Upper East Side Bar Crawl: First Avenue, 76th Street to 70th
For an Upper East Side bar crawl that stays on happy hour, go Monday through Friday and walk four stops down First Avenue: Jones Wood Foundry on East 76th Street, Sefton and Westville in the low 70s, then The Hunterian on East 70th Street. The whole route is about 530 meters, under ten minutes on foot, and all four weekday happy hours overlap in the late afternoon.
Uptown happy hours spread out, and a crawl that needs a cab between stops is not a crawl. First Avenue in the 70s is the exception: four bars with clean, recently checked happy hours sit within a few blocks of each other, so you can do the whole thing on foot and spend your time sitting rather than walking.
We started from the 30 Upper East Side bars on our list, set aside the ones with stale or unclear deal listings, and kept stops close enough to walk between in a few minutes. The four that made it run from a British gastropub on East 76th Street down to a bar on East 70th Street, with a flatbread-friendly pub and a margarita-heavy restaurant in between. Eleven bars on our list, these four included, have a happy hour within a 10-minute walk of Westville, the third stop, so there is backup if a place is full.
The pick cards below show each bar's live prices and exact hours. Use this guide for the order, the days and the walk.
The route, stop by stop
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Upper East Side, a few blocks from Jones Wood Foundry. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Jones Wood Foundry Upper East Side
$10 house wines
Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm · 401 East 76th Street · 72nd Street (Q)Start at Jones Wood Foundry, a British gastropub at 401 East 76th Street. Its happy hour is at the bar only, Monday to Friday, and it is the shortest window on this route, so it goes first. The deal covers all draft beers, cask ale included, house wines, and the apps and snacks menu. Reservations are on Resy if you want a table later. The 72nd Street Q station is five minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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3 min walk from Jones Wood Foundry
Upper East Side, a few blocks from Sefton. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Sefton Upper East Side
Stella or Narragansett Draft $7 · Margaritas $10
Mon–Fri 11am–7pm · 1373 1st Ave · 72nd Street (Q)Walk about three minutes south to Sefton, a pub at 1373 First Avenue. Its weekday happy hour starts before lunch and runs into the early evening, the longest window of the four. The list covers domestic bottles, Stella or Narragansett on draft, pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, cabernet, a Negroni, an old fashioned, a Moscow mule, margaritas and flatbreads, so this is the stop to eat. The Q at 72nd Street is three minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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1 min walk from Sefton
Upper East Side, a few blocks from Westville. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 3. Westville Upper East Side
margaritas $8 · sangria $8
Daily 4pm–7pm · 1359 1st Avenue · 72nd Street (Q)Westville is about a minute down the block at 1359 First Avenue. Happy hour runs every day from late afternoon into the early evening and covers classic, spicy or smoky margaritas, sangria, signature and seasonal cocktails, every wine by the glass, every beer and mocktails, which makes it the easy stop for anyone in the group not drinking. The 72nd Street Q station is three minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 4, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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3 min walk from Westville
Upper East Side, a few blocks from The Hunterian. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 4. The Hunterian Upper East Side
Draft beer $2 off · Wine by the glass $9
Mon all day · Tue–Sun open to 7pm · 413 East 70th Street · 72nd Street (Q)Finish around the corner at The Hunterian, on East 70th Street just east of First Avenue. From Tuesday to Sunday its happy hour runs from opening until the early evening, and on Mondays it lasts all day. The deal is simple: money off draft beer, plus wine by the glass and well shots and drinks at happy hour prices. The Q at 72nd Street is five minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 8, 2026 on the bar's own site.
Which days the route works
Monday through Friday. Jones Wood Foundry and Sefton only run happy hour on weekdays, while Westville and The Hunterian run every day, so a weekend version loses half the route. Monday is a quietly good choice: The Hunterian keeps its deal going all day that day, so a slow finish still lands on happy hour.
The order follows the clock. Jones Wood Foundry has the shortest window and closes first, so it opens the crawl in the late afternoon. Sefton has been on happy hour since before lunch, and Westville and The Hunterian both carry into the early evening, so the last three stops give you some slack. Plan on about 40 minutes per stop and you will finish as the final windows close. The exact start and end times are on each pick card.
The route, stop by stop
From Jones Wood Foundry on East 76th Street, walk about 200 meters to Sefton, roughly three minutes. Westville is only about 70 meters further down First Avenue, a one-minute hop. The last leg, to The Hunterian on East 70th Street, is about 260 meters, three to four minutes. In total that is about 530 meters, which leaves almost all of the evening for sitting down.
