Matunuck Oyster Bar Celebrates Soft Reopening with Help From New State Law

Matunuck Oyster Bar reopens for outdoor dining after McKee signs ‘Take It Outside’ law update • Rhode Island Current

Matunuck Oyster Bar owner Perry Raso, flanked by Reps. Carol McEntee, left, and Kathleen Fogarty, right, both South Kingstown Democrats, speaks at the soft opening of the temporary dining tent Monday. (Photo by Laura Paton/Rhode Island Current)Five and a half weeks after a fire ravaged the Matunuck Oyster Bar, the popular South Kingstown restaurant reopened Monday thanks to a revision of Rhode Island’s outdoor dining law.   Gov. Dan McKee signed…

Outdoor Dining Returns to Matunuck Oyster Bar Following Devastating Fire - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Outdoor Dining Returns to Matunuck Oyster Bar Following Devastating Fire Just weeks after a devastating fire shuttered the Matunuck Oyster Bar, the beloved South County restaurant is serving guests again — this time al fresco — thanks to fast-tracked legislation signed Monday by Governor Dan McKee. The new law (2025-H 6392, 2025-S 1139) amends the state’s outdoor dining policy, clearing the way for the restaurant to operate a mobile…

Matunuck Oyster Bar raises a tent as it rises from ashes. Go inside the interim restaurant

Water breezes, wood floors and special lighting makes tented dining feel like a restaurant.

Matunuck Oyster Bar celebrates soft reopening with help from new state law

HOW TO HELP: Matunuck Oyster Bar fundraisers » SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — After six weeks out of operation, Matunuck Oyster Bar marked a major milestone Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new tented dining area. Staff and community members gathered to celebrate the soft opening, which coincided with Gov. Dan McKee's ceremonial signing of the "Take It Outside" bill into law. The legislation allows the restaurant to temporarily oper…

McKee signing "Take it Outside" bill outside Matunuck Oyster Bar

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE)– A month after a fire ravaged the Matunuck Oyster Bar shortly before the summer season, Gov. Dan McKee will be heading to the bar’s location to sign a bill allowing for the popular establishment to open in a different capacity. The “Take it Outside” bill would allow severely damaged restaurants to temporarily reopen outdoors for up to 18 months after they’ve sustained severe damage. McKee will officially sign the bil…

Governor McKee signs Matunuck Oyster Bar 'Take it Outside' bill - What's Up Newp

Today, Governor Dan McKee signed legislation (2025-H 6392, 2025-S 1139) amending the state’s outdoor dining law and paving the way for Matunuck Oyster Bar to open a tented area for al fresco dining. The newly signed legislation will allow the restaurant to use the marina parking lot across the street for a mobile kitchen and outdoor dining, keeping roughly […] The post Governor McKee signs Matunuck Oyster Bar ‘Take it Outside’ bill appeared firs…