Portland, Maine Oyster Bars: Which Oysters Are on the Menu

The original Eventide, an oyster bar on Middle Street that is open seven days a week from 11am to 11pm. Most seating is first come, first served. Its sample list was the longest we found in Portland, and 12 of the 14 names were Maine oysters.

Oysters on the menu

The site says the menu changes daily and calls this a sample of typical offerings. "Oysters on the Half Shell" are listed under two headings, "From Maine" (12 names) and "From Away" (Beau Soleil and Irish Point), with no towns and no prices. We show Maine as the origin for the first group. Otter Cove is listed under Maine; our Otter Cove profile is for a Washington oyster, so we have not linked that one.

Other locations

1321 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 (Eventide Fenway)

A raw bar and shellfish market on Washington Avenue run by Island Creek Oysters, which calls it its northern wholesale buying station. The site says most of the oysters are from Maine, with some from the company's Duxbury farm. Seating is first come, first served, with no reservations. Alongside the oysters it serves tinned fish and caviar.

Oysters on the menu

The online ordering page listed six oysters for takeaway on the day we checked, sold unshucked in sixes and without origins. The site says the oysters change daily and seasonally, and prices them at $1.95 each to eat in. The site also links a sample menu PDF dated April 2024; we did not use it because it is too old to describe the current list.

A cocktail bar on Exchange Street, open since 2017, whose short food menu leads with oysters. It is first come, first served and does not take reservations.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The food menu opens with an "Oysters" section. Raw is a "Rotating Local Oyster" at $19 the half dozen and $36 the dozen; charred comes five to an order. No varieties are named. The cocktail list has two "Oyster Shots", each served with an oyster on the half shell.

Happy hour

"Oyster Social" every Wednesday: $1 oysters, $1.50 shrimp cocktail and $2 Jonah crab claws, with $8 punch, rosé and prosecco.

A seafood restaurant on Custom House Wharf with two outdoor decks over the harbor. The site dates Boone's to 1898 and says its founder invented the baked stuffed lobster, which is still on the menu.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The dinner menu is posted as an image and has no oyster list. It says "Please view raw bar menu for local offerings", and the raw bar menu is not on the site. The home page says the raw bar serves fresh shucked Maine oysters. No varieties are named.

A seafood restaurant and wine bar in the East End, inspired by Portugal and Spain. It serves dinner Tuesday to Sunday and brunch on weekends.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The dinner menu, a PDF, has a "Raw Bar" section with "Oysters" at $3 each, $18 the half dozen and $30 the dozen. No varieties are named. "Roasted Oysters" with seasonal butter, breadcrumbs and lemon are among the small plates.

Happy hour

The site posts a happy hour (Tuesday to Friday, 3:30pm to 4:30pm; Saturday and Sunday, 2:30pm to 4:30pm), but the happy hour menu lists oysters at the same prices as at dinner.

A waterfront restaurant in a 1920s building at the head of Maine Wharf, open daily from 11am to 10pm. The site lists a raw bar first among its features, ahead of local seafood, a full bar and outdoor seating.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The raw bar lists "Oysters" at $3.25 each, $17 the half dozen and $33 the dozen. Two seafood towers, "The Deck" and "The Double Decker", come with six and ten oysters. No varieties are named. The menu also has a fried oyster slider.

A seafood bar on Portland Pier, on the Old Port waterfront. It does not take reservations; seating is first come, first served. The menu also has steamers by the bucket, chowders and lobster rolls.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

"Maine Oysters" are served raw by the half dozen ($18) or baker's dozen ($30) with cocktail sauce, horseradish, mignonette and lemon. No varieties are named. A "Baked Oyster Special" is at market price, and the "Combo Cocktail" includes two raw oysters.

A seafood restaurant set back on Maine Wharf, serving dinner nightly. The site says the lounge is open for cocktails and the raw bar from 4pm every day.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The dinner menu is a PDF whose file name dates it 08-01-26. Its "Raw Bar" section lists "Oysters" on the half shell at $20 the half dozen and $37 the dozen, served with house cocktail sauce, seaweed mignonette and lemon. No varieties are named. Fried oysters are among the appetizers.

A fish market with a raw bar on Ocean Street in South Portland, across the bridge from downtown Portland. The owners also ship Maine seafood from a wharf on the Portland waterfront.

This menu does not name its oysters, so we have not guessed. Ask your server what is on today, then look each one up in our oyster profiles.

Oysters on the menu

The raw bar menu is posted as an image. It lists "Maine Oysters" on the half shell at $2.75 each, with caviar as an add-on, and three samplers with four oysters apiece. No varieties are named. The to-go menu sells shucked Maine oysters by the half dozen and dozen, also unnamed.