Peppery and extra briny.
Rec By: Chef Jose Garces (Garces Group in Philadelphia & Chicago)
Where: 1516 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, T: 215.567.7683, oysterhousephilly.com
NEW ORLEANS
Restaurant: CASAMENTO'S
Look For: Louisiana oysters from Lake Borgne.
Taste: Sweeter flavor with a softer texture.
Rec By: Chef Donald Link (Herbsaint and Cochon in New Orleans)
Where: 4330 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA, T: 504.895.9761, casamentosrestaurant.com
SAN FRANCISCO
Restaurant: SWAN OYSTER DEPOT
Look For: Steamboat Island oysters from the southern Puget Sound.
Taste: Mild, earthy flavor.
Rec By: Chef Michael Mina (Mina Group), Chef Jimmy Bradley (The Red Cat & The Harrison in New York)
Where: 1517 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA, T: 415.673.1101
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