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Happy Hour Food Deals in NYC

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In short: 231 bars on this list, 227 with the deal spelled out. The cheapest drink we have on file: $1 at Papacito's. Most start at 4pm. Most are in Midtown, Greenwich Village, Upper West Side.

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

Happy hour food deals in NYC range from discounted oysters by the piece to sliders, wings and plates of tacos, and plenty of bars on our list include food in their happy hour. Manhattan has most of them, spread from the Financial District to Inwood, with Hell's Kitchen, Midtown, Murray Hill, the Upper West Side and Greenwich Village in front. Brooklyn has a good share, led by Williamsburg and Bushwick. Queens adds a smaller group, and the Bronx and Staten Island are represented too.

The food side of a happy hour is usually short: wings, fries, sliders, tacos, oysters or a few bar snacks, meant to go with a drink rather than replace dinner. Restaurants on the list sometimes discount a wider spread of small plates. Food deals are often served at the bar only, so sit there and order the food early.

Our picks: happy hour food deals

  1. The street outside Filé Gumbo Bar
    The street outside Filé Gumbo Bar. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1. Filé Gumbo Bar

    House Lager $7.00 · House White Wine $5.00
    Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm · 275 Church St

    Filé Gumbo Bar on Church Street in Tribeca brings a Cajun angle to happy hour: kicked-up beef sliders, grilled Cajun wings and char-grilled oysters, plus a house lager, house wines and specialty cocktails. The deal runs on weekdays from midafternoon to early evening. The 1 train at Franklin Street is the nearest stop, and it takes reservations.

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

  2. Inwood, a few blocks from Republica
    Inwood, a few blocks from Republica. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    2. Republica

    Mini burgers $7 · marinara sauce REPUBLICA WINGS $7
    Mon–Fri 4pm–8pm · 160 Dyckman St

    Republica is a Latin American restaurant and bar on Dyckman Street in Inwood with a food-heavy weekday happy hour: mini burgers, Republica wings, tacos and empanadas. It runs from late afternoon into the evening. The A train's Dyckman Street stop is the nearest station, far up in northern Manhattan.

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

  3. The street outside Cha Cha Tang
    The street outside Cha Cha Tang. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    3. Cha Cha Tang

    House Cocktails $10 · Beer $6
    Mon–Fri 5pm–6:30pm · 257 Avenue of the Americas

    Cha Cha Tang on Sixth Avenue near Houston Street keeps its happy hour short, a weekday window in the early evening, but it includes food: steamed crystal shrimp dumplings and other happy hour plates, alongside house cocktails and beer. The 1 train at Houston Street is the closest station, and reservations are available.

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

  4. The street outside Karasu
    The street outside Karasu. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    4. Karasu

    bar only select sake $9 · classic toki highball $9
    Mon–Thu 5pm–7pm · 166 Dekalb Ave

    Karasu on DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene runs a Monday to Thursday happy hour in the early evening with a proper food list: cold edamame, the Karasu burger and furikake fries, next to select sake, Toki and midori rum highballs and a whisky shot. Some items are bar only. The G at Fulton Street is nearest, and it takes reservations.

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

  5. Astoria, a few blocks from Burgerology Astoria
    Astoria, a few blocks from Burgerology Astoria. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    5. Burgerology Astoria

    $5 wine, draft
    Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · 3129 Ditmars Blvd

    Burgerology on Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria makes sliders the center of its weekday happy hour: Burgerology sliders, short rib sliders and buffalo chicken sliders, plus a turkey burger, with draft beer and wine to match. It runs from late afternoon into the evening, and the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard terminal of the N and W is nearby.

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

  6. The street outside Kingsbridge Social Club
    The street outside Kingsbridge Social Club. Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    6. Kingsbridge Social Club

    $2 off draft
    Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · 3625 Kingsbridge Avenue

    Kingsbridge Social Club on Kingsbridge Avenue is the Bronx entry on this page, with a weekday happy hour from midafternoon into the evening. Draft beer and Calabrian honey wings are the listed items. The 1 train at 238th Street is the nearest station in this corner of the northwest Bronx.

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

  7. Piccolino Restaurant, Great Kills
    Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    7. Piccolino Restaurant

    Penne Vodka $9 · Drinks $6
    Tue–Fri 3pm–6pm · 3935 Amboy Road

    Piccolino is an Italian restaurant on Amboy Road in Great Kills, Staten Island, with one of the longest food lists on this page: chicken wings, mozzarella sticks with fries, fried zucchini and penne vodka, plus a lychee martini, margaritas, beer and wine. The deal runs Tuesday to Friday from midafternoon, and the Great Kills station on the Staten Island Railway is closest.

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

Where the food deals are

Manhattan has the volume, with Hell's Kitchen, Midtown, Murray Hill, the Upper West Side and Greenwich Village leading the way. Brooklyn's are more concentrated: Williamsburg has the most, and Bushwick and Prospect Heights follow. In Queens, Astoria leads, and the outer edges of the city are covered by single spots like Kingsbridge Social Club and Piccolino.

