There’s not much New Yorkers love than eating and drinking with friends, especially when it’s cheap! And with the weather only getting colder, people are ready to enjoy winter season with some delicious cocktails and light bites.
Here are some of the best happy hours in NYC for fantastic food and drink deals!
The Secret NYC team relies on personal experience, recommendations, editorial reviews, and customer feedback before recommending the best places to grab a bite or sip cocktails in NYC. Since we’re the city that never sleeps, this list is constantly evolving. Please check back regularly.
1. Sake No Hana, LES
Happy hour’s great, but we often find ourselves needing a late night deal. Sake No Hana, has thankfully answered our prayers. You can escape to the streets of Japan with Sake No Hana’s Happy Hour “Sets,” offered between 6-9pm for just $20. Diners can choose an item from each section of the menu: nomi (noun, “drink”), otoshi (noun, “small snack, to start”) and taberu (verb, “to eat”). With fun cocktails that consist of popping boba, and mouthwatering bites like Lobster Chirashi Don, these sets let you experience fine dine without breaking the bank.
2. Fresh Salt, Seaport
From 4 pm to 8 pm everyday, stop by this spot in Seaport to enjoy some of the best happy hour specials in the area! Order draft beers and house liquors for anywhere from $5-$6 and wine for $7. Or, if you’re really feeling in the mood, take a crack at their “Cocktail of the Day” which is something new everyday!
Where: 146 Beekman St
Hours: Everyday, 4 pm – 8 pm
3. Lido, Harlem
Sip on $5 beers and $7 wine and sangria at this Harlem spot that also serves up some mouthwatering $9 bites like their creamy garlic bread, fried calamari, and roasted veal meatballs.
Where: 2168 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Hours: Monday – Friday (4 pm – 7 pm)
Book a table4. Grandma’s Home, Flatiron
One of our absolute favorite Chinese restaurants just unveiled a new happy hour that you’re not going to want to miss. Happy hour goers can enjoy a selection of beer, cocktails, sake, and wines by the glass along with a new dim sum platter featuring some of Grandma’s Home’s favorite homemade dim sum including shrimp toast, chicken dumplings, crispy sticky rice dumplings, and har gow.
Where: 56 West 22nd Street
Hours: Monday – Friday from (5 pm – 6:30 pm)
Book a table5. Tasca, UWS
This Latin-infused “To the Nines Happy Hour” is offering specialty cocktails, wines, and tapas, all for $9. Wash down their Chicharron de Pollo and Empanada de Vegetales with some refreshing Spanish wines and homemade sangria.
Where: 505 Columbus Ave
Hours: Monday – Friday (4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
Book a table6. Cathédrale, East Village
Not only is this French-Mediterranean restaurant absolutely stunning, they’re also serving a fancy happy hour that’s out of this world. Their Oysters & Champagne Happy Hour features $2 Oysters, $5 Bites (including dish likes Warm Dates, Prosciutto Plates, and even a Signature Lobster Roll), and $8 glasses of Champagne (Blanc de Blancs Veuve Ambal, Burgundy, France).
Where: 112 East 11th St
Hours: Sunday – Friday, (5 pm – 7 pm)
Book a table7. The Gray Mare, East Village
Offering an all new happy hour menu, enjoy 5 delicious appetizer options like Tater Tots, French Onion Dip, Buffalo Cauliflower and more all priced at $5! Pair your bites with $6 beers, $8 house liquors and $8 wines.
Where: 61 2nd Ave
Hours: Monday – Friday (3 pm – 8 pm)
Book a table8. Bella Union, Kips Bay
This cute rooftop/American saloon crossover is one of our favorite spots in Kips Bay, thanks to their weekly happy hour. You’ll find $7 draft beers, $5 bottles and cans, and $8 wines and mixed drinks. The absolute steal though? On Tuesdays from 4 pm to late, they sell $5 espresso martinis! Yes, you heard that right. If you need an afterwork pick me up, stop here after work.
Where: 411 3rd Ave
Hours: Monday – Friday, 4 pm – 8 pm
Book a table9. Valerie, Midtown
This bi-level cocktail bar is serving up happy hour deals from 4 pm – 7 pm Mondays- Fridays with $12 cocktails, $9 select wines, and $7 select beers. If you’re hungry you can order $1 oysters and charcuterie board for $16.
