Buying oysters is not like doing the grocery shopping - it’s hard to know the best from the rest unless you’re a connoisseur and that’s why it’s a good idea to go straight to the top, especially if you’re an oyster virgin. A fishmonger’s attached to the very well-respected Chelsea seafood restaurant Poissonnerie de l’Avenue should do the trick and La Maree Fish Shop is everything you’d expect it to be – they know their rock oysters from their natives, they sell a large catch of fresh, fresh fish and their home-made sauces and fish soups are superb. Mary Quant has called it ‘the best fish shop’ and she should know a thing or two about quality shellfish, having once ‘necked’ two dozen oysters at Poissonnerie to the surprise of fellow diners. That kind of hardcore oyster-obsession might be a long way off but you’ve got to start the love affair somewhere and Peter Rosignoli’s family-run restaurant and fish shop serve up some of the finest in town.
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