raw bar

noun

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

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The brightly colored dining room offers a front-row view of the bustling kitchen, including a window directly peering into the tortilla-making process as well as seats perched in front of the raw bar. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 Four of them fit within a standard category of culinary luxury one expects at a place that sells designer goods by Bottega Veneta and Rick Owens: there’s a champagne bar, a raw bar, a regular bar, and an all-day café that serves croissants and espresso. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 As for mood: Watch the harvested oysters cleaned on the deck or shucked at the raw bar, or sit on the roof deck. USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 From our raw bar, enjoy colossal shrimp cocktail or some fresh shucked oysters! Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025 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 7 Apr. 2025.

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