Dollar happy hours still exist in New York City, and they're exactly as good as they sound. Whether it's dollar beers, dollar oysters, or dollar tacos, these deals are the ultimate budget play. The spots that offer them tend to fill up fast, so arriving early is essential. The kind of deal that makes living in one of the most expensive cities in the country feel slightly more reasonable.
8th Street WinecellarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · Greenwich Village
Select bottles $31, select glasses $11, $1.75 oysters
cheese plates, small bites
At The WallaceVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5 · Hamilton Heights
Happy Hour
Mon–Thu: 4–7PM | Fri: 3–7PM
$5 well shots, $6 well drinks, $7 large drafts, $1.50 wings, $6-8 HH food (dine-in only)
hot dogs, wings, burgers
Bar Freda★ Top Pick
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5 · Bushwick
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri: 5–7PM | Daily: 12–3AM
$1 shots, $2 Old Fashioneds, $3 High Life+shot, $3 cans & mixed drinks, $4 cocktails, $5 wine & drafts, $3 off pizzas, $1 off snacks; 12–3AM: $3 shots, $2 off 10" pizzas, $1 off cocktails, drafts, wells & wines
pizza, chips
Barely DisfiguredVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7 · Cobble Hill
$3 off signature cocktails, wine & beer; $1 oysters
Cheese and meat plates, raw bar
Barn Joo Union SquareVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4 · Union Square
$6 beers, $10 wines, $13 wells, $14 cocktails, $45 wine bottles, $1.75 oysters & shrimp (min 6)
Bee's Knees & Honey LoungeVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7 · Greenpoint
Happy Hour
Mon: 5PM-Close | Tue–Thu: 5–7PM | Fri: 4–6PM
$1.00 Oysters every Monday
honey-themed small plates
Bee's Knees ProvisionsVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6 · Cobble Hill
Happy Hour
4–7PM (Thu 4PM-Close)
$1 oysters 4-6PM, drink & food specials
Charcuterie and cheese
Cellar 36Verified HH
Speakeasy · ★ 4.7 · Two Bridges
small plates
Crave FishbarVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5 · Upper West Side
$1.50 oysters, $8 cocktails, raw bar specials
Crown AlleyVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6 · Chelsea
$1 oysters (min 6, max 12), $6 draft beer, $8 wine, $8 cocktails
small plates
District 385Verified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.2 · Ridgewood
Happy Hour
Tue–Thu: 5–9PM | Fri: 6–9PM
Taco Tue: $2 tacos & 2-for-1 margs | Wing Wed: $1 wings & $25 buckets | Burger Thu: $15 sliders
Small plates
DiWineVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6 · Astoria
Happy Hour
Mon–Tue: All Day | Wed–Thu: 5–7PM
$9 wine, $6 Peroni, $12 martinis & negronis, $22 half-liter wine carafes, $1.50 oysters (6 min); 20% off bottles after 10PM Thu-Sat
Cheese and charcuterie
EssexVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8 · Lower East Side
Fresh East Coast Oysters $1.50pc, All Signature Cocktails $9, Wines by the Glass $8, All Draft Beer & Sangria $7
bar snacks, small plates
Fraunces TavernVerified HH
Irish Pub · ★ 4.5 · Financial District
$1.50 oysters (6 min), $7 rotating craft draft, $12 wine, $14 cocktail
Pub fare, burgers, wings
Grey LadyVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2 · NoLIta
Happy Hour
Sun–Wed: 4–7PM | Thu–Fri: 1–7PM
$1 Oysters, $6 Draft Beers, $9 Wine
oysters, seafood
Inwood Bar & GrillVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.8 · Inwood
$15 beer buckets, $3 beers, $1 house shots, premium cocktails
surf & turf, wings, pizza
Jeremy's Ale HouseVerified HH
Beer Bar · ★ 4.4 · Financial District
Half-price well drinks; $4 buckets of Coors and Coors Light; $1.50 junior burgers
John Doe Craft Bar & KitchenVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.5 · Flatiron
$5 pints, $6 Heineken, $5 domestic bottles, $7 wine, $7 well drinks, $11 featured cocktails, $1 oysters daily
oysters
Lexington PublickVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5 · Upper East Side
