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Inside the Grilled Oyster Company

The restaurant's Chesapeake riff on the classic San Francisco stew cioppino features crab, shrimp, clams, mussels, rockfish, and vegetables. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

Crabcakes are lightly breaded with panko and served with corn relish and slaw. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

The regular menu is offered at the 15-seat bar, which also services classic cocktails, beers like Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, and 15 wines by the glass. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

Decorating one wall of the dining room: a Chesapeake blue crab designed by Cambridge, Maryland-based artist Paul Lockhart. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

A chalkboard highlights the day's catch and specials. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

A fish sampler features sesame-seared tuna with cucumber relish, salmon over a roasted vegetable orzo, and rockfish with sautéed mushrooms in beurre blanc sauce. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

Decadent desserts include this mint-topped Key lime pie. Photograph by Dakota Fine.

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