With the ocean's fare just an airline ride away, Vegas is renowned for its breadth when it comes to fresh seafood. Enter the raw bar, perched at the front of a restaurant with its seafood on display and kept fresh on ice. You can watch as your oysters, shrimp, mussels, crab and lobster are prepped before your eyes, delivered to you as if just caught. Buy them by the dozen or go for one of the monster-portioned platters meant to be shared. Here's a look at the top five raw bars in Las Vegas.

Raw. It’s new to the restaurant scene, it’s fresh, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Raw food dishes are normally comprised of organic, unprocessed ingredients served no warmer than body temperature. A hit with meat eaters, fish loves and vegetarians alike, the added bonus is that this fine fare is often washed down with your favorite glass of something sparkly. Marie Teather seeks out the finest raw bars in London.

Fresh fish! With these Top 5 Raw Bars, you'll get that and more. Whether you like oysters, shrimp cocktail or ceviche, there's plenty to choose from. And with the oceans just steps away from most of these spots, you can be sure that the catch of the day is what you're getting no matter what you choose.

Even though Chicago resides in a landlocked state, our seafood remains on par with the best in the nation. Some foods are better simple. plain. unembellished. Raw bars are one of those items, the cleaner, crisper the taste, the more delicate the shellfish. So shucks, go all out at these picks.

Raw bars are a must-have in a seaside town with seafood restaurants ranking in the country's best. Thing is,you can't try oysters and shellfih in a place that isn't doing it right, so let's look at the Top 5 Raw bars in SD!

Some like it raw. Raw fish, that is. And what better place to find the best oysters, clams, shrimp and more than in a city that’s right on the ocean? To help you decide where to go, we’ve put together a list of the top five raw bars in the city.

While many squirm at the mere mention, many more grow giddy when it comes to raw bars. Just plucked from the sea, brimming with briny goodness, oysters, clams and other chilled seafood make a killer starter course, or an indulgent meal. Only the freshest little critters will do, though, so get yourself to one of these popular Philadelphia shuckers for a dozen of your favorites just from the boat.

These top 5 raw bars in New York are all about seafood favorites without any doo-dads or fanfare. Whether you are in the mood for oysters or shrimp cocktail, at these eateries, baby, we like it raw.

Today’s entry is for those that like it raw…food that is. Whether you prefer a specific kind of shellfish or fancy all kinds, we have you covered on where to go to get the best overall experience. If you have never been to a raw bar, well then you are in luck because all the grunt work has been done and all you have to do is go down the list, pick which restaurant you like and dine accordingly. Atlanta has an adequate amount of restaurants who serve “in the raw,” so sit back and enjoy our list of places where cooking is not required.

There's something about that area of our favorite sushi or seafood place, the one that makes you want to press your face against the glass to get a better look at the array of fresh, delectable bites that await you on a bed of ice. Raw bars are those tantalizing corners that veer us away from the high-top tables and booths and the cooked culinary counterparts listed on the menu. It doesn't get much easier than ordering by point-to-plate, and these five Dallas spots are a great way to get your raw on.

On Oct. 27, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosted an opening party for two of its new photography exhibitions. The first, Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870, which was curated by Sandra Phillips will be on display at the museum through April 17, 2011; The second is entitled, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, which will be on display through Jan. 30, 2011.

On Thursday, Oct. 28, Wellendorff jewelers held the grand opening event for their first North American boutique at Shreve & Co. in the heart of San Francisco. The Wellendorff boutique is its own entity within Shreve & Co.’s Post Street store, San Francisco’s oldest retailer. The boutique is complete with its very own viewing area and coffee bar.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, renowned designer Donald J. Pliner, along with his wife Lisa Pliner, hosted a special afternoon reception at their Merrick Park boutique in Coral Gables. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales from event are set to benefit the Children’s Home Society of Florida, one of Florida’s oldest non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting children from abuse, neglect or abandonment.

Last night at the event that Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenburg threw at the Highline, a bunch of us gathered at the Boom Boom Room: Phil Falcone, Andrew Rosen, the owner of Theory, Nicole and Matthew Mellon, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Bronson Van Wyck, Celerie and Boykin Curry, Fernanda Niven, and Rena Sindi.

Style Studio founder Keylee Sanders hosted Roopal Patel, fashion accessories director for Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, at a luncheon for 40 women. The ladies sipped Champagne and nibbled on brunch bites as Roopal presented the top fall trends in accessories and ready to wear.

On Oct. 26, Michelin released its fifth edition of the Michelin Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2011. The guide is available for purchase for $18.99 and covers San Francisco proper including Sonoma County and the South Bay.

For a girl who's best known role is Sex and the City's prim and proper Charlotte York, it was surprising that one of her passions lies in Africa's elephants. Far removed the glitz, glamour and girliness of her character, Kirstin Davis' work with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust brought her to the Christian Louboutin boutique (a bastion of glorious girlishness) to help raise awareness for her cause.

Huw Edwards Jones is a bespoke designer and maker of furniture. He has an enviable pedigree being a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, who have awarded him five separate Guild Marks to date, and a Freeman of the City of London. We get the lowdown on his Haute Secrets for London.