Dan & Louis Oyster Bar is a seafood restaurant in Portland, Oregon described by Fodor's as a "Portland landmark".[1] As its name implies, it specializes in oysters — from Yaquina Bay and beyond — served raw and in an oyster stew the restaurant has been known for over 100 years.
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2022 | |
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| Established | 1907 |
| Owner(s) | Wachsmuth family |
| Food type | Seafood |
| Street address | 208 SW Ankeny Street |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 45°31′21″N 122°40′21″W / 45.52245°N 122.6726°W |
| Website | http://www.danandlouis.com/ |
The restaurant has been in business at the same location since 1907 when it was founded by Louis C. Wachsmuth as a raw oyster bar. Louis was the son of Meinert Wachsmuth, a Danish immigrant who had farmed his own oyster beds on Yaquina Bay.[2][3] The bay became the home of a farm, the oldest in Oregon,[4] established to provide the oyster bar with a regular supply of oysters.[3]
The menu was expanded in 1919 when Wachsmuth took over the food bar of the Merchant's Exchange Saloon. Dining rooms were added in 1937 and 1940.[5] The restaurant remains under Wachsmuth family ownership into the 21st century, and is currently operated by Meinert Keoni Wachsmuth.
Dan & Louis Oyster Bar is located in Old Town, at 208 SW Ankeny Street.
History edit
A descendant of Meinert Wachsmuth, Cory Schreiber, began his restaurant career at Dan & Louis (at the age of 11); years later, he founded his own Portland-based restaurant (Wildwood) and won a James Beard Foundation Award for his cuisine.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Dan & Louis Oyster Bar Restaurant Portland Restaurants Review". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
- ^ a b Specialties of the House James Beard Award Winner Archived 2005-02-20 at the Wayback Machine from the website of the James Beard Foundation
- ^ a b "Dan & Louis Oyster Bar - Company History". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-04-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dan & Louis Oyster Bar ... Family-owned since 1907". Archived from the original on 2006-08-14. Retrieved 2006-04-11.
External links edit
- O is for Oregon and oysters — 12 months of the year, a Portland Tribune article
- Ode to the Oyster, a 2003 review from the Portland Mercury