Best Happy Hours

Down the Hatch
179 W. 4th St
New York, NY 10014
212-627-9747

Mon-Fri 12:00pm – 8:00pm: All drinks are 1/2 off

What it's like:Sporting a ridiculously cheap happy hour, a foozeball table, a beer pong table and even a porch swing to sit on inside, you would be foolish to not attend a happy hour at one of Greenwich Village’s best bars. Catered to the college crowd, that is exactly what you will get here. It even looks like one of those dives you would find in your old college town, only it’s in the heart of one of the busiest drinking districts in all of NYC. A very attentive bar staff compliments this place, and you are bound to enjoy the mostly rock music that plays over the speakers in this “basement” bar.

Not to be missed are their wings too. Down the Hatch has a lot of different flavors and heat levels to try out, and the wings might be the best in the city.

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Bar Coastal
1495 First Ave. (78th and 1st)
New York, NY 10075
212-288-6635

Mon-Fri 4:00pm – 7:00pm: $3 Bud/Bud Light Drafts, and well drinks

What it's like:Bar Coastal is a pretty unique bar in NYC that is modeled after the countless beach bars in Southern California. A friendly bar staff, cheap specials, a large number of TV’s and some of the best wings & onion rings in the city make this a solid choice for happy hour.

Those SoCal transplants (like I Lush New York’s Adam) who long for something that remind them of “home”, will enjoy that even for a short period of time, you feel like you are back in the land of no worries and no winters.

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American Trash
1471 1st Ave (Between 76th Street and 77th Street)
New York, NY 10075
(347) 537-3522

Mon-Fri 5:00pm – 8:00pm: $2.50 Bud Light Drafts / $1.00 off all drinks

24/7 Specials: PBR’s - $3.00 // Miller High Life Buckets (4 beers total) - $12.00 // 4 Shots (on select liquor only) - $10.00

What it's like:Awesome bartenders, great drink specials and a pretty cool drinking crowd make this “dive bar” one of the best deals in the city for a happy hour or any other time. Some of the best things about this place include the pool table which offers lively games with other patrons, a lot of TV’s that are great for catching some of the best games out there, and an on-line juke box, which makes the music selection seem endless.

This place is so anti-pretentious that it makes it one of the best bars in the city, a seemingly vast step up from the expensive happy hours you will find in the villages and lower Manhattan. It’s also only a few blocks down from the 6 train, so getting there is not a headache as well. Definitely an I Lush New York favorite.

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Off The Wagon
109 MacDougal St.(between W. 3rd & Bleecker St.)
Greenwich Village
New York, NY
(212) 533-4487

Mon-Fri 2:00pm-8:00pm – Half off the entire bar

What it's like:Pitchers for under $7, shots for under $4, and 3 beer pong tables make Off the Wagon an decent choice for happy hour. The bar itself has a nice open front area for those warm summer days, and it does extend a rather crowded bar a little bit more to create more space.

It should be noted though that there is a very high ratio of douche bag type guys who go here, so if you are looking for your future wife at a happy hour, then there are definitely better options, but if you are looking for a cheap place to go with coworkers or to meet friends for some solid cheap drinking, then Off the Wagon is a tolerable place to be for a few hours. Just be careful of all that hair gel that will surround you.

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The Stumble Inn
1454 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212) 650-0561

11:30am - 7pm - The whole bar 1/2 priced

What it's like: This is seriously one of the cheapest deals in the city. Less than $7 for a pitcher? Cheap shots? Cheap Jägerbombs? Sign me up! Not only are the pitchers cheap, but this place also has two beer pong tables! So while you are enjoying college prices on beer, enjoy partaking in the greatest college game of all time as well as you test your skills throwing a little ping ball ball into a cup in chase of glory. This place gets packed quick after 5:30pm, so try to get here ASAP and enjoy one of the best deals around!

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Aces & Eights
1683 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212) 860-4020‎

All day & every day $10 60oz. pitchers of Michelob Ultra

What it's like: It's the happy hour that doesn't sleep in the city that doesn't sleep. With more beer pong tables than the most epic house party ever, this place is made for those wishing to partake in a little friendly competition in the honor of drinking. $10 60oz. pitchers help too, making it not to extreme on the wallet. Sure Ultra tastes like ram piss, but if you want to play multiple games of beer pong for cheap, then this is your place. Also, this isn't like some of those other bars that offer the chance to play and then you wait and wait and wait for 1000 games to finish on the one table they have before you even get to throw. No, Aces and Eights has almost a zero wait time for most of the drinking hours to get on a table and start drinking. That being said, it should be noted that the wait times come later at night. This place does get crowded later as the evening hours pass by, so these tables do fill up eventually. Still, if you are doing a happy hour? This place will accommodate quite nicely.

