It seems like everyone is pinching pennies these days, but even if you aren’t on a budget, it feels good to score some occasional deals. The best deal out there? Happy hour — especially when you can pair your discounted drink with a couple bites (or, heck, a full meal). Below, we rounded up some of the best bars, restaurants and cafes in Lower Manhattan where you can booze for cheap and walk away with a full belly, with a few all-day and weekend happy hours on the list, as well. Whether you’re looking for riverfront relaxation or $5 martinis, let this be your guide to budget-friendly bar hopping.
One Hour Of Power
Apero Hour at La La Marchande (88 Wall St.) has one of the best, if somewhat time-limited, deals in the nabe. . From 5 to 6 p.m., you can get the unbeatable price of $5 for mini martinis and wines, along with truffle fries, deviled eggs and tuna tartare. Note that this special is only available at the bar.
All Day Brazilian Happy Hour
Fogo de Chao’s bar Fogo (40 Cortlandt Way) keeps the cheap drinks flowing all day long seven days a week, with $6 beers, $8 South American wines and $10 Brazilian-inspired cocktails. Pair those with $6 bar bites including queijo assado, spiced chicken sliders, saucy chicken legs and Brazilian empanadas or a $10 burger.
Golden Happy Hour in a Beautiful Space
The art deco decor at Conwell Coffee & Cocktail Hall (6 Hanover St.) is reason enough to visit, but its Golden Happy Hour makes the trip even more of a deal: From 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, you can get $2 oysters and $12 classic or espresso martinis. For bigger appetites, try the “Fidi Happy Meal,” a steak sandwich dip or caesar salad, cheese and chive tater tots and a martini for just $25.
Deals That Are Great ‘Til 8
Fresh Salt (146 Beekman St.) isn’t stingy with the happy hour: it runs every weekday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., giving you quite a lot of time to enjoy $8 drafts and well drinks and $10 wines. If you’re hungry, there are some snacking options on the happy hour menu, including $3 bags of chips or “shot o’ nuts.”
A Chance for Free Frites
From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day, Paris Cafe (119 South St.) offers wines for $9, beers for $6, spritz cocktails for $12 and a menu of Paris-inspired snack deals, including $2.50 oysters, $4 shrimp cocktails and warm Gruyère cheese puffs for just $1. Even better, if you order two cocktails, you’ll also get a free order pommes frites. C’est super!
Something to Tuck Into
The Tuck Room (11 Fulton St.) doesn’t skimp on the small bites during its weekday happy hour. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the bar and lounge, not only can you score $8 cocktails and wines, but you can nosh on snack deals that include $13 spicy tuna on crispy rice, $11 burrata pesto flatbread and more.
A Deal for Every Day
Watermark at Pier 15 (78 South St.) mixes it up with happy hour deals that change by the weekday until 7 p.m., from free dessert on Mondays with burger or lobster roll purchase, to gratis tequila shots with tacos on Tuesdays and a whole bucket of canned cocktails for $50 on Fridays. The deals keep going: from Monday to Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., you can also get $8 beers, $10 wines, $12 well drinks, $55 jumbo margarita pitchers and half-price oysters.
To Cure a Case of the Mondays
Beckett’s (81 Pearl St.) knows you want to get your week started right, offering an all-day happy hour on Monday from noon to 10 p.m. with meal and drink combos for $25. On the four other weekdays, nab discounts from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., including $7 beers, $8 prosecco, $10 wines, $12 cocktails and hearty bar food staples like $4 sliders, along with nachos, potato skins and fried raviolis for $10 or less.
Say Cheese
It’s fromage for less at La Parissiene (9 Maiden Ln.), where the weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. includes $10 wines, $5 beers and ciders, and deals on French taps, cheese and charcuterie.
Low Prices Up High
The lushly decorated rooftop High KeyRainforest Rooftop (6 Platt St.) will draw you upstairs for its happy hour from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursdays and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays. The view comes with $5 beers and wines, $7 cocktails and $10 bites, including popcorn shrimp, hummus and pita, chicken tacos and burger sliders.
Go Gold Digging
Felice’s location at 15 Gold St. lends a precious metal to its name, but its happy hour menu is anything but precious. The deal runs weekdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., with $12 cocktails and wines and $6 beers on offer. You can nosh on a variety of Italian-influenced dishes, including ricotta toast, arancini, pane fritto, olives and fries, all from $8 to $12.
An Adult Happy Meal
The Malt House’s Lower Manhattan location (9 Maiden Ln.) goes beyond the typical happy hour with an “adult happy meal” deal, available daily at the bar from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It comes with a double smash burger and a cocktail or beer for $27.95. No collectible toy included, unfortunately.
The Spice of Life
It’s a whole Mexican feast up for grabs at the happy hour at El Vez (259 Vesey St.), which runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. Kick things off with a beer and shot deal for $10 or split a $50 pitcher of flavored margaritas and build up an appetite for discounts on birria fries, chicken tinga empanaditas, spicy wings and more.
Back-in-Time Deals
The historic Fraunces Tavern has a happy hour deal that feels equally historic. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays at the Independence Bar and Lafayette’s Hideout Bar, you can get get $1.50 oysters, $14 cocktails and tavern pump beer for $7, along with a party platter of finger foods that serves up to six people for $75.
A Trinity of Savings
Trinity Place’s happy hour at 115 Broadway has a holy trifecta of deals: bottles of wine for $37.11, cocktails for $10.31 and buckets of four beers for $20.62. The bar also offers a trinity of discounted snacks, including burrata and empanadas, plus tandoori chicken skewers for just $1.29 each.
Riverfront Relaxation
Waterside dining can get expensive, but the happy hour at Mezze on the River (375 South End Ave.) gives your wallet a chance to relax. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, beers are $6, wines are $9 and cocktails are $12. On top of that, you can net a snack of dips and grilled pita for just $7.
A Deal You Can’t Get Mad at
Mad Dog & Beans (50 Stone St.) opens up its happy hour from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday at the bar, where they deal start with $5 chips and salsa along with$8 quesadillas, and ramp up to $10 margaritas, $7 wines and $6 beers.
Savings to Share
Mezcali (83 Maiden Ln.) packs its happy hour running Monday to Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with shareable plates and good drink specials. Plates include chopped cheese tostadas, elote, quesadillas and ceviche, all for under $10; drinks include $10 cocktails, $9 wines and $7 beers.
