The Oyster Bar is closing tonight, and even though I have not been in years, I often pass by the old school neon sign and think back to my many memories there.
It holds a special place in my heart, being the first restaurant I ever went to in New York. The year was 1995 (yikes!)…
The Oyster Bar, for a time, was my parents’ favorite nice restaurant in town, and they took me there on my first night in the city.
Jet lagged and probably a little bewildered, I appreciated the formal yet friendly service with a quick smile. Although I had the Maryland crab cakes and not oysters, which were an acquired taste and definitely not my favorite in my early teens, I still remember the exotic seafood flavors of that meal and feeling like a “real grown-up.”
The next morning, I had pizza for breakfast at one of those perennial by the slice places on 3rd Avenue, and promptly fell in love with NYC.
Haha pizza for breakfast can cause feelings of love to arise 😀
Thanks for sharing all the exotic dishes you sampled at the Oyster Bar!
Cheers
CCU
Oh yeah haha definitely on the pizza 🙂 xx
Yeah! I remember that pizza too! Across 3rd av from Citycrab!
Good times:) xoxo
You hate to see the landmarks go that held such pleasant memories.
It’s happening more and more often these days….Leases coming to an end etc.