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Happy Hour in Chelsea

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In short: 24 bars in Chelsea, Manhattan run a happy hour, 17 with the deal spelled out. The cheapest drink we have on file: $6 at Crown Alley. Most start at 4pm. Most are near the L, C, E, A trains.

Chelsea, Manhattan: Chelsea1217
Photo: GK tramrunner229, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Words by the YaY NYC team, Oct 17, 2026 · Deals last checked on each bar's own site Sep 2 to Nov 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Chelsea runs along Manhattan's West Side from 14th Street up to 34th Street, between Sixth Avenue and the Hudson River. Our list falls into three pockets. The south end sits on Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Avenues between 14th and 23rd Streets, near the 14th Street stations and the 23rd Street stops on the 1 and the C and E. A second cluster fills the side streets from West 24th to West 31st Street toward Sixth Avenue, where 28th Street on the 1 is the usual stop. The third is out west on Eleventh Avenue and West 26th Street, closest to the 7 at 34th Street-Hudson Yards.

Happy hour in Chelsea leans toward cocktails and restaurant bars rather than dive pours. Margaritas, highballs, house wine and draft beer show up again and again, and many places add food: tacos, olives, croquettes and Burmese disco fries. Most deals are weekday affairs, though Bar Avant Apres Bar, Porchlight, Rangoon and Friedman's on West 31st Street run theirs every day.

Our picks for happy hour in Chelsea

  1. El Coco, Chelsea
    Photo: Francisco Goya, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    1. El Coco

    $8 blue hawaiian margarita, frozen classic margarita, watermelon margarita
    Mon–Thu, Sun 12pm–7pm · 202 8th Ave

    El Coco is a Mexican taqueria and bar on Eighth Avenue, three minutes from the 23rd Street C and E stop. Its long window runs Sunday through Thursday from midday into the early evening, with classic, frozen, watermelon and Blue Hawaiian margaritas, a passionfruit martini, small bites and tacos. Friday and Saturday are full price, so plan around them.

    Deal checked Nov 1, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  2. Chelsea, a few blocks from La Devozione
    Chelsea, a few blocks from La Devozione. Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    2. La Devozione

    Marinated olives $6.00
    Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm · 428 W 16th St

    La Devozione is an Italian restaurant on West 16th Street whose weekday happy hour leans on snacks: spaghetti aglio e olio pasta chips, marinated olives and fried mac and cheese lollipops. The deal is limited to the cocktail bar and the communal tables, so skip the dining room. The A, C, E and L at 14th Street are five minutes away.

    Deal checked Oct 27, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  3. The street outside Rangoon - Chelsea
    The street outside Rangoon - Chelsea. Photo: Lenina Libera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    3. Rangoon - Chelsea

    Times published, deal not listed
    Daily 12pm–6pm · 158 8th Ave

    Rangoon on Eighth Avenue has one of the longest windows on our Chelsea list, running from midday into the early evening every day of the week. The listed perk is an order of Burmese disco fries on the house, so ask staff how to claim it. It is three minutes from the 14th Street A, C, E and L station, and OpenTable takes bookings.

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

  4. The street outside NºBetween
    The street outside NºBetween. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    4. NºBetween

    CLASSIC HIGHBALL $14 · BEER $15
    Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · 443 West 15th Street

    NºBetween is a cocktail bar on West 15th Street with a weekday happy hour built on shochu and Japanese whisky highballs, such as a lychee and Aperol mix and a lemon whisky highball, plus beer and a food item. The window opens in the late afternoon, early enough for a first round after work. The 8th Avenue station on the A, C, E and L is six minutes away.

    Deal checked Oct 30, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  5. Chelsea, around OfCorsica
    Chelsea, around OfCorsica. Photo: GK tramrunner229, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    5. OfCorsica

    $10 drinks
    Tue–Sat 3:30pm–6pm · 25 11th Ave

    OfCorsica, on Eleventh Avenue, runs its happy hour Tuesday through Saturday, so it covers a Saturday afternoon as well as the work week. Discounted drinks range from Vesper martinis to daiquiris, served next to a coastal Corsican menu. It is an eleven-minute walk from the 8th Avenue station on the A, C, E and L; book on Resy.

