Lower East Side nightlife: the clubs, the nights and the happy hours, by the numbers
The Lower East Side has 21 party nights on our list for the next 60 days at 6 venues, led by The Delancey (10), ArtSpace (7) and La Caverna (1), and 17 happy hours we track, with drinks from $5. Friday is the busiest night, and parties typically start around 10pm. Updated Nov 2, 2026.
What going out in the Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side venue in a table with its next night.
Next nights in the Lower East Side
Fri, Nov 6 · 10pm
Ochok at Public Hotel
ArtSpace · Lower East Side
Fri, Nov 6 · 11pm
Reggaeton Fridays
The Delancey · Lower East Side
Sun, Nov 8 · 5pm
Highlight Room: Above the Bowery
The Highlight Room · Lower East Side
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
Downtown Crawl Til the Ball Drops
The Skinny Bar · Lower East Side
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
New Year's Eve 2027 at La Caverna
La Caverna · Lower East Side
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
New Year's Eve 27
VIRGO · Lower East Side
Our picks
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Lower East Side, around Ray's. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Ray's Lower East Side
Other Bottled & Canned Beer $6 · Well Shots $6
Mon–Fri open to 8pm · Sat, Sun open to 6pm · 177 Chrystie Street · Bowery (J, Z)Ray's runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Fri open to 8pm · Sat, Sun open to 6pm). The deal: $5 tecate, high life & busch light, $6 other bottled & canned beer, $6 well shots and $13 well 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. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 31, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Boho Karaoke Orchard. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Boho Karaoke Orchard Lower East Side
Shot $4.50 · Draft Beer $5.50
Daily open to 9pm · 152 Orchard St · Delancey Street (F, J, M, Z)Boho Karaoke Orchard runs its happy hour every day (Daily open to 9pm). The deal: $4.50 shot and $5.50 draft beer. 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 Nov 1, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Lower East Side, around La Caverna. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 3. La Caverna Lower East Side
Beer $6 · Wine $8
Wed, Thu, Sun 5pm–8pm · Fri 5pm–7pm · Tue 5pm–9pm · 122 Rivington Street · Essex Street (F, J, M, Z)La Caverna runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Wed, Thu, Sun 5pm–8pm · Fri 5pm–7pm · Tue 5pm–9pm). The deal: $6 beer, $8 wine, $8 well drinks and $3 taco tuesday: beef/chicken/veggie tacos. 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 31, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Gugu Room. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Gugu Room Lower East Side
Asahi beer $6 · Kirin beer $6
Daily 5pm–7pm · 143 Orchard St · Delancey Street (F, J, M, Z)Gugu Room runs its happy hour every day (Daily 5pm–7pm). The deal: $6 asahi beer, $6 kirin beer, $7 italian sparkling wine and $7 sauvignon blanc. Its cheapest drink is $6, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Nov 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Grey Lady. Photo: Jay manday, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Grey Lady Lower East Side
Draft beers $6 · Wine $9
Mon–Wed, Sun 4pm–7pm · Thu, Fri 1pm–7pm · 77 Delancey Street · Delancey St-Essex St (F, J, M, Z)Grey Lady runs its happy hour 6 days a week (Mon–Wed, Sun 4pm–7pm · Thu, Fri 1pm–7pm). The deal: $1 oysters, $6 draft beers and $9 wine. Its cheapest drink is $6, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under. It also runs on the weekend.
Deal checked Oct 30, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The venues, by nights on the calendar
1. The Delancey: 10 nights in the next 60 days, mostly reggaeton and latin. Nights usually start around 11pm; free to get in on the nights listed. Next up: Reggaeton Fridays on Fri, Nov 6, free.
2. ArtSpace: 7 nights in the next 60 days, mostly house. Nights usually start around 10pm; tickets from $18. Next up: Ochok at Public Hotel on Fri, Nov 6, from $20.
3. La Caverna: one night in the next 60 days, New Year's Eve 2027 at La Caverna on Thu, Dec 31, from $60, with edm and house on the bill.
4. The Highlight Room: one night in the next 60 days, Highlight Room: Above the Bowery on Sun, Nov 8, from $10.
5. The Skinny Bar: one night in the next 60 days, Downtown Crawl Til the Ball Drops on Thu, Dec 31, from $11.
6. VIRGO: one night in the next 60 days, New Year's Eve 27 on Thu, Dec 31, from $45, with house on the bill.
When to go and what it costs
Friday is the busiest night with 11 parties, then Saturday (5) and Thursday (3). The typical night starts around 10pm, and 76% start at 10pm or later.
Tickets start at $10 and the typical lowest price is $20, with fees; 82% of the priced nights cost $30 or less, and 10 nights are free.
The most booked sounds: reggaeton (10), house (9), latin (5) and edm (1). Every Lower East Side night is on Lower East Side parties.
Happy hour in the Lower East Side
17 bars in the Lower East Side 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 $5 at Boho Karaoke Orchard, and the typical cheapest is $7. 12 bars run one on the weekend and 2 have a late-night window.
The picks below are the highest scored in the Lower East Side; every deal is on Lower East Side happy hours. The Lower East Side bar crawl links several of them on one walk.
Trivia in the Lower East Side
We track 5 trivia nights at 5 bars in the Lower East Side, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 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, Chelsea 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 Lower East Side venue, ranked
| Venue | Nights | Music | Usual start | Tickets | Next night |
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| The Delancey | 10 | Reggaeton, Latin | 11pm | free | Fri, Nov 6 |
| ArtSpace | 7 | House | 10pm | from $18 | Fri, Nov 6 |
| La Caverna | 1 | EDM, House | 9pm | from $60 | Thu, Dec 31 |
| The Highlight Room | 1 | mixed | 5pm | from $10 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| The Skinny Bar | 1 | mixed | 9pm | from $11 | Thu, Dec 31 |
| VIRGO | 1 | House | 9pm | from $45 | 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 the Lower East Side good for nightlife?
By the numbers, yes: 21 party nights at 6 venues on our list for the next 60 days, the fourth most of any NYC neighborhood, and 17 happy hours.
What are the best clubs in the Lower East Side?
By nights on the calendar: The Delancey (10 nights), ArtSpace (7 nights) and La Caverna (1 night) in the next 60 days.
What night is busiest in the Lower East Side?
Friday, with 11 of the 21 nights, then Saturday (5).
What time do parties start in the Lower East Side?
Typically around 10pm; 76% start at 10pm or later. Bars and clubs can serve until 4am.
Where is the cheapest happy hour in the Lower East Side?
Among the deals we read in the last 30 days, Boho Karaoke Orchard, with drinks from $5 (Daily open to 9pm).
How we put this together
Computed on Nov 2, 2026 from the 21 published party nights in the Lower East Side for the next 60 days and the 17 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.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will check it.