Yesterday kicked off a 21 day event here in Annapolis, featuring all things Maryland Oysters! The Annapolis Oyster Fest, hosted by the Downtown Annapolis Partnership and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, will take place now through March 21. The fest serves to celebrate this Maryland seafood delicacy with specials at local restaurants, in an effort to raise funds for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects, along with oyster restoration efforts, and oyster shell recycling. Specials will features not only oysters, but local craft beers as well, for both dine-in and carry-out.
Among the participating restaurants, you will find popular oyster dishes. Offerings included everything from raw oysters to Po’boys, to stews, to grilled oysters on the half shell. And who can’t forget the popular oyster shooters!
Now I did mention beer above… Eastern Shore Brewing Company is partnering with a number of the restaurants, to offer their craft beer that pairs quite well with oysters! Keep reading for specials.
Annapolis Oyster Fest Specials
Below are the restaurant specials pulled from the Downtown Annapolis Partnership website:
Annapolis Market House
$1 Oysters
Fried Oyster lettuce wraps
Oyster Po’boy
Oyster Stew
Eastern Shore Brewing Company Situation Critical IPA
Blackwall Hitch
Oysters
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Boatyard Bar and Grill
Patty’s Fatty’s Oysters for only 50 CENTS each Monday thru Friday (dine-in only)
Oyster Shooters
Antoine’s Stuffed Oysters with a Florentine stuffing (sautéed fresh spinach, shallot, garlic, Pernod, Parmesan, cheddar and provolone)
Eastern Shore Brewing Amber Lager – $5 a can
Buddy’s Crabs & Ribs
Oysters for 1.00 each
Fried Oysters
Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical for $4.50 per pint
Federal House Bar and Grille
BOLT Sandwich: bacon, fried oysters, lettuce and tomato on wheat with spicy remoulade, served with french fries
Broiled Oysters with chipotle bourbon butter
Buffalo Fried Oysters with blue cheese
Three Cheese Oyster Dip served with freshly baked baguette
Oysters steamed or raw
Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA
Flamant
Grilled Chincoteague and Wareshore Battlecreek Oysters
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Harry Browne’s Restaurant
Baked Oysters with chorizo
Mozzarella Oysters on half shell with spicy cocktail
Eastern Shore Brewing St. Michael’s Amber Ale
Latitude 38 Waterfront Annapolis
$1 Oysters
$4 Oyster Shooters
Oyster Rockefeller
$5 Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA & Eastern Shore Brewing St. Michael’s Amber Ale
Luna Blu Ristorante Italiano
Baked Oysters with leeks, parmesan & bacon with a dash of cayenne for $12
Eastern Shore Brewing St. Michael’s Amber Ale $6 If you order oysters and Eastern Shore Brewing your beer will be $4
McGarvey’s Saloon and Oyster Bar
$1 Oysters
$2 New Orleans Style Grilled Oysters
Oyster Po’boy
Oysters Rockefeller
Casino & Rockefeller Sampler
Fried Oysters & Pickles
Waterman’s Sampler
Eastern Shore Brewing on Draft
Middleton Tavern
Maryland Oyster Shooters
Oyster shooter kits to go
Oyster Rockefeller
Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA
O’Brien’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Tavern
Skipjack Oysters
Oysters Rockefeller
Oyster Shooters
Tower for Four: steamed crab legs, mussels, corn and potatoes over oysters and chilled shrimp cocktail with horseradish
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
O’Learys Seafood Restaurant
Raw & prepared local oysters
Crispy Buffalo Oysters with Old Bay hot sauce, house pickles buttermilk-bleu cheese
Chesapeake Oyster Po’boy
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Pusser’s Caribbean Grille
$10 for a dozen Oysters on the half shell or Rockefeller
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Sailor Oyster Bar
Oyster Chowder
Harris Creek, MD Oysters
Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA
Sam’s on the Waterfront
Chesapeake Bay Oysters Casino topped with spinach, bell peppers, onions, garlic, applewood bacon & Parmesan
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Severn Inn
Fried Oysters with house made chorizo, feta, jalapeno queso, bacon and scallions
Fried Oyster BLT with pork belly, arugula, tomato salad, tomato jam and remoulade
Oysters with citrus mignonette, cocktail sauce and lemon
Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA
Stan and Joe’s Saloon
West River Oysters from Capt. Van Alstine for $1 each during Happy Hour Mon–Fri from 3pm-7pm and $8 half dozen all March
Eastern Shore Brewing Beer
Yellowfin Steak & Fish House
38 degree Oysters
Oyster Rockefeller
Chef specials that change throughout Oyster Fest
$1 Eastern Shore Brewing Situation Critical IPA drafts with any Oyster Fest purchase
100 Dozen Oyster Giveaway
If you take advantage of any of the Oyster Fest specials, make sure to take a photo of your oysters! Post the photo to Facebook or Instagram, using the hashtag #AnnapolisOysterFest. This then enters you for the chance to WIN a dozen oysters!
Which Oyster Fest special are you going to try?
I received the above information via Downtown Annapolis Partnership. All opinions are 100% my own.
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