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List of oyster bars

This is a list of notable oyster bars. An oyster bar is a restaurant specializing in serving oysters, or a section of a restaurant which serves oysters buffet-style. In France, the oyster bar is known as bar à huîtres.[1] Oysters have been consumed since ancient times and were common tavern food in Europe, but the oyster bar as a distinct restaurant began making an appearance in the 1700s.

United Kingdom

England

  • Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill[2]
  • Sinclair's Oyster Bar – Cathedral Gates, Millennium Quarter, Shambles Square, Manchester city centre, Manchester, England[3]

United States

California

  • 72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill – a former oyster bar and restaurant in Venice, California
  • Swan Oyster Depot – in San Francisco, California

District of Columbia

  • Hank's Oyster Bar – multiple locations in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Virginia
  • Old Ebbitt Grill – a historic bar and restaurant located in Washington, D.C.; holds an annual oyster eating event called Oyster Riot every November

Florida

  • Shuckum's Oyster Bar – a former restaurant located on Young Circle in downtown Hollywood, Florida

Louisiana

  • Arnaud's[4] – the largest restaurant in New Orleans

Massachusetts

  • Union Oyster House, in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the oldest restaurants in America.

New York

  • Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant, a seafood restaurant located on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan in New York City[5]
  • John Dory Oyster Bar – Manhattan, New York City[6][7]
  • Mermaid Oyster Bar – in Greenwich Village, New York City opened by Zach Braff[8]

North Carolina

  • Sunny Side Inn – a historic oyster bar located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina

Oregon

  • Câche Câche
  • Dan and Louis Oyster Bar – a seafood restaurant in Portland, Oregon described by Fodor's as a "Portland landmark"[9]
  • Eat: An Oyster Bar
  • Flying Fish Company
  • McCormick & Schmick's – an American seafood restaurant chain, based in Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania

  • Old Original Bookbinder's and Bookbinder's 15th Street - old, iconic Philadelphia seafood restaurants (Original dates to 1893), now both closed.
  • The Oyster House - 2026 James Beard Foundation Award Classics: Mid-Atlantic Award winner (established in 1947)[10]

Virginia

  • Old Original Bookbinder's – Richmond, Virginia- expansion from Philadelphia.

Washington

  • Coastal Kitchen, Seattle
  • Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar – located in Seattle, Washington's Pike Place Market
  • The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle

Gallery

See also

Bibliography

  • Williams, Nicola. France. London: Lonely Planet, 2009.

Further reading

References

  1. Williams p. 83.^
  2. The Classic: Richard Corrigan’s proper shellfish cocktail | The Sunday Times^
  3. Fodor's Great Britain 2006^
  4. Classic eats for dining in New Orleans, Louisiana | Experience Food & Wine^
  5. The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant - New York | East 40s Restaurant Menus and Reviews^
  6. April Bloomfield: the English chef taking Manhattan by storm | Life and style | The Observer^
  7. Patricia Fortunato. Ace Hotel New York's John Dory Oyster Bar: Open Tonight Conde Nast Traveler, Moveable Feast Blog, 5 November 2010^
  8. Shelley Ng. Mermaid Oyster Bar Pix 11 Morning News, November 17, 2009^
  9. Dan & Louis's Oyster Bar | Portland Restaurants from Fodor's^
  10. https://www.jamesbeard.org/stories/james-beard-americas-classics-award-winners-2026^
  11. Best Oyster Bars in America Imbibe, retrieved 19 August 2014^