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Cocktail Happy Hours in NYC

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In short: 412 bars on this list, 341 with the deal spelled out. The cheapest drink we have on file: $1 at Inwood Bar & Grill. Most start at 4pm. Most are in Midtown, Williamsburg, Times Square.

Words by the YaY NYC team, Oct 16, 2026 · Deals last checked on each bar's own site Sep 2 to Nov 3, 2026 · 3 min read

A cocktail happy hour in NYC can mean anything from a set price on house margaritas to a short menu of classics like the negroni, the old fashioned and the martini. It is the most common tag on our list, and most of these bars are in Manhattan. Times Square, the Upper West Side, the East Village, the Financial District and Murray Hill have the most. In Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Park Slope lead, while Astoria, Jackson Heights and Long Island City carry Queens.

Most cocktail deals cover a handful of named drinks, not the full menu. Spritzes, margaritas and espresso martinis turn up again and again, and some bars add a mocktail. Many windows end before dinner on weekdays, but a good share of these bars include Saturday or Sunday, and a few in Midtown run late at night instead. If one particular drink matters to you, read the offer list on the listing first, since the deal often names exact cocktails.

Our picks: cocktail happy hours

  1. The street outside Tanner Smith's
    The street outside Tanner Smith's. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1. Tanner Smith's

    Negroni $12 · Old Fashioned $12
    Daily 10pm to close · 204 West 55th Street

    Tanner Smith's on West 55th Street is a late-night pick: its happy hour starts in the late evening and runs until close every night of the week. Negronis, old fashioneds and Aperol spritzes share the list with pinot noir and two beers. It is a minute from 57th Street–7th Avenue on the N, Q, R and W, and it takes reservations.

    Deal checked Oct 29, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  2. The street outside La Perla Nascosta
    The street outside La Perla Nascosta. Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    2. La Perla Nascosta

    Spritz Margarita $10 · Negroni $10
    Mon–Fri, Sun 4pm–6pm · 206 W 79th St

    La Perla Nascosta, a bar on West 79th Street on the Upper West Side, builds its happy hour around spritzes: Aperol, Campari and Hugo, plus a spritz margarita, a negroni, rosé and prosecco. The deal runs Sunday through Friday in the late afternoon. The 79th Street station on the 1 is a minute away, and booking is available.

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

  3. The street outside Urban Cove Society & Kitchen
    The street outside Urban Cove Society & Kitchen. Photo: DutchTreat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    3. Urban Cove Society & Kitchen

    beer $7 · glasses of select wine $10
    Daily 3pm–6pm · 33 Peck Slip

    Urban Cove Society & Kitchen is a New American restaurant on Peck Slip, near the South Street Seaport. Its happy hour runs every day of the week in the afternoon and covers featured cocktails, including a clear negroni and a Cynar negroni, along with beer and select wine. Fulton Street station is six minutes away, and tables can be reserved.

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

  4. Bushwick, around Santa Panza
    Bushwick, around Santa Panza. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    4. Santa Panza

    aperol spritz $10 · seasonal sangria $9
    Mon–Thu 5pm–7pm · 1079 Broadway

    Santa Panza is an Italian restaurant on Broadway in Bushwick, three minutes from Kosciuszko Street on the J. From Monday to Thursday, its happy hour discounts an Aperol spritz, a martini, seasonal sangria and a housemade limoncello shot, with marinated olives on the side. Reserve through its booking link, or walk in after work.

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

  5. Sunset Park, around Bitter Monk
    Sunset Park, around Bitter Monk. Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    5. Bitter Monk

    Vesper Martini $13 · Gaia Martini $14
    Thu–Sun open to 4pm · 68 34th Street

    Bitter Monk at 68 34th Street in Sunset Park runs its happy hour Thursday through Sunday, and it wraps up in the afternoon, so plan an early visit. The list includes a Vesper martini and a Gaia martini, and the bar's own menu describes gins and vodka from Atheras Monks. The 36th Street station on the D, N and R is four minutes away.

    Deal checked Nov 3, 2026 on the bar's own site.

  6. The street outside Upstairs Cocktail Bar
    The street outside Upstairs Cocktail Bar. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    6. Upstairs Cocktail Bar

    GIMLET gin $10 · CLASSIC MARGARITA $12
    Mon–Sat 6pm–8pm · 71-22 Roosevelt Ave 2nd floor

    Upstairs Cocktail Bar is a second-floor bar on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, two minutes from 69th Street on the 7. Its happy hour runs Monday through Saturday in the early evening, with a gimlet, a classic margarita, a martini and a Moscow or whiskey mule. Our listing has no booking link, so just head up the stairs.

    Deal checked Oct 28, 2026 on the bar's own site.

Late night and weekends

Most cocktail deals finish by dinner, but a few Midtown bars flip the pattern. Tanner Smith's runs nightly from the late evening, Bartley Dunne's on West 54th Street does the same Sunday through Wednesday, and Central Park Tavern on West 57th Street runs Sunday through Thursday. For a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, The Grey Dog, Westville and Urban Cove Society & Kitchen run every day.

