upstate craft beer & oyster bar

Excellent all around 👍🏾

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love Upstate! Happy hour is 5-7 and you get 6 oysters and a beer for $13, plus a little piece of cake comes with the check. All of their food is great and reasonably priced. I would recommend making a reservation or having a back up plan as they are usually pretty busy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The beer and crab cakes are unreal!!! Also would recommend the squid ink pasta, sounds gross but is actually gas! Unfortunately I didn’t get any pics of the beer or crab cakes but everything was so gorg!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love coming to this place. Been here many times and plan on coming back as long as they keep serving their amazing variety of oysters. The food menu is really good too. Really enjoyed the crab and mushroom pasta and also tried that black ink pasta before that I really enjoyed and the tuna with mashed potatoes is also really great. It's a bit tight with the closeness of the tables to each other but overall a really great restaurant. Definitely recommend this place.  Make reservations in advance if you don't want to wait for a long time. 

Really outstanding food for the price.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

If it was an option to double 5 stars, I’d certainly would. These are delicious, fresh, so full of taste oysters, and the ones they offer for happy our not an exception at all!! In fact, when I brought a skeptic friend with me and we tried other oysters too, that person marked the HH oysters as the most remarkable ones. Just as I, a veteran goer to this place, expected 🤭 Tried to have real food here several times but couldn’t get through ordering more and more oysters. Yet, somehow I managed to have surf&turf and tuna tartar here back in spring. Both were good and tasty, well above the average. Recently, had surf&turf again. There are surely more upscale meat cuts but it’s really the best you can get for this price, and they have upgraded the meal quite a bit — all made me like it more!! Want to return for crudo and tuna steak that looked amazing in its new version —based on what I saw coming from the kitchen!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great in the Summer when you can sit outside. Not cheap but worth it!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a great experience at Upstate Craft Beer and Oyster Bar. The service was friendly and attentive, and the oysters were super fresh. Their happy hour deal is a steal, half a dozen oysters and a beer for just $12. The only small downside is that you have to order a beer to get the happy hour oyster pricing, but it's a fair trade-off. The calamari was also delicious, perfectly crispy and well-seasoned. Overall, a great spot with quality seafood and a relaxed vibe. I'll definitely be coming back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I found this place on a whim, and it did not disappoint. Sam and Izzy’s were absolutely wonderful. They were so personable and helpful. I never remember what kind of oysters to get and Sam’s recommendations were wonderful. They were 2/2 with the crab cakes and oysters! The atmosphere is comfortable and the food and drinks are great! I will absolutely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Upstate is a must for me each time I visit the city. The happy hour special (6 oysters and a craft beer for $13) is always a great way to start the evening. Always fresh and a great variety to choose from

It's a great small place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great oysters and their happy hour deal is great! They also have other menu items, and their uni pasta is superb!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Happy Hour Oyster Selection, Scallops, Shrimp \u0026 Uni Butter

Amazing experience and delicious food. Be coming to this place with friends for years. Recommend for all who want to have a chill dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I went to this bar my last day of my NYC trip by chance and it was probably one of my nicest dining/drinking experience there. Food is good, and the staff super friendly and welcoming. Hope to come back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Happy Hour Oyster Selection

Came for the great HH deal (6 oysters + beer/wine for ~$13?) and had an amazing time! They were very accommodating for our big group of 6 for a walk-in and sat us all at the bar. & Oysters were delicious, esp for HH!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5