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

Loch Fyne Restaurants – a chain of 25 seafood restaurants in the 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

The mahogany bar at Old Ebbitt Grill

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

Flora-Bama – located on Perdido Key in Pensacola, Florida; a world-famous honky-tonk, oyster bar, beach bar, and Gulf Coast cultural landmark
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

Arnaud's, exterior view, 2009

Massachusetts

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

Union Oyster House exterior 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]^[8]
Mermaid Oyster Bar – in Greenwich Village, New York City opened by Zach Braff^[9]

North Carolina

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

Oregon

Dan and Louis Oyster Bar – a seafood restaurant in Portland, Oregon described by Fodor's as a "Portland landmark"^[10]
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.

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

The Loch Fyne restaurant in Reading, Berkshire, England, is in a former brewery building by the River Kennet.
Raw oysters on the half-shell served with cocktail sauce and mignonette sauce

References

^ Williams p. 83.
^ The Classic: Richard Corrigan’s proper shellfish cocktail | The Sunday Times
^ Fodor's Great Britain 2006
^ Classic eats for dining in New Orleans, Louisiana | Experience Food & Wine
^ The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant - New York | East 40s Restaurant Menus and Reviews
^ April Bloomfield: the English chef taking Manhattan by storm | Life and style | The Observer
^ "Best Oyster Bars in America". Imbibe. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^ Fortunato, Patricia (5 November 2010). "Ace Hotel New York's John Dory Oyster Bar: Open Tonight". Conde Nast Traveler, Moveable Feast Blog. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
^ Ng, Shelley (November 17, 2009). "Mermaid Oyster Bar". Pix 11 Morning News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009.
^ Dan & Louis's Oyster Bar | Portland Restaurants from Fodor's

Bibliography

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