Oysters

Custom House Wharf seafood institution since 1898 — raw bar with fresh-shucked Maine oysters, baked stuffed lobster, and waterfront dining.

Browne Trading Company is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Founded in 1991 by Rod Mitchell on Portland's Merrill's Wharf, the nationally renowned purveyor supplies fine caviar, fresh seafood, and on-site smoked fish to elite restaurants and home kitchens with overnight delivery nationwide, plus a retail market on Commercial Street.

James Beard Award-winning oyster bar in Portland's East Bayside, serving pristine local shellfish, the famed Brown Butter Lobster Roll, and creative New England fare since 2012.

Our farm was established in 1987 by the work of a dedicated marine biologist who believed that the only way to grow an oyster was to grow a great one.

Harbor Fish Market is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Alfiero family has run this iconic Custom House Wharf market since 1966—a working waterfront destination for the freshest Maine lobster, haddock, oysters, and seafood, with a second location in Scarborough and nationwide shipping.

Welcome to the HUB @ Pemaquid Oyster Co. - the best place to order Fresh Pemaquid Oysters harvested from the Damariscotta River.

Old Port dive bar institution serving raw oysters, lobster rolls, and steamers on the waterfront. A no-reservations Portland classic.

Maine's first oyster culinary tour operator — Virginia Shaffer's oyster sommelier-led tastings, farm tours, retreats, and a new Bath oyster bar (The Parlor) opening May 2026.

Multi-format Maine oyster business — working farm in Phippsburg, Portland raw bar and shucking classes, and oyster boxes shipped nationwide.

Maine Family Oyster Farm and Catering Company

Boothbay Harbor waterfront restaurant with a wraparound deck, an open oyster bar offering a dozen-plus varieties shucked to order, and harbor views.

Commercial Street seafood restaurant with a raw bar featuring Maine oysters from Georgetown, New Harbor, and Bath. Buck-a-Shuck happy hour and cold lobster.

Damariscotta River oyster farm in Edgecomb with on-site raw bar, oyster + lobster market, and overnight shipping nationwide. Champion shucker on staff.

Island Creek Oysters' Portland raw bar and shellfish market on Washington Avenue — Maine's best oysters, plus tinned fish and caviar.

Nautical-themed Old Port bar from Zack Bodkin, opened June 2025 with craft beer, frozen drinks, and a signature dozen oysters and rosé happy hour.