raw bar

noun

: a counter (as in a restaurant) that serves raw shellfish

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Add on wine pairings, caviar and/or selections from the raw bar for an even more lavish experience. Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 June 2026 The best oyster plates give your dinner party or humble happy hour a sense of elegance once reserved for reservation-only raw bars and catered soirées. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026 The menu reads like a love letter to the nearby ocean, with a raw bar serving oysters and littleneck clams by the half-dozen and steaming bowls of clam chowder. Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026 The hotel’s steakhouse, Don’s Prime, has established itself in a crowded field with a menu focused on prime-grade American beef, an extensive raw bar and a wine program that runs to several hundred labels. Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for raw bar

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of raw bar was in 1914

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“Raw bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20bar. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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