Bayougraphy

Meet the Gulf Coast Oyster ‘Prince’ Behind America’s Most Sustainable Fishery

How San Leon native Raz Halili turned a family oyster business into the US’s most sustainable fishery and launched a Gulf Coast restaurant worth the drive.

04/15/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez and Brittany Britto Garley

First Bite

Does Pier 6 Have the Best Gulf Oysters?

We're going to say ... yes.

04/21/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Shucks!

In Galveston Bay, Former Brennan's Chef Takes on Fresh Seafood

Get oysters hours after they're harvested at Pier 6 in San Leon.

11/05/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Along the Briny Beach

This Weekend Only in San Leon: $20 All-You-Can-Eat Oysters

Celebrate the end of oysters season in a truly Texan way: by devouring every last one.

04/27/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Essays

Ike’s Peak

A singularly harrowing account of Hurricane Ike’s fury and the four souls whose lives it nearly took.

09/03/2013 By John Lomax