The best happy hours in NYC, scored on price, hours and food
The best happy hours in NYC on our scores right now: Oliver's Astoria in Astoria (drinks from $3, Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm), Flying Cock in Kips Bay (drinks from $3, daily 4pm–8pm), The Queensboro in Jackson Heights (drinks from $3, Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm), Post No Bills in Williamsburg (drinks from $4, daily open to 9pm) and Bobo in Greenwich Village (drinks from $5, daily 5pm–7pm). We scored the 501 happy hours whose deals we read on the bar's own site in the last 30 days, on drink price, days a week, food and weekend or late hours, one pick per neighborhood.
A good happy hour is cheap, runs often, and has something to eat. Those are things we can measure, so this list is scored rather than picked: every bar whose happy hour we read on its own site in the last 30 days gets points for a low drink price, for each day it runs, for food, and for a weekend or late-night window.
To keep it useful across the city, the ten picks below are one per neighborhood (Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn). The cards show the live deal and hours; the table has the top 40 overall. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
Our picks
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Astoria, around Oliver's Astoria. Photo: Sam, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Oliver's Astoria Astoria
Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3
Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close · 37-19 Broadway at 38th Street · Steinway Street (M, R)Oliver's Astoria runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close). The deal: $10 signature cocktails, $5 frosty miller high life, $3 add house shot and $10 select apps. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Kips Bay, around Flying Cock. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Flying Cock Kips Bay
ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10
Daily 4pm–8pm · 497 3rd Ave · 33rd Street (6)Flying Cock runs its happy hour every day (Daily 4pm–8pm). The deal: $3 espresso martini, $10 green tea shot, $8 beer and $6 michelob ultra draft. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: A.Y., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 3. The Queensboro Jackson Heights
Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6
Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm · 80-02 Northern Boulevard · 82 St-Jackson Hts (7)The Queensboro runs its happy hour 6 days a week (Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm). The deal: $5 light lager, sunday beer, $6 session ipa, singlecut, $6 irish red ale, round table and $6 pilsner, industrial arts. Its cheapest drink is $3, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 30, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Post No Bills Williamsburg
Drafts $4 · Well Drinks $5
Daily open to 9pm · 253 Bushwick Ave · Montrose Avenue (L)Post No Bills runs its happy hour every day (Daily open to 9pm). The deal: $4 drafts, $3 budweiser, $3 miller high life and $5 well drinks. Its cheapest drink is $4, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 27, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Greenwich Village, around Bobo. Photo: Felix Stahlberg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Bobo Greenwich Village
Martinis (classic, espresso, or french) $14 · Wines (sparkling, blanc, rosé, rouge) $8
Daily 5pm–7pm · Fri, Sat 10pm–12am · 181 W 10th St · Christopher Street–Stonewall Station (1)Bobo runs its happy hour every day (Daily 5pm–7pm · Fri, Sat 10pm–12am). The deal: $14 martinis, $2.00 oysters, $8 wines and $12 cocktails. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 27, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Bed-Stuy, around Tulum Brooklyn. Photo: Newyork10r at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 6. Tulum Brooklyn Bed-Stuy
Margaritas $10 · Sangria $10
Daily open to 7pm · 1056 Broadway · Kosciuszko Street (J)Tulum Brooklyn runs its happy hour every day (Daily open to 7pm). The deal: $10 wings, $10 quesadillas, $10 tacos and $5 fries. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside The Grey Dog. Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 7. The Grey Dog Nolita
House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00
Daily 4pm–6:30pm · 244 Mulberry Street · Spring Street (6)The Grey Dog runs its happy hour every day (Daily 4pm–6:30pm). The deal: $5.00 house wine, $8.00 tommy's margarita, $8.00 venetian spritz and $9.00 bar bites. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 25, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Lady Blue. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 8. Lady Blue Hell's Kitchen
Select cocktails (limoncello lemondrop tini, house margarita, classic old fashioned) $10 · Select draft beers $6
Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Mon–Thu, Sun 10pm to close · Fri, Sat 11pm to close · 363 W 46th St · 50th Street (C, E)Lady Blue runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Mon–Thu, Sun 10pm to close · Fri, Sat 11pm to close). The deal: $38 oysters & bubbly, $2 off select small plates, $10 select cocktails and $6 select draft beers. Its cheapest drink is $6, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 30, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Murray Hill, around The Black Sheep Sports Bar N.Y.C. Photo: 1103 NYC, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 9. The Black Sheep Sports Bar N.Y.C Murray Hill
Yuengling draft $6 · Shock Top draft $8
Mon–Sat 11am–1am · Sun 12pm–1am · 593 3rd Ave · Grand Central-42 St (4, 5, 6, 7, S)The Black Sheep Sports Bar N.Y.C runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Sat 11am–1am · Sun 12pm–1am). The deal: $6 yuengling draft, $8 shock top draft, $5 miller lite bottle and $7 sun cruiser. Its cheapest drink is $5, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 27, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Midtown, a few blocks from The Horny Ram. Photo: The All-Nite Images from NY, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 10. The Horny Ram Midtown
Pretty in Pink signature cocktail $11 · Poison Ivy signature cocktail $11
Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close · 951 2nd Avenue · 51st Street (6, E, F)The Horny Ram runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close). The deal: $3 off happy hour bites, $11 pretty in pink signature cocktail, $11 poison ivy signature cocktail and $7 lagunitas ipa draft. Its cheapest drink is $6, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend. There is a late-night window as well.
