New Oyster Bar Restaurant Opens In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — The new 348 Oyster Bar restaurant will celebrate its grand opening in Fairfield with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, May 8. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. and complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres will be served, according to town officials.

348 Oyster Bar is a modern, contemporary seafood restaurant offering Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with fresh, local ingredients. Popular dishes include the oyster po-boy and “isla mujeres” fish tacos, as well as skipper’s fisherman’s stew and Manhattan clam chowder, which garnered top honors for Chef Fernando Garcia at 2014’s Chowdafest competition. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

“We are thrilled to have 348 Oyster Bar join our vibrant and growing Fairfield business community and restaurant scene,” Community & Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart said in a press release. “Small businesses like this have long been the backbone of our local economy, and we wish Skye Kwok and Karim Ameziane much success in their new business venture.”

348 Oyster Bar, which is located at 348 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to10 p.m. Valet parking is available for dinner service on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Visit the 348 Oyster Bar website here and on Facebook here.

Photos by Mark Barnhart