food-related things that i'm currently obsessing over whether it be places to try, recipes, or food icons.
WEST VILLAGE
Mermaid Oyster Bar: $1 oysters. 5:30-7pm everyday.
79 MacDougal St. (Bleecker/W Houston St.)
Bar Henry: $1 oysters 11pm-close, Sun-Thursday
90 W Houston St. (near LaGuardia Place)
Fish: $7 = 6 oysters + PBR/wine
EAST VILLAGE
Desnuda: Sundays beginning at 2 p.m. and Mondays from 6 p.m. onward, Blue Points go for $1, Hama Hamas from Washington State run $2, and Massachusetts Wellfleet oysters are $3 each. Half shells are served with a trio of inventive housemade mignonettes ranging from spicy to smoky to sweet.
122 E. Seventh St. between First Ave. and Avenue A
Jimmy’s No.43: Thursdays are “Local Oysters, Local Beer” nights. A plate of three local oysters (anything from Tomahawks to Peconic Pearls) is $5, as are pints of the week’s local beer.
3 E. Seventh St. between Second Ave. and Bowery
SOHO
Lure Fishbar: $1 oysters & clams. 5-7pm Monday-Friday.
142 Mercer St. (Prince)
LES
Ten Bells: Every day until 7 p.m., the week’s selection of two oysters (everything from Malpeques to Kumamotos) go for $1 each, or $2 thereafter.
247 Broome St. between Ludlow and Orchard Sts
MIDTOWN WEST
Oceana: From 9 p.m. onward, knock a dollar off oyster prices with any full-price cocktail. This means mollusks for (usually) $2 apiece, presented grandly on a silver platter with housemade fruit mignonette.
1221 Sixth Ave. at 49th St.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
Cornelius: Happy hour happens daily from 5 to 7 p.m., and all night on Mondays, featuring dollar oysters and $4 beers. Oysters also go for a buck each on weeknights after 10 p.m.
565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific St
via MetroMix
