Fanny Bay Celebrates Anniversary with All-Star Shucking Competition, Special Menus, & More!

The Goods from Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market

Vancouver, BC | The Michelin Guide-Recommended Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market is marking its ninth anniversary with a one-night-only birthday bash featuring their annual shucking competition that normally happens at BC Seafood Festival in the Comox Valley, which is on a break this year while the industry has been busy focusing on ongoing tariff and funding strife. This shucking shown down will be a Best in the West Oyster Shucking Competition that requires competators to shuck a dozen oysters as fast as they can while also maintaining the perfect quality. Besides the entertainment of the shuckers the evening will also include a special food and drink menu befitting the occasion at the downtown hotspot (762 Cambie Street) on Tuesday, June 24.

A limited number of tickets to the 8 p.m. event are available for $20 per person here and include two drinks as well as a portion donated to the scholarship fund run by the Chef’s Table Society of British Columbia — a chef-administered collaborative that supports BC-based producers, protects food security, fosters camaraderie among hospitality professionals and works to create a positive legacy for young chefs in the industry working here and abroad.

As part of the ninth-anniversary celebration, Fanny Bay — which earned its third-consecutive Recommended Status from the prestigious MICHELIN Guide last fall will play host to a Best of The West Oyster Shucking Competition that will see BC’s best shuckers roll up their sleeves and try to shuck their way to cash several prizes. A special à-la-carte menu of Fanny Bay’s classic food and drink favourites and feature items will also be available for purchase throughout the event.

“We’re excited to raise a glass to nine successful years here in the Stadium District,” says Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market Co-Owner and Wholesale/Marketing Manager Malindi Taylor. “We’re so grateful to everyone for their continued love and support and look forward to celebrating the occasion with longtime fans, new friends and BC’s best shuckers!”

Fanny Bay Oyster Bar and Shellfish Market has been the city’s only tide-to-table oyster bar and shellfish market since it first opened its doors in the Stadium District in 2016 and was honoured with a Producer of the Year nod at the 2023 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards and a nomination in the 2025 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Award’s Seafood category.

Shuckers looking to compete in the Best of the West Oyster Shucking Competition can apply for spots by emailing [email protected].