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It’s about time we talked about Capital City happy hours, folks. No matter if you’re grabbing a quick beer after work, on the hunt for some discounted bites, or just want to have a chill hangout while going easy on the wallet, we’ve got this round.
Here are 27 places around town offering the best deals right now. So #DrinkUpAustin and be merry. (Hours listed are happy hours only.)
Beer lovers
Koko’s Bavarian | Mon.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. | Cheers to $1 off Koko’s Haus Beers and 50% off beer steins.
Black Star Co-op | Tues.-Thurs., 4-6 p.m. | Order $4 pints + hangout with your four-legged friend on the patio.
Foreign & Domestic | Tues.-Sat., 5-6:30 p.m. | Keep it local by ordering the 50% off Austin beers during this happy hour.
Tony C’s Pizza & Beer Garden – Anderson Lane | Thursdays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. | Make your Thursday pitcher perfect with half-off pitchers — choose from 30+ options.
Kung Fu Saloon | Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. | Get your beer fix with $1 off wells, premiums, domestics, imports, and drafts.
Bar Peached | Daily, 5-6:30 p.m. | Start feeling peachy with $5 beers.
P6 at the LINE Austin | Mon.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. | Enjoy the rooftop bar while sippin’ on $4 beers
Hungry for meal deals
Picnik South 1st | Daily, 4-6 p.m. | Dip your way into the $7 cashew queso + fill up on the $7 tacos, which includes carne asada and grilled chicken.
Vic & Al’s | Mon.-Fri., 3-6 p.m. | During the week get a taste of $4 gumbo, red bean fritters, soft-fried potatoes, and corn dogs.
Salty Sow | Daily, 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Get a taste of the $4 triple-fried fat fries and $7 honey rosemary dipped fried chicken.
Scholz Garten | Wed.-Fri., 3-5 p.m. | Try one of the $5 select appetizers. We’ll just say that the appetizer menu includes a fresh, Texas-sized pretzel.
Uchi | Mondays, 4-6:30 p.m. | Awww, shucks… dive into the $5 oysters. There’s also $9 lamb tataki with spicy honey and pumpkin seeds.
Carpenter Hotel | Thursdays, 3-5 p.m. | Get to snackin’ on the $3 marcona almonds or the $5 pecan baba ganoush.
Bull & Bowl | Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. | Enjoy 50% off all “Shareables” at this spot. The menu includes buffalo shrimp, truffle fries, cornbread, and mac and cheese — complimentary mechanical bull rides are included.
Off the vine
Wanderlust Wine Co. | Days + times vary | Wednesday is 50% off all day at the downtown location; Thursday is 50% off all day at the Eastside location; and Sunday-Tuesday guests can enjoy 30% off all wines on tap from 7-9 p.m.
The Butterfly Bar @The VORTEX | Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. | Sip into the night with 50% off wine bottles and glasses.
Bento Picnic | Tues.-Sat., 6-7 p.m. | This special features $2 off wine or saké by the glass.
House Wine | Daily, 3-6 p.m. + all day Wednesdays | Tap into $2 off glasses or $6 bottles. Try the Real Academia Garnacha Rose glass of wine.
Aviary Wine & Kitchen | Tues.-Sat., 4-6 p.m. | $10 off all bottles of wine + $2 off all glasses of wine — try the Acqua Pazza, a natural orange wine.
The Roosevelt Room | Mon.-Sat., 4-7 p.m. + Sun., 3-7 p.m. | Pour into $2 off glasses of wine and 20% off bottles of still and sparkling wine.
Weekend warriors
Prim and Proper | Saturdays, 3-6:30 p.m. | Get the most out of your Saturday with $5 Bloody Marys + mimosas.
Corner Bar | Fri.-Sat., 12-7 p.m. | This bar offers $2 off specialty drinks and $1 off drafts — frozen drink selections include Ocean Water with rum, pineapple juice, and sugar.
Sammie’s Italian | Fridays, 3-5 p.m. | Sip on half-off martinis and negronis at this Italian restaurant.
Mocktail musts
Sans Bar | Daily, 7-8 p.m. | Enjoy 50% off spiritless beer and wine.
Ani’s Day & Night | Day + times vary | While there isn’t a dedicated happy hour for spiritless drinks, we had to include Ani’s Day & Night’s new zero proof cocktail special, the “Then A Zero Comes Along.” This drink includes Spiritless Kentucky 74, bourbon, aperitif, and housemade habanero orange peel syrup, and lemon.
Vinaigrette | Day + times vary | This is another honorable mention for virgin tinctures + tonics. Try the $6.75 non-alcoholic Ginger Tumeric Tonic made with anti-inflammatory turmeric, ginger syrup, carrot juice, lemon, and seltzer.
Happy hours that give back
Friends & Allies Brewing | Mondays, all day | $1 off pints — keep an eye out for happy hours that give back to the community. Upcoming happy hour events include a Back to School Drive + an Austin Pride Month event where a portion of beer flight sales will be donated to an LGBTQ organization.
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