I happened to notice a new trend
here in cheese-steak and scrapple heaven.
In a city known mostly for eating copious amounts meat and dough in
various incarnations, a little bit of the ocean has crept onto many a city
eatery’s menu. Oysters, those ever-sexy
little bivalves are being featured all over the place and usually for a buck,
during “happy hours” or just a specific day of the week.
Below, you’ll find a listing (in
NO order whatsoever) of all the spots I could manage to find that have specific
dollar oyster times or days. So if you
find yourself in need of mass quantities of these zinc-rich aphrodisiac legends,
use this little blog as a starter manual, guiding you to some lands of promise.
Oyster House
1516 Sansom Street
Philadelphia,PA 19102
(215) 567-7683
“Buck A Shuck” Happy Hours Monday-Friday
5-7 pm, Saturday 9-11 pm
Who better to start off with than
the home of the “original” buck-a-shuckers?
I’ve got to add that the Oyster House does one hell of an incredible New
England-style Lobster Roll too!
Pub & Kitchen
1946 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 545-0350 (NOTICE: they do
not accept reservations)
$1 oysters during happy hour
Monday-Friday, 4-6 pm
This kicked up
corner pub is a personal favorite of mine, so whether you love oysters or
don’t, this stop bears attention. Chef
Johnny Mac’s menu always has something new to adore on it, but I’ll always come
back for the Churchill, a masterpiece of burgers.
The Pour House
124 Haddon Avenue
Westmont, NJ 08108
(856) 869-4600
Buck-A-Shuck oysters every Wednesday
This is a place that my friends and I just cannot stop
eating and drinking at! About fifteen minutes from Center City, this gem from
the folks who also own P.J. Whelihan’s is one awesome beer joint serving up
devilishly delicious bar food. In terms
of oysters, my wife loves the Cape Cod Wiannos and the British Colombia Fanny
Bays. Me? I’ll take their perfectly
cooked wings (Korean, Smoked Porter and Saigon Street) or a Pour House Deluxe
burger any day of the week.
Route 6
600 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia PA 19130
215-391-4600
Chef’s Choice $1 oysters (3 piece minimum) Monday-Friday,
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Route 6 is one of Stephen Starr’s newest enterprises, having
just opened in November of 2011 in the up-and-coming new hotspot of North Broad
Street. Admittedly, I’ve not been to this one yet as of the publishing of this
blog but I’ll tell you this: when I see
something like Crab Deviled Eggs (blue crab!) or Chicken Fried Lobster Tails,
you can bet it I’m fast tracking a visit!
Devon Seafood Grill
225 S 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6141
215-546-5940
$1 Chef’s Oysters on the half shell Sunday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.
& 9-11 p.m.
Their bar has an awesome view of Rittenhouse Square whether
it is summer and open-air or winter and you can watch the snow fall. I’m in love with their Shrimp Scampi entrée,
but just so ya know…during the aforementioned oyster happy hours, crab claws
can be had for a mere $3 each!
Fish
1234 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-545-9600
Happy hour Tuesday-Friday, 5-7 p.m. featuring $.99 “oyster
of the day”
Chef Mike
Stollenwerk’s restaurant garnered Philadelphia Magazine’s coveted “2010 Best of
Philly” award for “Best New Restaurant, City” and recently moved to its new
home on the ground floor of The Independent Hotel, which tripled its size. When you’re not slurping down the oyster du
jour, check out brunch for Carrot Cake pancakes or a Lobster Grilled Cheese.
They’ve also host a wine list worth studying.
Snockey’s Oyster & Crab House
1020 S. 2nd street (just above Washington Ave)
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-339-9578
“Clammy Hour” Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Saturday &
Sunday 2-4 p.m. Also available during all Philadelphia Eagles football games
My friends, the South Philadelphia institution known as
Snockey’s (they’ve been open since 1912!) features a happy hour where the
prices fall to UNDER a dollar. Yep, you can get raw or steamed clams for $.50
as well as raw or fried oysters for $.75!
Know any other places? Don't hesitate to contact me or leave a comment. I'd love to keep adding to the list!
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