Saint Peter's is one of Sydney's best seafood restaurants, and is renowned for serving it in unexpected ways (such as the snapper sausage served on an English muffin). The oyster selection takes a different tack. There's a confident mix of seven oysters, each with a different provenance and taste profile.

Fred's serves Claire de Lune oysters from renowned oyster farm Moonlight Flat. They come served with a coriander and white-pepper mignonette.

Sydney's home of seafood can't be beaten on freshness. Although Doyle's steals most of the headlines (and is one of the few places where you can still get your oysters served kilpatrick), trusty providers like Peter's and Christie's serve oysters that are just as good. It's worth visiting for the theatre of seeing one of the masters shuck your oyster in a split second.

The oyster here is served with cold-pressed lemon dressing, but it's the world-famous view out over the beach that truly elevates the taste.

With all the steak on the menu, it's easy to forget that Rockpool is just as much a seafood restaurant as it is a steakhouse.

On Wednesday from 6-7pm, oysters are $1.50 each.

The Sydney rock oysters here come with two choices of garnish: eschalot and red wine vinegar, or lime, chilli and tobiko.

This Surry Hills wine bar serves up oysters by the half dozen, served with late harvest grape vinegar.

It wouldn't be a champagne bar without oysters.

Although Belgian food is better known for its focus on mussels, Moxhe's oyster offering is impressive. It uses the same provider as Saint Peter and the Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay.

Rock oysters at The Butler come garnished with chilli oil and a "maggi michelada".

This Cantonese restaurant on Manly Wharf has its own dedicated oyster bar.

This relaxed, taverna-style wine bar flaunts a seafood-heavy menu and a breezy atmosphere to match its coastal location.

This relaxed bar and restaurant is right on the water, making it a perfect spot for a glass of wine and an oyster or 12.