Half Shell Raw Bar


Right down on the water in Key West's Historic Seaport, you'll find the Half Shell Raw Bar. It has one of the best logos in town (how can you go wrong with a pinup girl holding a platter of raw clams?) and some mighty cheap oysters at happy hour. From 4:30 to 6:30 you get fifty cent oysters, served up fresh at the bar. Pull up and order a dozen, it won't break your budget. They also have Blue Moon on tap, usually. Recently we went there and they actually didn't have it, however.

Woe to the hungry diner who doesn't like raw oysters, however. You will be rushing to make it in time for happy hour only to find that the raw oysters are the only real deal on the menu. You'll end up ordering a seven dollar cheeseburger while your raw shellfish-loving buddies chow down happily. Don't fall for the $5 conch fritters 'cause they are the worst ones in town.