She also opened an oyster bar in the hotel called The John Dory Oyster Bar. He worked for a time at an oyster bar. Watson sold his share of the Oyster Bar to Bryant in 1987. Sources vary as to when the first oyster bar was created. London's oldest restaurant, Rules, also began business as an oyster bar. The site likely began as a low-lying oyster bar on Estero Bay. He opened his first oyster bar in 1823 across from Buckingham Palace. One of them is The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill located in Dubai. In February 2017, the 16-seat Oyster Bar opened inside the HRH Tower. Shortly after the oyster bar reopened, Old Ebbitt Grill lost its long-time chef, Juan Bosio. An oyster bar was added to the rear of the restaurant on the main floor. In 1988 he opened the first Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, now a national chain.