Central Avenue Oyster Bar

249 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701

(727) 897-9728

http://www.centraloysterbar.com/

Categories: Bar, Restaurant

Cuisine: American casual, Seafood casual

Features: Outdoor seating

Cost range: 10.01-20.0

Payment options: Credit cards accepted

Alcohol: Full bar

More in this neighborhood: Downtown St. Petersburg

The Oyster Bar's front window beckons both the seafood and brew lover in you. A cooler teases with oysters on the half-shell and cans of Boddington's. Inside, it resembles a seaside pub remodeled by Manhattan urbanites. The bar serves full liquor, good drafts and wine for a smidge higher than average prices. Stick with the oysters. Raw middleneck clams on the half shell are pretty good too. It sports a cosmopolitan attitude that almost makes St. Pete feel like a big city.