Food & Drink The 56 Best Oyster Happy Hours in NYC, Sorted by Neighborhood

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If your wallet can't handle high raw bar prices, but you still need your fix of cheap oysters and beer, you'll be happy to learn that many of the city's best places for oysters offer a buck-a-shuck or half-dozen deals. These spots have you covered after work, before going out, or just because it’s a Wednesday and you want some damn good oysters at a damn good price. With happy hours all over the city, there are plenty of cheap, delicious bivalves to choose from, no matter what neighborhood you’re in.

The Wayland Alphabet City Alphabet City The deal: $1 oysters, $5-6 oyster shooters

When: Mon-Fri from 4-7pm

MP Taverna Astoria Astoria The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily from 3-6pm

Mar's The deal: A rotating list of $1.50 oysters; $2 oysters all day Sunday

When: Mon-Fri from 4-7pm

Pier A Harbor House Battery Park Battery Park The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily after 12am

Grand Army Bar Boerum Hill Boerum Hill The deal: $1 oysters

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm

Tutu's Bushwick Bushwick The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily from 4-7pm

Marco Polo Ristorante Carroll Gardens Carroll Gardens The deal: $1.50 oysters

When: Daily from 4-7pm

Kittery The deal: $1 Blue Points, jumbo shrimp cocktail, little neck clams

When: Monday all night long

Cull & Pistol Oyster Bar Chelsea Chelsea The deal: $6 fried oysters

When: Mon-Fri from 4-6pm

Strong Place Cobble Hill Cobble Hill The deal: $1 oysters and two-for-one drafts

When: Daily from 4-7pm

Atrium Dumbo Dumbo The deal: $1 oysters (only at the bar) and $8 cocktails

When: Mon-Fri from 5:30-7pm

Upstate East Village East Village The deal: Six oysters and a beer for $12

When: Daily from 5-7pm

The Mermaid Inn The deal: $1 East Coast oysters, $5 beer, $7 wine, $8 cocktails

When: All night Monday; every day from 5-7pm

Bait & Hook The deal: $1 oysters, $3 fish tacos

When: Daily from 3-7pm

The Dead Rabbit Financial District Financial District The deal: $1 oysters

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm

Live Bait Flatiron Flatiron The deal: $1 oysters and daily drink specials

When: Mon-Fri from 4-7pm

Barn Joo The deal: $1 oyters

When: Daily from 4-7pm

Littleneck Gowanus Gowanus The deal: $1 oysters and $5 draft brews

When: Wed-Fri from 5-7pm

Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Greenpoint Greenpoint The deal: $1.50 oysters

When: Mon-Fri from 2-6pm

El Paso Harlem Harlem The deal: Half-dozen oysters and Dos Equis for $11

When: All day, every day

White Oak Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen The deal: $1 oysters

When: All day, every day

Thalia The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily, 7-10pm

Onieals Little Italy Little Italy The deal: $1 oysters

When: Monday-Friday from 4-7pm; Wednesday all night

Essex Lower East Side Lower East Side The deal: $1 oysters and half-price drinks

When: Mon-Fri from 5-8pm; Thurs from 5pm-12am; Sun from 6-10pm

Hill and Dale The deal: $1

When: Every day from 5-8pm and all day Monday

Bar Belly The deal: $1.50 select oysters

When: Daily from 5:30-7:30pm

The Ten Bells The deal: $1 oysters and $15 carafe of wine

When: From opening 'til 7 every night of the week

Grey Lady The deal: $1 oysters, $5 draft beer, $8 wine, $9 well drinks

When: Sun-Fri from 4-7pm; Monday all night

Sel Rose The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily, 4-7pm

Domaine Wine Bar Long Island City Long Island City The deal: $1 oysters, or a half-dozen oysters and a glass of wine for $12

When: Daily from 5-7pm

Crave Fishbar Midtown East Midtown East The deal: About a dozen varieties from the East and West Coasts are $1 each

When: Daily from 5-7pm

Docks Oyster Bar & Seafood Grill The deal: "Oyster du jour," usually four types for $1, $7 wine, $4 beer

When: Mon-Fri from 3-7pm

Grand Central Oyster Bar The deal: $1.25 Blue Points, $5 beers

When: Mon-Wed from 4:30-7pm and Sat from 1-5pm

Pennsylvania 6 Midtown West Midtown West The deal: $1 select oysters at the bar

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm

The Liberty The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily from 4-6pm and 10pm-12am

Swift Hibernian Lounge NoHo NoHo The deal: Half-dozen oysters and a pint of Guinness for $12

When: Tues from 5pm-midnight

The John Dory Oyster Bar NoMad NoMad The deal: $2 chef's choice oysters; $5 oyster shooters (tequila or gin); and bartenders choice $5 beer, $6 tap wine, $10 cocktail

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm; Sat-Sun from 12-7pm

L&W Oyster Co. The deal: $2 oysters, $5 draft beer and house wine

When: Daily from 5-7pm

Bearded Lady Park Slope Park Slope The deal: $1 oysters

When: Mon-Fri from 5-8pm

Brooklyn Crab Red Hook Red Hook The deal: $1 oysters, $3 draft beer

When: Mon-Tues, all day

Lure Fishbar SoHo SoHo The deal: 6 oysters for $12, 12 oysters for $24, 18 for $36; $10 cocktails

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm

City Crab Shack Union Square Union Square The deal: $0.99 oysters

When: Mon-Thurs from 3:30-6:30pm

The Tangled Vine Upper West Side Upper West Side The deal: $1 oysters, $5 beer, $8 wine

When: Weekdays from 5-7pm, weekends from 3-5pm

The Mermaid Inn The deal: $1 East Coast oysters, $5 beer, $7 wine, $8 cocktails

When: Daily from 5-7pm

Bell Book & Candle West Village West Village The deal: $1 oysters (at the bar only); $5 drafts, $4 off house cocktails

When: All day, every day

Fish The deal: “Red White and Blue Special” -- six Blue Points plus a PBR or house wine for $9.99

When: All day, every day

Greenwich Project The deal: $1 oysters, half off cheese plates and wine flights

When: Mon-Fri from 5-7pm

Lelabar The deal: Market oysters for $1.50 each

When: Wednesdays and Saturdays from open until they sell out

Mermaid Oyster Bar The deal: $1 East Coast oysters, $5 beer, $7 wine, $8 cocktails

When: Monday all day; Tues-Fri from 5-7pm; Sat & Sun from 4-7pm

Virgola The deal: $1 oysters

When: Daily, 4-8pm

Jeffrey's Grocery The deal: $1.50 Blue Points

When: Weekdays from 4-6pm

The Bedford Williamsburg Williamsburg The deal: $2 Blue Point oysters

When: Mon-Sun from 4-6pm in the restaurant, 4-8pm at the back bar

Desnuda The deal: $1 East Coasters, $5 beer, $7 wine

When: Tues-Thurs from 6-7pm, as well as all day on Sundays and Mondays

Maison Premiere The deal: The selection changes frequently, but oysters usually start at $2.35

When: Mon-Fri from 4-7pm

St. Mazie The deal: $1.50 oysters and discounts on drinks

When: Daily from 6-8pm

Extra Fancy The deal: $2 select oysters

When: Sun-Thurs from 12am-2:30am

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