Oysters

With access to East Coast molluscs, it's hard to find a poor oyster in the neighborhood. But if you're no good at shucking them yourself, stand-out oysters and shucked-to-go service can be found at Cannon's Seafood, 1065 31st St NW, 202 337 8366. They come shell-crumb free and so well packed in ice that even if you drove into a pothole, the oysters won't lose their liquor.

Their fresh shrimp is equally good.

Another good purveyor is The Fishery Seafood Market, 5509 Connecticut Ave NW, 202 686 1068, run by a Korean family. 

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