raw bar

noun

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

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Eco effort The Backyard Restaurant is 100% straw-less, uses only compostable plastic, and sources sustainable dishes, especially in preparing their fish and raw bar. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 Book a tour and private raw bar experience at New England Superior Oysters to sample super-fresh bivalves. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026 Oysters and raw bar — Oak Steakhouse in Avalon for the shellfish tower, featuring fresh raw oysters, lobster and shrimp. Denise K. James, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026 The menu includes other appetizers from the grill like chorizo, sweetbreads and romanesco and raw bar selections like beef or tuna tartare, octopus carpaccio, hamachi and oysters. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raw bar

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 May. 2026.

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