Found Oyster, one of this year’s best reviewed openings, is back. The seafood bar, which has been closed completely since the shutdown began in mid-March, is launching a pop-up called Overboard this Friday, May 15. The pop-up will feature buckets of
A disco ball hangs from Found Oyster’s double-height ceiling, speckling light across the 26-seat room. Shina Williams & His African Percussionists groove from the soundtrack; heads bop while patrons peel prawns and slurp scallops on the half shell
. Some Los Angeles-area seafood restaurants are designed for boisterous moods — the seaside ebullience of Fishing With Dynamite in Manhattan Beach, the West Hollywood rowdiness of Connie & Ted’s with its sprawling, Googie-esque dining room. Found Oyster’s
goes in the opposite direction. Opened on a relatively quiet stretch of Fountain Avenue in November, Found Oyster has just 22 seats, roughly half of them at a handsome bar. The concise menu is limited to a few raw-bar items, a dozen midsize “plates
worked with Bestia and Bavel: Found Oyster co-owners Adam Weisblatt and Holly Fox. A lobster roll avoids the perennial question—Maine or Connecticut style?—in favor of a superior creation in which the lobster is tossed in a rich, tomatoey bisque. The
“It’s like being kicked in the shins, over and over again.” Holly Fox, co-owner of Last Word Hospitality, the group behind Found Oyster Bar in East Hollywood and Nossa Caipirinha Bar in Los Feliz, is bracing for another painful, expensive battle to
stay in business. In the fall of 2020, she spent about $22,000 to install a parklet patio in front of Found Oyster, using a permit she was granted through the city’s L.A. Al Fresco, a program that allowed restaurants to quickly open outdoor dining areas
bringing your own moist toilettes and ordering a full rack. Scallop tostada at Found Oyster Scallop tostada from Found Oyster. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Lately, when I feel like treating myself to something special, I spend a couple of hours
sipping rose-tinted pét-nat on a wooden chair on the patio at Found Oyster. I don’t spring for the seafood towers, vertical masterpieces fashioned from ice, peel-and-eat shrimp, plump oysters, lobster cocktail and crudo. Or the impressively stuffed lobster
reliability of the food, service and ambiance — to be honest, the best people-watching too." 320 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena, (626) 577-6001, houstons.com FOUND OYSTER"For when we want to feel youthful and have fun! Best vibe in town. I don’t drink wine but [my
people of Anajak are the real treasure; I go to have a good time but when people are so f— beautiful it leaves a mark." 14704 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 501-4201, anajakthai.com FOUND OYSTER "In a way, this is also a COVID story, but in this case
space out back has the right pastoral feel for the Funke aesthetic. felixla.com Found Oyster The 3-year-old East Hollywood seafood bar feels in essence like a neighborhood hangout, but the wit and consistency of its bicoastal dishes makes it a citywide
favorite places to eat, in addition to that day’s visits: “The obsession with Found Oyster is so real,” she says. She also frequents All Time in Los Feliz for the blueberry muffins and other pastries, Kismet and Kismet Rotisserie on Sunset Boulevard, Night
immediate household. So we’re celebrating an exciting, eclectic array of establishments, new and old, that have nourished both our bodies and spirits. Bon appetit! When it opened in November 2019, Found Oyster became something of an instant hit: turned out
then, Found’s takeout is my go-to on nights when I’m looking for a mix of familiar comforts (don’t lie to yourself, order the pimento cheese) and unique indulgence. Found Oyster, 4880 Fountain Ave., East Hollywood. I’m considering stocking up for the
fellow critic Bill Addison reviews Found Oyster in East Hollywood, a 26-seat seafood charmer that feels like a refuge and a party. I review Yapa, a Peruvian-Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo with thrilling tiraditos and a highly memorable fish churro