--- description: If you're craving oysters in the wee hours of the morning, you'll be able to satiate your hunger with a 24-hour vending machine in France. title: Have Oysters 24-7 Thanks to France's New Vending Machines image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt879d71325dd9e608/6988d87a0a4a22f99e9cf55b/oyster-vending-machines-france.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Now Have Oysters 24-7 Thanks to France's Innovative New Vending Machines  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2017 4:55 PM CUT  Regina Podolsky / EyeEm—Getty Images/EyeEm  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2017 4:55 PM CUT If you have a deep hankering for [oysters](http://time.com/4025028/oyster-norovirus/ "undefined") at the most inopportune times, take comfort in knowing that if you happen to be in France, you’ll be able to [satiate your cravings](http://time.com/3975676/comfort-food-cravings/ "undefined") at any time of the day thanks to 24-hour oyster vending machines. According to [_Reuters_](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-oysters-idUSKBN1AJ1TN "undefined"), live, raw oysters are now being sold in a refrigerated automatic dispenser with glass panels on the Ile de Re island off of France’s Western coast; consumers can select their goods from a range of quantities, types, and sizes around the clock, all seven days of the week. Patrons use bank cards to pay for the oysters. Looks like midnight munchie runs might be replaced the arguably chicer oyster run. Bon appétit! ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4887616/oyster-vending-machines-france/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4887616/oyster-vending-machines-france/"},"headline":"You Can Now Have Oysters 24-7 Thanks to France's Innovative New Vending Machines","datePublished":"2017-08-04T16:55:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:10.618Z","description":"If you're craving oysters in the wee hours of the morning, you'll be able to satiate your hunger with a 24-hour vending machine in France.","url":"https://time.com/4887616/oyster-vending-machines-france/","keywords":["Newsfeed","France","viral","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt879d71325dd9e608/6988d87a0a4a22f99e9cf55b/oyster-vending-machines-france.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt879d71325dd9e608/6988d87a0a4a22f99e9cf55b/oyster-vending-machines-france.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Close-Up Of Served Oysters","caption":"Close-Up Of Served Oysters","creditText":"Regina Podolsky / EyeEm—Getty Images/EyeEm","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4887616/oyster-vending-machines-france/","name":"You Can Now Have Oysters 24-7 Thanks to France's Innovative New Vending Machines"}}]}] ```