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The Best Happy Hours In NYC

By Aidan Taylor By Aidan Taylor | July 6, 2022 | Food & Drink Feature

helena-yankovska-7EbGkOm8pWM-unsplash.jpgWhether it’s with friends and family or on a cute evening date, happy hours are the perfect way to get together, get out into the city and enjoy all the amazing food and drink options at much better prices.

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Here, we’ve gathered a list of some of the best in the city. From $1 oysters to $8 Aperol spritzes, there's a food and drink option for everyone to enjoy all year long.

Dante NYC

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Voted World’s Best Bar in 2019, this downtown staple offers signature drinks and a happy hour with a twist. At their Greenwich Village location, you’ll find the negroni sessions from 3-5 pm where they have a list of $10 negronis. Options include the Americano 2.0 with martini bitters, Mancino Vermouth Rosso, Maldon salt and ginger soda and the Negroni Bianco with Brooklyn gin, quinquina, Alessio Bianco, Carpano Dry Vermouth, lemon bitters and verjus. The West Village location has Martini hours from 3-5pm every day with $10 martinis with classic dirty martinis and specialty ones like the Emerald Martini with Rutte celery gin, Dolin dry, Manzana Verde, celery bitters and black pepper.

Kuxé NYC

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205 Thompsons St. / Website

Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, this authentic Mexican restaurant is known for highlighting “Cocina de Pueblo” or “Hometown Cooking” from the hometown recipes of their team members. Every day from 4-7 pm, you’ll find $30 margarita pitchers either frozen or on the rocks, $6 beers and $8 wines by the glass.

Hudson Hound

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575 Hudson St. / Website

This West Village hotspot has an extensive happy-hour menu including both food and drinks. From the hours of 4 pm to 6 pm Tuesday through Friday, this establishment has $26 wine bottles, $7 glasses, $8 cocktails (their Aperol spritz or margarita) and $6 beers. On the food side of things, they have $12 burrata as well as a $10 margarita pizza to name a few.

Grey Lady

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77 Delancey St. / Website

What better way to spend the summer evening than sipping on cocktails and eating oysters? At this spot, you can do just that from Sunday through Friday from 4-7 pm with $1 oysters, $9 wine and $10 cocktails. Who could resist?

ONE 19 Wine Bar

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119 Essex St. / Website

“Less speakeasy. More drinkeasy" is the motto of this Lower East Side wine bar located in the back of a deli. They have a daily happy hour from 5:30-7:30 pm with a Cicchetti snack and an Ombra shot of wine for $8 for an easy and delicious way to try their wine and food offerings.

The Malt House

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With two locations in Greenwich Village and in FiDi, this elevated pub experience has a lengthy happy hour menu. From Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm, you can munch on a selection of small bites like sliders and zucchini sticks and choose from a wide selection of their $8 cocktails like their Dark Horse with strawberry and lemongrass-infused Grey Goose, pomegranate, lime juice and ginger beer.

The Mermaid Inn

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With three locations dotted around the city in Chelsea, the Upper West Side and Greenwich Village this popular spot has a daily happy hour from 4:30-6:30 pm. They have oysters and clams for $1.25 each as well as calamari and fish tacos to name a few. In terms of drinks, this spot has $9 wine and cocktails like the Mermaid Mule, which allows you to choose which spirit you'd like mixed with ginger syrup and lime, and others like the classic Aperol spritz.

The Ready Rooftop at Moxy East Village

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112 E 11th St. / Website

This rooftop bar at the Moxy in East Village is filled with eclectic design moments, fantastic views of the city and tasty food and drink options. Their happy hour every day (Monday-Friday from 4-6 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12- 3 pm) offers $9 margarita and $1 tacos for an unbeatable deal to sip and eat while taking in the city skyline.

Three of Cups

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150 Sullivan St. / Website

From 3-7 pm on weekdays and 4-7 pm on the weekend, this Soho restaurant has a happy hour menu with amazing food and drinks. There are $6 beers, $7 glasses of red and white wines as well as food options like the smoked salmon pâté and eggplant fritters.

Verlaine

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110 Rivington St. / Website

This bar and lounge in the Lower East Side is the perfect late-night happy hour. From 5-10 pm, they offer $8 lychee martinis and $8 rose and red sangrias all in a fun and upbeat environment.



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