A seafood house with a Seafood Whites section and 22 glass pours
River North · Chicago · Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Shaw's Crab House at 21 E. Hubbard St. calls itself a 40 year Chicago institution, with a casual Oyster Bar and a white tablecloth Main Dining Room. The posted wine list runs from Champagne & Sparkling Wine through Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot and includes a section the restaurant titles Seafood Whites. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list and glass list, not service, storage or markups.
The wine list is organized by style and place: Champagne & Sparkling Wine, Still Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Full Bodied Whites, Chardonnay split into Burgundy and United States, Seafood Whites, Pinot Noir split into California, Oregon and International, Burgundy & Beaujolais, French Red Wines, World Red Wines (New World and Old World) and Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot. The Seafood Whites section includes Muscadet, Albariño, Assyrtiko, Vinho Verde and several Rieslings, so you are not limited to Chardonnay with the oysters. The list has a 0.0 alcohol entry, a Giesen zero-proof Pinot Grigio at 45. List prices are posted without a unit and the page is undated, so confirm current prices and vintages.
The beverage menu's "WINES BY THE GLASS" section has 22 pours from $11 to $30: one Oyster Bar Wine of the Month, five sparkling, one rosé, seven white and eight red. The Wine of the Month is a Pratsch Grüner Veltliner from Austria at $12, and a monthly pick may change. The seven whites run from $12 (Alverdi Pinot Grigio, Stonecap Riesling) to $24 (Thomas Labille Chablis), with a $23 Sancerre in between. Reds include the Van Duzer Estate Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley at $20 and the Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon at $30.
The Bottom Line
A seafood house with a long, mixed list: a Seafood Whites section, Burgundy and Napa depth, and 22 pours by the glass. Order the Marc Brédif "Royal Oyster" Muscadet with a half dozen oysters, or start with the $11/glass Charles de Fère, and confirm current prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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