Chesapeake Raw Oysters appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Chesapeake Bay raw oysters · Washington DC
Half-shell oysters from Chincoteague, Rappahannock, Choptank and the Eastern Shore appellations, shucked to order on a bed of crushed ice with mignonette, lemon and saltines.
The Chesapeake Bay has been the largest US oyster fishery for two centuries. Old Ebbitt Grill, founded in 1856 four blocks from the White House, has run a marble oyster bar continuously since the 19th century; its Oyster Riot each November is the national reference event. The Salt Line on Penn Quarter Avenue SE codifies the contemporary Chesapeake-meets-New-England oyster house.
Where to eat in Washington DC:
- Old Ebbitt Grill
- The Salt Line