Bluffton Oyster Company

Restaurants in Bluffton, Bluffton, SC

Bluffton

Bluffton Oyster Company on Wharf Street is one of the most historically significant seafood operations on the South Carolina coast — a working oyster house on the May River in Old Town Bluffton that has been harvesting and shucking local oysters for generations. The building itself tells the story: weathered, functional, and positioned directly on the river where the oysters come from. This is not a restaurant that happens to serve oysters; it is an oyster house that also feeds people. The May River produces some of the most prized cluster oysters in the Lowcountry, and the Bluffton Oyster Company has been at the center of that harvest for decades. The menu is deliberately minimal — local oysters shucked to order, fresh shrimp, seasonal catch — because the ingredients need nothing more than a skilled hand and a cold beer alongside them. The setting is casual and unpretentious in the way that only genuinely old places can be. For anyone who wants to understand what Lowcountry seafood culture actually looks like before it became a restaurant concept, this is the place to start. The related Bluffton Seafood House on Mellichamp Drive offers a fuller sit-down menu from the same family. Call (843) 757-4010 or visit blufftonoyster.com.

Address

63 Wharf St, Bluffton, SC 29910

Neighborhood

Bluffton

Phone

(843) 757-4010

Website

blufftonoyster.com

Details last verified September 2026. Hours, pricing, and availability change — confirm directly with the business before visiting.