Yerseke
The mussel and oyster capital of the Netherlands. The oyster beds and seafood restaurants by the fishing harbour are a must-visit on any Zeeland seafood trip.
Yerseke sits on the southern shore of the Eastern Scheldt, and nearly all of the Netherlands' mussels are traded through its auction houses. Traditional oyster beds still line the harbour, where you can join an oyster-farming tour and taste flat oysters fresh from the water. Several seafood restaurants around the harbour serve their signature dish of mussels steamed in white wine, with fries. Every year on the third Saturday of August, a mussel festival is held. Yerseke is about 35 km from Middelburg and can be reached by car, or by train to Krabbendijke followed by a connecting bus.
Opening hours
Open all day; restaurants mostly serve lunch and dinner