    Deal checked Oct 31, 2026 on the bar's own site.

Getting there

Four stops do most of the work. The 14th Street and 8th Avenue complex on the A, C, E and L covers La Devozione, Rangoon, Salinas, NºBetween and OfCorsica, and District Local is two minutes from the 14th Street station on the 1, 2, 3, F, M and L. The 23rd Street stations on the 1, the C and E, and the F and M are a few minutes from El Coco, The Cooper Still and Jake's Saloon. 28th Street on the 1 serves El Lugar Cantina, Sid Gold's Request Room and Tara Mor. Porchlight and Bar Avant Apres Bar are nearest the 7 at 34th Street-Hudson Yards, The Fleur Room is closer to 28th Street on the R and W, and Friedman's to 34th Street-Herald Square.

Before you go

Prices on the menu leave out New York's 8.875 percent sales tax, and servers expect 18 to 20 percent on top. In Chelsea the fine print matters: La Devozione keeps its deal to the cocktail bar and communal tables, and Salinas and El Lugar Cantina to the bar. Each bar page shows when we last checked it, so glance at that date before you go.

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

Crown Alley

Chelsea, Manhattan

Select Draft Beer $6 · Select Wine $8

Daily 4pm–7pm

1 18 St · 4 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Chelsea · GK tramrunner229 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cooper Still

Chelsea, Manhattan

Cocktails $12 · Draft beer $6

Mon–Fri open to 6pm

1 23rd Street · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 20

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

District Local

Chelsea, Manhattan

Cucumber Infused Vodka $12.00 · Jalapeno Infused Tequila $12.00

Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm

123FLM 14th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 29

Francisco Goya · Public domain

El Coco

Chelsea, Manhattan

$8 blue hawaiian margarita, frozen classic margarita, watermelon margarita

Mon–Thu, Sun 12pm–7pm

CE 23rd Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 1

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

Tara Mor | NYC

Chelsea, Manhattan

Aperol Spritz $10 · Midtown Mule $12

Mon–Fri 4pm–6:30pm

1 28th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 29

Street outside · Kidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gastromarket Ltd

Chelsea, Manhattan

Sangria B.C. (aka. Hippocras) $9 · Beers $9

Mon–Fri 3pm–6:30pm · Sun 5pm–8pm

7 34 St-Hudson Yards · 7 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Fleur Room

Chelsea, Manhattan

$9 mini martinis, beers

Tue–Fri 5pm–8pm

RW 28th Street · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Chelsea · GK tramrunner229 · CC BY-SA 3.0

OfCorsica

Chelsea, Manhattan

$10 drinks

Tue–Sat 3:30pm–6pm

L 8 Av · 10 min walk

Checked Oct 31

Street outside · Donatingpictures · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chelsea Ristorante Italiano

Chelsea, Manhattan

Limoncello Spritz $11 · Well drinks $10

Mon–Fri 5pm–6:30pm

ACEL 14th Street · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 30

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Philippe Chow Downtown

Chelsea, Manhattan

$10 lychee martini, espresso martini, lemon drop martini

Tue–Sun 5:30pm–7pm

ACEL 14 St · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 25

Chelsea · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

El Lugar Cantina

Chelsea, Manhattan

Margs, Palomas & Sangria $10 · House wines $9

Tue–Fri 4pm–6pm

1 28th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 20

Street outside · Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0

NºBetween

Chelsea, Manhattan

CLASSIC HIGHBALL $14 · BEER $15

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm

ACEL 8th Avenue · 6 min walk

Checked Oct 30

Street outside · Kidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Porchlight

Chelsea, Manhattan

$14 cocktails

Daily 3pm–7pm

7 34th Street–Hudson Yards · 6 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Street outside · Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Death Ave

