Taylor Shellfish Farms

Upon entering, you will be met by our custom built, live holding tank – a stainless steel buffet of Taylor farmed oysters, clams, mussels, geoduck and scallops. From here, our knowledgeable staff is excited to complete your desired culinary experience.

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  • Phone

    (206) 501-4321

  • Website

    taylormelrose.com

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  • Type

    Fish Market

Address

1521 Melrose Ave (at Minor Ave) Seattle , WA 98122 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 66


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Love Me

Really fresh oysters ! This is a fifth generation family business and they have their own oyster farm . If you go during happy hour , oysters are $0.33 off each. Dungeness crab is really good too!

Serious Eats

A seafood store-cum-restaurant serving Taylor Shellfish Farms' own seafood specialties. Come between 2 and 4 in the afternoon on weekdays for its version of happy hour : no shucking fees!

Ashley Sevadjian

Great place to try oysters for first time because you can buy them individually! Also I had the shellfish stew - PHENOMENAL. So fresh and flavourful!! Highly recommend glad that I came here.

Kaitlin

Tried each oyster available — each was exquisite! Also, if you’re curious about PNW geoduck, it is prepared excellently here. As a bonus, service was superb. Highly recommended for seafood lovers!

Cole Tone

Oysters were excellent, the Brazilian stew special (bell peppers , coconut milk , prawns , muscles and clams ) was delicious. If I lived here I’d stop by regularly

Derrick Chen

Oysters and geoduck are fresh and delicious. The oyster stew was packed with oysters . For no frills, awesome seafood , skip the touristy markets and come here.

Johnnie Skywalking

Come earlier so you have more oyster options. Sashimi is also must try. You can enjoy each bite of this shellfish sashimi .

Hachikaoru

33 cents off for the oysters during the happy hour . Geoduck sashimi is great.

Kaitlin Martineau

The coconut curry soup with vegetables was a little spicy and full of flavor. Also, great happy hour on the Shigoku oysters

BuzzFeed

Taylor Shellfish started in 1890 and is still serving the freshest shellfish in Seattle like—the exclusive shigoku oyster . Read more

Solly Golbert

Shellfish galore.... Oysters ? Crabs ? You name it. High quality stuff with a nice beer selection . Make sure to stop by if you're in the Seattle area

Christina Wei-lun

fresh seafood , and it's where most of the good restaurants get theirs from. come for happy hour and get some oysters or geoduck!

Justin Searls

Some of the best-shucked oysters I've had in years. Really great salty/briney options too.

Connie Lu

Awesome happy hour deals ! And if you've never tried guiduck (pronounced "gooey duck "), this is the place. Learn and taste everything raw - oysters to raw shrimp .

Ailie Chang

Sumo Kumo was the best oyster there. The chowder and moqueca were SO good! So flavorful and right amount of spice.

Travel Channel

Andrew Zimmern visited this unique farm , one of the world's greatest producers of geoduck. Andrew gets a tour , and he learns how to harvest these giant clams by hand. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.

Chris Furniss

Great little oyster bar . Sad you can't scoop your own oysters anymore, but whatever. The staff is attentive and knowledgable . Spot prawns in the summer, too!

Kevin O'Neill

Seafood heaven. Only do the taster platter and the crab special. Nothing else matters.

Alberto J S Moreau D

The oysters and the service are #1, if you like oysters is the perfect place to go and taste excellent ones....

Douglas Gray

Try the geoduck sashimi . Also known as the 100 year old penis shaped clam you can eat raw with wasabi and soy sauce .

F

My @pandafoodie recommends any of these oysters . Pick and choose. Sit by the window and people watch too.

Scrappy Face

Get some seafood to make at home, or ask them to shuck some oysters (or prep some crab !) to enjoy there. If you want something warm, try the chowder ! We also love the DRY Soda . #ScrappyTips

T

Happy hour is good $21 for a dozen.

Angela Wen

Love to stop here for a snack of fresh oysters and a glass of wine

Cat Lo

Amazing Sampler. Super fresh and nicely marinaded

holly gressley

Probably the best oysters I’ve ever eaten

Kevin Skobac

Sit at the bar tables and eat fresh oysters and dungeness crab right from the tank.

Ehrin Feeley

Highly recommend this place. Very knowledgeable staff and some if the best oysters I've ever had. Try the Totten Viginica!

Sibel Okumus

Calamari salad is awesome and great to share too; unique taste with bamboo shoots n sesame seeds !

Wessam Jan

Ordered the half dozen was so fresh ????

Gregg T

Go here for the fresh oysters from around the world

Lauren Sloan

Oysters lived up to the hype - super fresh

Roger Ma

Get their geoduck soup , it complements the oysters very well !

Zachary McCune

Try the Shingoku (Japanese for "Ultimate") - an original raised by Taylor geniuses for your enjoyment

Francisco Perez

Delicious, fresh oysters . Nice wine selection . Informative waiters .

Claude Harrison

The Moqueça stew is filling, pungent, savory and warming. Get it.

Zoë Salditch

Omg all the oysters were fabulous! So fresh and delish.

Genki U.

I'm more partial to oysters with cider ... And they have that covered!

Danielle D.

Meh. It just was okay. Kind of disappointed with the service. Told the waitress we've never been before and didn't know the difference in oysters . Her response was "okay." That's all. No help.

Pr0t0 Type

If you take someone who has never had oysters and is bound to dislike them you get the rest!

Super Sandy

2-4pm HH $4 off dozen of oysters . Enjoy!! Love my shigokus!!! So good!!

timothy wudarski

Great happy hour .

Irvianne Torremoro

Fresh oysters ! Yes please. And super friendly staff .

Claude Harrison

Oysters , Moqueça stew , wine list

Kim Holst

Super fresh oysters , but they charge you $1 for cocktail sauce ...

Chris Eager

You can take them to go or they can pop them for you and you can sit with a beer at homegrown.

Christine Ha

Geoduck & oysters on the half shell. Walk-ins only.

Irene Morente

Moqueça stew , oysters , wine

????Angie Barnes

Ask for the Cuchi!

Matty O

Killer oysters !!!

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