Where: 45 W 45th St
Hours: Mondays – Fridays (4 pm – 7 pm)
Book a table10. Loreley Beer Garden, LES
Find one of the most exciting happy hours at the Loreley Beer Garden. This summer, you can find a happy hour including select rosé wines by the glass and bottle, rosé sangria, cider and Frosé Flamingos starting at 5 pm on weekdays, and 12 pm Friday-Sunday! Their Summer Rosé Festival is still happening through June 30 so stop in after work before it’s gone!
Where: 7 Rivington St
Hours: Monday – Tuesday: til 10:00 pm
Wednesday – Thursday: til 7:00 pm
Fridays: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sundays: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
11. Tara Rose, Kips Bay
You can’t go wrong with $8 Aperol spritz’, mules, select wines, and $6 beers. Try their 2-bites for $16 to fuel you through the hours of affordable drinking! Their happy hour runs all week from 4 – 7 pm, and on Thursdays their drink happy hour deals last all night long!
Where: 384 3rd Ave
Hours: Monday – Friday (4 pm – 7 pm)
Book a table12. Mister Paradise, East Village
Your new favorite time of the day, “Aperitivo Hour” runs Tuesday – Friday from 5 pm – 7 pm at Mister Paradise starting with $9 cocktails, $5 beers. Enjoy their food deals too like their $10 burger with bacon-infused American cheese and the $2 per oyster deal.
Where: 105 1st Ave
Hours: Tuesday – Friday from (5 pm – 7 pm)
Book now13. Groove, Greenwich Village
This musical venue home to NYC’s funk, soul, and R&B scene offers $5 drink and food specials every weekend for happy hour. Catch some live music while you enjoy such incredible deals.
Where: 125 MacDougal St A
Hours: Weekends (4:30 pm – 7 pm)
14. John Doe, NoMad
Craving some seafood but not looking to drop a ton of money? From 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily feast on $1 oysters at John Doe! Plus, for drinks you can take your choosing amongst $5 domestic beers, $6 specialty beers and wines, and $7 liquor drinks.
Where: 253 5th Ave
Hours: Everyday, 11 am – 8 pm
15. David Burke Tavern, Lenox Hill
Take advantage of the epic happy hour deals at David Burke Tavern with $9 wines and & $6 beers (bartender’s choice)!
Where: 135 E 62nd St
Hours: Everyday, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Book a table16. A10 Kitchen, East Village
Bring your entire crew to A10 Kitchen for $20 pitchers, $5 margaritas, and of course, the $5 mac & cheese—it has truffle oil!
Where: 162 Avenue A
Hours: Tuesday – Friday (4 pm – 7 pm)
Saturday (5 pm – 7 pm) – Sunday (5 pm – 8 pm)
17. The Pony Bar, UES
If you’re a beer lover, here’s definitely the happy hour for you. Order any beer on draft, well drink, or wine by the glass for $7.
Where: 1444 1st Ave
Hours: Monday – Friday (4:20 pm – 6:20 pm)
18. Mad Tropical, Bushwick
Eat as many tacos as you can stomach with 2 tacos for $6 at Mad Tropical. Pair your feast with their $6-8 cocktails and $5 drafts!
Where: 236 Troutman St, Brooklyn
Hours: Everyday (5 pm – 8 pm) & all night for Taco Tuesdays
19. Tommy’s Tavern + Tap, Staten Island
Get endless half price deals towards cocktails, wine and sangria, along with $2 off draft beers throughout the week. (Deals vary by day)
Where: 2655 Richmond Ave, Staten Island
Hours: Monday – Thursday ( 4p.m. – close)
20. Dante, West Village
Dante is not only one of our favorite spots for both an aperol spritz and sbagliato, but they also have an incredible “Martini Hour” that is sure to suit your tastebuds! From 3 pm – 5 pm everyday, you can enjoy all sorts of martinis for only $10! That includes options like their signature Dante Martini (fords gin. ketel one. noilly prat. dolin blanc. nardini cedro. olive & lemon bitters), and a whole lot more.
