This is one of those quaint local establishments you just love to discover while on vacation. The Raw Bar is about a 12 minute drive east of where we're staying on Cape San Blas. Best known for its oysters, served raw, steamed or baked, the cooler in the back works on the honour system. Just grab a beer or pour your own draft and watch the various characters of Indian Pass come and go. As the leaflet says - Simple But Good.
The Raw Bar actually traces its roots back to the commissary/company store for the turpentine operation which began here 110 years ago in 1903. Turpentine is obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live pine trees. Florida led the nation in pine gum production from 1909 until 1923.
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Arnie and Bobbie in front of the Indian Pass Raw Bar
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When hurricane "Kate" hit in 1986, it virtually wiped out the wholesale oyster businesses in the area. So the McNeills, having more oysters than they could eat themselves, but not enough to continue wholesaling, opened this little gem on the "Forgotten Coast."
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| Simple But Good |
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