A splash of saltwater in landlocked Raleigh.

WHERE WE ARE

Transfer Company Food Hall
500 E. Davie Street, Raleigh NC
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OYSTER BAR HOURS

Wednesday to Saturday 12-10pm
Sunday 12-8pm
Additional hours coming soon

FISH MARKET HOURS

Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm
Additional hours coming soon

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Locals Seafood Market & Oyster Bar

Locals Seafood Market & Oyster Bar
500 East Davie Street
Raleigh, North Carolina

ABOUT US

Tucked into Transfer Company Food Hall, Locals Oyster Bar is a taste of the coastline in the middle of landlocked Raleigh. We invite you to come on in, grab a seat, and get to know some of North Carolina’s most delicious and often under-appreciated seafood. Swap stories, share plates, and toast to a hard day’s work.

Brought to you by Locals Seafood & Person Street Bar.

OUR SEAFOOD

Locals Oyster Bar is rooted in North Carolina’s seafood traditions. Oysters roasted on the beach. Shad roe with bacon. Fried mullet. Our state’s bountiful coastline created a seafood-rich, seasonal diet in the eastern part of the state for centuries. Our seafood restaurant celebrates this heritage.

Chef Eric Montagne knows a thing or two about seafood. He was born in Miami, where his father taught him how to fish in the ocean and canals of South Florida. This instilled an appreciation for the ocean at a young age. His family moved to North Carolina in 2000. Here, he continued to fish, picked up hunting, and explored the state from east to west. After a brief stint in the Rockies, North Carolina called Eric back and he put down roots in Raleigh. Chef Eric is excited to celebrate the seafood & traditions of his adopted home state.

Our menus below are for our Raleigh location, and are subject to availability and change.

Smaller

PEEL & EAT SHRIMP $12
1/2 pound shrimp, drawn butter, cocktail sauce

CEVICHE $8
sweet potato chips, radishes, leche de tigre, herbs

OYSTER POUTINE $8
cornmeal fried oysters and fries, oyster gravy, thyme, lemon

SMOKED FISH DIP $6
smoked fish, pickled onion, herbs, lemon, butter crackers

SHRIMP COCKTAIL $8
horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemon

Larger

OAK LETTUCE SALAD $7
turnips, shallots, crab roe vinaigrette 
add grilled fish $8
add fried oysters $7
add fried shrimp $6

SHRIMP SALAD ROLL $9
paprika dressing, dill, pickled onion

MARINATED CLAM ROLL $8
broccoli raab, kombu vinegar, parsley

FISH & CHIPS $12
beer battered fish, fries, tartar sauce, lemon

SMOKED FISH SALAD ROLL $8
pickled onion, chives, dill

FRIED OYSTER ROLL $10
grilled cabbage, lime, oyster mayo

FRIED SHRIMP ROLL $9
iceberg lettuce, pickles, hot sauce

GRILLED FISH SANDWICH $10
horseradish tartar sauce, iceberg lettuce, pickles

Sides

FRIES $2
add bottarga $1
add gravy $1

HUSHPUPPIES $3

GREEN SALAD $3

CHICKPEA SALAD $3

SWEET POTATO CHIPS $3

Raw Bar

OYSTERS–
We serve a rotating variety of raw oysters based on seasonality and availability.
Single $2.50
Half dozen $14
Dozen $26
served with your choice of lemon, cocktail sauce, mignonette, horseradish, and hot sauce.

CLAMS–
Single $1.50
Half Dozen $8
Dozen $12
served with your choice of lemon, cocktail sauce, mignonette, horseradish, and hot sauce

PLATTER $32
dozen oysters, half dozen clams

Steamers

OYSTERS —
Half peck $20
Full peck $35
shucked oysters, lemon, cocktail sauce, butter, hot sauce, crackers

CLAMS —
Dozen $16
Two dozen $30
shucked clams, lemon, cocktail sauce, butter, hot sauce, crackers

At present, we are only serving our counter service and raw bar menus. In the coming weeks, we will begin table service in our dining room with an expanded menu.
Drink menu coming soon.

