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The World Is Your Oyster, Especially If You Live In Charleston

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One of the best things about living in a coastal city like Charleston is the fresh seafood you can enjoy all year round. This time of year is perfect for eating oysters. And this weekend, we’re celebrating National Oysters on the Half Shell Day! There’s no shortage of seafood joints and raw bars in Charleston, so we’ve come up with some of our favorites for you to check out next time you feel the need for some bivalve mollusks in your life. Below, you’ll find six of the best places to eat oysters in Charleston.

NICO

Oysters in Charleston

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NICO is the new kid in town on this list, but the restaurant is already making its mark as one of the best places to eat oysters in Charleston. This Shem Creek spot is a French oyster bar, so it’s a little different than other seafood joints on the creek. They have a large variety of oysters from the East Coast to choose from. Get them raw on the half shell or baked. If you’re in the mood for a new oyster shot, then try the Scotch Oyster. You sip the oyster brine, pour the scotch over the oyster, eat it, rinse the shell with scotch and shoot it.

The Darling Oyster Bar

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The Darling keeps popping up on our “best of” lists and for good reason. Between the location and the menu, it keeps us coming back. They don’t disappoint with their oyster offerings either. You can get them baked with butter & bread crumbs, Alabama white sauce & bacon, or pimento & sourdough soppers. They also have a variety of different oysters available individually, so you can try different kinds.

 

The Ordinary

Oysters in Charleston

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It’s been said before, but we’ll go ahead and say it again: the Ordinary is anything but ordinary when it comes to seafood. You can enjoy East Coast oysters on the half shell, Smoked VA Oysters, or Oyster Moscow. Or you can get them as part of one of their Shellfish Towers, which includes a variety of raw and cooked seafood.

Fleet Landing

Oysters in Charleston

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Ocean views and delicious oysters are hard to beat and Fleet Landing has them both. You can dine on them chilled on the half shell with house-made cocktail sauce, as part of a fried seafood platter, or fried with southern comfort barbecue sauce. Whichever way you go, your oyster craving will be satisfied.

Pearlz Oyster and Raw Bar

Oysters in Charleston

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Pearlz is the perfect place to eat oysters in Charleston. Eat them raw by the dozen from the raw bar or get southern fried oysters with blue cheese, celery and buffalo sauce. Another way to get your oyster fix at Pearlz is the oyster shooter. Or for something hot try the Baked Oyster Rockefeller.

Amen Street Fish and Raw Bar

Oysters in Charleston

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At Amen Street, you won’t be disappointed with their oyster offerings. Of course, they offer a bevy of varietals on the half shell by the half or full dozen, but they don’t stop there. Get them as part of a deliciously fried seafood platter, fried on their own, or baked.

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Oh Shoot! The Five Best Oyster Shooters In Charleston

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Oyster season is here and that means that there will be plenty of shucking to be done at oyster roasts, raw bars, and seafood restaurants. Some people like them raw, some people like them fried, and some people like to slurp them in a shot. If you’re one of the latter, then you need to check out the five pace below for the best oyster shooters in Charleston.

Image Credit: The Darling Oyster Bar Facebook

The Darling Oyster Bar

The Darling is a great place to go if you want fresh seafood of any kind, especially oysters. Take a seat at their raw bar and you’ll have a great people watching view of King Street to go with whatever you’re digging into. We suggest starting with an oyster shot that combines a house-made mix with pepper infused vodka and a raw oyster.

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Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar

Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar on East Bay describes their oyster shooters as a combination of the best oysters in Charleston with the best Bloody Marys in Charleston. They start with a fresh raw oyster and a house-infused spicy lemon pepper vodka and add their original Bloody Mary mix to create the shot.

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Pearlz Oyster Bar

Pearlz has locations in South and North Carolina, so you can get your oyster fix whether you’re in Columbia or Charleston. There are two Charleston locations: one downtown and one in West Ashley. Their signature oyster shooter is a raw oyster, pepper vodka, and spicy cocktail sauce.

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Oyster House & O-Bar

On Market where A.W. Shucks used to be, Oyster House & O-Bar serves fresh seafood and has a classic oyster shot. Their “Southern Belle Oyster Shooter” is made of a raw oyster, infused vodka, and spicy shooter sauce.

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The Noisy Oyster

The Noisy Oyster seafood restaurant has two locations in the Charleston area: one downtown on Market Street and another in North Charleston on Rivers Avenue. They have a plethora of delicious drinks and cocktails to choose from, but visitors like their classic vodka based oyster shooter.

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