Metromix New York outlined seven awesome places for bargain oysters this valentine season, many as low as a $1 a piece.

• Mermaid Oyster Bar (79 Macdougal St. near Houston St., 212-260-0100)
  Daily from 5:30 to 7 p.m., diners can slurp down $1 oysters of the day. (A recent visit turned up Malpeques.) The same deal is also up for grabs at the East Village and Upper West Side locations.
• The Ten Bells (247 Broome St. between Ludlow and Orchard Sts., 212-228-4450)
  Every day until 7 p.m., the week’s selection of two oysters (everything from Malpeques to Kumamotos) go for $1 each, or $2 thereafter.
• Desnuda (122 E. Seventh St. between First Ave. and Avenue A, 212-254-3515)
  On Sundays beginning at 2 p.m. and Mondays from 6 p.m. onward, Blue Points go for $1, Hama Hamas from Washington State run $2, and Massachusetts Wellfleet oysters are $3 each. Half shells are served with a trio of inventive housemade mignonettes ranging from spicy to smoky to sweet.
• Cornelius (565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific St., 718-398-6662)
  Happy hour happens daily from 5 to 7 p.m., and all night on Mondays, featuring dollar oysters and $4 beers. Oysters also go for a buck each on weeknights after 10 p.m.
• Lure Fishbar (142 Mercer St. at Prince St., 212-431-7676)
  Happy hour goes from 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays and includes $1 Blue Points, as well as drink specials like $7 cocktails (a $7 drink special? Go figure.).
• Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. Seventh St. between Second Ave. and Bowery, 212-982-3006)
  Thursdays are “Local Oysters, Local Beer” nights. A plate of three local oysters (anything from Tomahawks to Peconic Pearls) is $5, as are pints of the week’s local beer.
• Oceana (1221 Sixth Ave. at 49th St., 212-759-5941)
  From 9 p.m. onward, knock a dollar off oyster prices with any full-price cocktail. This means mollusks for (usually) $2 apiece, presented grandly on a silver platter with housemade fruit mignonette.

Market Café is offering 8-cent piece of chocolate cake anytime until close from now until February 14, 2010

Market Café is a fixture in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen. We opened our doors nearly 14 years ago, and have been satisfying the palettes of our patron’s with our classic French American fare ever since. We offer a truly gourmet dining experience in a casual environment, at reasonable prices. It’s located 496 9th Ave, New York, NY 10018. (212) 967-3892