Back in the days before refrigeration, oysters were considered off limits during months without a “r” in their name. Today bivalve lovers will find the object of their affection on menus year-round—as well as in shops and galleries citywide. Check out:
Crescent City Cooks, for locally made ceramic oyster dishes and platters
Gallery Orange, home to artist Carlos Lopez’s mollusk still lifes
The Historic New Orleans Collection, where shellacked shells are shaped into trees
Mignon Faget, for shell-shaped jewelry with pearl accents
Oysteria, where the wildly popular eponymous line of serving ware grew out of a flower shop
Passages Antiques, for vintage majolica and faience oyster plates