The Town of Southold began allowing oyster farmers to sell their bivalves roadside in 2019, and a few months later, when all the raw bars and most restaurants closed due to Covid-19, there were more hand-lettered signs for oysters than eggs on our rural roads.
Oyster-lovers tucked into a bumper crop of fantastic oysters, and opening them became as essential to the skillset of local life as corn-shucking.
Here’s a rundown of the roadside stand oysters you can visit for a DIY on-the-halfshell treat, and if you’re still trying to get the hang of it, many of these stands also offer them shucked.
170 Jockey Creek Drive in Southold, or East Marion at the top of Stars Road, 9845 Main Road, or on Laurel Lane in Laurel.
Cash or Venmo
1 dozen/$15
Open 24/7
Roadside stand at 140 Founders Path, Southold
Cash or Venmo
Baker’s dozen/$15
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Stand located at Peconic Bay Vineyards, 31320 Main Rd, Cutchogue
Cash or card
The farmstand is on Hortons Lane at 12710 Soundview Avenue, corner of Soundview Avenue and Hortons Lane, Southold
Cash or Venmo (@LittleRam-Oysters)
25 oysters/$30 in a reusable burlap bag or shucked at $35 a pint and a complimentary lemon.
Thursday through Sunday, dawn to dusk
Sold at Latham Farm Stand
20055 Main Road, Orient
Cash
1 dozen/$12
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday
21125 County Road 48, Cutchogue
Cash or Venmo, card if arranged ahead of time
2 dozen/$25, 1 pint shucked/$30
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. everyday
Sold at Sep’s Farm, 7395 Main Rd, East Marion
Cash or card
Baker’s dozen/$15
Open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 9-5
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-6
900 1st Street, New Suffolk
Cash or Venmo
1 dozen/$15
Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Deep Roots Farm, Main Road, Southold and roadside at Grady Riley, Menantic Rd, Shelter Island
Cash or Venmo
Baker’s Dozen/$15
Open 11am to sunset Friday to Sunday
Eeltown Oysters
Self-serve roadside stand at 9 N Ferry Road on Shelter Island, and at Shelter Island Farmer’s Market at Haven’s House, Saturdays 9-12:30 am.
Cash or Venmo
Bakers dozen/ $15
Sold at KK’s the Farm, 59945 Main Rd, Southold
Cash or Venmo
7/$10, 14/$20, 26/$30
Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
