raw bar

noun

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

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Expect high-end steaks on the menu, along with options that a raw bar and other seafood selections. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026 The raw bar, Ramos’ favorite part of the menu, still exists, offering oysters, crudos and lobster tacos. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026 When ranking Providence as the 10th most underrated food city in America, Chowhound named the raw bar and restaurant Gift Horse as proof of the city's substantial, vivacious, and critically acclaimed food scene. Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026 If seafood is your thing, The Sushi Bar offers an excellent selection of fresh sushi and an extended raw bar. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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