Raw oysters at the Optimist

For years, Atlanta’s only oyster options were overpriced restaurant appetizers or low-priced specimens at questionable drinking spots. Thanks to the Optimist, we now have a solid spot to go for a carefully curated oyster selection so fresh you’d think you lived on the water. Pair them with a crisp glass of craft beer and more than one of the homemade parker house rolls, shiny with butter and finished with flaked sea salt. $3-$3.50 per oyster.