COUNTER SERVICE

Smaller

PEEL & EAT SHRIMP $12
1/2 pound shrimp, drawn butter, cocktail sauce

CEVICHE $8
sweet potato chips, radishes, leche de tigre, herbs

OYSTER POUTINE $8
cornmeal fried oysters and fries, oyster gravy, thyme, lemon

SMOKED FISH DIP $6
smoked fish, pickled onion, herbs, lemon, butter crackers

SHRIMP COCKTAIL $8
horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemon

Larger

OAK LETTUCE SALAD $7
turnips, shallots, crab roe vinaigrette 
add grilled fish $8
add fried oysters $7
add fried shrimp $6

SHRIMP SALAD ROLL $9
paprika dressing, dill, pickled onion

MARINATED CLAM ROLL $8
broccoli raab, kombu vinegar, parsley

FISH & CHIPS $12
beer battered fish, fries, tartar sauce, lemon

SMOKED FISH SALAD ROLL $8
pickled onion, chives, dill

FRIED OYSTER ROLL $10
grilled cabbage, lime, oyster mayo

FRIED SHRIMP ROLL $9
iceberg lettuce, pickles, hot sauce

GRILLED FISH SANDWICH $10
horseradish tartar sauce, iceberg lettuce, pickles

Sides

FRIES $2
add bottarga $1
add gravy $1

HUSHPUPPIES $3

GREEN SALAD $3

CHICKPEA SALAD $3

SWEET POTATO CHIPS $3

RAW BAR

Raw Bar

OYSTERS–
We serve a rotating variety of raw oysters based on seasonality and availability.
Single $2.50
Half dozen $14
Dozen $26
served with your choice of lemon, cocktail sauce, mignonette, horseradish, and hot sauce.

CLAMS–
Single $1.50
Half Dozen $8
Dozen $12
served with your choice of lemon, cocktail sauce, mignonette, horseradish, and hot sauce

PLATTER $32
dozen oysters, half dozen clams

Steamers

OYSTERS —
Half peck $20
Full peck $35
shucked oysters, lemon, cocktail sauce, butter, hot sauce, crackers

CLAMS —
Dozen $16
Two dozen $30
shucked clams, lemon, cocktail sauce, butter, hot sauce, crackers

DINING ROOM

At present, we are only serving our counter service and raw bar menus. In the coming weeks, we will begin table service in our dining room with an expanded menu.

DRINKS

Menu coming soon.

FEATURED OYSTERS

Our oyster selection is focused on North Carolina’s cultivated & wild oysters. The tides, season, and weather will determine which oysters we are shucking tonight.

We’re particularly excited to showcase North Carolina’s burgeoning cultivated oyster industry and the growers themselves. Learn about two of North Carolina’s cultivated oyster varieties below.

While these oysters are featured here, they may not be on our raw bar menu tonight.

 Woccocon

CLEAN & GRASSY FLAVOR
MEDIUM SALINITY
SMALL SIZE

Woccocon (pronounced Wa-ka-kan) Oysters are grown on the sound side of Ocracoke Island. After being settled by colonists in the 17th century, this little island earned the name “Woccocon,” probably derived from the nearby Woccon tribe. Over the centuries, the name evolved into its modern iteration: Ocracoke. 

Growing in the shallow waters of the Pamlico Sound, Woccocon oysters take on a clean, grassy flavor. Their proximity to the open ocean keeps the salinity level medium to high.

LEARN MORE

Tarheel Tiderunner

BUTTERY & MEATY FLAVOR
HIGH SALINITY
LARGE SIZE

Grown in the famous Stump Sound, Tarheel Tiderunners have a classic Carolina oyster flavor: high salinity with a buttery, meaty flavor. The flavor lingers, giving you a taste of the coast for minutes after you slurp down your first Tiderunner.

This oyster is like the cultivated equivalent to the wild Stump Sound oyster. They have a very similar flavor, but Tarheel Tiderunners are clean, single, and easy to shuck. 

LEARN MORE

CATERING

Locals Oyster Bar offers catering to events held at Transfer Company Food Hall. To inquire about hosting your event at the food hall, email catering@localsoysterbar.com.

Starting in late May 2019, our catering team will come to your venue! Fill out the form below to inquire about having Locals Oyster Bar cater your event.

FISH MARKET

The Locals Seafood market at Transfer Co. Food Hall is now open! Locals Seafood has delivered high-quality North Carolina seafood to Triangle customers since 2010. Our own restaurant kitchen uses Locals’ product, so you know it’s good.

The fish market sells prepared foods alongside fresh fish, shellfish, smoked seafood, and much more.

MARKET HOURS
Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm
Additional hours coming soon!

EVENTS

Come see us at events at the oyster bar and around the Triangle. Click on the event name below for more information.