Oyster Index
The classic buck-a-shuck benchmark, priced per oyster.
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A lot was filtered out of this index. More than a fifth of the prices fell outside the expected range. That usually means the bounds or the matcher below need adjusting, though it can also mean the listings genuinely hold two different things — per-oyster and per-dozen prices, say. The number above is computed over what survived; the excluded list is at the bottom.
Across the week
Sun
$1.50
5
Mon
$2.00
16
Tue
$2.00
19
Wed
$2.00
18
Thu
$2.00
18
Fri
$2.00
19
Sat
$1.00
5
Cheapest on Sat at $1.00, priciest on Mon at $2.00. The small number under each day is how many venues backed it; days without enough venues show a dash rather than a number a handful of bars could swing.
Trading below the index
Every venue behind this index, cheapest first — click any column heading to re-sort. These are the actual listings; click through to check any of them.
| J. Hollinger's Waterman's Chophouse | Chesapeake Bay Oysters | sun | $1 |
| Lobby Bar | Dollar Oysters | mon | $1 |
| Ryleigh's Oyster | Local oysters | mon | $1 |
| Ocean Prime | Oysters | fri | $1 |
| Union Street Public House | Oysters | mon | $1 |
| Chasin' Tails | Oysters | mon | $1 |
| All Set Restaurant & Bar | Oysters on the 1/2 Shell | sun | $1 |
| Vin Sur Vingt | Oysters | sun | $1.50 |
| Red House Tavern | Oysters | fri | $1.50 |
| City Perch Kitchen + Bar | Oysters | fri | $1.50 |
| King Street Oyster Bar | Oysters | sun | $1.75 |
| Rappahannock Oyster Bar | Oysters | mon | $2 |
| The Grill | Oysters on the Half-Shell | sun | $2 |
| Copperwood Tavern | Oysters | mon | $2 |
| Charley Chesapeake Chophouse | Oysters | mon | $2 |
| Pearl Dive Oyster Palace | Oysters | mon | $2 |
| Sequoia | Oysters on the Half Shell | wed | $2 |
| Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse | Oysters | mon | $2.50 |
| Hank's Oyster Bar, Old Town | Oysters on the Half Shell | mon | $2.50 |
| Hank's Oyster Bar | Oysters | mon | $2.50 |
| Le DeSales | Irish Point Oysters | mon | $2.50 |
| STK Steakhouse | Oyster on the Half Shell | mon | $3 |
| Ragtime | Oysters | tue | $3.45 |
Excluded from this index
bounds means the price fell outside what this item can plausibly cost — usually a plate price landing in a per-item index. fence means it sat far outside the range every other venue occupies. If a venue below looks like it belongs, the bound is wrong, not the bar.
| Clyde's Willow Creek Farm | Half-Dozen Oysters | bounds | $15.99 |
| The Salt Line Ballston | Local Oysters on the 1/2 Shell - 1/2 Dozen | bounds | $18 |
| Pastis | Chunu Oysters (6) | bounds | $12 |
| St. Anselm | Grilled Oysters | bounds | $8 |
| Cafe Fiorello DC | Oysters Six | bounds | $16 |
| Lyon Hall | Half-Dozen Oysters on the Half Shell | bounds | $9 |
| The Walrus Oyster & Ale House | Half Dozen Local Wild Oysters | bounds | $9 |
| Oyster Riot @ Old Ebbitt Grill | ½ Dozen Oysters | bounds | $15.99 |
| Clyde's Of Gallery Place | Half-Dozen Oysters | bounds | $15.99 |
| Old Ebbitt Grill | ½ Dozen Oysters | bounds | $15.99 |
| Samuel Beckett's | Oysters - Half Dozen | fence | $6 |
Bounds for this index: $0.50 to $6.00. Venues must have been updated or verified within 1 year to be priced.