Have any of you purchased seafood (specifically oysters) through online gourmet food sites? If so, would you recommend it?

Alternately, can you suggest a place locally to purchase a variety of West Coast oysters? [note: I'm not looking for restaurants serving oysters; I'm all set in that regard.]

ETA: here's one option <-click->

I was at Slavin's yesterday to buy some fish and they sell boxes of oysters. Not sure how much you want or how readily they stock those from the West Coast, but give them a call.

Try going directly to the source: the Hog Island Oysters Company on Tomales Bay in Northern California. They will fly them to you FedEx in insulated boxes with freezie bags inside.

I'd talk to Black Salt, though they tend towards East Coast more.

Gotta be West. Thanks for the suggestions.

The times I've been there they've had a fair selection from the West, but I admit it's been awhile. I've always found the seafood counter folks to be very helpful, and I bet if given sufficient lead time they would work with you for a special order, especially if it was something they would serve in the restaurant anyway.