Happy Hour

Half Shell

Name: Half Shell
Address: 2020 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, US
Telephone: 206-829-7535

Pike Place Market · Seafood

GOOGLE★ 4.5392 YELP★ 4.3230 TRIPADVISOR★ 48 OPENTABLE★ 4.7197Google: higher than 46% of venues in Seattle

The happy hour

Drinks

Mini-tini — $12
Spritzes — $15
Wine by the glass — $15

Food

Oysters, shucker's choice — $2
Roasted oyster — $4
Ginger shrimp nugget slider — $7
Dirty martini dip — $10
Hand-cut frites — $10
Mini Dungeness crab roll — $15
Cheeseburger — $19

halfshellseattle.com prints every day 3–6pm. Eater Seattle, February 25, 2025, listed the cheeseburger at $15. The menu now prints it at $19.

Deal last verified 2026-10-02. Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

Tom Douglas turned the old Etta's room into a steak and oyster bar at Pike Place Market. The afternoon hour is the $2 oyster.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cozy
Hip
Good for groups
Known for cocktails
Google: happy hour drinks
Takes reservations
Outdoor seating

Is that score good?

Almost everywhere scores 4–5 stars, so each site's score is shown against every venue in the Atlas rated on that site — here in Seattle, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.5 392 ratings ↗

In Seattle 88 rated venues At the median

4.1 THIS SPOT 4.5 4.8

Rated higher than 46% · tied with 20% · lower than 34% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues At the median

3.1 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 34% · tied with 23% · lower than 44% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.3 230 reviews ↗

In Seattle 87 rated venues Above median

3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.3 4.5

Rated higher than 69% · tied with 7% · lower than 24% of the others · median ★ 4.1

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Above median

2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.3 5.0

Rated higher than 64% · tied with 11% · lower than 24% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4 8 reviews ↗

In Seattle 74 rated venues Bottom quarter

3.3 3.5 THIS SPOT 4.0 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 11% · tied with 3% · lower than 86% of the others · median ★ 4.3

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Bottom quarter

1.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 THIS SPOT 4.0 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 17% · tied with 8% · lower than 75% of the others · median ★ 4.3

OPENTABLE ★ 4.7 197 diners ↗

Food 4.6Service 4.6Value 4.3Ambience 4.6Noise Moderate

In Seattle 13 rated venues Above median

3.7 4.0 4.5 THIS SPOT 4.7 4.9

Rated higher than 75% · lower than 25% of the others · median ★ 4.4

Across the US 537 rated venues Above median

3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 THIS SPOT 4.7 5.0

Rated higher than 53% · tied with 23% · lower than 24% of the others · median ★ 4.6

Each bar counts venues at that rating (0.1-star steps), lowest on the left; the curve starts at the lowest score anyone has. Ratings captured October 7, 2026.

Getting there

2020 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 · 206-829-7535

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