Margarita happy hour NYC: where the margarita is on the menu
For a margarita happy hour NYC locals actually use, start with Mad Dog and Beans in the Financial District or Croton Reservoir Tavern by Bryant Park on a weekday, Toast in Morningside Heights or La Loncheria in Bushwick on any day of the week, and Riviera Maya in Astoria on a Tuesday, when its deal runs all day. Rosa's At Park in Mott Haven covers the Bronx, with Monday and Wednesday happy hours that last all day.
Plenty of bars say they do drinks specials. Fewer put a margarita on the happy hour list by name. Of the 685 bars we track, 85 list a margarita as an item in their happy hour offers, and dozens more only mention one somewhere in the fine print. This guide is built from that first group: every pick below has the margarita written into its own happy hour menu.
Manhattan holds most of them, 56 of the 85. Brooklyn has 15, Queens 10, and the Bronx and Staten Island two each. By neighborhood, Midtown leads with nine, Astoria follows with six, and the Financial District, Hell's Kitchen, the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side each have five.
The eight picks span four boroughs and are grouped by area. Cards carry live prices and hours; the text covers the kind of margarita, the days and the train.
Our picks
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The street outside Mad Dog and Beans. Photo: Vladimir Kudinov madbyte, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Mad Dog and Beans Financial District
signature Margarita $10 · Frozen Margarita $9
Mon–Thu 2:30pm–6:30pm · 83 Pearl Street · Whitehall Street–South Ferry (1, R, W)Mad Dog and Beans is a Mexican restaurant on Pearl Street that runs its happy hour Monday through Thursday, from mid-afternoon into the early evening, at the bar only. The drinks list is short and margarita heavy: the house signature margarita on the rocks, a frozen margarita, house wine and Mexican beer. Whitehall Street-South Ferry on the 1, R and W is a three-minute walk, handy before a ferry.
Deal checked Oct 23, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Croton Reservoir Tavern Midtown
Mango Habanero Margarita $12 · Classic Margarita $10
Tue–Fri 4pm–8pm · 108 W 40th St · 42nd Street–Bryant Park (7, B, D, F, M)Croton Reservoir Tavern is a pub on West 40th Street, a minute from the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station on the 7, B, D, F and M. Its Tuesday to Friday happy hour is served in The Speakeasy on the lower level, or upstairs when that room is booked. There are two margaritas, a classic and a mango habanero, plus an old fashioned, a Manhattan, sangria, an Aperol spritz, wine, draft beer and well drinks.
Deal checked Oct 17, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Toast. Photo: Brad Clinesmith from Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 3. Toast Morningside Heights
Frozen Margaritas (12oz) $6 · House Red Wine $6
Daily 4pm–7pm · Mon–Fri 10pm to close · 3157 Broadway · 125th Street (1)Toast, on Broadway two minutes from the 125th Street station on the 1, pours frozen margaritas in a 12-ounce size every day of the week. The afternoon window covers drinks and bites, and a second weekday window late in the evening is drinks only. House red and white, well drinks, flavored martinis and money off drafts round it out. The deals are for dine-in guests, so take a seat.
Deal checked Oct 22, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Mott Haven, a few blocks from Rosa’s At Park. Photo: Traci Lawson from Bronx, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Rosa’s At Park Mott Haven
Classics (martini, mule, old fashioned, rum punch, piña colada) $9 · Margaritas & mojitos $8
Mon, Wed all day · Tue, Thu, Fri 4pm–7pm · 2568 Park Ave · 138th Street–Grand Concourse (4, 5)Rosa's At Park sits on Park Avenue in Mott Haven, two minutes from 138th Street-Grand Concourse on the 4 and 5. Its happy hour lasts all day on Monday and Wednesday, and runs late afternoon into early evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Margaritas share a line with mojitos, next to classics such as a martini, mule, rum punch and pina colada, plus wine, well drinks, well shots, and Corona, Heineken or Modelo Especial.
Deal checked Oct 20, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Prospect Heights, a few blocks from Alta Calidad. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Alta Calidad Prospect Heights
$10 margarita calidad, cerveza y chiquito (tecate + tequila shot), wine (los conejos malditos)
Mon–Thu 3pm–6pm · 552 Vanderbilt Avenue · Clinton–Washington Avenues (C)Alta Calidad is a Mexican restaurant on Vanderbilt Avenue with a Monday to Thursday happy hour from mid-afternoon to early evening. The drink to order is the Margarita Calidad. The list also has a michelada, a Tecate with a tequila shot and a Los Conejos Malditos wine, and the botanas include salsas and chips, spinach queso fundido, nachos, a quesadilla and yuca fries. Clinton-Washington Avenues on the C is five minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 21, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Bushwick, around La Loncheria. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 6. La Loncheria Bushwick
MARGARITA $10 · HOUSE WINE $9
Daily 4pm–7pm · 41 Wilson Ave · Morgan Avenue (L)La Loncheria on Wilson Avenue runs its happy hour every day of the week, late afternoon into early evening, which makes it the easy weekend pick on this list. The menu names both a margarita and a spicy cucumber margarita, alongside house wine, red sangria, tequila and a taco. Morgan Avenue on the L is a six-minute walk, so it works as a first stop on a Bushwick night.
