The Oyster Bar - Shaw's Crab House

The lively Oyster Bar features a convivial atmosphere with spacious booths lining the room and an abundance of high-top tables perfect for a drink and appetizer after work or a full dining experience with friends. With a wrap around wooden bar and bartenders that remember your name, Shaw’s Oyster Bar is the Chicago destination for a round of oysters on the half shell and a martini.

Live Music
at The Oyster Bar

11 Fri

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

11 Fri

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

11 Fri

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

17 Thu

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

overhead photo of a tray of oysters with lemons and cocktail sauce on crushed ice

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Tuna Tartare* guacamole, yuzu, tortilla chips18

Lobster Tacos 3 pcs. guacamole, tomato, yuzu, wonton, serrano18

Buffalo Shrimp tossed in our signature buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing19

Maryland Style Crab Cake mustard mayonnaise16

Oysters Rockefeller - 4pcs^gf spinach, onions, jarlsberg cheese19

Fried Calamari golden fried, cocktail sauce21

Grilled Calamari white balsamic vinaigrette, celery & fennel salad, capers23

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake 6 oz. mustard mayonnaise36

Nantucket Cape Scallops jasmine rice, sautéed spinach, lemon butter36

Hot Seafood Tower mini crab cakes, fried calamari, fried shrimp, oysters rockefeller, maine lobster tails, fried asparagus, shrimp scampi150

Seafood Gumbo fresh fish, okra, fresh vegetables, steamed ricecup 8bowl 11

New England Clam Chowder quahog clams, Idaho potatoes, creamcup 9bowl 12

Lobster Bisque maine lobster, zucchini, carrotscup 12bowl 15

Caesar Salad parmesan cheese, croutons, white anchovies10

Chopped Salad avocado, hard boiled egg, cucumber, bacon, tomato, maytag blue cheese, croutons12

Iceberg Wedge maytag blue cheese crumbles, bacon, egg, tomatoes, maytag blue cheese dressing, herb vinaigrette, croutons12

Winter Salad candied pecans, cranberries, apples, blue cheese, apple cider vinaigrette12

Shaw's Signature Chopped Seafood Salad^gf alaskan bairdi crab, shrimp, lobster, hearts of palm, avocado, egg, cucumber, olives, tomatoes, scallions, louis dressing & italian vinaigrette37

Crunchy Garlic Salmon salmon, avocado, cucumber, serrano, crunchy garlic13

Shrimp Tempura tempura shrimp, tobiko, cucumber, wasabi mayonnaise14

Spicy Shrimp, Salmon & Lemon^gf spicy shrimp, cucumber & avocado, salmon & lemon17

Spicy Tuna^gf yellowfin tuna, cucumber, chili flakes17

Volcano yellowfin tuna, jalapeño, avocado, cilantro, chili oil, tobanjan sauce, tempura fried fresno peppers18

California^gf alaskan bairdi crab, avocado, cucumber, tobiko18

Crunchy Garlic Tuna yellowfin tuna, avocado, cucumber, serrano, crunchy garlic19

Yellowtail, Yuzu & Serrano^gf yellowtail, scallion, cucumber, serrano, yuzu mayonnaise19

Fish & Chips fried alaskan cod, french fries, tartar sauce26

French Fried Shrimp french fries, cocktail sauce, coleslaw26

Griddled Garlic Shrimp lemon butter, jasmine rice28

Parmesan Crusted Haddock sautéed spinach, capers, lemon butter31

Seafood Fettuccine maine lobster, shrimp, mussels, tomatoes, white wine & garlic cream sauce38

Grilled Faroe Island Salmon sweet onion soubise, grilled broccolini37

Seared Sea Scallops jasmine rice, sautéed spinach, lemon butter42

Blue Crab Stuffed Flounder lobster brandy sauce45

Grilled Yellowfin Tuna crispy rice noodles, scallions, candied peanuts, ginger-soy vinaigrette46

Pan Roasted Chilean Sea Bass soy mirin glazed, caramelized shiitake mushrooms, sesame seeds50

Sautéed Mediterranean Branzino Kalamata olive tapenade, fennel, frisée52

Nantucket Cape Scallops jasmine rice, sautéed spinach, lemon butter72

Parmesan Crusted Chicken sautéed spinach, lemon segments, capers, lemon butter22

Signature Twin Filets*^gf 2pcs 4oz filets36

Club Room Combination petite filet, sea scallops, garlic shrimp, jasmine rice43

Shaw's Seafood Platter garlic shrimp, sea scallops, maryland style crab cake, jasmine rice42

Filet Mignon*^gf10oz 65

Surf & Turf^gf maine lobster tail & twin petite filets62

Surf & Surf^gf maine lobster tail & 10oz steamed norwegian red king crab legs110

The Signature^gf 10oz steamed norwegian red king crab legs & twin petite filets115

Filet & Lobster Oscar twin petite filets, maine lobster tail, asparagus, hollandaise sauce63

As a way to offset rising costs, we have added a 3.5% surcharge to all checks. You may request to have this taken off your check should you choose.

gf indicates gluten free menu item

Who are our

Seafood Purveyors

We wouldn’t be anywhere without the many partners we’ve developed over the years. Our hats go off to the folks who help us fulfill our mission everyday: giving Chicagoland the freshest seafood seven days a week. Thank you.