Dollar Oysters in NYC: Where the Oyster Happy Hours Are
Five bars on our list price happy-hour oysters at $1: Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook, The Ten Bells in Bushwick, Valerie in Midtown, John Doe in Flatiron and Bayridge Sushi in Bay Ridge. Ten more sit between $1.50 and $2. Times, days and check dates for all of them are in the table.
In this guide
Brooklyn Crab
Red Hook
specialty cocktail $3 off · beers $6
John Doe Craft Bar & Kitchen
Midtown
oysters $1
Valerie
Midtown
oysters $1
Amelia's
Midtown
HUGO SPRITZ $10 · WELL MIXED DRINKS $10
Ten Bells
Lower East Side
$20 carafe of wine 50cl
Blue Fin
Times Square
Market Oyster $2 · Mini Lobster Rolls $10
The $1 oysters
Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook lists $1 oysters, but the page we read is its spring and summer menu, so confirm it is still running before you go in the cold months.
The Ten Bells in Bushwick and Valerie in Midtown both list $1 oysters, as do John Doe Craft Bar & Kitchen in Midtown and Bayridge Sushi in Bay Ridge.
$1.50 to $2, and closer to the action
Ten Bells on the Lower East Side and Amelia’s in Midtown are at $1.50; Mayfield in Crown Heights at $1.75. At $2 the list grows: Blue Fin by Times Square, Bar Francis, Layla, Legasea and The Bar Room.
Before you order
An oyster deal can come with a minimum order or apply only at the bar, and some name the oyster ("market oyster", "East Coast"). Where a bar states a condition or a variety, it is on the bar’s page; where it does not, we do not guess, so ask when you order.
Every oyster deal we hold
| Bar | Neighborhood | Oyster deal | When | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayridge Sushi | Bay Ridge | $1 oysters | Daily 3pm–7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Brooklyn Crab | Red Hook | $1 oyster | Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| John Doe Craft Bar & Kitchen | Midtown | $1 oysters | Daily 11am–8pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Ten Bells Brooklyn | Bushwick | $1 oysters | Daily open to 7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Valerie | Midtown | $1 oysters | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Amelia's | Midtown | $1.50 oysters | Mon–Fri 2pm–6pm | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Ten Bells | Lower East Side | $1.50 oysters | Daily open to 7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Mayfield | Crown Heights | $1.75 oysters | Daily 5pm–6:30pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Bar Francis | Fort Greene | $2 oysters | Wed–Fri 4pm–6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Blue Fin | Times Square | $2 market oyster | Daily 4pm–6pm | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Jack & Charlie’s No. 118 | West Village | $2 oysters | Daily 4pm–7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Layla | Williamsburg | $2 oysters | Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Legasea Bar & Grill | Koreatown | $2 oysters | Mon–Fri 3pm–6:30pm | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| The Bar Room | Upper East Side | $2 east coast oysters | Daily 3pm–6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Lelabar | Greenwich Village | $3 oysters | Daily open to 6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| OTB | Williamsburg | $9 dozen oysters | Sat, Sun 4pm–6pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Filé Gumbo Bar | Tribeca | $10.00 menu char-grilled oysters | Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Docks Oyster Bar - Midtown East, NYC | Murray Hill | $26 smoked oysters | Daily 3pm–7pm | Oct 15, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Kissaki Sushi | Upper West Side | $30 half dozen oysters | Mon–Fri 6pm–8pm | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
Price per oyster unless the bar lists a plate. Bars that mention oysters without a price are on the oyster list page.
How we put this together
Each bar’s happy hour was read from its own website or menu on September 1 to 3, 2026. On October 14 we fetched every page again: where the same prices still appear in the page text, the table says so; most menus are images, PDFs or load with JavaScript, so they could not be re-confirmed automatically and keep their September date. Prices are menu prices before NYC sales tax (8.875%) and tip.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will check it.