Before you go

Cocktail prices on menus exclude the 8.875 percent New York sales tax, and a tip of 18 to 20 percent is expected on top. A happy hour price usually applies only to the drinks named on the deal list, and some bars serve it at the bar alone. Look at the last-checked date on each listing before you go.

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

Inwood Bar & Grill

Inwood, Manhattan

Beer buckets $15 · Beers $3

Tue–Fri 3pm–7pm

A Inwood-207 St · 4 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Greenpoint · Jleon (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Papacito's

Greenpoint, Brooklyn

2-for-1

Mon–Fri 11am–4pm · Daily 4pm–7pm · Mon–Wed, Sun 1am–2am · Thu–Sat 3am–4am

G Greenpoint Avenue · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Corona · Transitsylveonkpop · CC BY-SA 4.0

Los Mismos Amigos

Corona, Queens

$2.99 shots

Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm

7 103rd Street–Corona Plaza · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Kips Bay · Tdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flying Cock

Kips Bay, Manhattan

ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10

Daily 4pm–8pm

6 33rd Street · 4 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Astoria · Sam · CC0

Oliver's Astoria

Astoria, Queens

Signature Cocktails $10 · Add house shot $3

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Daily 10pm to close

MR Steinway Street · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Times Square · Terabass · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saar Indian Restaurant

Times Square, Manhattan

Founder's All Day IPA $4 · Margaritas (regular, tamarind, peach, mango, coconut, strawberry) $5

Mon–Fri 1:30pm–4:30pm

CE 50th Street · 1 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0

Post No Bills

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Drafts $4 · Well Drinks $5

Daily open to 9pm

L Montrose Avenue · 1 min walk

Checked Nov 1

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

Treadwell Park

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Wine $12 · Beers $4

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm

MQ Lexington Avenue–63rd Street · 7 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Kgbo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Piccolino Restaurant

Great Kills, Staten Island

Penne Vodka $9 · Drinks $6

Tue–Fri 3pm–6pm

SIR Great Kills · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 31

Upper East Side · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Uptown Restaurant & Bar

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Draft $4 · Selected Wines $6

Daily open to 8pm

456 86th Street · 3 min walk

Checked Oct 31

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

Desmond's Tavern

Midtown, Manhattan

Pint $4.00 · Irish Shot $13.00

Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm

6 28th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 29

Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC BY 4.0

Meller's Sports Hub & Grill

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Wine $4 · Frozen Drinks $8

Mon–Thu, Sun 11pm–3am

Q 86th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 28

Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC BY 3.0

Boho Karaoke Orchard

Lower East Side, Manhattan

Shot $4.50 · Draft Beer $5.50

Daily open to 9pm

FJMZ Delancey Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Street outside · Downtowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coco Chinese Restaurant

Flatbush, Brooklyn

Cocktails $14 · glass only House wine $8

Mon–Thu, Sun 4pm–7pm

BQ Church Avenue · 2 min walk

Checked Nov 3

Park Slope · hellroy · CC BY 3.0

Emmy Squared Pizza

Park Slope, Brooklyn

House Wine $5 · Well Cocktails $7

Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm

R Union Street · 6 min walk

Checked Nov 3

Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC0

Minibar

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Bottled Beer & Well Drinks $5 · Drafts $7

Mon–Fri open to 8pm

FG Carroll Street · 5 min walk

Checked Nov 3

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

The Grey Dog

Union Square, Manhattan

House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00

Daily 4pm–6:30pm

456LNQRW Union Square · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 3

Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC BY 3.0

Westville

SoHo, Manhattan

Cocktails $8 · Wines $6

Mon–Fri 4pm–6pm

1 Houston Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 3

Gramercy · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Barfly

Gramercy, Manhattan

Draft Beer $2 off · Wine (glass) $2 off

Mon–Fri 11am–7pm · Mon–Thu, Sun 10pm–4am

6 23rd Street-Baruch College · 5 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Street outside · Max Ostrozhinskiy maxon · CC0

Benares

Tribeca, Manhattan

Beer $5 · Wines $6

Daily 3pm–7pm

23ACERW Park Place · 1 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Midtown · Jim.henderson · CC0

Burgerology Midtown

Midtown, Manhattan

$5 wine, draft

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm

ACE 34th Street–Penn Station · 2 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Crown Heights · Jim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hello Bar Bk

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Cocktails $12 · Wine $9

Tue–Sun 5pm–7pm

25 Sterling Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Street outside · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Maru Karaoke Lounge

Koreatown, Manhattan

BEER $5 · SHOTS $8

Mon–Wed, Sun 6pm–9pm

BDFMNQRW 34th Street–Herald Square · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Cobble Hill · Jim.henderson · CC0

Popina

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

Negroni $10 · Spritz (Aperol, Campari, Forthave, or Cynar) $10

Mon–Thu 5pm–6pm

FG Bergen Street · 11 min walk

Checked Nov 2

All 412 happy hours in Cocktails, A to Z

All cocktail happy hours in NYC (412)