The drinks change as you go. Jones Wood Foundry is the beer stop, with cask ale and every draft on the deal. Sefton is the food stop, with flatbreads next to cocktails and wine. Westville is margaritas, sangria and mocktails. The Hunterian closes with a plain deal on drafts, wine and well drinks. Our distances are straight lines between each bar's coordinates at about 80 meters a minute, so add a little for crossing First Avenue.
Getting there and home
The Q's 72nd Street station on Second Avenue is the anchor for this route. Our listings put it three minutes from Sefton and Westville and five from Jones Wood Foundry and The Hunterian, so you can arrive and leave from the same station without doubling back far.
If you would rather start further north, Second Avenue from the 70s into the 80s has more happy hours on our list, but several of those listings were out of date or unclear when we built this route, so we could not vouch for the deals. First Avenue was the one stretch where four reliable deals line up within a few minutes of each other.
Weekends and other options
On a Saturday or Sunday, keep Westville and The Hunterian and add The Alvin Public House on East 64th Street, which runs happy hour every day in the late afternoon and is about six minutes south of The Hunterian. Further north, Third Avenue Ale House near East 92nd Street runs a weekend daytime window and a late happy hour every night of the week, a useful backup if you are out after dark.
For everything else, see the Upper East Side happy hours page, or use the live table below, which lists every happy hour within a 10-minute walk of the route, closest first.
Happy hours within a 10-minute walk of the route
| Bar | Walk | Happy hour | Deal | Checked |
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| Westville | 1 min | Daily 4pm–7pm | margaritas $8 · sangria $8 | Nov 4, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Sefton | 1 min | Mon–Fri 11am–7pm | Stella or Narragansett Draft $7 · Margaritas $10 | Nov 2, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Pony Bar | 2 min | Tue–Fri 4:20pm–6:20pm | $8 draft beers, well drinks, wines | Nov 8, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Hunterian | 3 min | Mon all day; Tue–Sun open to 7pm | Draft beer $2 off · Wine by the glass $9 | Nov 8, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Jones Wood Foundry | 3 min | Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm | $10 house wines | Nov 2, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Hui | 4 min | Daily 3:30pm–6:30pm | times only | Oct 17, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Stumble Inn | 4 min | Mon–Fri open to 7pm | 50% off drinks | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Boqueria | 4 min | Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm; Sat, Sun 4pm–6pm | times only | Nov 6, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Nightly's | 6 min | Mon–Fri 2:30pm–5:30pm | Wines (Prosecco, Rosé, Chardonnay, Orange, Riesling, Malbec) $11 · Beer $8 | Oct 27, 2026from the bar’s site |
| O'Flanagan's | 7 min | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm | $3.00 well drinks | Nov 3, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Adria | 8 min | Daily 4pm–6pm | times only | Nov 8, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Maya by Chef Richard Sandoval - NYC | 9 min | Daily 4pm–7pm | House margaritas $8 · Wine $6 | Nov 8, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Alvin Public House | 9 min | Daily 4pm–6pm | $8.00 house margarita, sangria, green tea shot | Nov 4, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Horn's Hook Tavern | 10 min | Mon–Fri 2pm–6pm | times only | Nov 8, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
Walking time estimated from straight-line distance (about 80 m a minute). Up to 40 bars, closest first.
Questions
Which day works for an Upper East Side bar crawl?
Monday through Friday. All four stops on this First Avenue route run happy hour on weekdays, and on Mondays The Hunterian's deal lasts all day. On weekends only Westville and The Hunterian keep a window.
How long does the crawl take?
About two and a half to three hours. The walking adds up to roughly 530 meters, under ten minutes, so most of the time is spent at the four bars, about 40 minutes each.
Which subway station is closest?
72nd Street on the Q. Our listings put it three minutes from Sefton and Westville and five from Jones Wood Foundry and The Hunterian.
Can I do this crawl on a weekend?
Not as written. On Saturday or Sunday, pair Westville and The Hunterian with The Alvin Public House on East 64th Street, which runs happy hour every day.
Do I need reservations?
No. Jones Wood Foundry's deal is at the bar, so walk in and take a bar seat. It also takes Resy bookings if you want a table after the crawl.
Where can I eat on the route?
Sefton, the second stop. Its happy hour includes margherita, prosciutto or vegetable flatbreads, and Jones Wood Foundry's deal covers its apps and snacks menu.
How we put this together
We built this route from the 30 Upper East Side bars in our database, which records each bar's happy hour schedule and offers from its own website. The four stops were last checked between October 18 and October 21, 2026. We set aside bars whose listings were stale or read unclearly, kept those with a weekday window, and ordered them by when each window ends. Walking times are straight-line distances between bar coordinates at about 80 meters a minute. Subway stations and walking times come from each bar's listing.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will check it.