$300 Gift Certificate to The Lonely Oyster In Echo Park. Established in 2022. From Owner/ Operator Don Andes (Little Joy Cocktails Echo Park) The Lonely Oyster is built around educating customers in the following: Raw Bar- Expertly trained raw bar staff educates customers in all things saltwater. (Product sourcing, flavor profile, finish, and sustainability.) Seafood- Executive Chef Dom Crisp showcases his unparalleled, seafood- focused culinary expertise. Maritime Cocktails- Our in-house mixologists inform customers on which of their original cocktails pairs most perfectly with each of our daily oyster selections. Exceptional Wine- Sommelier Adam Ohler's wine list redefines what it means to be enophile. All of these parts are designed to cohesively inspire a thirst for merroir, and invoke a sensory travel experience through shared Crisp uses classic towers to tell stories about the abundance of the oceans. The Deck Hand, the restaurant's smallest option, with wonton crisps, an unusual selection for a seafood tower. The biggest plateau has all of that, plus salmon crudo, scallop carpaccio, and surf and turf tartare. The tartare Wagyu topped with Yarra Valley The Lonely Oyster pushing boundaries of the genre. features wild uni and buttery caviar is made with thinly sliced Australian trout roe, yet another example of Executive Chef Dom Crisp. "When I started off in kitchens, the fish of the day used to be just salmon," he says, "but now, with changing interests, it's cool that I get to work with octopus, scallops, uni, and swordfish."