Happy Hour
The best happy hours across the city: rooftop spritzes, oyster deals, martini hours and natural wine pours.
Ama Raw Bar: Asian-Inspired Oysters
Daily 5pm to 7pm
Ama Raw Bar, East Village runs Ama Raw Bar: Asian-Inspired Oysters, Daily 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, $1.25 Oysters.
Punjabi Social Hour
Daily 5pm to 6:30pm
A proper Punjabi social hour in NoMad, ninety minutes daily and gone by 6:30. Go at five and order with intent.
Amor y Amargo: Bitters & Vermouth Hour
Monday to Friday 5pm to 7pm
A tiny, standing-room-only bar on East 6th dedicated entirely to bitters and vermouth.
Anable Basin: LIC Waterfront Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm
East River waterfront bar in LIC with direct Manhattan skyline views and a Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm happy hour that makes the commute worthwhile.
Apotheke NoMad: Rooftop Botanical Hour
Monday to Friday 5pm to 7pm
Botanical cocktails on a NoMad rooftop, weekdays five to seven. Let the bartender steer the first round.
Bad Roman: The Spritz Bar Window
Monday to Friday 3pm to 5:30pm
Maximalist Italian at its finest. Their 2026 happy hour features the Spritz Bar, three varieties, all under $12, plus cicchetti bites to keep the night going.
Balthazar: SoHo Brasserie Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 5:30 to 7pm
SoHo's most iconic brasserie. $16 dozen oysters and $11 wine Mon to Fri 5:30 to 7pm at the bar.
Bar Belly: The $1 Oyster Steal
Daily 5pm to 7pm
The quintessential LES happy hour. $1 oysters pair perfectly with $14 cocktails at the marble bar.
Bar Centrale: Theater District Wine Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 5 to 7:30pm
Pre-theater wine hour until 7:30pm on Restaurant Row. A genuine Midtown West insider stop before curtain.
Bar Pisellino: Campari Spritz Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 3 to 5:30pm
The West Village's best Italian bar. $10 Campari spritzes Mon to Fri 3 to 5:30pm. Arrive early.
Bar Snack: The Snaquiri Special
Daily 2pm to 6pm
Bar Snack, East Village runs Bar Snack: The Snaquiri Special, Daily 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, $10 Tiny-Tinis / $8 Snacks.
Bar Sprezzatura: The Italian Hour
Daily 4pm to 6pm
Near the Theater District, Bar Sprezzatura keeps the early evening simple with $4 Italian beer and $8 glasses of wine.
Bathtub Gin: Chelsea Speakeasy Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm
Chelsea speakeasy behind a coffee shop entrance. $10 cocktails Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm. Worth the hunt.
Beauty & Essex: Pawn Shop Bar Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm
Upscale bar behind a functioning pawn shop on Essex. $12 cocktails and truffle grilled cheese Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm.
Blend on the Water: LIC Sunset Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm
Rooftop perch on the LIC waterfront with unobstructed skyline views and a Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm sunset hour, the best free show in Queens.
L'Apéro at Bobo
Daily 5pm to 7pm
An apéro hour in a West Village townhouse that feels borrowed from someone richer. Daily five to seven; sit near the window.
Bocca di Bacco High Line Happy Hour
Daily 4pm to 7pm
Italian wine near the High Line with a four-to-seven window. A clean after-gallery stop in Chelsea.
The Green Hour (Kronenbourg & Wine)
Daily 2pm to 7pm
The Green Hour runs a rare two-to-seven stretch: Kronenbourg and wine in a grand West Village brasserie.
Brooklyn Public House: Fort Greene Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm
$5 drafts and a popular patio at Fort Greene's most reliable neighborhood public house. Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm.
Buvette: West Village Aperitivo
Daily 5pm to 7pm
A pocket-sized French gastrotheque on Grove Street that does the aperitivo hour properly, seasonal vermouths, natural wines by the glass, and bar snacks worth ordering.
Chez Josephine: Theater District Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm
Jazz-inflected pre-theater cocktail hour on 42nd Street. Cocktails from $10, Mon to Fri 5 to 7pm.
Circa Brewing Co: Brooklyn Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm
Downtown Brooklyn's neighborhood brewpub with $1 off all drafts and discounted bites Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm, solid beer, zero pretense.
Corner Social: Harlem Gastropub Happy Hour
Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm
$9 cocktails and half-price burgers Mon to Fri 4 to 7pm at Harlem's most reliable gastropub.
Half-Priced Oyster Happy Hour at Cull & Pistol
Monday to Friday 4pm to 8pm
Half-priced oysters at Cull & Pistol is one of the cleaner Chelsea Market happy hour moves if you want seafood without committing to a full dinner. Go early and treat it like a bar-seat stop, not a long linger.