Happy Hour in Morningside Heights

5 bars in Morningside Heights, Manhattan run a happy hour, 4 with the deal spelled out. The cheapest drink we have on file: $5 at Max Soha. Most start at 4pm. Most are near the 1, A, B, C trains.

Morningside Heights, Manhattan: West 116th Street - Morningside — Photo: Petri Krohn, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Morningside Heights is the stretch of upper Manhattan between Morningside Park and Riverside Park, running from about 110th Street up to 125th Street, with Columbia University and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at its center. Our list sits on its two main avenues. Broadway has The Heights Bar & Grill at the 110th Street end and Bar 314 and Toast near 125th Street, while Amsterdam Avenue has Massawa and Max Soha in the low 120s. The 1 train under Broadway covers almost all of it.

A Morningside Heights happy hour is mostly a restaurant affair: frozen margaritas at Toast and The Heights, pasta plates at Max Soha, Italian antipasti at Bar 314, and one set price on beer, wine and cocktails at Massawa. Weekends are well covered, since Toast, Bar 314 and The Heights Bar & Grill all run every day and Massawa adds weekend afternoons. Night owls have options too, with Toast and The Heights both adding late-night windows. Tip: Toast's specials are dine-in only, so skip it for takeout.

Our picks for happy hour in Morningside Heights

The street outside Toast. Photo: Brad Clinesmith from Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

1. Toast

$6 frozen margaritas
Daily 4pm–7pm · 3157 Broadway

Toast is a bar at 3157 Broadway, two minutes from the 125th Street 1 station, with a daily happy hour on drinks and bites in the late afternoon and a drinks-only late-night window on weeknights. Frozen margaritas are the signature, with peach, passionfruit, mango and strawberry among the flavor add-ons. The specials are dine-in only.

Deal checked Oct 15, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The street outside Bar 314. Photo: The Fixers (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2. Bar 314

Times published, deal not listed
Daily all day · 3143 Broadway

Bar 314 is an Italian restaurant at 3143 Broadway whose happy hour runs all day, every day, on items marked with a star on its menu. The menu opens with antipasti such as beef meatballs with whipped ricotta and fried Brussels sprouts with spicy honey, so ask which ones are starred. The 125th Street 1 stop is three minutes away, and Resy takes reservations.

Deal checked Sep 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The street outside The Heights Bar & Grill. Photo: Christophe Gevrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

3. The Heights Bar & Grill

Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5
Daily 4pm–7pm · 2867 Broadway

The Heights Bar & Grill sits at 2867 Broadway, a minute from Cathedral Parkway-110th Street on the 1. Its own listing shows happy hour from midday on weekdays and from late afternoon on weekends, plus a late-night window every night, with frozen margaritas, well drinks, drafts and a pilsner and shot on the list.

Deal checked Oct 15, 2026 on the bar's own site.
The street outside Massawa. Photo: Petri Krohn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

4. Massawa

$8 draft beer, wines & cocktails
Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 3pm–6pm · 1239 Amsterdam Avenue

Massawa is an Eritrean and Ethiopian restaurant at 1239 Amsterdam Avenue with a weekday happy hour from mid-afternoon into the early evening, when draft beer, wine and cocktails share one set price. Its own listing adds Saturday and Sunday afternoons. 116th Street-Columbia University on the 1 is about six minutes on foot.

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

PENNE ALLA VODKA $12 · Drink $12
Mon–Thu 4pm–6pm · 1274 Amsterdam Avenue

Max Soha is a restaurant at 1274 Amsterdam Avenue whose Monday-to-Thursday happy hour in the late afternoon pairs pasta, such as fettuccine Alfredo, penne alla vodka and spaghetti primavera, with beer, prosecco, rosé, white wine and red or white sangria. Its nearest listed station is 125th Street on the A, B, C and D, about six minutes away.

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

Getting there

The 1 runs under Broadway with three useful stops: Cathedral Parkway-110th Street, a minute from The Heights Bar & Grill; 116th Street-Columbia University, about six minutes from Massawa; and 125th Street, two or three minutes from Toast and Bar 314. Max Soha on Amsterdam Avenue lists 125th Street on the A, B, C and D as its nearest station, about six minutes away.

Before you go

Sales tax of 8.875 percent and an 18 to 20 percent tip are not in the posted prices. Bar 314 applies its all-day deal only to starred menu items, and Toast's happy hour is dine-in only. Check each listing's last-checked date before you head uptown.

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Max Soha

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

PENNE ALLA VODKA $12 · Drink $12

Mon–Thu 4pm–6pm

ABCD 125th Street · 6 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Street outside · Christophe Gevrey · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Heights Bar & Grill

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5

Daily 4pm–7pm

1 Cathedral Parkway–110th Street · 1 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Street outside · Brad Clinesmith from Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toast

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

$6 frozen margaritas

Daily 4pm–7pm

1 125th Street · 2 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Street outside · Petri Krohn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Massawa

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

$8 draft beer, wines & cocktails

Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 3pm–6pm

1 116th Street–Columbia University · 6 min walk

Checked Oct 15

Street outside · The Fixers (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bar 314

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

Times published, deal not listed

Daily all day

1 125th Street · 3 min walk

Checked Sep 2

All Morningside Heights happy hours (5)

Max Soha · PENNE ALLA VODKA $12 · Drink $12
The Heights Bar & Grill · Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5
Toast · $6 frozen margaritas
Massawa · $8 draft beer, wines & cocktails
Bar 314 · times only

Questions

Is there a late-night happy hour in Morningside Heights?

Yes. Toast on Broadway runs a drinks-only late-night happy hour on weeknights, and The Heights Bar & Grill lists a late-night window every night of the week.

Which Morningside Heights bars have happy hour on weekends?

Toast, Bar 314 and The Heights Bar & Grill run every day, and Massawa's own listing adds Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Max Soha keeps its deal to Monday through Thursday.

Where can I get food with happy hour in Morningside Heights?

Max Soha serves pasta plates Monday through Thursday, Bar 314 discounts starred items on its Italian menu every day, and Toast includes bites in its late-afternoon happy hour.

Is there a happy hour near Columbia University?

Massawa on Amsterdam Avenue is about six minutes from 116th Street-Columbia University on the 1, and The Heights Bar & Grill is a minute from the 110th Street stop, one station south.

Where are the best Morningside Heights happy hours?

Three with the deal spelled out: Max Soha (PENNE ALLA VODKA $12 · Drink $12); The Heights Bar & Grill (Well Drinks $7 · Drafts $5); Toast ($6 frozen margaritas). The cheapest drink on file is $5 at Max Soha.

What time do Morningside Heights happy hours start?

Most start at 4pm (3 of 5). The earliest starts at 3pm at Massawa.

Are there late-night Morningside Heights 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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Our picks for happy hour in Morningside Heights

1. Toast

2. Bar 314

3. The Heights Bar & Grill

4. Massawa

5. Max Soha

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