raw bar

noun

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

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Plenty of expensive champagne and a private raw bar, for starters. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Palma boasts a large outdoor patio dotted with electric fire pits, a semi-private dining space, open kitchen, a 12-seat raw bar and an intimate cocktail bar. Chelsea Frank, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The birthday party will have a New York theme, celebrating the restaurant's roots with Katz's Deli-style pastrami, a full raw bar with oysters and a one-day-only revival of Frank's Wine Bar from Brooklyn. Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Offerings include a raw bar and seafood station, roasted prime rib, mascarpone whipped potato, baked eggplant, crispy duck confit and baked oyster Rockefeller. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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