The Oyster House

Charleston

Seafood Restaurant

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Oyster House and O-Bar is a shellfish haven in the heart of Charleston’s French Quarter, boasting a dining room and an attached raw bar. The menu features fresh seafood and low-country favorites, divided into oysters and chef’s signatures. If you’re a purist, you’ll want to try a flight of oysters; but for rogue mollusk lovers, opt for the fried oysters on a bed of house pork sausage, corn, Old Bay seasoning, and garlic aioli. Signatures include shrimp and grits with tasso gravy, a cedar plank salmon, and the S.O.B. burger, with Angus beef, applewood smoked bacon, and pimento cheese, all layered onto a brioche bun. Leather upholstered seating, vintage photographs of Charleston, and mother of pearl and copper lighting fixtures all amount to an upscale, comfortable dining experience at Oyster House and O-Bar.