This upscale seafood haven in Seattle serves fresh, plump oysters—straight from its own farm—alongside a variety of delicious dishes in a chic, friendly setting.
"Find Taylor Shellfish Farms' oyster bar steps from the stadium in Pioneer Square. The nation’s largest aquaculture shellfish farm has been farming shellfish off the Washington coast since 1890 through five generations of family. Expect to see platters of “oysters getting shucked in the fast-paced and high-energy setting,” says Jada Pearson, the marketing manager for the farms. The oyster bar's Salish Sampler is a popular game day choice, with a shuckers dozen, prawns, geoduck sashimi, a half Dungeness crab, and a tin of the farms’ Ekone smoked oysters and accoutrements." - Tim Newcomb
"Is there anything more Seattle than slurping down Shigoku oysters and getting rowdy on local beer and wine before a Seahawks game? Venerable Taylor Shellfish Farms’ Pioneer Square bar is the perfect pre-game haven, weekday happy hour, or weekend destination for the freshest seafood on the West Coast." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle
"“Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar in Pioneer Square is old-school...with three restaurants in town, they know what they’re doing,” Bourdain said. Indeed, the Shelton-based company is America’s largest producer of farmed shellfish and has more than 100 years of experience in the seafood business, so whole fried smelts and plenty of freshly shucked oysters made for a happy Bourdain and crew." - Dylan Joffe
"Taylor Shellfish is a Seattle oyster institution. And while one could theoretically sip sparkling wine and whisper sweet nothings (about oysters) to a date here, one could also drink local beer and watch some sports on TV with a fried prawn po’boy on the side. That’s what we’ll be doing." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"This is the perfect oyster bar to spend time in before a game. At Taylor Shellfish, there’s sports swag on the walls and a kind-of-casual atmosphere perfect for a group dinner before the game. Drink some wine while eating ahi poke with crispy wontons, a cracked Dungeness crab, or fish and chips." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
