raw bar

noun

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

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There are also raw bar offerings, salads and vegetable sides, along with cooked seafood like octopus and seared scallops. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Hayden wants there to be a variety of spirits and cocktails — like gin and even whiskey at a raw bar. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Next door, his restaurant Bayonet serves pristine raw bar dishes in a sleek white-box room; McDaniel was also nominated this year for a James Beard Award. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 In another corner was a full raw bar complete with clam-and-lobster shaped ice sculptures. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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