Humboldt Bay Tourism Center

Staff was friendly sweet and knowledgeable!!! Oysters were the best I’ve had!
Great ambiance! Never made us feel rushed as we visited and ate and prices were great.
Would highly recommend this place!

Clean friendly staff great oysters and beautiful pint glasses and best part everything is local

If you want a place to get oysters then come here. All of their ingredients are local bound, and I’m down with that.

Really gorgeous room filled with Humboldts best! Good munchies, wine and beer. Definitely a necessary stop

If you are visiting Humboldt this is a great place go. The wine flights and oysters are wonderful. The service is freindly and very helpful. The sausage plate was really good. A great sampling of what Humboldt has to offer.

Best place in town for oysters and beer. I can’t wait to have more. Soon!

Humboldt Bay Oyster Tour Terrific!
Humboldt Bay (and the Arcata Bay portion in particular) is home to some of the world’s best oysters — and oyster farmers! The Oyster Tour is a terrific way to learn about how oysters are grown — a surprisingly hands-​on process.
I’d say we are in the early stages of what may be called «the craft oyster movement» (like the craft beer movement of the 1980’s and 1990’s). Oyster farmers are experimenting with a range of variables to explore the resulting shapes, growth rates, and tastes. It appears that location has a great deal of impact, for example, and oyster beds just a few hundred meters away from one another may yield surprisingly different oysters — this is now known as «merroir».
Sebastian is both the tour guide and one of these local farmers. Full of facts and surprising anecdotes about oysters, oyster farming, clam farming (yes, the Bay producers millions of baby clams that are then raised elsewhere) and the Bay itself.
You’ll see oysters that are just a few weeks old, to those ready to be harvested, to some approaching 30 cm in length (OK, a foot long) — and you’ll choose a few to sample when you return ashore.
If you like oysters and have a desire to learn a bit more about them first-​hand, this tour is highly recommended.
Bring waterproof boots (the higher the better), as you’ll hop out of the boat at the farm to explore the beds. Bring several layers of clothing — and sunscreen, depending on the weather.

The waitress we had from New Mexico was very friendly. She actually sold us on oysters. Buy a beer and get a free oyster. Place is clean and nice. Great oysters raw and broiled. Habanero sauce was good. Lost Coast beer was great. Pricey but good. Close to the boardwalk.

We visited this place a week ago while on vacation. Went in with my husband and our two autistic daughters. The two ladies working were awesome. I didn’t get any names but the young lady with blonde hair prepared oysters for my husband to try for the first time (he loved them) while the other young lady with brunette hair helped me entertain our girls during our short visit. It was a delightful visit and were very please with the service.

I come here twice a when visiting family. Great place to try local items. Wines, beers, oysters, sweets, tourist info activities. So worth it! Great, friendly service.

This place is tied with the best oyster bar I’ve ever been to, which is in Vermont.
Strictly opposite coasts, and this is the best on the west I’ve been to.
Half restaurant and half tourism center, but whatever, the number of styles they have for oysters is amazing.
$ 1 oyster shooters on Tuesdays? Lucky me.
If you like oysters and beer/​wine, stop in, just do it.

It might feel strange to walk into «half visitors center /​half oyster bar» but rest assured — this is the real deal in terms of oysters! It’s not simply a plug for other local businesses.
Oyster Review First:
Each juicy oyster was well-​shucked (no shards!) and topped with inventive fixings — my favorite was the Haberno Sunrise (peach packed with heat). If you order a sampler plate, you get to try all their sauces — very fun! I tried both the Kunamoto and the Bucksport oysters and really enjoyed both — the Bucksport were a little creamier but I was told this changes as the season progresses.
Outside of oyster talk– the team at the bar was also super helpful with suggestions for places to go and other things to eat.
All Else:
I enjoyed each platter of oysters, each sip of local wine, and each snack I tried.
If you are in Eureka and need a place to eat and sort out what else to do while you’re in town — grab a seat at the oyster bar!

We came on Easter and were excited they were open. They gave us great recommendations for both food and drink. This place is all local and regional and the view was great too! We brought the kids and they shared our oyster plates, so we had to get two. Overall the place is amazing. Sarah is wonderful and she knows the. neighborhood and area really well. Totally check this place out if you are anywhere close. So for great service, great oysters and a nice cold beer be sure to stop here.

I salivate when I walk by. It should be embarrassing, but luckily no one’s noticed yet, so my secret is safe. Plump, local, delectably garnished oysters, served in their shells on a bed of rock salt, with a wine list to shame any posh city joint, friendly, thoughtful waiters who quickly learn your name and your favorite order, a beautiful, clean location in the heart of our old town arts district. Welcome to Humboldt.
*****I’d like to give them 5 stars, but I’m waiting for them to add a portable wheelchair ramp.

If I could give this place a 100 stars I would! A must do if you are in Eureka. Humboldt has all my favorite foods and lots of lovely wines and this is a place where you can taste them all of one seating, with reasonable portions, while getting a touch of culinary education.
Don’t even get me started on the staff, they couldn’t be more lovely or enthusiastic about their business.
I didn’t do any of the tours this time but plan to go back in the fall and you had better believe this will be my first stop.
What are you waiting for! Go already :)!

What??? Wine tasting, local brews and a raw bar???
We got lucky finding this unique space upon our arrival to historic downtown Eureka. We enjoyed viewing the local made gifts, art and edibles, learning about local adventures and being able to ask questions. We were so impressed with the Humbolt Bay Tourism Center that we returned at the end of our day and bellied up to their bar for local libations.

This place has the best oysters that Humboldt County has to offer. The atmosphere is A++ too. I recommend the Humboldt Heat and The Kyoto, although none of them fall short of absolutely mouth watering (even the butter and garlic. yum!). Both broiled and raw are delicious. I’d recommend this to literally anyone. Even if you had sub-​par experiences at other Oyster Bars in the past, this one is worth your time. I will be returning to this place for hopefully years to come.