Welcome
Welcome to The Mussel Monger & Oyster bar, South Africa’s leading specialist purveyor of live oysters & mussels. Discover our home in Saldanha, our story and our remarkable produce which can be experienced through our internationally celebrated oyster bars in Cape Town and Stellenbosch or in your own home through our online store, delivering A Grade live oysters & mussels, every week from our ocean harvest farms right to your door.
Our remarkable Story
Our story began in 2015 when we founded The MY PLACE GROUP and subsequently our most successful brand, The Mussel Monger & Oyster Bar. Armed with a mere R800 as start-up capital, resilience and dream, we began our journey as a team to build a company together that celebrates and empowers all who work in it. We empower our people, our oceans and nature and look for sustainable solutions to food sources purveying these remarkable jewels of the Capes Southern Ocean, live oysters & mussels.
The Team
Today The MY PLACE Group, holding company of The Mussel Monger & Oyster Bar employs 35 crew strong and counting with an additional 65 crew indirectly supported via our farms. We’re on a mission to change the way people think about employment and work with crew by making them apart of the bigger company picture and privy to our joint goals and dreams as a team.
What We Offer
Trust! We are the only specialist company in Southern Africa with a key focus in purveying the highest grade of live oysters & mussels available to South Africans. Our sustainably farmed produce is hauled from the icy depths of our Saldanha Bay farms every Friday morning and delivered live and directly to your door, same day.
By choosing to consume these two jewels from the ocean, you’re making a conscious decision to assist mother nature in restoring her fish stocks and the sensitive eco systems and patterns which govern our existence. Mussels and oysters are amongst the most sustainable food sources in the world.
Delivery / Collection Options
Weekly same day deliveries - We deliver daily Monday to Friday with The Courier Guy provided your order is placed by 9am
In Store Collection - Orders can be placed online and collected same day, Monday to Sunday from our store in Sea Point at 30 Regent Road, at The Mojo Market, 11am till 9pm
Orders close - At 9am same day T&C’s apply to areas outside of Cape Town, please click below for more info
Deliveries - Take place daily, Monday to Friday same day between 1pm and 6pm with The Courier Guy and tracking details are provided after your order placement
Click below for further information or email us at orders@themusselmonger.co.za for special arrangements
Your Experiences
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Oysters first-time - We were in capetown, and I wanted to try oyesters...I googled and it suggested me this place.
We rushed there, there was a big food market there near the... read more seapoint . I made myself comfortable at Oyster Bar and told the lady that this is my first time and I want try oysters. That lady was Co operative she offered me to try two as trial and if I like, I can go for some more. Good idea
The bar is kind of a real bar with bar table kindbof sitting. Service was good and the lady took special care of me. She served the trial and taught me how to it. Wowbit was amazing. I loved it and order some more. Lady gave me different methods and idea to consume it. She evern rook my VDO.
Overall, I loved oysters and amazing experience at this Bar..I will come again atvthe same place.
Shreyas M
October 14, 2022 Eaten here several times with friends and every time the food has been good, service bubbly and atmosphere very festive. You can watch them prepare your mussels which are very... read more tasty and the oysters are very fresh. Prices reasonable for what you get and nice selection of wine and bubbly. Manageress and all staff are always friendly and professional. 
aroundtheworld247365
April 30, 2021 - Every time I come here I am blown away by the flavour, freshness, and quality of the food - the oysters are incredible and the tempura mussels, well, I’ll leave... read more you to go try it yourself. Wait to have your mind blown. The staff are the cherry on top, so friendly and always bringing the good vibes.
Highly recommended. 
TannahHarris
February 13, 2021 Went to the Mussel Monger & Oyster Bar, Sea Point in October 2019. The oysters were great but the mussels were amazing. The sauce they have with the mussels was... read more truly delicious. Well worth a visit 
BarbC997
May 29, 2020 - The best oysters in town! Best with a glass of bubbly. Located in the vibey Mojo market. Great views and live music.
