Raw Bar Near Me in Malibu: Clark's Oyster Bar at Cross Creek

Clark's Oyster Bar is the newest raw bar near me in Malibu worth a sit-down dinner: it opened at Cross Creek Ranch, 23465 Civic Center Way, Suite 210, where its current dinner menu prices every oyster at $4.75 each, served with fresh horseradish, cocktail sauce, mignonette and saltines. Lunch runs daily from 11:30 am to 3 pm, and a weekday happy hour fills the gap from 3 to 5 pm.

Clark's is part of MML Hospitality, a group with Clark's Oyster Bars in Austin, Aspen, Houston, Montecito and Menlo Park, and Malibu is its newest California address. The restaurant bills Cross Creek Ranch as Malibu's new seaside town square, a development of shops and restaurants just inland from the Pacific Coast Highway, and it calls itself now open there.

The room was designed by Lambert McGuire Design, and the restaurant describes a saltwater aquarium, natural cedar shiplap, rich wood finishes and an expansive patio framed by views of the Santa Monica Mountains. That makes Clark's the dressier choice among Malibu's oyster stops. It is the place you book for an anniversary or a parents' visit, not the place you drop into with sand on your feet.

The pricing is refreshingly simple: every oyster on the late-August 2026 dinner menu cost $4.75, whatever the coast. That list included Deer Creek and Little Creek from Washington, Grassy Bar from California, Bendito Mar from Baja, Valley Pearl from Prince Edward Island, Buttercup and Norumbega from Maine, and Seal Point from Massachusetts. One price makes it easy to build a tasting across regions without doing math.

The best order is a dozen split across both coasts, so you can taste a cold-water Maine oyster beside a Baja one from warmer water. Each comes with horseradish grated to order, cocktail sauce, mignonette and saltines, an old-school touch. If you prefer something cooked, the dressed oyster is $6 each. The menu also lists petit and grand seafood plateaux and five sustainable caviars sold in 30-gram tins.

Reading the list by region helps. The two Washington oysters come from the same Pacific Northwest waters, Grassy Bar is grown in Morro Bay on the Central Coast, and Bendito Mar comes from Baja California. The East Coast side spans Prince Edward Island, two Maine farms and Seal Point in Massachusetts. Ask the bar which of the eight arrived most recently, then order two of each from the coasts you have never tried.

The cold side of the menu goes beyond oysters. The bluefin tuna carpaccio is $29, the crudo plate is $28, and the local rockfish ceviche is $27. These are the dishes to share while the table decides on mains. The New England clam chowder is $18, and the Clark's wedge salad is $22, a classic steakhouse-style order that fits the polished room.

Mains are priced for Malibu. The lobster roll is $48, mussels and clams in white wine are $42, linguine with clams is $44, and Clark's cioppino is $60. An honest take: at $48, the lobster roll here is a lot more than the $27 roll a few minutes away at Broad Street Oyster Co. on PCH. Come to Clark's for the oyster list, the crudo and the room, and save the lobster roll craving for the casual counter.

Lunch is served every day from 11:30 am to 3 pm. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 pm, bridging lunch and dinner, which makes a weekday afternoon the most relaxed time to visit. Dinner runs from 4 to 9 pm Sunday through Thursday and from 4 to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday.

If you want the patio with mountain views, an early dinner at 5 pm in October catches the last of the daylight. Weekend lunch is a good alternative to dinner for families, since the room is lighter and the oyster list is the same. Groups of six or more are handled through a separate events email, malibuevents@clarksoysterbar.com, rather than the regular booking system.

The restaurant says it welcomes both reservations and walk-ins. The general email is malibuinfo@clarksoysterbar.com.

Parking is easy by Malibu standards. Clark's says valet and self-parking are both available at Cross Creek Ranch, which saves you from circling along PCH. If the dining room is full, Broad Street Oyster Co. at 23359 Pacific Coast Highway is the casual fallback just down the road, open daily from 11 am to 8 pm with counter ordering and a canned-wine list.

Cross Creek Ranch sits next to the Malibu Country Mart at 3835 Cross Creek Road, so a lunch at Clark's pairs naturally with an hour of browsing the shops there. The area is a short drive from the beach, and the Civic Center neighborhood also holds Malibu's city hall and library, which gives it more of a small-town feel than the strip along the highway.

For a sunset walk, drive a few minutes east to Malibu Pier at 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, open daily from sunrise to sunset. The pier dates to 1938 and looks over Surfrider Beach. A good plan is happy-hour oysters at Clark's on a weekday, then the pier for the last light, which in mid-October comes at around 6:30 pm.

Address: 23465 Civic Center Way, Suite 210, Malibu, CA 90265, at Cross Creek Ranch. Lunch: daily 11:30 am to 3 pm. Dinner: Sunday to Thursday 4 to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 4 to 10 pm. Happy hour: Monday to Friday, 3 to 5 pm. Parking: valet and self-parking. Groups of six or more: malibuevents@clarksoysterbar.com.

Expect $57 for a dozen oysters at the $4.75 price, $18 for a cup of chowder and $60 for the cioppino. Dress up a little, book by phone if the online system is still paused, and order across both coasts on the oyster list. Families can use the daily lunch service, while couples will get the most from the patio at an early weekday dinner.