Before you go

Happy hour food is often limited to the bar or a lounge area, so read the fine print before you take a table. Sales tax of 8.875 percent applies to food and drinks alike, and an 18 to 20 percent tip is customary. Kitchens rotate their menus, so check the last-checked date on each bar.

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

A.Y. · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Queensboro

Jackson Heights, Queens

Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6

Tue–Sun 3pm–6pm

7 82 St-Jackson Hts · 12 min walk

Checked Oct 30

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

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

Astoria · Jim.henderson · CC0

The Rabbit Hole

Astoria, Queens

Shots $4 · House Beers $5

Mon–Fri 5pm–8pm

MR Steinway Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 29

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 · 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

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

Jackson Heights · Jim.henderson · CC0

Fabrika

Jackson Heights, Queens

Selected can beers $5 · Wines (Expressionist) $6

Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm

7 82nd Street–Jackson Heights · 11 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

Street outside · Jim.henderson · CC BY 4.0

The Gin Mill

Upper West Side, Manhattan

Beer $5 · Top Shelf Drinks $7

Mon–Fri open to 3pm

1 79th Street · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 2

Astoria · Jim.henderson · CC0

Burgerology Astoria

Astoria, Queens

$5 wine, draft

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm

NW Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard · 3 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Harlem · Jim.henderson · Public domain

Patrick's on the Hill

Harlem, Manhattan

$5 cocktails

Tue–Fri 5pm–7pm

1 137th Street–City College · 5 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Street outside · Kidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Grey Dog

Nolita, Manhattan

House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00

Daily 4pm–6:30pm

6 Spring Street · 2 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Greenwich Village · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Grey Dog

Greenwich Village, Manhattan

House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00

Daily 4pm–6:30pm

1 Houston Street · 2 min walk

Checked Nov 1

Upper East Side · Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ethyl's Alcohol & Food

Upper East Side, Manhattan

House Shot $7 · Beer $6

Tue–Sun 5pm–7pm

Q 86th Street · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 31

Bushwick · Jim.henderson · CC0

Mad Tropical

Bushwick, Brooklyn

Cocktails $6/$8 · Drafts $5

Wed–Sun 5pm–8pm · Tue 5pm to close

M Central Av · 7 min walk

Checked Oct 30

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

The Penny Farthing

Union Square, Manhattan

Draft $8 · Wines $5

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm

L 3rd Avenue · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 30

Street outside · Deans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Third Avenue Ale House

Upper East Side, Manhattan

$5 drinks (late nite)

Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 12pm–4pm · Daily 9pm to close

Q 96th Street · 4 min walk

Checked Oct 30

East Village · Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0

Emmy Squared

East Village, Manhattan

House Wine $5 · Well Cocktails $7

Mon–Fri 3pm–6pm

F 2nd Avenue · 5 min walk

Checked Oct 29

All 231 happy hours in Food deals, A to Z

All happy hour food deals in NYC (231)

