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Directions To Hog Island Oyster Company

Hog Island Oyster company and Oyster Farm on Tomales Bay is a wonderful stop along Hwy 1 in Marin County California. John Finger and Terry Sawyer started the company with $500 and a bag of oyster seeds. Since then it has turned into a successful enterprise, growing several varieties of oysters and mussels, which can be seen on the photo of the menu board below.

My wife and I stopped in for lunch in September of 2011 and found the staff very friendly and helpful in explaining to a novice how to shell an oyster. If you buy a half dozen or more of oysters, they’ll provide you with a glove and shucking knife, hot sauce and even a barbecue pit should you want to cook them. Mesquite firewood is available, or you can bring your own charcoal.

Above, one of the friendly folks at Hog Island Oyster company shucking a sample oyster for me to try. If raw oysters are not your thing, you can always grill them up on one of the BBQ’s located  next to the bay.

Hog Island Oyster Company has earned the first Food Alliance Sustainable Shellfish Certification and is a leader in sustainable mariculture. They sell wholesale, at farmers markets and have and oyster bar in Napa and San Francisco, as well as a traveling oyster bar which can come to your function.

Directions to Hog Island Oyster Company. It is located on Tomales Bay, about 49 miles north of San Francisco on Hwy-1. See the Google map below for directions.

This is a great little stop that you’ll enjoy even if you don’t like oysters. To get to Hog Island Oyster Co, take Hwy-1 north from San Francisco and follow it to 20215 Highway 1, Marshall, Ca. Their phone number is 415.663.9218