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Where to Get $1 Oysters in LA, 2018 Edition

Affordable places to find oysters, but make sure to check the hours

by Crystal Coser Updated
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Oysters at Herringbone, Santa Monica
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by Crystal Coser Updated

Few things are as satisfying as slurping down a freshly shucked oyster, an experience that is made all the better when it only costs one buck. While the delicacy can be found at a whole slew or restaurants across the city, the true gems offer the briny bivalves for only one buck. Here now, a list of LA restaurants that sling $1 to $1.50 oysters, organized by night of the week.

Removed: Oystars, Le Petit Paris, Terra Cotta, Baleen Kitchen, Faith & Flower, Ace Hotel, Harlowe, Hungry Cat

Added: Rappahannock Oyster Bar, Umi by Hamasaku, Springside at Spring, Church & State

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Herringbone: Daily

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Slurp freshly shucked oysters cost just $1 right by the sea with Herringbone's weekday happy hour deal from 4 to 7 p.m. Add on $6 sparkling wine or $8 cocktails, and you truly will have the happiest of hours.

1755 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 971-4460
(310) 971-4460
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The Rockefeller on Mondays

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Both Hermosa and Manhattan Beach locations of South Bay gastropub The Rockefeller offer $1 mix and match oysters among three seasonal varieties. Available Mondays 5 p.m. to close.

422 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 372-8467
(310) 372-8467

Umi by Hamasaku on Weekend Afternoons

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This sleek El Segundo sushi restaurant offers a weekend oyster happy hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, with $1 oysters shucked to order. They’ve also got $3 mimosas and draft beers, to help enjoy the oysters out on the patio.

860 S Sepulveda Blvd #116, El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 524-9980
(310) 524-9980
Umi by Hamasaku, El Segundo
Umi by Hamasaku, El Segundo
Wonho Frank Lee

Pearl's Sunset Strip: Daily

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Pearl’s on Sunset offers a daily $1 oyster special during happy from 6 to 7 p.m. There is nothing quite like slurping up a generous plate in its "secret garden" patio that looks right over the Sunset Strip.

8909 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-6800
(310) 360-6800

Bar10: Daily

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West Hollywood's Bar10 serves up their $1 oyster special daily from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Be sure to snag a table on the outdoor patio.

8933 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323) 332-6445
(323) 332-6445

EMC Seafood & Raw Bar: Daily

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Koreatown’s EMC Seafood & Raw Bar has a lengthy $1.50 oyster special, running Sunday to Thursday from 10 p.m. to close and on weekends from 11 p.m. to close. Also on offer during the regular happy hour is $6 draft beers and house wine.

3500 W 6th St #101, Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 351-9988
(213) 351-9988

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Sawyer: Daily

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There are few more pleasant places to throw back a half dozen oysters than Sawyer's lush patio. Thankfully, the Silver Lake eatery offers a $14 happy hour deal from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily that includes six oysters with pickled shallot-cucumber sorbet, horseradish-sambal cocktail sauce, and a draft beer or glass of wine

3709 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 641-3709
(323) 641-3709
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Oysters at Sawyer
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Cliff's Edge on Thursdays

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This Silver Lake staple has recently extended its longstanding happy hour every Thursday. The deal is now offered between 6 and 8 p.m., and all night at the bar. Major bonus points for the gorgeous patio that makes slurping oysters all the more enjoyable.

3626 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 666-6116
(323) 666-6116
Cliff’s Edge, a restaurant in Silver Lake, shown with its leafy patio in daytime. Cliff’s Edge

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Barbrix on Mondays

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This intimate eatery helmed by All’Acqua chef Don Dickman serves up three varieties of $1 oysters at the bar to quickly get rid of a case of the Mondays.

2442 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 662-2442
(323) 662-2442

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Springside on Weekdays

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Tuesday to Friday, Spring’s sister restaurant facing the street serves $1 oysters from 5 to 7 p.m. making it one of the only places in Downtown to indulge in the affordable shellfish.

257 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 372-5189
(213) 372-5189
Springside, Downtown LA
Springside, Downtown LA
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Rappahannock Oyster Bar on Weekdays

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This delightful new oyster bar and restaurant with seasoned chef Nick Erven at the helm serves $1.50 oysters Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. If oysters aren’t enough, they’ve got a cheesy mess of a burger that should help quell any hunger pangs.