Chelsea, Manhattan

Truffle fries $9 · Fried pickles $15

Mon–Fri 3pm–6:30pm · Sun 5pm–8pm

7 34 St-Hudson Yards · 7 min walk

Checked Oct 29

Chelsea · Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 3.0

La Devozione

Chelsea, Manhattan

Marinated olives $6.00

Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm

ACEL 14th Street · 5 min walk

Checked Oct 27

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Boqueria Spanish Tapas

Chelsea, Manhattan

Mini classic or dirty martini $8 · Mini espresso martini $9

Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm · Sat, Sun 4pm–6pm

FM 23rd Street · 4 min walk

Checked Oct 16

Street outside · TheFrog001 · CC0

Sid Gold's Request Room

Chelsea, Manhattan

$2 off wine

Wed–Fri 5pm–7pm

1 28th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Sep 2

Chelsea · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bar Avant Apres Bar

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Mon–Sat 5pm–7pm

7 34th Street–Hudson Yards · 8 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Street outside · Lenina Libera · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rangoon - Chelsea

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Daily 12pm–6pm

ACEL 14th Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Shy Shy

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Tue–Thu 4pm–7pm · Fri 2pm–7pm · Sat 2pm–5pm · Sun 2pm–12am · Mon 4pm–12am

ACEL 14 St · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Street outside · Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Chelsea Bell

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm

CE 23 St · 2 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Street outside · Bluepig83 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Friedman’s

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Daily 2pm–6pm

BDFMNQRW 34th Street–Herald Square · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 31

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

Jake's Saloon

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm

FM 23rd Street · 1 min walk

Checked Sep 2

Street outside · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Salinas

Chelsea, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Tue–Fri 5:30pm–6:30pm

ACEL 14th Street · 5 min walk

Checked Sep 2

Weekend happy hours in Chelsea

Saturday happy hours in Chelsea (9)

Sunday happy hours in Chelsea (10)

All Chelsea happy hours (24)

Questions

Which Chelsea bars have happy hour on weekends?

Bar Avant Apres Bar, Porchlight, Rangoon and Friedman's on West 31st Street list happy hour every day. El Coco runs Sunday through Thursday, and OfCorsica covers Tuesday through Saturday. Most of the rest of our Chelsea list keeps the deal to weekdays.

Where can I get food during happy hour in Chelsea?

El Coco discounts tacos and small bites, and La Devozione has pasta chips, olives and mac and cheese lollipops. Rangoon offers Burmese disco fries, and El Lugar Cantina has tacos.

Which subway stop is closest to Chelsea happy hours?

It depends on the block. Use 14th Street on the A, C, E and L for the bars near 14th to 16th Streets, the 23rd Street stations on the 1, the C and E, or the F and M for Seventh and Eighth Avenues, 28th Street on the 1 for the side streets in the upper 20s, and 34th Street-Hudson Yards on the 7 for Eleventh Avenue.

Is there an all-day happy hour in Chelsea?

Not quite, but close. Rangoon and El Coco both start their deals at midday, and The Cooper Still and District Local run from midday on weekdays. Friedman's on West 31st Street opens its window in the early afternoon every day.

Where are the best Chelsea happy hours?

Three with the deal spelled out: Crown Alley (Select Draft Beer $6 · Select Wine $8); The Cooper Still (Cocktails $12 · Draft beer $6); District Local (Cucumber Infused Vodka $12.00 · Jalapeno Infused Tequila $12.00). The cheapest drink on file is $6 at Crown Alley.

What time do Chelsea happy hours start?

Most start at 4pm (8 of 24). The earliest starts at 12pm at District Local.

Are there late-night Chelsea happy hours?

Yes, 1 bar here runs a happy hour after 9pm.

Is there a Saturday happy hour in Chelsea?

Yes: 9 bars here run a happy hour on Saturdays, including Crown Alley (4pm–7pm); OfCorsica (3:30pm–6pm); Philippe Chow Downtown (5:30pm–7pm).

Is there a Sunday happy hour in Chelsea?

Yes: 10 bars here run a happy hour on Sundays, including Crown Alley (4pm–7pm); El Coco (12pm–7pm); Gastromarket Ltd (5pm–8pm).

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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