Harbor House, Milwaukee seafood restaurant and the largest oyster purveyor in Wisconsin, will be one of ten national restaurants to participate in the upcoming Oyster Fest Chicago, Presented by Shaw’s Crab House.
The event, which takes place Friday, Sept. 11, is expected to draw more than 6,000 guests, who will descend upon the corner of Hubbard and Rush streets to hear live music from indie pop headliner, St. Lucia,
Curated by Shaw’s Crab House and the culinary team behind Windy City Smokeout, the 27th Annual Oyster Fest will feature fresh seafood, including a large variety of oysters on the half shell, from some of the best restaurants and growers around the country including Notkins Oyster Bar (Montreal), Drago’s Seafood (New Orleans) and The Optimist (Atlanta).
Harbor house will feature some of their most popular oyster varietals like Naked Cowboy’s namesake oyster, as well as some of the most rare, like the Olympia from Totten Inlet, WA, the Shibumi from Puget Sound, WA, and the Row 34 from Duxbury, MA.
Oyster Fest takes place in Chicago at 435 N. Wabash (at Hubbard and Rush) from 3 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. Tickets are $30 and include admission only. Food and beverage may be purchased separately inside the festival. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit oysterfestchicago.com.
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