787 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(323) 435-4004
(323) 435-4004
Rappahannock
Rappahannock Oyster Bar
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Church & State Bistro on Weekdays

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This classy French bistro in Arts District feels like a nice place to settle down on afternoons to slurp down cheap oysters. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. on weekdays, they’ll shuck $1 oysters during happy, and they happen to go great with some chilled white wine too.

1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 405-1434
(213) 405-1434
Church & State
Church & State

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Herringbone: Daily

1755 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Slurp freshly shucked oysters cost just $1 right by the sea with Herringbone's weekday happy hour deal from 4 to 7 p.m. Add on $6 sparkling wine or $8 cocktails, and you truly will have the happiest of hours.

1755 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 971-4460
(310) 971-4460
Herringbone Herringbone

The Rockefeller on Mondays

422 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Both Hermosa and Manhattan Beach locations of South Bay gastropub The Rockefeller offer $1 mix and match oysters among three seasonal varieties. Available Mondays 5 p.m. to close.

422 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 372-8467
(310) 372-8467

Umi by Hamasaku on Weekend Afternoons

860 S Sepulveda Blvd #116, El Segundo, CA 90245

This sleek El Segundo sushi restaurant offers a weekend oyster happy hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, with $1 oysters shucked to order. They’ve also got $3 mimosas and draft beers, to help enjoy the oysters out on the patio.

860 S Sepulveda Blvd #116, El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 524-9980
(310) 524-9980
Umi by Hamasaku, El Segundo
Umi by Hamasaku, El Segundo
Wonho Frank Lee

Pearl's Sunset Strip: Daily

8909 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Pearl’s on Sunset offers a daily $1 oyster special during happy from 6 to 7 p.m. There is nothing quite like slurping up a generous plate in its "secret garden" patio that looks right over the Sunset Strip.

8909 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 360-6800
(310) 360-6800

Bar10: Daily

8933 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

West Hollywood's Bar10 serves up their $1 oyster special daily from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Be sure to snag a table on the outdoor patio.

8933 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323) 332-6445
(323) 332-6445

EMC Seafood & Raw Bar: Daily

3500 W 6th St #101, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Koreatown’s EMC Seafood & Raw Bar has a lengthy $1.50 oyster special, running Sunday to Thursday from 10 p.m. to close and on weekends from 11 p.m. to close. Also on offer during the regular happy hour is $6 draft beers and house wine.

3500 W 6th St #101, Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 351-9988
(213) 351-9988

Sawyer: Daily

3709 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

There are few more pleasant places to throw back a half dozen oysters than Sawyer's lush patio. Thankfully, the Silver Lake eatery offers a $14 happy hour deal from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily that includes six oysters with pickled shallot-cucumber sorbet, horseradish-sambal cocktail sauce, and a draft beer or glass of wine

3709 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 641-3709
(323) 641-3709
oysters sawyer
Oysters at Sawyer
Crystal Coser

Cliff's Edge on Thursdays

3626 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

This Silver Lake staple has recently extended its longstanding happy hour every Thursday. The deal is now offered between 6 and 8 p.m., and all night at the bar. Major bonus points for the gorgeous patio that makes slurping oysters all the more enjoyable.

3626 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 666-6116
(323) 666-6116
Cliff’s Edge, a restaurant in Silver Lake, shown with its leafy patio in daytime. Cliff’s Edge

Barbrix on Mondays

2442 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

This intimate eatery helmed by All’Acqua chef Don Dickman serves up three varieties of $1 oysters at the bar to quickly get rid of a case of the Mondays.

2442 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 662-2442
(323) 662-2442

Springside on Weekdays

257 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tuesday to Friday, Spring’s sister restaurant facing the street serves $1 oysters from 5 to 7 p.m. making it one of the only places in Downtown to indulge in the affordable shellfish.

257 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 372-5189
(213) 372-5189
Springside, Downtown LA
Springside, Downtown LA
Springside [Official photo]

Rappahannock Oyster Bar on Weekdays

787 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

This delightful new oyster bar and restaurant with seasoned chef Nick Erven at the helm serves $1.50 oysters Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. If oysters aren’t enough, they’ve got a cheesy mess of a burger that should help quell any hunger pangs.

787 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(323) 435-4004
(323) 435-4004
Rappahannock
Rappahannock Oyster Bar
Wonho Frank Lee

Church & State Bistro on Weekdays

1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

This classy French bistro in Arts District feels like a nice place to settle down on afternoons to slurp down cheap oysters. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. on weekdays, they’ll shuck $1 oysters during happy, and they happen to go great with some chilled white wine too.

1850 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 405-1434
(213) 405-1434
Church & State
Church & State

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