Newport’s local seafood hotspot, Scales and Shells, has expanded by opening 1/2 Shell, a traditional raw bar designed for the oyster obsessed. The location is colorful yet simple, with a beautiful baby blue bar ready to sling artisan cocktails.

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1/2 Shell keeps their oyster selection minimal with a “quality over quantity” attitude, offering the shell of the day or what flavor is seasonally trending by local farmers.

$1 Oyster Night

Joun What’sUpNewp for Oyster Night at 1/2 Shell on Wednesday, December 9th.

Enjoy $1 oysters from 5pm – 9pm at 1/2 shell, cash bar and/or order anything off of the traditional Scales & Shells menu while enjoying and experiencing a beautiful new space on Lower Thames Street in Newport.

1/2 Shell at Scales & Shells is located at 527 Thames Street.

All photos by Marial Maher/Visual Manor

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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