Midtown 26
Williamsburg 24
Times Square 20
Upper West Side 20
East Village 19
Financial District 18
Astoria 16
Greenwich Village 16
Hell's Kitchen 16
Lower East Side 15
Upper East Side 15
Park Slope 12
Chelsea 11
Harlem 10
West Village 10
Greenpoint 9
Murray Hill 9
Bushwick 8
Koreatown 8
Long Island City 8
Gramercy 7
  • Barfly · Draft Beer $2 off · Wine (glass) $2 off
  • Seven Sins · Select Draft $7 · House Wine $7
  • Bar Calico · Cocktails $15 · Zero-proof cocktails $10
  • Little Rebel · $9 altos tequila, absolute vanilla vodka, absolute vodka
  • Follia · Select wine (white, red, rosé) $10 · Spritz $12
  • The Laurels · 6 Oysters $10 · 12 Oysters $18
  • La Follia · times only
Kips Bay 7
Nolita 7
Bed-Stuy 6
Union Square 6
Clinton Hill 5
Crown Heights 5
Fort Greene 5
SoHo 5
Tribeca 5
  • Benares · Beer $5 · Wines $6
  • Filé Gumbo Bar · House Lager $7.00 · House White Wine $5.00
  • Smyth Tavern · Daily oyster $2 · Marinated olives $13
  • Greenwich Street Tavern · $2 off beer, wine, sangria, prosecco & champagne by the glass, gst special pulp cocktails, well mixed drinks & well martinis
  • The Plaza At The Roxy · Select wines by the glass $10 · Mini Roxy Martini (vodka or gin) $10
Battery Park City 4
Cobble Hill 4
Carroll Gardens 3
  • Minibar · Bottled Beer & Well Drinks $5 · Drafts $7
  • Cubana Cafe · $9.50 punch rum spicy margarita
  • Big Tiny · $11 wine, spritz or sour
East Elmhurst 3
East Harlem 3
Flatiron 3
Forest Hills 3
Ridgewood 3
Boerum Hill 2
  • The Brazen Head · Well Drinks $7 · all well and wine $1 off
  • Bijan's · Select House Cocktails $3 off · All Draft & Bottled Beer $7
Chinatown 2
Flatbush 2
Gowanus 2
Jackson Heights 2
Morningside Heights 2
  • Toast · Frozen Margaritas (12oz) $6 · House Red Wine $6
  • Massawa · $8 draft beer, wines & cocktails
Mott Haven 2
Sunset Park 2
Washington Heights 2
Bay Ridge 1
Brooklyn 1
Bulls Head 1
  • Chili's · Margarita $6 · Tequila $7
Corona 1
Elmhurst 1
Flatlands 1
  • Bellyful · Apple BBQ Wings $9.99 · French Fries $5.99
Flushing 1
  • Leaf Bar & Lounge · Cocktails (Classic Toki Highball, Passion Pit Highball, Strawberry Margarita) $9 · Wines (Pinot Grigio, Merlot) $8
Great Kills 1
Inwood 1
Kensington 1
Mount Eden 1
New Springville 1
Prospect Heights 1
  • Finn's Corner · Well Drinks $5 · All Beer, Hard Seltzers & Cider $1 off
Queens 1
Red Hook 1
Riverdale 1
Rockaway Beach 1
Sunnyside 1
The Bronx 1
Woodside 1

Questions

Where can I get a late-night cocktail happy hour in NYC?

Tanner Smith's on West 55th Street runs nightly from the late evening, Bartley Dunne's on West 54th Street does so Sunday through Wednesday, and Central Park Tavern on West 57th Street covers Sunday through Thursday.

Which cocktail happy hours are in Queens?

Astoria has the most, including Spanglish NYC with frozen and hibiscus margaritas. Upstairs Cocktail Bar in Woodside runs Monday through Saturday, and Hellbender in Ridgewood discounts margaritas on weekdays.

Where can I find a spritz at happy hour?

La Perla Nascosta on the Upper West Side lists Aperol, Campari and Hugo spritzes. The Grey Dog in Greenwich Village, Nolita and Union Square has a Venetian spritz, Tara Rose in Kips Bay has a Hugo spritz, and Santa Panza in Bushwick includes an Aperol spritz.

Which cocktail happy hours run on Sunday?

Urban Cove Society & Kitchen, La Perla Nascosta, The Ribbon on the Upper West Side, the three Grey Dog locations, Westville and Bitter Monk all include Sunday.

Where are the best cocktail happy hours in NYC?

Three with the deal spelled out: Inwood Bar & Grill (Beer buckets $15 · Beers $3); Papacito's (2-for-1); Los Mismos Amigos ($2.99 shots). The cheapest drink on file is $1 at Inwood Bar & Grill.

What time do cocktail happy hours start?

Most start at 4pm (161 of 412). The earliest starts at 9am at Dkpublic.

Are there late-night cocktail happy hours?

Yes, 42 bars here run a happy hour after 9pm.

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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