If you’ve landed here, we’re guessing you’re an oyster fan—because let’s be real, there’s no middle ground with these ocean gems. And if there’s one thing all oyster lovers can agree on, it’s the pure bliss of smashing through a dozen (or two) without blowing the budget—leaving plenty of coin for a cheeky glass of sparkling to match.
And you'll find plenty of great venues on the Gold Coast—places whose seafood quality you can trust—that’ll shuck you salty rock oysters for around the $2 mark. Fresh squeeze of lemon, little squirt of Tabasco, happy days. You can sit there for hours, pounding oysters like nobody’s watching. Here's the best oyster happy hours on the Gold Coast in 2025.
$2 Oysters At Las Palmas
1097 Gold Coast Hwy, Palm Beach QLD 4221
Slurp down $2 oysters every Thursday to Sunday from 4pm to 6pm at the vibrant Las Palmas in Palm Beach. The coconut margarita paired with natural oysters is our go-to combination at Las Palmas.
$3 Oyster Hour At Maman
49 James St, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Score $3 oysters sourced from Gold Coast-based Al Natural Oysters every Friday and Saturday from 4pm to 6pm at Burleigh Heads’ Maman. And if you weren’t already convinced, they do regular specials nights like Wednesday $10 Sandwich Night and Thursday $25 Pasta and Wine Night.
$3 Oysters At MĀRE
74 Seaworld Dr, Main Beach QLD 4217
Freshly shucked oysters while overlooking stunning Broadwater sunset views sounds like a fantastic combination to me, and you can get just this at MĀRE by La Luna. The onsite restaurant of La Luna Beach Club, MĀRE serves $3 oysters every Sunday (min. 6 oysters) until sold out. They've also got plenty of seafood specials on Sundays including $20 salmon sashimi, $25 kingfish sashimi and $40 for two bug rolls.
Half Price Oysters At Holy Ship
Marina Mirage, Seaworld Dr, Main Beach QLD 4217
It doesn’t get much better than the daily Happy Hour at Holy Ship, where you can score $10 house wines and beers paired with half price chilled oysters. By our calculations that roughly comes to $2.25 per natural oyster.
Running from 3pm to 5pm daily, you can soak up Broadwater views from the impressive seafood restaurant and bar converted from two meticulously restored 1970's timber trawlers.
Half Price Oysters at Surfers Pavilion
30/34 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Make tracks to the waterfront Surfers Pavilion any weekday from 4pm to 6pm and you’ll score half price freshly shucked oysters. We did the math—that’s $2.75 per oyster. Choose from natural, Kilpatrick, tempura wakame and wasabi mayo and Mignonette oysters.
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