pub fare, burgers, wings
LighthouseVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5 · Williamsburg
$10 cocktails, $10/$40 wine, $1 oysters, $10 burger
Mediterranean, Seasonal
Lindens★ Top Pick
Bar · ★ 4.8 · SoHo
$14 select cocktails (seasonal, rosemary margarita, basil paloma, Lindens bee's knees), $8 select beers, $12 house wines, $14 wine of the day, $1.50 East Coast oysters, $2 West Coast oysters, $6 french fries, $12 smashburger
oysters, french fries, smashburger
Little RebelVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3 · Union Square
Happy Hour
11AM–7PM | Mon–Thu: 10PM–2AM
$9 signature cocktails, $1 oysters, $6 seltzers/ciders/lager, half-price rosé bottles Mon-Thu, late night specials 10PM-2AM
Blue Point oysters
Lobster JointVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5 · Midtown
$5 draught beer, $7 house cocktails, $18 beer pitchers, $26 cocktail pitchers; $1 oysters, $5 sliders
burgers & whole lobsters
Madame GeorgeVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7 · Midtown
$14 select cocktails, $1.50 oysters, $8 olives & chips
MarseilleVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.7 · Hell's Kitchen
Happy Hour
Daily
3:30–5:30PM
$1.50 Connecticut Blue Point oysters
French brasserie, bouillabaisse & steak frites
Muses35 Bar & KaraokeVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1 · Midtown
$5 beers, $4 shots, $7 wells, $7 hard seltzer, $1 Korean fried wings
Korean fried wings, bar bites
Ocean's 8 BilliardsVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.2 · Prospect Heights
$1 wings (5 wing min), $5 house shots (tequila/vodka), $3 Coors Light pint / $10 pitcher, $7 margaritas, $7 nachos, $8 wine
American
Oceanic BoilVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.5 · Jackson Heights
$1 oysters, $3 beer, $5 wine
seafood boil & shellfish
Olivier BistroVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3 · Park Slope
$1 oysters w/ entree (Sun-Wed), 30% off house cocktails (Fri-Sat), 30% off wine bottles (Thu)
French bistro fare
Red Hook Lobster PoundVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.4 · Red Hook
$1 oysters (chef's selection), $5 wine/beer, $10 frozen drinks (frose & lemonade)
lobster rolls & Maine seafood
Sea WolfVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.3 · Bushwick
$1 oysters, $5 beers, $6 wine, $10 frozen cocktails
SeluneVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5 · Bedford-Stuyvesant
$1 oysters, $10 cocktails, $9 wine
oysters, charcuterie, French-inspired small plates
The Alderman★ Top Pick
Bar · ★ 4.6 · Midtown
$8 beer, $10 cocktails & wine, $1.50 oysters, $7-12 appetizers (bar room only)
The Honey WellVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7 · Hamilton Heights
Happy Hour
Daily
4–6PM & 10PM–Close
$12 classic cocktails, $8 wine, $1 off all beer, $1.50 deviled eggs, $12 cajun shrimp, $10 buffalo wing meatballs, $5 chicken skewers
Deviled eggs, cocktail meatballs, cajun shrimp
The Ready RooftopVerified HH
Rooftop Bar · ★ 3.7 · Union Square
Happy Hour
Wed–Fri: 4–7PM | Sat–Sun: 12–3PM
$6 beers, $9 house margaritas, $1 tacos
Mexican-inspired bites & tacos
The Standard GrillVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.1 · Meatpacking District
$9 cocktails, bites start at $1
full menu
The Ten BellsVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4 · Lower East Side
$1 oysters, $22 wine carafes
oysters, small plates
The Ten Bells BrooklynVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4 · Bushwick
$1.50 oysters, $6 wine glasses, $18 wine carafes
tapas, oysters, charcuterie
Tinto Café and BarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.9 · Two Bridges
$1.50 oysters with lime & aji panca (6 minimum), $10 wine by the glass (sparkling, white, red), $12 carajillo, $10 Andean vermouth service
Colombian café plates, oysters
WildflowerVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8 · Chelsea
$1.50 oysters, $12 cocktails, $9 wines
small plates