This Bishop Arts fave has been serving up fresh oysters on the half-shell to eager slurpers for years, and they’ve maintained their status as one of the city’s best spots to order a dozen and a few beers. The restaurant offers a rotating selection of seasonal oysters and Gulf standbys, which you can get for $1.95 and $0.50 each respectively on Friday nights during happy hour.

Serving up oysters in a more casual spot, 20 Feet Seafood Joint is equally dedicated to quality as its swankier counterparts. A half-dozen of Blue Point oysters is an excellent entry point to the world of oysters, and reasonably priced at just $11.

The best time to score oysters at Gemma is when most other restaurants are getting ready to close up shop. This Henderson Avenue restaurant is open until 1 am, and serves up a market selection of oysters for only $2 each. Chef Stephen Rogers is obsessed with ethically sourced food, so you know he’ll handle your bivalves with care.

You don’t have to pay a lot of money for good quality, well-handled oysters, and Bishop Arts’ Pier 247 is proof. Gulf oysters on the half-shell here are served simply with standard accompaniments, and a whole dozen will cost you less than $15.

Also cheffed by Kyle McClelland, Proof + Pantry has one of the best oyster deals in town on Thursday nights. On “Champagne Thursdays,” you can get oysters for a quarter each with the purchase of a $10 half-flute of Ruinart champagne. You can also splurge for the full glass of Ruinart, at the cheapest price in the country, for even more cheap oysters that you know are going to be impeccably good.