List of oyster bars

Oyster Bar in New York City, 2006

This is a list of 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. Oyster bars usually strive to offer only the freshest, tastiest oysters available.

Oyster bars

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Arnaud's, exterior view, 2009

The mahogany bar at Old Ebbitt Grill

• 72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill – a former oyster bar and restaurant in Venice, California
• Acme Oyster House – located in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States^[2]
• Antoine's ^[3] – New Orleans
• Arnaud's ^[3] – in New Orleans, Louisiana, it is the largest restaurant in New Orleans
• Bentley’s Oyster Bar and Grill ^[4]
• Bourbon House Seafood & Oyster Bar – New Orleans, Louisiana^[3]
• Dan and Louis Oyster Bar – a seafood restaurant in Portland, Oregon described by Fodor's as a "Portland landmark".^[5]
• Desire Oyster Bar – located in the French Quarter in New Orleans^[2]
• Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar – located in Seattle, Washington's Pike Place Market
• Flora-Bama – located on Perdido Key in Pensacola, Florida, it is a world famous honky-tonk, oyster bar, beach bar, and Gulf Coast cultural landmark
• Le Bayou Restaurant – New Orleans, Louisiana
• John Dory Oyster Bar – Manhattan, New York City^[6][7][8]
• Loch Fyne Restaurants – a chain of 41 seafood restaurants in the United Kingdom
• McCormick & Schmick's – an American seafood restaurant chain, based in Portland, Oregon
• Mermaid Oyster Bar – An oyster bar in Greenwich Village, New York City opened by Zach Braff^[9]
• Old Ebbitt Grill – a historic bar and restaurant located in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Every year in November, Old Ebbitt Grill has an annual oyster eating event called Oyster Riot.
• Oyster Bar – officially the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant, it is a seafood restaurant located on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan in New York City.^[10]
• Remoulade – in New Orleans, Louisiana, it is run by Arnaud's restaurant^[11]
• Royal House – New Orleans, Louisiana^[2]
• Sinclair's Oyster Bar – Cathedral Gates, Millennium Quarter, Shambles Square, Manchester city centre, Manchester, England^[12]
• Shuckum's Oyster Bar – a former restaurant located on Young Circle in downtown Hollywood, Florida
• Sunny Side Inn – a historic oyster bar located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina
• Sydney Cove Oyster Bar – Australia

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  The Loch Fyne restaurant in Reading, Berkshire, England is in a former brewery building by the River Kennet.

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  Raw oysters on the half-shell served with cocktail sauce and mignonette sauce

See also

• List of seafood restaurants
• Lists of restaurants
• Raw bar

References

Bibliography

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

Further reading

• Knowlton, Andrew (February 18, 2014). "The Foodist's 10 Favorite Oyster Bars Across America". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 19 August 2014. 
• Cox, Greg (February 16, 2011). "Greg's Hot List: Oyster Bars". News & Observer. Retrieved 19 August 2014.