Deal checked Oct 20, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Ridgewood, a few blocks from Hellbender. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 7. Hellbender Ridgewood
$10 classic margarita, pineapple margarita, margarita
Mon–Fri 5pm–6:30pm · 68-22 Forest Avenue · Forest Avenue (M)Hellbender on Forest Avenue opens its weekday happy hour menu with three margaritas, each with a half salt rim: a classic, a pineapple margarita, and a margarita topped with club soda for something lighter. A wine by the glass follows on the list. The window is short and lands right after work, so arrive on time. Forest Avenue on the M is a three-minute walk, and the restaurant takes reservations.
Deal checked Oct 17, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Astoria, a few blocks from Riviera Maya. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 8. Riviera Maya Astoria
Beer $6.00 · Frozen and Classic Margarita $8.00
Mon, Wed–Fri, Sun 12pm–7pm · Tue all day · 28-28 Steinway St · 30th Avenue (N, W)Riviera Maya is a Mexican and Latin bar on Steinway Street with one of the longer windows on our list. On Sunday, Monday and Wednesday through Friday, happy hour runs from midday into the early evening, and on Tuesday it lasts all day. Frozen and classic margaritas lead the list, with sangrias, a chilcano, a passion fruit pisco sour and beer. The 30th Avenue N and W station is eight minutes away.
Deal checked Oct 19, 2026 on the bar's own site.
Frozen, spicy or classic: what the menus say
Most bars on our list just write margarita, which usually means the house version on the rocks. Ten bars name a frozen margarita on their happy hour. Here that means Mad Dog and Beans, Toast and Riviera Maya, and Papacito's in Greenpoint pours its frozen one two for one.
Eleven bars name a spicy version or one with a hot pepper in it. On this list, La Loncheria has the spicy cucumber margarita and Croton Reservoir Tavern has the mango habanero. Off the list, Barfly in Gramercy does a spicy margarita with a salted rim, and The Bonnie in Astoria saves its spicy margarita for the late window.
Flavors are rarer and more fun. Hellbender does pineapple, Siren in Park Slope and Chateau 49 in Midtown do hibiscus, and Saar Indian Restaurant near Times Square lists tamarind, mango, coconut, peach and strawberry versions next to the regular one.
Picking by neighborhood
Downtown, the Financial District has five, so Mad Dog and Beans has company near Wall Street. In Midtown, the leader with nine, Croton Reservoir Tavern sits near Bryant Park, and the Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina in Midtown lists the same signature and frozen margaritas as the downtown location. Uptown, Toast covers Morningside Heights and Harlem, and Rosa's At Park brings the Bronx in, right by the 4 and 5.
In Brooklyn, Alta Calidad works for Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill, and La Loncheria works for Bushwick. In Queens, Astoria has six margarita bars, more than any neighborhood outside Manhattan, and Hellbender gives Ridgewood its own stop on the M.
Which days work
Weekdays are easy. Most of the 85 bars run their deal Monday through Friday or close to it, and Tuesday through Thursday is the safest bet. Weekends are harder: 37 of the 85 have a happy hour on Saturday or Sunday. On this list, La Loncheria and Toast run every day, and Riviera Maya runs on Sunday.
A few bars build a margarita day into the week. Riviera Maya runs its whole happy hour all day on Tuesday. Rosa's At Park does the same on Monday and Wednesday. Linen Hall near Union Square puts margaritas on its Tuesday special, and La Caverna on the Lower East Side adds margaritas to its Taco Tuesday menu. If you are flexible, pick the day first and the bar second.
Before you order
Read the small print on the card. Mad Dog and Beans serves its deal at the bar only, Toast's is for dine-in guests, and Croton Reservoir Tavern serves its downstairs unless the room is booked for a private event. Alta Calidad, Croton Reservoir Tavern, Hellbender and Rosa's At Park all have a booking link on the card if you want a table.
For a group, look for bigger formats. La Caverna lists a margarita tower on its happy hour, and Deja Vu New York in Astoria lists margarita pitchers. If your crowd wants food with the margaritas, our guide to Taco Tuesday in NYC covers bars where tacos are on the same happy hour.
Questions
Where can I get a margarita at happy hour in NYC on the weekend?
La Loncheria in Bushwick and Toast in Morningside Heights run their margarita happy hours every day, including Saturday and Sunday. Riviera Maya in Astoria runs on Sunday. In total, 37 of the 85 bars on our list with a margarita on the happy hour have a weekend window.
Which NYC happy hours have frozen margaritas?
Ten bars on our list name a frozen margarita on their happy hour, including Mad Dog and Beans in the Financial District, Toast in Morningside Heights, Riviera Maya in Astoria and Papacito's in Greenpoint, which pours its frozen margarita two for one.
Is there a spicy margarita happy hour in NYC?
Yes. Eleven bars on our list name a spicy margarita or a hot pepper version, such as the spicy cucumber margarita at La Loncheria in Bushwick and the mango habanero margarita at Croton Reservoir Tavern near Bryant Park.
Which neighborhood has the most margarita happy hours?
Midtown Manhattan, with nine bars that list a margarita on their happy hour. Astoria is next with six, then the Financial District, Hell's Kitchen, the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side with five each.
Is there a margarita happy hour in the Bronx?
Yes. Rosa's At Park in Mott Haven lists margaritas on a happy hour that runs all day on Monday and Wednesday, and Tin Marin Tapas Bar in Riverdale lists them Monday through Friday.
How we put this together
We searched the happy hour offers of the 685 bars on our list for items named margarita and found 85; 132 bars mention a margarita somewhere in their happy hour text. Counts by borough, neighborhood, day, and frozen or spicy versions come from those 85. Picks were chosen across four boroughs from bars whose offers were read cleanly from their own websites, checked between October 17 and October 23, 2026.
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