50 amazing oyster happy hours in NYC

Published on 12/2/2013

New York

As Shakespeare ~~definitely never~~ maybe once said, "Why, then the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open, especially if it's from one of those 50 amazing oyster happy hours I read about in Thrillist.” Speaking of which, here're 50 amazing oyster happy hours in NYC.

The Wayland
700 E 9th St
The Deal: $1 Blue Points & $5 oyster shooters
When: Mon-Fri, 5-8p

MP Taverna Astoria
31-29 Ditmars Boulevard
The Deal: All oysters are $1
When: Everyday, 3-630p

Mar's
34-21 34th Ave
The Deal: A rotating list of $1 oysters
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p; Sat, 4-7p; and Sunday they're $2 from 4p-1am

The Narrows
1037 Flushing Ave
The Deal: $1 oysters
When: Everyday 'til 7p

Cull & Pistol Oyster Bar
75 Ninth Ave (inside Chelsea Market)
The Deal: Every single oyster'll run you a buck
When: Mon-Fri, 330-6p

The Barrel
10 Stuyvesant St
The Deal: One type of oyster for $1, usually an East Coast one
When: Mon-Fri, 4-7p; Sat and Sun, 5-7p

Upstate
95 1st Ave
The Deal: Six Blue Points and a beer for $12
When: Everyday from 5-7p

Mermaid Inn
96 2nd Ave
The Deal: $1 East Coast oysters and $1.75 West Coasters
When: Everyday from 5-7p

The Dead Rabbit
30 Water St
The Deal: $1 Blue Points in the Parlour
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p

BLT Fish
21 W 17th St
The Deal: $1 Blue Points
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p

Live Bait
14 E 23rd St
The Deal: $7 gets you six Blue Points
When: Mon-Fri, 430-7p

City Crab & Seafood Company
235 Park Ave S
The Deal: East Coasters like Blue Points or James Rivers are $1.25
When: Everyday from 4-7p

Millesime
92 Madison Ave
The Deal: $1 East Coast oysters at the upstairs bar
When: Mon-Fri, 530-8p

Vic and Anthony's
233 Park Ave S
The Deal: Six James Rivers for $6 at the bar
When: Everyday from 4-8p

El Paso
1643 Lexington Ave
The Deal: $1 oysters at the bar
When: Mon-Fri, 3-7p; Thu-Fri, 10-close

Bricola
370 W 51 St
The Deal: $1 Blue Points
When: Everyday from 4-7p

Thalia
828 8th Ave
The Deal: $1 oysters from a varying selection
When: Everyday from 7-close

Essex
120 Essex Street
The Deal: $1 oysters and half-price drinks
When: Sun-Fri, 5-8p

Hill and Dale
115 Allen St
The Deal: $1 oysters from a varied selection
When: Everyday from 5-8p

Leadbelly
14 Orchard St
The Deal: $1.50 Bluepoint oysters, $3 beers, and $6 cocktails
When: Every night from opening 'til 7p

Preserve24
177 Houston
The Deal: $1 East Coast oysters with $3 draft beers and $6 wines
When: Tues-Fri, 4-8p

The Ten Bells
247 Broome Street
The Deal: All $1 oysters
When: Open 'til 7 everynight of the week

Domaine Wine Bar
50-04 Vernon Blvd
The Deal: $1 oysters
When: Everyday from 5-7p

S Prime
35-15 36th St
The Deal: $1 oysters
When: Everyday from 4-9p

Crave Fishbar
945 2nd Ave
The Deal: About a dozen varieties from the East and West Coasts are $1 each
When: Weekdays from 5-7p

Docks Oyster Bar and Seafood and Grill
633 3rd Ave
The Deal: "Oyster de jour", usually four types for $1
When: Mon-Fri, 3-7p

Pennsylvania 6
132 W 31st St
The Deal: $1 oysters at the bar or tables
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p

The Liberty
29 W 35th St
The Deal: $1 Long Island oysters
When: Mon-Fri, 4-8p

Wild Edibles
535 3rd Ave
The Deal: 99-cent oysters, and for every six you buy, you can get a lager for $4
When: Everyday from noon-6p

Five Points
31 Great Jones St
The Deal: $2 oysters rotating daily
When: Everyday from 5-7p

Plan B
244 Mulberry St
The Deal: $1 Blue Points
When: Everyday form 5-7p

Blue Ribbon Brasserie
280 5th Ave
The Deal: One type of oyster, usually an East Coaster, for $1
When: Everyday from 5-630p

Dean Street
755 Dean St
The Deal: $1.50 Blue Points
When: Everyday from 5-7p

Lure Fishbar
142 Mercer St
The Deal: $1 Malpeques
When: Mon-Fri from 5-7p

508 Gastrobrewery
508 Greenwich St
The Deal: $1 for any oyster (East and West Coast) at the bar
When: ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!

Tangled Vine
434 Amsterdam Ave
The Deal: The chef picks the best choice of the day and serves it for $1
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p; Sat, 3-5p

Mermaid Inn
568 Amsterdam Ave
The Deal: $1 East Coast oysters and $1.75 West Coasters
When: Everyday from 5-7p

Hillside
70 Hudson Ave
The Deal: Six East Coast oysters and a beer or wine for $12
When: Tues-Sun, 5-8p

Bell Book & Candle
141 W 10th St
The Deal: $1 Beausoleils
When: ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!

Fish
280 Bleecker St
The Deal: "Red White and Blue Special" -- six Blue Points plus a PBR or house wine for $8
When: ADEDS (all day every day, son!)

Greenwich Project
47 West 8th Street
The Deal: $1 each from their seasonal selection of oysters
When: Weeknights from 5-7p

Lelabar
422 Hudson St
The Deal: Market oysters for $1.50 each
When: Wednesdays and Saturdays from open until they sell out

Mermaid Oyster Bar
79 MacDougal
The Deal: $1 for East Coasters and $1.75 for oysters from the West Coast
When: Everyday from 5-7p

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The Bedford
110 Bedford
The Deal: $1.50 Blue Points
When: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!

Desnuda
221 S 1st St
The Deal: $1 East Coasters with the purchase of booze
When: Everyday from 6-8p, as well as all-day on Sundays and Mondays

Maison Premiere
298 Bedford Ave
The Deal: The selection changes frequently, but it's $1 for the more common types and $1.25 for the less common types
When: Everyday from 4-7p

Miller's Tavern
2 Hope St
The Deal: $1 East Coast oysters
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7p; Sat-Sun, 4-7p

Sel De Mer
374 Graham Ave
The Deal: $1/per from a selection of one East Coast and one West Coast oyster
When: Everyday from 4-8p

The Saint Austere
613 Grand St
The Deal: $1 oysters
When: Mon-Sat, 6-8p; and after 8p they're still only $2

St Mazie
345 Grand St
The Deal: Six oysters and a glass of Prosecco for $12
When: Everyday, 6-8p