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Oysters have been a popular delicacy in New York City for hundreds of years.
In our continuous efforts to “connect the fun to the fun people”, we present our list of the top oyster bars and raw bars in NYC:
Sponsoring venue: The Liberty
$1 Oysters
4-6pm and 10pm – midnight
every day
at:
The Liberty
29 W. 35th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 967-4000
TheLibertyNYC.com
Oyster Bars:
Bar Belly: 14 Orchard St. (between Canal & Hester St.) New York, NY. (917) 488-0943
Oyster bar featuring craft cocktails and live music
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Black Crescent: 76 Clinton St. (Rivington St.) New York, NY (212) 477-1771
Oyster & cocktail bar
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Blue Bar: 1 Hanover Square (between Pearl & Stone St), New York, NY (212) 269-2323.
Oyster bar at India House private club
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Blue Ribbon: 97 Sullivan St. (between Spring & Prince St.), New York, NY (212) 274-0404
Restaurant & bar from the Bromberg brothers.
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Cull & Pistol: 75 Ninth Ave. (between 15th & 16th St.) (646) 568-1223
Oyster bar & seasonal raw bar in Chelsea Market from the team behind The Lobster Place
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Ditch Plains: 29 Bedford Ave. (Downing St.), New York, NY (212) 633-0202
New York-style oyster bar & fish shack by chef Marc Murphy
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Dock’s Oyster Bar: 633 Third Ave. (40th St.), New York, NY (212) 986-8080
Classic New York oyster bar serving daily oysters shucked on the half shell from both the east coast and the west
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Fish Market: 111 South St. (between Beekman St. & Peck Slip) (917) 848-7589
clam & oyster bar at the Seaport
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Five Leaves: 18 Bedford Ave. (at Lorimer St. & Nassau Ave.) Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. (646) 510-6467
Oyster bar & cafe.
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Good Night Sonny: 134 First Ave. (St. Mark’s Place) (212) 222-2222
Neighborhood tavern with a raw bar
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Grand Army:336 State St. (Hoyt St.) (718) 422-7867
Neighborhood cocktail & oyster bar in Boerum Hill
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Grand Banks: Pier 25, Hudson River Park, (West St. & N. Moore) New York, NY. (212) 960-3390
Oyster bar aboard the historic wooden schooner, Sherman Zwicker, moored at Pier 25 on the Hudson. (open seasonally)
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Grand Central Oyster Bar: Grand Central Terminal, lower level (42nd between Park & Vanderbilt), New York, NY (212) 490-6650
Serving fresh oysters and seafood in Grand Central Terminal for over 100 years
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Grey Lady: 77 Delancey St. (between Allen & Orchard St.) (646) 580-5239
seafood & oyster bar from 3 lifelong Nantucketers
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Hotel Delmano: 82 Berry St. (N. 9th St.) (718) 387-1945
neighborhood cocktail & oyster bar with seasonal oysters from both coasts
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Island Oyster: Carder Rd. & Ferry Line Rd. (917) 268-0200
waterfront oyster bar on Governors Island with views of lower Manhattan
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The Leadbelly: 14 Orchard St. (between Canal & Hester St.) New York, NY. (646) 596-9142
Oyster bar & cocktail bar
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Lure Fish Bar: 142 Mercer St. (Prince St.) New York, NY. (212) 431-7676
seafood restaurant with a complete raw bar with rotating oyster selection, and a world class sushi program.
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Maison Premiere: 298 Bedford Ave. (between S. 1st & Grand Ave.) (347) 335-0446
Parisian oyster house & cocktail den featuring a large selection of absinthe
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Marlow & Sons: 81 Broadway (between Berry & Wythe St.) (718) 384-1441
grocery in front, wine & oyster bar in back.
