We’re raising a glass and toasting to local sip-worthy spots shaking things up in the happy hour department.
Think: deals on drafts, half-off cocktails, and majorly discounted bites.
Here are 30 places with amazing drink specials around the Capital City.
Editor’s note: hours listed are happy hours only.
Beer lovers
The Tavern Austin | Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. | Select daft beers are $4, tavern cocktails are $7, and house margaritas are $5 during this all-weekday happy hour. Feeling a little hungry? Chow down on reduced-price bites like loaded potato skins and ballpark nachos while you’re there.
Hold Out Brewing | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Join the Hold Out Happy Hour for $5 pints, $6 sangrias, $6 classic and veggie burgers, and $2 Underbergs.
Black Star Co-op | Monday-Thursday, 4-6 p.m. | Get $1 off select house beer or a glass of house wine for $5 + hang out with your four-legged friend on the patio.
Tony C’s Pizza & Beer Garden | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Make your Thursday pitcher perfect with half-off pitchers all day, or head to normal happy hour times for $2 off select drinks and $3 off appetizers.
P6 at the LINE Austin | Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. | Enjoy the views from this rooftop bar while sippin’ on $4 beers.
Corner Bar | Monday-Friday, 2-7 p.m. | Don’t miss the big game — grab a drink at this south Austin neighborhood bar stocked with big-screen TVs.
Keeping spirits up
The Well | Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. | Specialty cocktails and select wines are 50% off at this allergen-free restaurant Downtown. The happy hour food game is also strong, with $9 vegan cashew queso, crudites, and Thai lettuce wraps.
DrinkWell | Monday-Saturday, Open-5:30 p.m. | Expect $9 cocktails, $3 off glasses of wine, and $2 off of bar snacks and shareables at this North Loop gastropub.
The Roosevelt Room | Daily, Open-6 p.m. | Indulge in these well-known cocktails or take advantage of $2 off glasses of wine, $1 off beer and small fare food, or 20% off bottles of wine.
La Condesa | Monday-Friday, 5-6 p.m. | Enjoy 50% off all alcoholic drinks at this contemporary Mexican spot.
Garbo’s | Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Draft cocktails are 50% off at this local lobster chain — don’t miss the specials on wine, draft beer, and small bites, too.
Hungry for meal deals
Colleen’s Kitchen | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Eat well for cheap at Colleen’s Kitchen’s happy hour, with 65 snacks including pimento cheese, deviled eggs, and an array of biscuit sandwiches. Wine is also $6 and cocktails are $7 during these times.
Loro | Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. | Dig into $8 brisket tostadas, $8 crispy chicken sandwiches, and $5 boozy slushies at this south Austin fusion restaurant.
Picnik | Daily, 4-6 p.m. | Dip into $8 cashew queso and fill up on $8 tacos, including carne asada and grilled chicken.
Vic & Al’s | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Stop by after work for some delicious $6 gumbo, $4 beignets, $2.50 corn dogs, and discounted drinks.
Yamas Greek Kitchen + Bar | Monday-Thursday, 4-6 p.m. | Sip on $7 spritzes and $5 Yamas shots as this new happy hour, which also offers 50% off select eats.
Salty Sow | Daily, 4:30-6:30 p.m. | This popular east Austin spot has an expansive happy hour food menu, including $6 triple-fried duck fat fries, $8 honey rosemary fried chicken, and $6 tacos.
Scholz Garten | Wednesday-Friday, 3-5 p.m. | Try one of the $5 select appetizers, cocktails, and wines, plus $2 off draught beer.
Uchi | Daily, 4-6 p.m. | Try dozens of Uchi staples at a discount, including cool and hot tastings, nigiri and sashimi, handrolls, beer, cocktails, and sake.
Off the vine
Laurel at the Hotel Viata | Daily, 4-6 p.m. | This Italian bar and restaurant offers both discounted food and drinks — we recommend some $10 house bubbles and $15 burrata.
Second Bar + Kitchen | Daily, 3-6 p.m. | Enjoy $5 off pizza, $4 off signature sips, and $2 off wine at the location in the East Austin Hotel.
House Wine | Daily, 3-6 p.m. + all day Wednesday | Tap into $2 off glasses or $6 bottles. Psst — on Mondays, you can also indulge in $7 cocktails and $8 tapas.
Weekend warriors
Aviary Wine & Kitchen | Tuesday-Saturday, 4-6 p.m. + all night on Monday | You don’t want to pass up this south Austin spot that’s well-known for its curated wine list.
Easy Tiger | Sunday-Thursday, 4-6 p.m. | What’s better than a fresh pretzel in the afternoon? A fresh pretzel with a discount. Enjoy margaritas, lavender lemonades, select beers, wines, pretzels, and sausages for $5.
Bar Peached | Tuesday-Sunday, 5-6:30 p.m. | Start feeling peachy with the “Social Hour” menu, featuring $5 draft beers, $4.50 tacos, $7 cocktails, and other discounted bites and sips.
Best bargains
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails | Daily, 9 p.m.-Close | Draft cocktails are made fresh every day and cost just $6 at this spot’s reverse happy hour.
Uncle Nicky’s | Daily, 2-5 p.m. | Sip on $2 and $3 beers while munching on a range of discounted snacks — this spot also offers $2 “disco lemonades.”
Bufalina | Daily, 4-5:30 p.m. | As if offering half-off pizzas wasn’t enough, the restaurant also offers half-off bottles of wine and $2 off house wines and draft beers.
Péché | Sunday-Friday, Times vary | You won’t want to pass on a $6 cocktail from this Downtown French restaurant — the spot also offers half off of certain dishes.
Ellis | Daily, 3-6:30 p.m. | Signature cocktails are $5 cheaper, house wines are $3 off, and select drafts and cans are $2 off at this Downtown spot.
Host at home
Shop our favorite happy hour essentials to host friends for a drink at your place:
- The Elevated Craft Cocktail Shaker promises no more leaks and has a built-in measuring system.
- This set of six colored wine glasses reminds us of Estelle stemware — only more affordable.
- Pair your colorful wine glasses with a colorful decanter that’s an Anthropologie best-seller.
- Keep wine and champagne cold in a marble wine chiller.
- An electric wine opener makes opening bottles smooth and stress-free.
- Don’t forget the best drinkware made by small, local businesses — we’re big fans of the Pirani Life tumbler, an eco-friendly version of a Solo Cup, and these Kanga Coolers koozies that keep drinks cold.
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