This kitschy boat-shaped restaurant has one of the beat deals on oysters in the Bayou City, with prices at around $8 a dozxen year round. Pair them with a spicy michelada or a bowl of gumbo for a low-key, fuss free meal.

Liberty Kitchen offers both Gulf and East Coast oysters for $2.50 and $3.50 a pop, respectively, with the East Coast varieties changing regularly. At happy hour, you can score 5 Gulf oysters on the half shell for $5, or half a dozen chargrilled oysters with bacon jam, butter and garlic bread for $18.

This gorgeous deco dining room offers $1.50 oysters at happy hour Monday through Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The regular menu includes a whopping 12 varietals of oysters, everything from Louisiana Bayou Pearls to St. Simon oysters from New Burnswick, Canada. Most raw oysters are $3.50 each during regular hours.

This East Side newcomer offers some of the best prices on grilled oysters, with three styles, all priced at $12 a dozen. Their spin on the classic Rockefeller includes kale, lardons and havarti cheese sauce. The Oysters Bienville are topped with shrimp, cream of mushroom and havarti, and Orleans style are simply, with butter and herbs. Acadian Coast also offers Gulf and East Coast oysters on the halfshell for market price.

This brand new restaurant in San Leon, owned by the family behind one of the largest oyster distributors in the Gulf, serves raw oysters about as fresh as you can get, and with almost no markup. Try a flight of four bivalves served with champagne, mignonette, vodka and michelada mix, or try a dish of grilled oysters, including blue crab-stuffed shells and spicy Hot Blooded Oysters served with garlic, sriracha and habenero butter.

Find both deep-fried and raw oysters on the menu at this Heights favorite. Here, Gulf oysters are dusted with cornmeal and fried with brussels sprouts, then tossed in chili-honey glaze. They’re also served chilled by the dozen alongside traditional accoutrements like horseradish and vinegar mignonette.

You’ve heard of lobster thermidor, but why not try the oysters thermidor at Christie’s — six half shells baked with wine and cheese sauce, crab, and melted cheddar. Or go for the oyster stew made with heavy cream and fresh oysters, supposedly a favorite of regular customer and former president George H.W. Bush.

Caracol’s delightful raw menu, which includes red snapper ceviche, Mexico City-style campechana and raw tuna tostadas, also boasts oysters on the halfshell with Chef Hugo Ortega’s salsa bruja and fresh lime. Meanwhile, ostiones asados are grilled over a wood-fires stove and topped with cheese, chipotle butter and toasted breadcrumbs.

There are so many solid oyster preparations at Eugene’s that it’s almost impossible to pick just one. Go for the oysters Jonny, which pairs a half-dozen oysters with jumbo crab, basil-spinach sauce, and parmesan, or consider classic oysters Rockefeller, doused in Pernod liqueur, cheese, lemon, garlic, and breadcrumbs. Don’t forget the oyster shooters like the Buffalo Bayou, a freshly shucked oyster served with cocktail sauce, lemon juice, and super-chilled Tito’s vodka.

This Katy kitchen serves up smartly-priced Texas raw oysters ($12.50 for a dozen) alongside Cajun classics like chargrilled oysters with romano parmesan and lemon-garlic butter, plus friend dishes like a loaded oyster po’boy.

It’s hard to miss this bright red building just inside the 610 Loop — famous for the giant crawfish perched on the eave. Indoors, at the oyster bar, the scene is decidedly more laid back — dark wood, a weathered floor and neon lights give the place a decidedly divey vibe. Houstonians have been coming here for decades for crawfish boils, po’boys, and of course, raw Gulf oysters. If you prefer them cooked, try the chargrilled dozen, topped with herbs, Italian cheeses and lemon-garlic butter, or a fried oysters po’boy for $16.