Is Smitty's Oyster… Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Gibsons, BC)
Current status
As of October 2026, Smitty's Oyster Bar is listed open on smittysoysterhouse.com, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked in October 2026, lists Thursday-to-Sunday opening hours at 643 School Rd and carries an online ordering widget, although its footer reads 2021.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 19
- Original air date
- Address 643 School Rd, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0
- Current name Smitty's Oyster House
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
TheTVDB's overview of the Season 2 episode that aired 2013-04-26 lists Smitty's Oyster House as the Sunshine Coast seafood stop, though the episode title spells it Oyster Bar. The restaurant's own website places it at 643 School Road in Lower Gibsons, across from Smitty's Marina beside a working wharf on Gibsons Harbour, in a building converted from a marine repair shop, and its menu lists halibut fritters. Vancouver Magazine reported on 2022-01-27 that the Gibsons original was closed for the winter until February 14 and that a Smitty's spin-off on Main Street in Vancouver was about to open. Western Living reported on 2023-10-23 that the Gibsons restaurant was a local benchmark and recommended its raw oysters, housemade sauces, crab cakes, and chili lime prawns. In October 2026 the restaurant's website listed hours of noon to 8pm Thursday, noon to 9pm Friday and Saturday, and noon to 3:30pm Sunday, with an online ordering widget; the site's footer carries a 2021 date.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Season / episode
- Season 2, Episode 19
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Boxwood Café; Belgian Fries; Smitty's Oyster Bar
- What was featured
- Sunshine Coast seafood, including halibut fritters and oysters
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Smitty's Oyster Bar
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Visit info
- Address
- 643 School Rd, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- smittysoysterhouse.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in British Columbia
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Sources
- smittysoysterhouse.com — https://www.smittysoysterhouse.com/
- vanmag.com — https://vanmag.com/Beloved-Gibsons-Fixture-Smittys-Oyster-Bar-Hits-Main-Street
- westernliving.ca — https://westernliving.ca/?p=487319
- TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4853409
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