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Island Creek Oyster Bar comes to Kenmore

Print | Comments () Posted by Devra First April 5, 2010 11:36 AM

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Globe Staff File Photo/Yoon S. Byun

Island Creek glory shot! Expect plenty of these at the Kenmore Square oyster bar.

Just as word comes that the Foundation Lounge is closing April 17, there's some good news for Hotel Commonwealth. Island Creek Oyster Bar will open in the space that was formerly seafood restaurant Great Bay.

The theme remains the same, or at least similar. Described as a "high-energy oyster bar and seafood restaurant," Island Creek Oyster Bar is slated for a late summer opening. There aren't too many details on the menu yet, but it will showcase the products of Island Creek's farmers and the purveyors with whom the oyster company has developed relationships over the years.

The project is a collaboration between Island Creek Oysters founder Skip Bennett, Lineage/Eastern Standard chef Jeremy Sewall, and Eastern Standard proprietor Garrett Harker. That's a promising team. This looks as though it will be a huge addition to Boston's oddly lacking seafood scene.

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7 comments so far...

This is an idea and concept whose time has come. I cannot wait for summer. Good luck!!!!

Posted by ron hoffman April 5, 10 03:15 PM

Oddly lacking seafood scene? Boston? What are you talking about?

Posted by letitsnow April 5, 10 03:48 PM

For a city famous for seafood, we don't have that many restaurants devoted to it. Aside from Legal, of course.

Posted by Devra First

April 5, 10 06:59 PM

The best oysters in the world!! Worth a trip - even from NYC! Great idea!

Posted by Barbara Kelly April 5, 10 09:52 PM

i am a big oyster fan! GO OYSTERS!

Posted by DIANA HART April 6, 10 07:48 PM

I can't wait!

Posted by Rob Ayles April 8, 10 03:21 PM

Jeez guys the photo of oysters depicts very poor shucking. The idea is to leave the oyster intact. Let's hope the photo was an exception and not the rule. Boston needs another culinary place for oyster aficionados. There are already plenty of slurp joints. The ICOB certainly has the intention of the highest standards. The Island Creek oyster is famous for its high quality. But in a raw oyster bar, it all starts with the shucking.

Posted by OysterAficionado November 5, 10 10:57 AM

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