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Is Union Oyster House Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Boston, MA)

Food Paradise, Season 1 Boston, Massachusetts

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Union Oyster House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 27, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website had a late-August 2026 server last-modified date and listed current hours, and Google Places lists the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

This episode featured Union Oyster House's raw-bar oysters and clam chowder, dishes tied to its identity as America's oldest continuously operating restaurant, open on Boston's Freedom Trail since 1826. The restaurant sits a block from Faneuil Hall in the city's historic Union Street building. The restaurant's oyster bar, added in the 1800s, is credited as one of the first raw bars in the United States. According to the restaurant's website, unionoysterhouse.com, checked 2026-09-08, the server returned a last-modified date of August 27, 2026, and the site listed current Thursday-through-Saturday hours for the dining room. Google Places lists the business as operational at 41 Union St.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Bar Food Paradise · What was featured: New England raw-bar oysters and clam chowder, an 1826 landmark
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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  1. unionoysterhouse.com http://www.unionoysterhouse.com/
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Record fp-0096 · checked by Cal Marchetti.