W & T Seafood

Specialties

Need oysters, clams, mussels or other seafood-​centric kitchen tools or gifts? We offer walk-​in retail hours on Fridays from 4 – 7 pm. Stop by and speak with our shellfish concierge if you have questions about what to buy or how to store your product. We can even give you an impromptu shucking lesson!

For pick-​ups at other times of the week, please reserve your order online and we’ll have it ready for you at our warehouse to pick up on the day you choose.

Our chefs and retailers know we take quality seriously, and now we’re offering you the same access to independent, small scale shellfish farmers. Aside from traveling to the farm, you can’t get fresher products than this.

History

Established in 1985.

Over two decades ago, Louis Wu opened a small seafood retail shop in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Eventually, he realized that in order to procure the freshest seafood products for his customers, he would need to go straight to the source, seeking out the best fishermen and farmers in the world. His dedicated research resulted in the most flavorful, least processed, highest quality seafood possible.

Today, W&T Seafood has grown into an integrated distribution company that services New York City. To this day, Louis still travels globally to bring the finest seafood to New York’s tables. We strive to build relationships not only with our customers, but also our suppliers, farmers, and vendors, and view each relationship as a mutual partnership. With our commitment to doing business with integrity, we have established direct and exclusive relationships with farmers and producers, which allow us to share only the best products with our customers, foods that we’d be proud to serve to our family.