The Best Things Infatuation LA Ate This Year - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"I care so deeply about Found Oyster that I sometimes wonder if I should even be allowed to write about it. This is a tiny spot that’s part-Parisian wine bar, part-New England clam shack, with a disco ball hanging from the ceiling and an ice chest full of oysters fresh from the GM’s family farm on Cape Cod Bay. I remember every single meal I’ve eaten here, from my first visit last winter (steamers frites and a lobster roll), to my birthday lunch just before COVID hit (a dizzying amount of raw, fried, and broiled oysters, and a Caesar salad served on top of pork schnitzel). But raw bars that cram 15 people in like anchovies are not built for pandemics. Remarkably, Found survived by running as a seafood mart, wine shop, and fried chicken shack for six months. And in November, they built a brand new patio in the loading zone in front of their restaurant - which they plan to reopen as soon as the city allows it. I went back for opening weekend, and it turns out, their oysters are just as good outside. Things almost felt normal for those two hours I was back at my favorite restaurant. - BK" - Brant Cox, Kat Hong, Brett Keating, James Montgomery