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Happy Hour in Carroll Gardens

6 bars in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn run a happy hour, 5 with the deal spelled out. The cheapest drink we have on file: $5 at Minibar. Most start at 4pm. Most are near the F, G trains.

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Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Words by the YaY NYC team, Oct 15, 2026 · Deals last checked on each bar's own site Sep 2 to Oct 15, 2026 · 3 min read

Carroll Gardens sits just south of Cobble Hill in brownstone Brooklyn, with the Gowanus Canal to the east and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway separating the Columbia Street waterfront to the west. Court Street and Smith Street carry most of its restaurants and bars, and our list follows them: Cubana Cafe and Planted Cafe on Smith Street, Marco Polo Ristorante and Minibar on Court Street, and Jalopy Tavern out on Columbia Street. Every one of them names Carroll Street on the F and G as its nearest station.

Happy hour in Carroll Gardens is mostly a weeknight affair with a restaurant streak. Minibar covers bottled beer, well drinks, drafts, classic cocktails and house wine, Cubana Cafe adds small plates to its cocktails, and Planted Cafe keeps it to beer and wine. Marco Polo Ristorante is the one place on the list that keeps its deal going through Saturday and Sunday. Practical tip: Marco Polo is closed on Mondays, so start the week at Minibar or Cubana Cafe instead.

Our picks for happy hour in Carroll Gardens

  1. 1. Cubana Cafe

    $9.50 punch rum spicy margarita
    Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · 272 SMITH ST

    Cubana Cafe is a restaurant at 272 Smith Street with a weekday window that opens in mid-afternoon and runs into the evening. Platitos include media noche, jicama salad, coconut shrimp, empanadas and croquetas, and the drinks run to rum punch, a spicy margarita, an espresso martini, a cosmopolitan and a mezcal paloma. Carroll Street on the F and G is four minutes away.

    Deal checked Oct 15, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  2. The street outside Minibar in Carroll Gardens
    The street outside Minibar. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    2. Minibar

    Drafts $5 · Classic Cocktails $7
    Mon–Fri open to 8pm · 482 Court St

    Minibar is a bar at 482 Court Street whose happy hour runs Monday through Friday into the evening. Bottled beer and well drinks sit at the low end, with drafts, classic cocktails and house wine above them, and a seasonal list of sparkling drinks alongside. It is five minutes from Carroll Street on the F and G.

    Deal checked Oct 15, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  3. 3. Marco Polo Ristorante

    Times published, deal not listed
    Tue–Sun 4pm–7pm · 345 Court Street

    Marco Polo Ristorante at 345 Court Street runs a set happy hour menu Tuesday through Sunday in the late afternoon, which makes it the weekend option on this page. Popular dishes on its own listing include oysters Rockefeller, grilled octopus and veal meatballs, so ask which ones the happy hour menu covers. It is closed Mondays and sits three minutes from Carroll Street on the F and G.

    Deal checked Sep 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  4. The street outside ​PLANTED CAFE in Carroll Gardens
    The street outside ​PLANTED CAFE. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    4. ​PLANTED CAFE

    beer $6 · wine $12
    Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm · 333 Smith St

    Planted Cafe at 333 Smith Street is a vegan, plant-based and gluten-free cafe that also discounts beer and wine at a weekday happy hour in the late afternoon. It is the closest stop on our list to the train, a minute from Carroll Street on the F and G, and it sells plants as well as drinks.

    Deal checked Oct 15, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  5. 5. Jalopy Tavern

    $1 off draught
    Fri 4pm–7pm · 317 Columbia St

    Jalopy Tavern is a pub at 317 Columbia Street, on the waterfront side of the neighborhood. Its posted happy hour takes a little off all draught beer and well drinks in the late afternoon, and its own listing shows the deal on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Carroll Street on the F and G is about a ten-minute walk.

    Deal checked Sep 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.

Getting there

Carroll Street on the F and G serves the whole list. Planted Cafe is a minute from the station, Marco Polo Ristorante three minutes, Cubana Cafe four and Minibar five. Jalopy Tavern takes about ten minutes on foot, out toward Columbia Street. Bergen Street, one stop north on the same line, puts you among the Cobble Hill bars if you want to keep going.

Before you go

Menu prices in New York leave out the 8.875 percent sales tax, and table or bar service usually gets an 18 to 20 percent tip. Marco Polo works from a separate happy hour menu, and Minibar's sparkling list is seasonal, so confirm what is on offer when you order. We show a last-checked date on every listing; give it a look before heading out.

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Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC0

Minibar

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Drafts $5 · Classic Cocktails $7

Mon–Fri open to 8pm

FG Carroll Street · 5 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Street outside · Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0

​PLANTED CAFE

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

beer $6 · wine $12

Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm

FG Carroll Street · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Cubana Cafe

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

$9.50 punch rum spicy margarita

Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm

FG Carroll Street · 4 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Big Tiny

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

$11 wine, spritz or sour

Mon–Thu, Sun 5pm–6:30pm

FG Bergen Street · 4 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Jalopy Tavern

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

$1 off draught

Fri 4pm–7pm

FG Carroll Street · 10 min walk

Checked Sep 2

Marco Polo Ristorante

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Times published, deal not listed

Tue–Sun 4pm–7pm

FG Carroll Street · 3 min walk

Checked Sep 2

All Carroll Gardens happy hours (6)

Questions

Is there a weekend happy hour in Carroll Gardens?

Yes, at Marco Polo Ristorante on Court Street, which runs its happy hour menu Tuesday through Sunday. Cubana Cafe, Minibar and Planted Cafe keep their deals to weekdays.

Where can I get food with happy hour in Carroll Gardens?

Cubana Cafe has platitos such as media noche, coconut shrimp, empanadas and croquetas on weekdays, and Marco Polo Ristorante has a happy hour menu Tuesday through Sunday.

Which subway stop is closest to Carroll Gardens happy hours?

Carroll Street on the F and G. Planted Cafe, Marco Polo Ristorante, Cubana Cafe and Minibar are one to five minutes away, and Jalopy Tavern on Columbia Street is about ten.

Where can I get a cheap beer in Carroll Gardens?

Minibar discounts bottled beer and drafts on weekdays, Jalopy Tavern takes a little off all draught beer, and Planted Cafe has a beer special on weekday afternoons.

Where are the best Carroll Gardens happy hours?

Three with the deal spelled out: Minibar (Drafts $5 · Classic Cocktails $7); ​PLANTED CAFE (beer $6 · wine $12); Cubana Cafe ($9.50 punch rum spicy margarita). The cheapest drink on file is $5 at Minibar.

What time do Carroll Gardens happy hours start?

Most start at 4pm (3 of 6). The earliest starts at 3pm at Cubana Cafe.

Are there late-night Carroll Gardens happy hours?

None of the ones we list here run after 9pm. See all late-night happy hours in NYC.

What does a happy hour drink really cost in NYC?

Add NYC sales tax (8.875%) and a tip (18 to 20% is usual) to the menu price. A $6 beer comes to about $7.75.

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