The Oyster Bar swung its doors open again on Oct. 14. The new spot spans 3,200 square feet in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District. Two years had passed since the last customer walked out.
Owner Josh Cameron had aimed to shut down temporarily in Aug. 2023. Six months — that was the plan. But 2024’s hurricane season hit hard, and contractors fell behind schedule. The timeline ballooned.
The restaurant now sits at 2245 Central Ave., twenty blocks away from where it started at 249 Central. More kitchen space means more room to work, and the shucking section got bigger too…