Best Happy Hours in New York City

New York's happy hour math works differently from everywhere else on this site. A dollar off is still the most-listed special in the city, but a dollar off a $16 cocktail barely registers, so the deals worth planning a night around are the fixed-price ones. Raines Law Room on West 17th Street lists a $50 open bar from 5 to 7 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Bibi, on East 4th Street, lists $18 wine flights every day until 8. The 8th Street Winecellar puts oysters at $1.75 from 4 to 8, Monday through Thursday.

The geography is a surprise too. Second Avenue ties Broadway for the most listed windows of any street in the city, and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side comes third, so the density sits where people live rather than where they visit. Madam Mikette's at 987 Second Avenue lists $9 happy hour wine from 2 to 7 on weekdays. The Calaveras on Columbus Avenue lists a $20 taco and margarita pairing on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Downtown, two short streets punch above their length: Mary's on Orchard Street lists $11 signature spritzes, and The Upstairs at 66 on Stone Street lists $6 beer with $8 wells.

Timing is rigid here. Roughly six in ten listed windows open at 4 PM and another one in five at 3 PM, and only about one bar in eight publishes a weekend window at all. Everything on this page is compiled from public sources, so confirm before you build an evening around a single price.