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Mar’s: 34-21 34th Ave. (between 34th & 35th St.) Astoria, Queens, NY. (718) 685-2480
Seafood restaurant & bar
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Mermaid Oyster Bar: 79 MacDougal St. (between Houston & Bleecker St.) New York, NY. (212) 260-0100
Oyster bar reminiscent of a casual New England fish shack
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169 Bar: 169 E. Broadway (Rutgers St.) (212) 473-8866
Dive bar serving east & west coast oysters
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Pearl Oyster Bar: 18 Cornelia St. (between Bleecker & W. 4th St.), New York, NY (212) 691-8211
upscale seafood restaurant known for its Maine lobster rolls
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ROKC: 3452 Broadway (between 140th St & 141st St.)
Ramen, oysters, kitchen, cocktails
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Shoga: 300 E. 88th St. (Second Ave.) (212) 289-4635
Sushi & oyster bar
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Ten Bells: 247 Broome St. (between Ludlow & Orchard St.) (212) 228-4450
natural wines & tapas bar featuring $1 oyster happy hour every day
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Upstate: 95 First Ave. (between 5th & 6th St.) New York, NY (917) 408-3395
craft beer & oyster bar
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Zadie’s Oyster Room: 413 E. 12th St. (First Ave.) (646) 602-1300
Inspired by the oyster houses prevalent in late 19th Century/early 20th Century New York
Raw Bars:
The following restaurants & bars have raw bars.
Raw bar at Stout
Sponsoring venue: Stout
Stout
133 W. 33rd St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 629-6191
StoutNYC.com
Arlington Club: 1032 Lexington Ave. (between 73rd & 74th St.) (212) 249-5700
Steakhouse with a full raw bar.
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The Astor Room: 35-11 35th Ave. (36th St.) Astoria, Queens, NY. (718) 255-1947
Supper club located in the Kaufman Astoria Studios complex, featuring a raw bar
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Atlantic Grill: 49 W. 64th St. (between Broadway & CPW) (212) 472-2050
seafood brasserie featuring sushi and a raw bar
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Balthazar: 80 Spring St. (between Broadway & Crosby St.) (212) 965-1414
French brasserie featuring a raw bar and extensive wine list
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Blue Fin: 1567 Broadway (47th St.) (212) 918-1400
A modern seafood restaurant at the W Hotel Times Square, featuring a sushi and raw bar
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Esca: 402 W. 43rd St. (Ninth Ave.), New York, NY (212) 564-7272
southern Italian seafood trattoria in Hell’s Kitchen with a raw bar
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Hi-Life Bar & Grill: 477 Amsterdam Ave. (83rd St.) (212) 787-7199
Raw bar serving clams & oysters schucked to order, manned by a traditionally trained sushi chef serving sushi & sashimi
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Jue Lan Club 49 W. 20th St. (between Fifth & Sixth Ave.) (646) 524-7409
multi-level Chinese restaurant featuring 3 bars, including a Chinese raw bar
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Le Bateau Ivre: 230 E. 51st St. (between Second & Third Ave.) (212) 583-0579
French wine bar, raw bar & grill named after a poem by 19th century Frenchman, Arthur Rimbaud
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Lighthouse: 145 Borinquen Place (Keap St.) Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. (347) 789-7742
Casual Williamsburg bar & restaurant featuring sidewalk seating and a raw bar
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Pennsylvania 6: 132 W. 31st St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 727-3666
Contemporary American bar & restaurant with raw bar, near Madison Square Garden
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The Quarter: 87 Lafayette Ave. (between S. Portland Pl. & S. Elliot Pl.) Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY (347) 987-4012
Greek & Mediterranean seafood restaurant with a raw bar
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Randazzo’s Clam Bar: 2017 Emmons Ave. (E. 21st St.) Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 615-0010
Waterfront Italian seafood joint serving raw-bar fare
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Ulysses’: 58 Stone St. / 95 Pearl St. (Hanover Square), New York, NY (212) 482-0400
Large folk house on Stone Street with a raw bar