Also to be noted is their surprisingly cheaper jukebox that boasts thousands of songs as well as fun arcade games such as buck-hunter and the ridiculously addicting "Golden Strike Bowling"...yes you read that right, but don't laugh until you have tried it...I'm sure you will end up spending hours with teams rolling the old ball down the lane.
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McSwiggan's
393 2nd Avenue @ 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(212) 683-3180

7 days a week, 4pm-7pm / 12am-1am

$3 well drinks
$4 premium drinks
$3 shot specials
$3 pints/bottles of bud, bud lt.& coors lt.
$4 glasses of wine

Also $4 beer specials daily!
$3 16oz PBR cans are available 24/7!

What it's like: McSwiggans is a Great bar, Good pool table, friendly bartenders cheap drinks, what more do you want?

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StillWater
78 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003-8903
(212) 253-2237


Monday-Friday 11am-7pm All Pints 3 dollars, 4pm-7pm all well $4 dollars,11am-4pm $6dollar burger and bud light.

Monday- 7pm-2am 1/2 price wings (not booze but still very tasty)
7pm-Close all domestics $3.50,

Tuesday 7pm-Close all pints $3.50

Wensday 7-close 4 dollar well shots & $3 dollar miller lite bottles.

Thursday 4pm-close $4 all Absolute Mixed drinks & $3.50 Buds

Friday 7pm 4 dollar well, Goose Heads pints $3.50

Saturday 11am to 7pm $10 dollar bud light pitchers, $5 Pints of Bloody Mary/ Momosa's.

Sunday 11am-7pm $3.50 Bud & Bud light



What it's like: WOW, that is a lot of drink specials, Pretty much just go to stillwater at any time and there will be some form of happy hour happening. It's a fun bar, but if you came to play pool prepare to open the bathroom door if you don't want to scratch.

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always cheap


Rudy's Bar and Grill
627 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10036-3702
(212) 974-9169

$2.50 Pints and $7 pints of Rudy's Blonde

What it's like: This is the best dive bar in hells kitchen you get a mix of locals, random tourists and young lushes. The bar tenders are super nice and it's one of the friendly-ist bars in NYC.

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123 Burger Shot Beer
738 10th. Avenue (Between 50th Street and 51st Street)
New York, NY 10019

$2 dollar shots, $3 dollar beers

What it's like: Let's see the bar is named after it's Drink Specials. that's right 1 dollar burgers, 2 dollar shots and Three dollar Beers all the time. not to mention there beer selection is rather large and that the bartenders & cock tail waitresses are hot babes wearing spandex shorts. Plus if you want to show off (my favorite past time) you can order a tower of beer for $30 bucks which is a giant tube of beer that sits on your table so you look like a King. They have about million HD Tv's so this is a great place to watch the game. so Log off the internet and meet me at dollar shot beer now.
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Jimmy's Corner
140 W 44th St
New York, NY, 10036

$3 dollar beers and $4 basic mixed drinks

What it's like: A boxing themed bar right in the heart of times square. the juke box makes you feel like your in new york in 1970. There is about a 75% percent chance you will meet Jimmy Himself.
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Gotham City Lounge
293 Myrtle Ave
(between Cedar St & Central Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(718) 387-4182

$3 dollars for a shot of whiskey and a PBR

What it's like: It's a comic book lovers dream, super hero memorabilia covers every inch of the walls, and if you answer "the Wizards" comic book question of the day you get a free drink. AMAZING!
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Wicked Willy's
149 Bleeker St
New York, NY 10012

$7 dollar pitchers (every day but Friday and Saturday)

What it's like: A pirate themed bar... that's always full of booty. Wicked Willy's has beer pong table's and a clientele that turned 21 yesterday. If you sing karaoke on Wednesday you get a free drink!
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Continental
25 3rd Ave
(between 2nd Ave & 9th St)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 529-6924

5 shots for $10... I'm not kidding.

What it's like: Continental is the greatest bar you'll never remember.
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Papaya Dog (in Penn station)

32oz. beers served in a big gulp cup

What it's like: Although Papaya Dog isn't really a bar, you will fine a lot of drunks here. This a great place to grab a giant beer to pregame before a night out on the town. i took my girlfriend here on my first date and she is still dating me true story.

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