Buck-a-shuck oyster deals in Toronto by day of week

Buck-a-shuck oyster deals in Toronto may be as rare as the pearls they sometimes contain, but if you know where to look, you can almost always come up with a dazzling deal.

For those who find joy in the slippery, briny things in life, buck-a-shuck oysters are one of those things that simply feel too good to be true, and, lucky for us, Toronto is home to a slew of restaurants that offer them.

The current economic situation in Canada (and, let's face it, most of the world) has made buck-a-shuck look more like two-buck-a-shuck in many places, if you can find it at all, but you can still score some great deals on oysters around the city every day of the week.

Lucky for you, I've done all the scouring for you to come up with a list of buck-a-shuck deals in Toronto by (almost) every day of the week. Thank me later, maybe over oysters?

Multi-day

Bar Hop on King West is one of the rare establishments in the city that still offers a true buck-a-shuck deal, coming in at just $1 per shell every Monday and Tuesday. 

The Financial District's swanky Black + Blue Steakhouse serves oysters at $1.50 during their daily 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. happy hour.

During Apero Hour at Chantecler (5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends), you can toss back $2 oysters alongside $10 appetizers, like steak tartare and cod croquettes.

Dundas West staple Clandestino is offering buck-a-shuck oysters with the purchase of a $100 date night package (or equivalent spend) every day of the week until Dec. 30, 2025.

You can score up to 50 oysters for $1.50 a piece at Diana's Oyster Bar in Scarborough every day of the week with the purchase of any appetizer or entree.

Leslieville's est restaurant may have bid adieu to takeout and patio service this year, but its buck-a-shuck deal, which runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, remains unscathed... for now.

In a neighbourhood that's full of buzzed-over restaurants, you could call Ossington's Fallen Feather a hidden gem, but the real show-stopper is their buck-a-shuck deal, which runs alongside $10 drinks every Tuesday and Wednesday. (Psst: they also offer $20 steak frites on Sundays.)

Island Oysters in Bloordale Village not only serves $2 oysters every Wednesday, but sweetens the deal with $1.50 Malpeques every Thursday between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

While King West's Locals Only has said goodbye to their formal buck-a-shuck deal, they do offer oysters at half price during their happy hour, which runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. At a regular price of $32 for a dozen, happy hour oysters work out to around $1.30 a piece.

Both of Nome Izakaya's locations offer $1 oysters all day long every Tuesday and Wednesday, and, during Happy Hour for the rest of the week, you can score 6 for $10 Malpeques.

With a name like Saint John's Oyster House, one would hope that there's a buck-a-shuck offering at some point during the week. Luckily, this seafood restaurant perched atop Saint John's Tavern offers it from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Watson's in the Entertainment District offers buck-a-shuck every Sunday and Monday, with the added benefit of half-priced bottles of wine.

Monday

Danforth's Auld Spot Pub cures even the worst case of the Mondays with their weekly buck-a-shuck, which runs every Monday starting at 4 p.m.

Mondays don't have to suck. At the Entertainment District's Fox on John, they shuck! Every Monday, you can score buck-a-shuck oysters, 2 lbs of wings for half price and $8 martinis.

Tuesday

Distillery District staple Pure Spirits Oyster House appropriately offers $2 oysters from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday.

Wednesday

You'll have a very happy hump day indeed at Etobicoke's Bramble Gastropub, which offers buck-a-shuck oysters from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

Thursday

Kitchen on Sixth in Etobicoke still proudly runs its buck-a-shuck oyster deal from 4 p.m. on every Thursday evening.

Pearl Diver's rendition of buck-a-shuck is neither for fairweather fans nor the faint of heart. Every Thursday night, by reservation only, you can order 100 oysters for $100.

Friday

Financial District staple, Jump, chooses Friday night to bless the city with buck-a-shuck oysters, from 2 p.m. until close with the purchase of a bottle of wine.

Saturday

Maybe lay off the oysters for, like, one day?

Sunday

The iconic Biff's Bistro may offer half-priced oysters during its happy hours Tuesday through Sunday, but it's their $1 oyster offerings (with the purchase of a bottle of wine) every Sunday from 4 p.m. to close that really steals the spotlight.

Head to Melrose on Adelaide for a seafood-based cure to the Sunday Scaries. Here, buck-a-shuck oysters are available every Sunday from 4 p.m. to close.