Midtown nightlife: the clubs, the nights and the happy hours, by the numbers
Midtown has 16 party nights on our list for the next 60 days at 4 venues, led by Nebula (13), Bar Cima Rooftop (Grayson Hotel) (1) and Margaritaville Times Square (1), and 37 happy hours we track, with drinks from $4. Tuesday is the busiest night, and parties typically start around 11pm. Updated Nov 9, 2026.
What going out in Midtown 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 Midtown venue in a table with its next night.
Next nights in Midtown
Tue, Nov 10 · 11pm
Nebula Tuesdays
Nebula · Midtown
Thu, Dec 31 · 7pm
Rooftop Ball Drop View
Margaritaville Times Square · Midtown
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
New Year's Eve 2027 at Bar Cima Rooftop | Live Ball Drop View
Bar Cima Rooftop (Grayson Hotel) · Midtown
Thu, Dec 31 · 9pm
New Year's Eve Above NYC | Refinery Rooftop
Refinery Rooftop · Midtown
Our picks
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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 1. 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 Nov 9, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside The Dawson 39. Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. The Dawson 39 Midtown
House White Wine $9.28 · House Red Wine $9.28
Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm · Sat 12pm–1am · Sun 12pm–11pm · 54 West 39th Street · 42nd Street–Bryant Park (7, B, D, F, M)The Dawson 39 runs its happy hour every day (Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm · Sat 12pm–1am · Sun 12pm–11pm). The deal: $9.28 house white wine, $9.28 house red wine, $10.31 house rose and $10.31 aperol & hugo spritz. Its cheapest drink is $7. 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 Nov 8, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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Midtown, a few blocks from Burgerology Midtown. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 3. Burgerology Midtown Midtown
$5 wine, draft
Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · 320 W 36th St · 34th Street–Penn Station (A, C, E)Burgerology Midtown runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm). The deal: $5 wine, $5 draft, $5 burgerology sliders and $5 short rib sliders. 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.
Deal checked Nov 9, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Chateau 49. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Chateau 49 Midtown
Crémant rosé $11 · Prosecco $9
Daily 12pm–7pm · 924 2nd Ave · 51st Street (6, E, F)Chateau 49 runs its happy hour every day (Daily 12pm–7pm). The deal: $11 crémant rosé, $9 prosecco, $9 rosé and $9 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 6, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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The street outside Desmond's Tavern. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. Desmond's Tavern Midtown
Pint $4.00 · Irish Shot $13.00
Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · 433 Park Ave S · 28th Street (6)Desmond's Tavern runs its happy hour 5 days a week (Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm). The deal: $4.00 pint, $13.00 irish shot, $9.00 american shot and $11.00 margarita. Its cheapest drink is $4, which puts it on our list of drinks $6 and under.
Deal checked Nov 5, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The venues, by nights on the calendar
1. Nebula: 13 nights in the next 60 days, with no genre tagged by the seller. Nights usually start around 11pm; tickets from $22. Next up: Nebula Tuesdays on Tue, Nov 10, from $22.
2. Bar Cima Rooftop (Grayson Hotel): one night in the next 60 days, New Year's Eve 2027 at Bar Cima Rooftop | Live Ball Drop View on Thu, Dec 31, from $269.
3. Margaritaville Times Square: one night in the next 60 days, Rooftop Ball Drop View on Thu, Dec 31, from $565, with hip-hop and house on the bill.
4. Refinery Rooftop: one night in the next 60 days, New Year's Eve Above NYC | Refinery Rooftop on Thu, Dec 31, from $242.
When to go and what it costs
Tuesday is the busiest night with 4 parties, then Thursday (4) and Friday (4). The typical night starts around 11pm, and 81% start at 10pm or later.
Tickets start at $22 and the typical lowest price is $30, with fees; 50% of the priced nights cost $30 or less.
The most booked sounds: hip-hop (1), house (1) and pop (1). Every Midtown night is on Midtown parties.
Happy hour in Midtown
37 bars in Midtown on our list publish a happy hour, most often starting at 4pm. Among the deals we read in the last 30 days, the cheapest drink is $4 at Desmond's Tavern, and the typical cheapest is $7. 16 bars run one on the weekend and 5 have a late-night window.
The picks below are the highest scored in Midtown; every deal is on Midtown happy hours. The Midtown bar crawl links several of them on one walk.
Trivia in Midtown
We track 22 trivia nights at 22 bars in Midtown, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. 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, Chelsea nightlife, Williamsburg nightlife, Lower East Side nightlife and East Village 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 Midtown venue, ranked
| Venue | Nights | Music | Usual start | Tickets | Next night |
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| Nebula | 13 | mixed | 11pm | from $22 | Tue, Nov 10 |
| Bar Cima Rooftop (Grayson Hotel) | 1 | mixed | 9pm | from $269 | Thu, Dec 31 |
| Margaritaville Times Square | 1 | Hip-hop, House | 7pm | from $565 | Thu, Dec 31 |
| Refinery Rooftop | 1 | mixed | 9pm | from $242 | Thu, Dec 31 |
Counted on Nov 9, 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 Midtown good for nightlife?
By the numbers, yes: 16 party nights at 4 venues on our list for the next 60 days, the fifth most of any NYC neighborhood, and 37 happy hours.
What are the best clubs in Midtown?
By nights on the calendar: Nebula (13 nights), Bar Cima Rooftop (Grayson Hotel) (1 night) and Margaritaville Times Square (1 night) in the next 60 days.
What night is busiest in Midtown?
Tuesday, with 4 of the 16 nights, then Thursday (4).
What time do parties start in Midtown?
Typically around 11pm; 81% start at 10pm or later. Bars and clubs can serve until 4am.
Where is the cheapest happy hour in Midtown?
Among the deals we read in the last 30 days, Desmond's Tavern, with drinks from $4 (Mon to Fri 3pm to 7pm).
How we put this together
Computed on Nov 9, 2026 from the 16 published party nights in Midtown for the next 60 days and the 37 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.