raw bar

noun

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

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The venue also offers a raw bar, a sushi counter, a carving station, and a seafood grill with chefs waiting to sear your salmon, scallops, or lobster. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 Recent lab research is starting to give that folk wisdom some concrete support, though the science stops well short of proving a raw bar order will change a hormone panel. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026 Capt Hirams Resort began as a raw bar on a small boat ramp in 1987 with only 28 seats. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 There’s also a raw bar serving items like oysters and bigeye tuna tartare. Connie Ogle july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 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 12 Aug. 2026.

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