Deal checked Oct 26, 2026 on the bar's own site.
How the score works
Points come from the deal itself: up to 110 for a low drink price ($1 cheaper is 10 points), 6 for each day of the week it runs, 10 for food, 8 for a weekend window, 5 for a late-night window and 3 for each item on the deal (up to six). A bar whose deal we have not read in the last 30 days, or whose page showed different prices on our last re-check, is left out until it is read again.
Nobody pays to be on this list: we do not sell placements. Where a bar's own site does not itemize the deal, it is not scored.
More ways to choose
By price: the cheapest happy hours by neighborhood and drinks $6 and under. By food: cheap happy hour food and dollar oysters. By time: early happy hours, reverse happy hours and weekend happy hours. Or just what is on right now.
Menu prices in NYC do not include the 8.875% sales tax, and the custom is to tip on the regular price. Some deals are served at the bar only.
The top 40 happy hours in NYC
| Bar | Neighborhood | Deal | When | Checked |
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| Oliver's Astoria | Astoria | Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3 | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Flying Cock | Kips Bay | ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10 | Daily 4pm–8pm | Oct 28, 2026 |
| The Queensboro | Jackson Heights | Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6 | Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Post No Bills | Williamsburg | Drafts $4 · Well Drinks $5 | Daily open to 9pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Bobo | Greenwich Village | Martinis (classic, espresso, or french) $14 · Wines (sparkling, blanc, rosé, rouge) $8 | Daily 5pm–7pm · Fri, Sat 10pm–12am | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Tulum Brooklyn | Bed-Stuy | Margaritas $10 · Sangria $10 | Daily open to 7pm | Oct 28, 2026 |
| The Grey Dog | Nolita | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Daily 4pm–6:30pm | Oct 25, 2026 |
| The Grey Dog | Union Square | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Daily 4pm–6:30pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| The Grey Dog | Greenwich Village | House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00 | Daily 4pm–6:30pm | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Baht | Jackson Heights | Signature Cocktails (Green Jacket, Old Skool, Barrio Chino, Olieng, The Rupert, Pretty Woman, Lychee Martini) $10 · Singha, Chang, Leo, Beer Lao $6 | Mon, Wed, Fri 4pm–6pm · Tue 4pm–9pm · Thu 12pm–9pm · Sat, Sun 12pm–3pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Lady Blue | Hell's Kitchen | Select cocktails (limoncello lemondrop tini, house margarita, classic old fashioned) $10 · Select draft beers $6 | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Mon–Thu, Sun 10pm to close · Fri, Sat 11pm to close | Oct 30, 2026 |
| The Black Sheep Sports Bar N.Y.C | Murray Hill | Yuengling draft $6 · Shock Top draft $8 | Mon–Sat 11am–1am · Sun 12pm–1am | Oct 27, 2026 |
| The Horny Ram | Midtown | Pretty in Pink signature cocktail $11 · Poison Ivy signature cocktail $11 | Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close | Oct 26, 2026 |
| The Lexington Social | East Harlem | Crispy Beer Batter Shrimp (4) $7.00 · Classic Margarita (glass) $8.00 | Wed–Fri 2pm–7pm · Mon, Tue 2pm–11pm · Sat, Sun 4pm–6pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Toast | Morningside Heights | Frozen Margaritas (12oz) $6 · House Red Wine $6 | Daily 4pm–7pm · Mon–Fri 10pm to close | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Ethyl's Alcohol & Food | Upper East Side | House Shot $7 · Beer $6 | Tue–Sun 5pm–7pm | Oct 24, 2026 |
