Where to Get Your Shuck on for National Oyster Day 2026

Fulton Market

• The Publican

Slurp $2 oysters all day on August 5th. 

• Adalina Prime

Choose from charred “Oysta Rockafeller” with pimiento cheese, panko and braised collared greens, or go big with the Fire & Ice seafood tower stacked with shrimp, lobster, oysters, mussels, top neck clams, and chewy tteokbokki rice cakes, all in a fra diovola sauce. If you like the classics, freshly shucked oysters on ice and finished with the choice of atomic cocktail sauce or champagne mignonette add a bit of brightness, and can be chosen by the piece for $2 at Happy Hour every weekday from 4-6. 

Gold Coast

• ARLA

Freshly shucked oysters served with a bright yuzu-sumac mignonette, or make a meal of it by pairing them with ARLA's tuna crudo, charcoal-grilled seafood, or signature sushi rolls. Toast the occasion with the restaurant's tableside martini service, or a Mitsu cocktail made with Hendrick's Gin, black sesame, honey, cardamom, and citrus.

River North

• Kinzie Chophouse

Kinzie Chophouse is shucking all the rules this National Oyster Day. On Wednesday, August 5th, Kinzie is offering $40 bottomless oysters and martinis, all day long. 

Uptown

• Cariño

Cariño is serving its michelada on the half shell. At the Uptown restaurant led by Chef Norman Fenton, the Oyster Michelada is a West Coast oyster marinated in tomato dashi mignonette and salsa lizano, topped with Cerveza Modelo beer foam and coctele spheres, then finished with a rim of Fresno chile hot sauce and Tajín. 

West Loop

• Tengoku Aburiya

West Loop's Japanese gastropub, TenGoku Aburiya, is welcoming National Oyster Day with a limited-time summer special. The restaurant is offering its Oyster Tasting throughout the summer for just $22. The tasting features six premium oysters showcasing both coasts: three Royal Miyagi West Coast oysters served with bright yuzu vinaigrette, and three Goldilocks East Coast oysters paired with classic ponzu sauce. 

• Bocaditos

West Loop’s Bocaditos offers an Oysters Pirela, six baked oysters, topped with a creamy house sauce, or if you’re looking to keep things simple, Oysters - East or West with cocktail sauce, mignonette, and lemon served by six or 12. National Oyster Day also happens to fall on a Wednesday, which means $1 oysters (minimum of six) and $7 select house wine at Bocaditos.

Suburbs

• The Greggory (South Barrington)

The Greggory serves fresh market oysters that can be selected on their own or as part of of Chef Jose Sosa's Seafood Tower. Designed for sharing, the tower features four fresh oysters alongside a spread of chilled seafood, including half of a Maine lobster, crabmeat avocado, Alaskan king crab, and four shrimp. 

• The Graceful Ordinary (St. Charles)

Tuesday through Friday from 4–6 p.m., $2 freshly shucked oysters and $10 martinis. The chef’s rotating selection of fresh oysters, served with house-made mignonette and garnishes that highlight every briny, buttery bite.