Chelsea nightlife: the clubs, the nights and the happy hours, by the numbers
Chelsea has 39 party nights on our list for the next 60 days at 4 venues, led by Marquee New York (20), Somewhere Nowhere NYC (16) and PHD Lounge (2), and 16 happy hours we track, with drinks from $6. Saturday is the busiest night, and parties typically start around 11pm. Updated Nov 2, 2026.
What going out in Chelsea looks like right now, from what is on sale and what the bars publish: the venues with the most nights, when they happen and what they cost, and the happy hours to start with. Every number on this page is computed from the data we refresh daily, so it moves with the calendar.
Below: the venues one by one, when to go, happy hour, trivia and the rules to know, then every Chelsea venue in a table with its next night.
Next nights in Chelsea
Fri, Nov 6 · 11pm
Eddie Deville [Birthday DJ Set]
Somewhere Nowhere NYC · Chelsea
Fri, Nov 6 · 11pm
Kungs
Marquee New York · Chelsea
Sat, Nov 14 · 10pm
revision rooftop party // 11.14
PHD Lounge · Chelsea
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
Hotel Alameda NYE 27
Alameda Hotel · Chelsea
Our picks
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The street outside Crown Alley. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Crown Alley Chelsea
Select Draft Beer $6 · Select Wine $8
Daily 4pm–7pm · 263 W 19th St · 18 St (1)Crown Alley runs its happy hour every day (Daily 4pm–7pm). The deal: $1 oysters, $6 select draft beer, $8 select wine and $8 happy hour cocktails. 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.
Deal checked Nov 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Chelsea, around The Cooper Still. Photo: GK tramrunner229, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. The Cooper Still Chelsea
Cocktails $12 · Draft beer $6
Mon–Fri open to 6pm · 206 West 22nd Street · 23rd Street (1)The Cooper Still runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Mon–Fri open to 6pm). The deal: $12 cocktails, $6 draft beer, $10 wine and $8 well mixed drinks. 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.
Deal checked Oct 20, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Francisco Goya, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 3. El Coco Chelsea
$8 blue hawaiian margarita, frozen classic margarita, watermelon margarita
Mon–Thu, Sun 12pm–7pm · 202 8th Ave · 23rd Street (C, E)El Coco runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Mon–Thu, Sun 12pm–7pm). The deal: $8 blue hawaiian margarita, $8 frozen classic margarita, $8 watermelon margarita and $8 passionfruit martini. Its cheapest drink is $8. There is food on the happy-hour menu too. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Nov 1, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Gastromarket Ltd. Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Gastromarket Ltd Chelsea
Sangria B.C. (aka. Hippocras) $9 · Beers $9
Mon–Fri 3pm–6:30pm · Sun 5pm–8pm · 315 10th Ave · 34 St-Hudson Yards (7)Gastromarket Ltd runs its happy hour 6 days a week (Mon–Fri 3pm–6:30pm · Sun 5pm–8pm). The deal: $9 truffle fries, $15 fried pickles, $17 byzantian sausage and $16 fried chicken sliders. Its cheapest drink is $9. 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 Tara Mor | NYC. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Tara Mor | NYC Chelsea
Aperol Spritz $10 · Midtown Mule $12
Mon–Fri 4pm–6:30pm · 150 W 30th St · 28th Street (1)Tara Mor | NYC runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Mon–Fri 4pm–6:30pm). The deal: $26 hh food special, $10 aperol spritz, $12 midtown mule and $12 margarita. Its cheapest drink is $8. There is food on the happy-hour menu too.
Deal checked Oct 29, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The venues, by nights on the calendar
1. Marquee New York: 20 nights in the next 60 days, with no genre tagged by the seller. Nights usually start around 11pm; tickets from $34. Next up: Kungs on Fri, Nov 6, from $37.
2. Somewhere Nowhere NYC: 16 nights in the next 60 days, mostly latin. Nights usually start around 11pm; tickets from $33. Next up: Eddie Deville [Birthday DJ Set] on Fri, Nov 6, from $40.
3. PHD Lounge: 2 nights in the next 60 days, mostly edm and house. Nights usually start around 10pm; tickets from $30. Next up: revision rooftop party // 11.14 on Sat, Nov 14, from $30.
4. Alameda Hotel: one night in the next 60 days, Hotel Alameda NYE 27 on Thu, Dec 31, from $34, with latin on the bill.
When to go and what it costs
Saturday is the busiest night with 17 parties, then Friday (11) and Thursday (4). The typical night starts around 11pm, and 90% start at 10pm or later.
Tickets start at $30 and the typical lowest price is $44, with fees; 5% of the priced nights cost $30 or less.
The most booked sounds: latin (3), edm (2) and house (2). Every Chelsea night is on Chelsea parties.
Happy hour in Chelsea
16 bars in Chelsea on our list publish a happy hour, most often starting at 5pm. Among the deals we read in the last 30 days, the cheapest drink is $6 at Crown Alley, and the typical cheapest is $9. 8 bars run one on the weekend.
The picks below are the highest scored in Chelsea; every deal is on Chelsea happy hours. The Chelsea bar crawl links several of them on one walk.
Trivia in Chelsea
We track 7 trivia nights at 7 bars in Chelsea, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Times and hosts are on the trivia page.
Around the neighborhood
For the rest of the borough, see the best clubs in Manhattan. Other neighborhood guides: Bushwick nightlife, Williamsburg nightlife, Lower East Side nightlife, East Village nightlife and Bed-Stuy nightlife. For the whole city, the NYC nightlife guide.
Before you go
Every night here is 21 and up unless the listing says otherwise, and the door checks a government photo ID; visitors from outside North America should bring a passport. Bars and clubs can serve until 4am (what time bars close), and the subway runs all night.
Ticket prices on this page are the lowest we saw on each seller's page when we last checked it (most nights sell on DICE, which shows the price with fees). Drinks inside are extra: menu prices in NYC do not include the 8.875% sales tax, and the tip is a dollar or more a drink.
Every Chelsea venue, ranked
| Venue | Nights | Music | Usual start | Tickets | Next night |
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| Marquee New York | 20 | mixed | 11pm | from $34 | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Somewhere Nowhere NYC | 16 | Latin | 11pm | from $33 | Fri, Nov 6 |
| PHD Lounge | 2 | EDM, House | 10pm | from $30 | Sat, Nov 14 |
| Alameda Hotel | 1 | Latin | 9pm | from $34 | Thu, Dec 31 |
Counted on Nov 2, 2026 from the published nights on the site, refreshed every day. Ticket prices are the lowest seen on the seller's page, with fees, and change.
Questions
Is Chelsea good for nightlife?
By the numbers, yes: 39 party nights at 4 venues on our list for the next 60 days, the third most of any NYC neighborhood, and 16 happy hours.
What are the best clubs in Chelsea?
By nights on the calendar: Marquee New York (20 nights), Somewhere Nowhere NYC (16 nights) and PHD Lounge (2 nights) in the next 60 days.
What night is busiest in Chelsea?
Saturday, with 17 of the 39 nights, then Friday (11).
What time do parties start in Chelsea?
Typically around 11pm; 90% start at 10pm or later. Bars and clubs can serve until 4am.
Where is the cheapest happy hour in Chelsea?
Among the deals we read in the last 30 days, Crown Alley, with drinks from $6 (Daily 4pm to 7pm).
How we put this together
Computed on Nov 2, 2026 from the 39 published party nights in Chelsea for the next 60 days and the 16 happy hours we track there (each read from the bar's own site; prices from deals read in the last 30 days), recomputed every day.
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