Mareli85
January 25, 2020 Amazing oysters and the best mussels in a sauce, I've ever had. Try them to share. Champagne good too. Located in Mojo Market, hub for lots of nice little eateries.... read more Lovely vibe and live music 
ClareP706
February 9, 2020 - A must visit ! Featuring the tastiest oysters on the coast and the 1/2 kg mussels are amazing . Ladies and gentlemen, The mussel monger . Oyster and mussel bar.... read more A 12/10 must visit and recommend. With very kind staff too
petertJ2178NQ
February 6, 2020
Decided to have some oysters here and a glass of wine whilst we waited for our restaurant reservation down the road.
Service was a bit average (set against the... read more usually great service in CT) but the oysters were very good as well as being huge. Decent wine selection too and you get a good view of whoever is on stage from the seating too. 
Speedbird747
February 3, 2020 -
Our first trip to Mussel Monger was by far the best. We tried the tempura mussels and they were excellent. We had tried dishes from two different restaurants, and these... read more were clearly the hands-down winners. Counter staff friendly and helpful. Mussels outstanding.
Visit number 2 was during load shedding. I would have thought that Mojo Mall would have a generator, but clearly, no power is outside the span of control of the restaurant.
Visit number 3 - on a Monday at 13:25. Load shedding had ended at 10:30 that morning, so we were all jazzed about each getting our own plate of mussels. Wrong! Sadly, they had just received their delivery (at 1:25 in the afternoon) and so there wouldn't be any mussels ready for at least 40 minutes. Really?
If the people who deliver your seafood are unreliable, then either find another company, or send one of your staff in a taxi and go get it so that it is READY when you open at 11am.
Receiving the delivery 2.5 hours after you were scheduled to open just doesn't cut it.
Sorry, Mussel Monger, 3 strikes and you're out - although we are very sad to say that. 
africanaddict
December 9, 2019 Linda knows her stuff. The giant oysters fresh and delish and held up to their name. The mussels in a light broth with the caramelized onion that brought an amazing... read more depth of flavor 
J4407FJginac
August 16, 2021 - Great place. Incredible mussels and oysters. So delicious. The champagne isn’t bad either.
Catheryn and linda are awesome!!!
They were funny friendly and so nice !! kasscal
November 6, 2021LFH36608 Every time I come to Cape Town, this is a must stop on my trip. I normally order a dozen large raw oysters and champagne. I’ve also had their muscles... read more and the calamari. Everything is delicious. The ladies who work behind the bar are extremely...nice. More
November 28, 2021 - Best Garlic Sauce - Amazing sauce on the mussels. Went back twice to enjoy the garlic sauce. Also a good choice of bubbles to accompany your mussels
thftraveller
December 20, 2022 I visited Cape Town while on a kitesurfari in Jan 2020, staying in the area of SeaPoint so I could be close to nightlife. The Mussel Monger is located inside... read more Mojo Market which is basically an elaborate food court of independent restaurants and food vendors all under one roof. Overall it was great and was my favorite spot to eat both within Mojo Market and in the area.
Location/Ambiance: Great! It is located on one of the main thoroughfares in SeaPoint inside a popular dining area. Ambiance is shared with the rest of the Mojo Market although you get a great view of the stage for live entertainment. Its basically a bar counter with the bartender/cook right in front of you; they cook the food right there at the bar. Its sort of in a corner of the market so you will not get jostled by others.
Food: Great seafood specials on Mussels and good selection of Bubbly/Wine. Their signature dish is awesome!
Value: Great - the food taste you get / the price you pay is high. 300 ZAR gets you a solid meal and a couple of glasses of tasty wine.
Service: Good - the manager will totally work with you when she is taking care of you. If she is not there the staff are still friendly but not as on the ball. Not a complaint so much as a delineation of great service when the manager there and simply mediocre when she turns her back.
Overall: if you are in this area and are in the mood for seafood I highly recommend you try this establishment! The only weird thing is they do not accept cash - so make sure you have any card type payment ready to fo before ordering. 
Mike A
May 2, 2020
Kyle’s Story
You may notice I refer to “we” quite often. During the early stages it was just me as a shareholder, but “we” refers to the collective of the team. I believe that we all work for the company and our goal is to uplift and grow it and by doing so, “we” uplift everyone that works in the company and that everyone ultimately gets to benefit from its success though security and a passion to grow and be a part of something bigger than themselves.
Trusted Affiliates
Our Oyster & Mussel Bars
Mojo Market, 30 Regent Rd, Sea Point, Cape Town