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Small oyster bar with a rotating roster of craft beers, known for its popular happy hour.
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Address: 95 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (646) 791-5400
Website: http://upstatenyc.com/
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upstate craft beer & oyster bar
95 first avenue (corner of sixth street) ny, ny 10003. Hours: sunday – thursday: 5pm-10pm friday & saturday: 5pm-10:30pm happy hour: 5pm-7pm, seven days a week!
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar – Review – East Village – New York
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is the ultimate neighborhood restaurant, with fresh seafood, friendly service, and free-flowing craft beer.
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Reviews
Jane Leoni-Röder
We had a great experience. We came for a nice seafood dinner, and it was a really good value for the money! We didn’t know about the oyster happy hour, but it’s a great deal! It was the best start to the evening. The marlin appetizer was great, and the tuna steak with wasabi mashed potatoes and scallops was delicious. The atmosphere is relaxed while the service is attentive. We were very happy to have found this place.
… moreChris LaRocca
I’ve been here twice now and cannot wait to go back again. The food is delicious and the oysters are so fresh! The beer and the drinks are also very amazing. The service is great and the atmosphere is awesome. I also really loved the music they had playing both times.
It’s a small joint and fills up quick so I recommend making a reservation and showing up a little before it, just in case. Other than that I can’t recommend this place enough. If you love beer and oysters than this is definitely the spot for you!! If you aren’t huge into beer and oysters, then the drinks and other food options on the menu are also really good. Both times our server finished off our night with something small, free of charge. I thought that was really nice of them to do, especially both times I was there.
I don’t usually leave reviews but this place definitely deserves it! Also, their happy hour is a killer deal!!
… moreIt’s a small joint and fills up quick so I recommend making a reservation and showing up a little before it, just in case. Other than that I can’t recommend this place enough. If you love beer and oysters than this is definitely the spot for you!! If you aren’t huge into beer and oysters, then the drinks and other food options on the menu are also really good. Both times our server finished off our night with something small, free of charge. I thought that was really nice of them to do, especially both times I was there.
I don’t usually leave reviews but this place definitely deserves it! Also, their happy hour is a killer deal!!
Eunice Yeo
Had a great experience at Upstate Craft Beer and Oyster Bar. The service was friendly and attentive, and the oysters were super fresh. Their happy hour deal is a steal, half a dozen oysters and a beer for just $12. The only small downside is that you have to order a beer to get the happy hour oyster pricing, but it’s a fair trade-off. The calamari was also delicious, perfectly crispy and well-seasoned. Overall, a great spot with quality seafood and a relaxed vibe. I’ll definitely be coming back!
… moreBrian Caine
Love Upstate! Happy hour is 5-7 and you get 6 oysters and a beer for $13, plus a little piece of cake comes with the check. All of their food is great and reasonably priced. I would recommend making a reservation or having a back up plan as they are usually pretty busy.
… moreJuhee Park
Great Happy Hour Oysters! You get 6 oysters and a beer for $13 and $17 if you get a wine, instead. Food was great but lacks in variety and came in small portion. Ended up getting 3 dishes even after having a dozen oyster per person.
… moreGwen Malick
Sam was my server and she was so kind & helpful with recommendations! Totally made the experience & she made me one of the best martinis I’ve had in the city. Prices are super reasonable and biggest selection of oysters I’ve found in the neighborhood.
… moreTravis Shepherd
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar has a welcoming vibe and great NY food & drink offerings! The staff was warm & welcoming and although it was busy we felt valued and everything moved at a comfortable pace. We felt the prices were very reasonable and liked the ability to make a reservation (which was a good call for Saturday evening). They have a great oyster selection and we started with a delicious platter. I got the seafood risotto, which was great, and my wife got the Scallop Special which really stood out and we’d definitely repeat. Their craft beer selection is a good mix of varieties and we especially loved Old Man Winter from Southern Tier Brewing Company. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is now on our neighborhood-favorite list, we recommend it and will certainly be back!
Date visited: 3/29/25
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Eva Xue
One of my favorite oyster happy hours in the city, love that you can upgrade the beer to wine which makes more sense to me as a pairing
… moreCharlize Wright
The beer and crab cakes are unreal!!! Also would recommend the squid ink pasta, sounds gross but is actually gas! Unfortunately I didn’t get any pics of the beer or crab cakes but everything was so gorg!
… moreMelanie Tam
My friend was craving some oysters after an early Saturday night dinner. We found Upstate and it was still pretty packed at around 8. We were able to put our names down for 9 PM for three seats at the bar. We ordered:
-Oysters (Sea Kist, Wellfleet, Wave Lengths, Upstate’s Own, Blue Whale) – these were all east coast oyster because the west coast ones were sold out. East coast oysters are priced at $2.85 each, which is reasonable IMO for regular pricing. There are some types of oysters that are plumper than others, so you can always ask for recommendations. All of the oysters were pretty good but I did get a few that weren’t properly shucked
-Little neck clams – I love a good clam, and these were nice and fresh. I might have liked them even more than the oysters
-Escargot (snails slow cooked in basil and parsley butter) – this was probably one of the worst escargot I’ve ever eaten. It didn’t really have much flavor, and the butter tasted like movie theater popcorn butter
-Uni (Maine uni, quail egg, salmon roe with toast points) – this wasn’t what I was expecting. It served on some sort of cauliflower puree (?), which masked the flavor of everything else. The bread also tasted a bit stale
For drinks, I had the dragon stout, which reminded me of a Guinness Extra Stout. It was pretty good. They also have a nice variety of other beers on draft. If that’s not your thing, they’ve got some wine and a few cocktails, but none of the cocktails appealed to me that night.
The food menu sounds really good but if it’s similar to the two dishes we ordered, I probably wouldn’t try it. I would come back for more oysters/clams though!
… more-Oysters (Sea Kist, Wellfleet, Wave Lengths, Upstate’s Own, Blue Whale) – these were all east coast oyster because the west coast ones were sold out. East coast oysters are priced at $2.85 each, which is reasonable IMO for regular pricing. There are some types of oysters that are plumper than others, so you can always ask for recommendations. All of the oysters were pretty good but I did get a few that weren’t properly shucked
-Little neck clams – I love a good clam, and these were nice and fresh. I might have liked them even more than the oysters
-Escargot (snails slow cooked in basil and parsley butter) – this was probably one of the worst escargot I’ve ever eaten. It didn’t really have much flavor, and the butter tasted like movie theater popcorn butter
-Uni (Maine uni, quail egg, salmon roe with toast points) – this wasn’t what I was expecting. It served on some sort of cauliflower puree (?), which masked the flavor of everything else. The bread also tasted a bit stale
For drinks, I had the dragon stout, which reminded me of a Guinness Extra Stout. It was pretty good. They also have a nice variety of other beers on draft. If that’s not your thing, they’ve got some wine and a few cocktails, but none of the cocktails appealed to me that night.
The food menu sounds really good but if it’s similar to the two dishes we ordered, I probably wouldn’t try it. I would come back for more oysters/clams though!