Where: 551 Hudson St
Hours: Everyday, 3 pm – 5 pm
Book a table21. The Ready Rooftop, East Village
If you’re looking for some rooftop vibes, be sure to stop by The Ready Rooftop during happy hour for $1 tacos and $9 margaritas! Plus, they are currently in the midst of their “Holiday Disco” pop-up which includes large neon cacti throughout the space, disco snowmen, seasonal cocktails (Frozen Hot Chocolate + Salted Caramel Espresso Martini), and light bites (Coconut Tres Leches).
Where: 112 E 11th St
Hours: Wednesday – Friday, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm + Saturday – Sunday, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Book a tableFinding a quality happy hour in NYC comes down to a true science. Not only does the place need to feel like you’re actually getting a deal, but it has to have a time frame that doesn’t require you to leave work early. The Ready Rooftop is a perfect go-to with $9 margaritas, but that’s not even the best part; they do $1 tacos from Wednesday through Friday 4pm – 7pm! — Justine Golata, Senior Staff Writer
22. Rudy’s, Midtown West
Although not technically a true happy hour, the cheap prices all the time at Rudy’s make it a must in this list. This dive bar in the Theater District serves up beers as low as $3-4 and pitchers as cheap as $12! The best part? Every drink served you get a hotdog to wash down with your drink. This is a great spot to watch some afternoon sports or grab a beer after work.
Where: 627 9th Ave
Hours: Open-close
23. Skinny Dennis, Williamsburg
Not only are the beers already cheap at this Williamsburg dive bar (we’re talking $5-6 apiece), their happy hour is somewhat even better! Take a $1 off the already affordable draft and can prices or $3 off well mixed drinks! Be sure to head there on Tuesdays though for “Tito’s Tuesdays” which includes $4 Tito’s Lemonades and $2 shots of Tito’s!
Where: 152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
Hours: Monday – Friday, 12 pm – 7 pm
24. Kokomo, Williamsburg
Stop by this Caribbean spot in Williamsburg during the week and enjoy one of the best happy hours in the city this summer. You can order coconut curry mussels, flatbreads, macaroni bites, frozen rum punch and margaritas all for $10 a pop!
Where: 65 Kent Ave, Brooklyn
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday from 4 – 7 pm
Book a table25. Clover Club, Cobble Hill
Enjoy $12 cocktails and half-price oysters during happy hour at this neighborhood institution. Plus, their frozen Cannonball Cola (made with spiced rum, overproof rum, cherry cola cordial, pineapple, and lime) is a perfect drink of choice for the summer ahead.
Where: 210 Smith St., Brooklyn
Hours: Monday – Friday from 4 – 6pm
Book a table26. The Happiest Hour
Ideal for late-night bites, The Happiest Hour is a carefree, breezy place to stop for a good burger and a cocktail, especially when the motto is “You pick ‘em, we pour ‘em.”
Where: 121 West 10th Street
Hours: Monday-Wednesday from 5pm-12am, Thursday 5pm-2am, Friday 5pm-3am, Saturday 2pm-3am, Sunday 3pm-12am
For $22 bucks, we snagged an “Adult Happy Meal” at The Happiest Hour! It comes with their delicious smash burger (or smash veggie burger) and a drink of your choice. Choose a side from their crispy tots or fries (both are worth the indulgence) and we even got a mini burger as a “toy” to complete the whimsy of the meal! It was a darn good smash burger and each element of the meal was done with care. The ambiance of The Happiest Hour lives up to its name, so we’ll be back! — Liz Ramanand, Events Writer
27. The Mermaid Inn, Chelsea
Happy hour is everyday at the Mermaid Inn from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Feast on $1.50 East Coast oysters and select $6 beers, $9 wines and cocktails. Make your reservations here.
Where: 227 10th Ave
Hours: Everyday, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Book a table28. Shy Shy, Chelsea
If you’re always the one to make it a point that you want your martini extra dirty, you absolutely must try Shy Shy’s “Oh So You Like It Dirty Martini.” Served with “big ass olives” over pebble ice, I must say it’s the only dirty martini that’s actually been as fifthly as it claims to be. Plus, their happy hour brings the total up to a humble $12—a steal in my opinion! – Senior Staff Writer, Justine Golata
Where: 169 8th Ave
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday until 7pm, all day Monday & Sunday