Fancy a Shuck? The View the VIBE team has searched high and low to ensure you get shucked every day of the week (only if you want to, of course). Read on for some of the most notable buck-a-shuck deals in the city.
Whether you like ’em plain or sauced, East Coast or West Coast, there’s one thing all oyster lovers can agree upon – they taste best when they’re only a buck-a-shuck. Though it may seem dollar oyster nights are few and far between, there are definitely a few spots around your neighbourhood that shuck ’em up weekly.
Buck-a-Shuck Throughout the Week
Bar Neon offers dollar oysters Tuesday through Sunday from 5-7pm
Nome Izakaya serves up dollar oysters all night long on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Neruda Restaurant offers dollars oysters on Tuesday and Wednesdays, and half price wine bottles
The Shore Club has buck-a-shuck oysters from 4-7pm Monday to Friday and 10pm-midnight in their lounge
Trinity Common in Kensington Market offers buck-a-shuck every Tuesday and Thursday
East Thirty-Six on Wellington St. East offers $1 oysters from 4-7pm
Hooked Inc. offers grab-and-go style buck-a-shuck at their Kensington and Leslieville locations on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4pm
Lena at the Toronto Eaton Centre’s also offers buck-a-shuck when you buy a bottle of vino Wednesday through Friday after 5pm
Sundays
Bar Hop‘s Peter St. location starts serving dollar oysters at 4pm
Farmhouse Tavern throws F*ck Mondays on Sundays and oysters are only a buck from 5-6pm
Mondays
The Yukon in Parkdale does dollar oysters every Monday, while supplies last or until 10pm
Tuesdays
Nao Steakhouse offers dollar oysters and $95 bottles of Veuve Clicquot on Tuesdays
Boehmer does buck-a-shuck, half price bottles of wine and $22 lobsters every Tuesday
The Emerson at Bloor and Landsdowne shucks up oysters for a buck on Tuesdays
The Hole in the Wall in the Junction has dollar oysters from 5-10pm and $5 tall cans after 10pm
Luma at King and John offers dollar oysters from 4pm, perfect for the afterwork oysters and drinks
Wednesdays
Batch serves up a great signature brew to compliment their buck-a-shuck oysters on Wednesdays
Bestellen starts their buck-a-shuck at 6pm till late
Buonanotte on Mercer St. serves up buck-a-shuck on Wednesdays
Mr. Flamingo does dollar oysters on Dundas St. West
Biff’s Bistro on Front St. E. and Yonge offers dollar oysters, when you purchase a bottle of wine after 4pm
Nuit Social offers buck-a-shuck with the purchase of a drink starting at 5pm, while quantities last
Thursdays
Farmhouse Tavern celebrates Thursdays with $1 starting at 5pm
La Societe does dollar oysters every Thursday
Skwish on Queen St. East starts buck-a-shuck at 5pm
Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village offers oysters for a buck from 5-7pm
Fridays
Montecito offers half price champagne with their buck-a-shuck oysters between 5-7pm
Luma at King and John offers dollar oysters from 4pm, perfect for the afterwork oysters and drinks
Saturdays
Biff’s Bistro on Front St. E. and Yonge offers dollar oysters, when you purchase a bottle of wine after 4pm
Know of any others? Send us your tips!
Notable Mentions Over $1
The Carbon Bar serves up half-price oysters every Tuesday
The Chase Fish & Oyster offers endless oysters for $30 per person on Mondays. Pick between one east and one west coast variety. Oysters are served by the dozen and are, of course, endless
Note: All offers are subject to change. To ensure you get a good shucking, call ahead to confirm.
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Originally published in January 2017.