Midtown 17
Greenwich Village 15
Upper West Side 14
  • The Gin Mill · Beer $5 · Top Shelf Drinks $7
  • Playa Betty's · Pacifico Pints $6 · Rose $20
  • Covacha · House Wine (Rose, White, Red) $10 · Sangria (glass) $10
  • Viand · Beer $7.00 · Classic Cocktail $6.00
  • Arte Cafe · Spritzes (Aperol, Campari, or Limoncello) $12 · Margarita $14
  • Ella Social · Wine (glass) $10 · Wine (bottle) $38
  • Hi Life Bar & Grill · Well drinks $8 · Margaritas and daiquiris $8
  • Sarabeth's · Cocktails (Pamplemousse Spritz, The Painkiller, Classic Margarita, Seasonal Mule) $10 · Wine $7
  • Asset · Signature cocktails $12 · Selected wines $8
  • The Ribbon · Traditional Margarita $14 · Draft $12
  • Hoptimist · Truffle Fries $6.00 · Baked Pretzel $9.00
  • Kissaki Sushi · half dozen oysters $30
  • Tessa · Parmigiano truffle fries $12 · Prosciutto & ricotta toast $12
  • Bondi Sushi · Handrolls $5
Hell's Kitchen 13
Williamsburg 13
Chelsea 11
Astoria 9
Park Slope 9
  • Emmy Squared Pizza · House Wine $5 · Well Cocktails $7
  • Miatzil · Margarita $10 · Mezcalita $10
  • Stella's · $8 rum punch
  • Chela · Classic Margarita $10 · Chipotle Margarita $11
  • Bar Louise · Martinis (Tue-Fri) $14 · House wines (Tue-Fri) $10
  • Blueprint · $12 beer house cocktails
  • Saint Eves · Cocktails (ginger N0 3, talisman, the silent circus, dancing in the dark) $14 · Wine (red, white, rosé) $14
  • Krupa Grocery · Blistered shishitos $5 · Spicy boiled peanuts $5
  • Siren · $12 hibiscus margarita
Times Square 8
West Village 8
Bushwick 7
East Village 7
Financial District 6
Lower East Side 6
SoHo 6
Crown Heights 5
Koreatown 5
Upper East Side 5
Fort Greene 4
Greenpoint 4
Harlem 4
Kips Bay 4
  • Flying Cock · ESPRESSO MARTINI $3 · GREEN TEA SHOT $10
  • The Factory 380 · Frozen cocktails (Frozen Marg, Pina Colada, Miami Vice) $12 · Signature cocktails $10
  • Sahara's Turkish Cuisine · Option A: cold appetizer + glass of house wine or bottle of beer $15.95 · Option B: hot appetizer + glass of house wine or bottle of beer $19.95
  • Leonetta · Little Gem Caesar $12 · Jack's Junior Burger $16
Tribeca 4
Union Square 4
Bed-Stuy 3
Chinatown 3
  • The Crown · HOUSE WINE $6 · HOUSE SPIRITS $10
  • Whiskey Tavern · well drinks $8 · glass of wine $8
  • Asia Roma · Pork & shrimp dumplings (per piece, 2-piece min) $1.50 · Vegetable spring roll (per piece, 2-piece min) $1.50
Jackson Heights 3
  • The Queensboro · Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6
  • Fabrika · Selected can beers $5 · Wines (Expressionist) $6
  • Baht · Signature Cocktails (Green Jacket, Old Skool, Barrio Chino, Olieng, The Rupert, Pretty Woman, Lychee Martini) $10 · Singha, Chang, Leo, Beer Lao $6
Murray Hill 3
Nolita 3
Battery Park City 2
Clinton Hill 2
Cobble Hill 2
  • Popina · Negroni $10 · Spritz (Aperol, Campari, Forthave, or Cynar) $10
  • Clover Club · $10 kula negroni, gin blossom
East Harlem 2
Gowanus 2
  • Evalyn's Tap House · Craft Draft Beers $7 · Monday: Beers $8
  • Lavender Lake · Quick & Dirty (single patty cheeseburger & draft beer of your choice) $15 · Spritz Frites (Aperol spritz & a side of fries) $15
Great Kills 2
Long Island City 2
Prospect Heights 2
  • Wayward Fare · Beverages (Wayward classics: olive branch, cafe chai; wines: Prosecco Bisol 'Crede', Lambrusco Lucci, Vermentino Pala 'Soprasole', Beaujolais Morgon Bonne Tonne) $10 · Antipasti (served with focaccia + tomato conserva) $8
  • Alta Calidad · $10 margarita calidad, cerveza y chiquito (tecate + tequila shot), wine (los conejos malditos)
Bay Ridge 1
Corona 1
East Elmhurst 1
Flatlands 1
  • Bellyful · Apple BBQ Wings $9.99 · French Fries $5.99
Gramercy 1
Inwood 1
  • Republica · Mini burgers $7 · marinara sauce REPUBLICA WINGS $7
Kingsbridge 1
Laurelton 1
Morningside Heights 1
  • Toast · Frozen Margaritas (12oz) $6 · House Red Wine $6
Red Hook 1
Ridgewood 1
The Bronx 1

Questions

Which NYC happy hours include wings?

Wings show up on many food lists, including Filé Gumbo Bar in Tribeca, Republica in Inwood, Kingsbridge Social Club in the Bronx, Piccolino on Staten Island, Emmy Squared in the East Village and Park Slope, and Whiskey Tavern in the Financial District.

Are there happy hour food deals in Brooklyn?

Yes, plenty. Karasu and Walters in Fort Greene, La Loncheria in Bushwick, Papacito's and Panzón in Greenpoint, and Hole In The Wall in Williamsburg all list food.

Are there happy hour food deals in Queens and the Bronx?

Queens has a smaller group, including Burgerology and Oliver's in Astoria, Gilda's in East Elmhurst and Cozy Corner in Ridgewood. In the Bronx, Kingsbridge Social Club lists Calabrian honey wings.

Which NYC happy hours have tacos?

Several do: La Loncheria in Bushwick, Panzón and Papacito's in Greenpoint, Republica in Inwood, El Coco in Chelsea and The Ribbon on the Upper West Side, which lists fresh fish tacos.

Where are the best happy hour food deals in NYC?

Three with the deal spelled out: Papacito's (2-for-1); Los Mismos Amigos ($2.99 shots); The Queensboro (Light Lager, Sunday Beer $5 · Session IPA, Singlecut $6). The cheapest drink on file is $1 at Papacito's.

What time do happy hour food deals start?

Most start at 4pm (100 of 231). The earliest starts at 10am at Recette.

Are there late-night happy hour food deals?

Yes, 23 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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