Food & Wine highlighted some of Boise’s finest upscale restaurants like Kin, Little Pearl Oyster Bar and The Lively, popular food truck parks like Green Acres and The Switchback and our ever growing list of local wineries and breweries. The article was written BEFORE the Warehouse Food Hall opened in Downtown Boise, but they previewed it and we can confidently say that the vendors that have opened there have exceeded our expectations for unique and delicious foods. (We’re looking at you, Freshies. You were worth the wait!)

This quaint eatery on Restaurant Row in downtown offers half a dozen oysters from both coasts to savour while you consider your options. The menu has curry-infused moules frites and a Kobe beef burger in addition to all the seafood favourites, such as shrimp cocktail, lobster roll, seafood chowder, cioppino and fish and chips. Owners Cal and Ashley Elliot are seasoned New York City diners who moved back to Boise, his childhood home, a few years ago.

Little Pearl Oyster Bar is a passion project from husband-wife team Cal and Ashley Elliott, and it’s Idaho’s first oyster bar. The restaurant brings together the coastlines of the East and West in a charming, intimate setting in downtown Boise’s 8th Street Marketplace. The menu is seasonally-driven and oyster-focused, with a bistro-style approach that emphasizes fresh seafood and refined comfort food, all finessed by classic French technique.

The Little Pearl Oyster Bar is a relatively new spot on 8th Street and has a companion on the other side of the escalator (next to Rediscovered), called the Little Pearl Bar. @littlepearlboise / Instagram(/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F9zm36frz%2Fstaging%2Feb515c03353ed910ef192852554053e34b6b2ca5-540x393.png%3Fw%3D800%26q%3D80%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75)

You might not expect prime seafood to be found in the Mountain West, but a few years back, you might not have expected to find many Michelin-starred chefs in Boise, either. These days, you can have both at Little Pearl Oyster Bar. Helmed by Chef Cal Elliot (formerly of NYC's Dressler, Rye, and others), LPOB was designed as a call back to the chef's impactful time in NYC.

Little Pearl is one of Boise’s only true oyster bars and is owned by one of Boise’s only Michelin-star chefs!. Inside you’ll find a modern, cozy dining area and outside a small patio that looks out on the popular 8th Street. They have a great selection of beer and wine options, along with a great oyster selection.

8th St.: This new restaurant has a semi-enclosed outdoor patio — sheltered by the Main + Marketplace building and closed off from air draft on two sides. Each socially distanced patio table has its own standing gas heater. There is a separate hadnwashing sink and sanitation station exclusively for patio patrons.

Little Pearl Oyster Bar is a trendy seafood restaurant located in downtown Boise, and its patio is a great spot to enjoy some fresh seafood and drinks in a lively outdoor atmosphere. The patio is decorated with colorful flowers and plants, creating a charming and welcoming ambiance.

Tucked downtown Boise, this little place packs a lot of personality into one small space. I tend to love the restaurants that you walk in and it kinda feels like you are somewhere else. Little Pearl makes me feel like I am in a small pub in France or Boston.

After checking into The Avery, head out for a little pre-show at Little Pearl Oyster Bar for French 75s and fresh oysters. Sit out on what is arguably the best designed patio on 8th Street and enjoy the warm weather and people-watch.

Days after taking over Little Pearl Oyster Bar’s previous dining space at 160 N. 8th St., the downtown eatery has racked up six Google reviews — all a perfect 5.0 stars.

Head to Boise restaurant Row’s Little Pearl Oyster Bar, a seafood restaurant owned by New York dining scene Veterans Cal and Ashley Elliot.