| The Uptown Restaurant & Bar | Upper East Side | Draft $4 · Selected Wines $6 | Daily open to 8pm | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Third Avenue Ale House | Upper East Side | $5 drinks (late nite) | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 12pm–4pm · Daily 9pm to close | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Los Mismos Amigos | Corona | $2.99 shots | Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Arte Cafe | Upper West Side | Spritzes (Aperol, Campari, or Limoncello) $12 · Margarita $14 | Daily 4pm–7pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Covacha | Upper West Side | House Wine (Rose, White, Red) $10 · Sangria (glass) $10 | Daily 4pm–6pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Meller's Sports Hub & Grill | Upper East Side | Wine $4 · Frozen Drinks $8 | Mon–Thu, Sun 11pm–3am | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Ray's | Lower East Side | Other Bottled & Canned Beer $6 · Well Shots $6 | Mon–Fri open to 8pm · Sat, Sun open to 6pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Saar Indian Restaurant | Times Square | Founder's All Day IPA $4 · Margaritas (regular, tamarind, peach, mango, coconut, strawberry) $5 | Mon–Fri 1:30pm–4:30pm | Oct 26, 2026 |
| The Rabbit Hole | Astoria | Shots $4 · House Beers $5 | Mon–Fri 5pm–8pm | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Barfly | Gramercy | Draft Beer $2 off · Wine (glass) $2 off | Mon–Fri 11am–7pm · Mon–Thu, Sun 10pm–4am | Oct 27, 2026 |
| The Heights Bar & Grill | Morningside Heights | Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5 | Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 4pm–7pm · Mon, Tue, Sun 11pm–1am · Wed–Sat 11pm–2am | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Boho Karaoke Orchard | Lower East Side | Shot $4.50 · Draft Beer $5.50 | Daily open to 9pm | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Coyote Ugly | Gramercy | Wells $2 off · Bud Light Draft (weekends) $5 | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 12pm–7pm | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Faces & Names | Times Square | Bottled Beers (Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, Tecate) $5 · House Wine (red or white) $6 | Daily 3pm–7pm | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Gebhard's Beer Culture | Upper West Side | Happy Hour Drafts $3 · Happy Hour Guinness Pint $7 | Mon–Fri open to 6pm | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Teddy's F&B Bar & Grill | East Harlem | Menu BUCKET OF BEER $15.00 · Menu COCKTAILS $20.00 | Daily 5pm–8pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Mad Tropical | Bushwick | Cocktails $6/$8 · Drafts $5 | Wed–Sun 5pm–8pm · Tue 5pm to close | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Tanner Smith's | Times Square | Negroni $12 · Old Fashioned $12 | Daily 10pm to close | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Art Bar | West Village | $5 draft beer, well drinks, house wine | Daily 4pm–7pm | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Crown Alley | Chelsea | Select Draft Beer $6 · Select Wine $8 | Daily 4pm–7pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Mayahuel | Astoria | Classic Margarita $10 · Mayahuel / Gloria cocktails $12 | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Sun 5pm–8pm | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Miatzil | Park Slope | Margarita $10 · Mezcalita $10 | Mon, Wed, Thu 5pm–7pm · Fri–Sun 3pm–6pm | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Piccolino Restaurant | Great Kills | Penne Vodka $9 · Drinks $6 | Tue–Fri 3pm–6pm | Oct 24, 2026 |
| The Bad Old Days | Ridgewood | Beer & shot special $5 · House wine $6 | Daily 2pm–8pm | Oct 25, 2026 |
Bars whose happy hour we read on their own site in the last 30 days, scored on drink price, days a week, food and weekend or late hours. Menu prices before NYC tax (8.875%) and tip.
Questions
What is the best happy hour in NYC?
On our score, Oliver's Astoria in Astoria: Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3, Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close.
What time is happy hour in NYC?
Most often in the late afternoon into the early evening on weekdays; each bar sets its own hours, shown on its card. See what time is happy hour in NYC for the full breakdown.
How is this list made?
From the deals bars publish on their own sites, read in the last 30 days: 501 qualified, scored on price, days, food and weekend or late hours, one pick per neighborhood.
How we put this together
Scored on Oct 30, 2026 from each bar's own published happy hour (read in the last 30 days), recomputed every time the site updates. Prices are menu prices before 8.875% tax and tip.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will check it.