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.Williams p. 83. 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 Sinclair's Oyster Bar – Cathedral Gates, Millennium Quarter, Shambles Square, Manchester city centre, Manchester, England
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 – 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 CityThe Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant - New York | East 40s Restaurant Menus and Reviews John Dory Oyster Bar – Manhattan, New York City Mermaid Oyster Bar – in Greenwich Village, New York City opened by Zach Braff Maison premiere, an oyster bar and cocktail restaurant opened in 2011, located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The restaurant is known for its oyster selection, absinthe program, and interior inspired by nineteenth-century New Orleans.
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"Dan & Louis's Oyster Bar | Portland Restaurants from Fodor's 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 Philadelphia seafood restaurants (dating to 1893), now both closed. The Oyster House - 2026 James Beard Foundation Award Classics: Mid-Atlantic Award winner (established in 1947)
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
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See also
List of seafood restaurants Lists of restaurants Raw bar
References
Bibliography Williams, Nicola. France. London: Lonely Planet, 2009.
Further reading