Topped oysters make top oysters. These sea-salty bivalves make good friends with fresh and zingy dressings, smoky bacon, and gentle heat from horseradish and chilli. And as always, butter, especially Analiese Gregory's seaweed butter, makes everything better (oysters included).
18 ways to dress oysters
Delicious when naked, even better when they're dressed.
![**[Sean Moran's freshly shucked oysters with tarragon dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-tarragon-dressing-16979|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/13/16979/Oysters_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Sean Moran's freshly shucked oysters with tarragon dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Bennelong's oysters with lemon-pepper granita](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-lemon-granita-18919|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/17/18919/web_bennelongoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bennelong's oysters with lemon-pepper granita
Photo: Will Horner![**[Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/barbecued-oysters-finger-lime-mignonette-15826|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/28/15826/web_bbqoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Oysters Rockefeller**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/oysters-rockefeller-10344|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909987958_weboystersrockerfeller.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Oysters with pomegranate dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/oysters-pomegranate-18906|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/15/18906/web_opysterpomegranatae.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Oysters with pomegranate dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Oysters with two sauces](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/oysters-with-two-sauces-15704|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/03/15704/Oysters-2-sauces_Website.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Analiese Gregory's grilled oysters with seaweed butter](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-seaweed-butter-17485|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/07/05/17485/274A6792.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Analiese Gregory's grilled oysters with seaweed butter
Photo: Adam Gibson![[**Oysters with wasabi nori and lime dressing**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/oysters-with-wasabi-nori-and-lime-dressing-9943|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909696775_webwasabioysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Oysters with wasabi nori and lime dressing
Photo: Con Poulos![[**David Chang's oysters with spicy fennel**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/oysters-with-spicy-fennel-10929|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909893129_weboystersfennel.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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David Chang's oysters with spicy fennel
Photo: Ben Dearnley & William Meppem![[**Grilled oysters with lemongrass creme fraiche, fried garlic and lime**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/grilled-oysters-with-lemongrass-creme-fraiche-fried-garlic-and-lime-7769|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574910229573_webroychoioysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled oysters with lemongrass creme fraiche, fried garlic and lime
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Curtis Stone's oysters with Champagne and caviar](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-with-champagne-and-caviar-8314|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909565742_weboysterschampagne.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Curtis Stone's oysters with Champagne and caviar
Photo: William Meppem![**[Beau Clugston's grilled oysters with tapioca](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/grilled-oysters-with-tapioca-8600|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909279481_webtapiocaoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Beau Clugston's grilled oysters with tapioca
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Freshly shucked oysters and mignonette**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/freshly-shucked-oysters-and-mignonette-10304|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909774941_weboystersmignonette.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Freshly shucked oysters and mignonette
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Roast oysters with horseradish**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/roast-oysters-with-horseradish-8036|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574910081935_weboystersester.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Roast oysters with horseradish
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Barbecued oysters with bacon-chilli-tamarind sauce**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/barbecued-oysters-with-bacon-chilli-tamarind-sauce-11805|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909824641_weboystersbacon.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Barbecued oysters with bacon-chilli-tamarind sauce
Photo: Chris Court![**[Raes on Wategos' oysters with lemon-aspen vinegar, anise-myrtle oil and finger lime](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-lemon-aspen-vinegar-18916|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/17/18916/web_raesoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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![[**Lightly steamed XO oysters with bacon crumbs**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lightly-steamed-xo-oysters-with-bacon-crumbs-11174|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/11/28/1574909439714_websteamedoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Lightly steamed XO oysters with bacon crumbs
Photo: Prue Ruscoe![**[Leigh Street Wine Room's oysters with pepperberry mignonette](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/oysters-pepperberry-mignonette-18917|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/17/18917/web_LSRoysters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Leigh Street Wine Room's oysters with pepperberry mignonette
Photo: Will Horner
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