Midtown is the city's biggest office district, and happy hour here is a well-oiled machine. Bars, pubs, and restaurants run weekday specials timed precisely for the 5PM exodus. The scene ranges from Irish pubs near Grand Central to upscale lounges along Sixth Avenue. You won't have trouble finding a deal, but the best spots fill up fast. Come early if you want a seat.
5 o'Clock Somewhere Bar - Times Square
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
Ammos Estiatorio
Wine Bar · ★ 4.1
Anassa Taverna
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
AperiBarVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Mon–Thu: 3 –6PM
Fri: 2 –6PM
$8 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 beer
Wine bar
Bartley DunnesVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.7
Daily themed specials (Martini Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wine & Whiskey Wednesday); $30 bottomless dinner
wings, burgers, bar snacks
Bloom's Tavern
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Blue Bar
Hotel Bar · ★ 4.1
Bryant Park Grill
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
Castell Rooftop LoungeVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.2
$12 classic cocktails, $10 select wines, $6 select beer, $9 tiny martinis (Tuesdays)
bar snacks, small plates
Chateau 49Verified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$6 beers, $9 wine (Prosecco, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio), $12 Espresso Martini
French cuisine & wine bar
Clubhouse at Nordstrom
Bar · ★ 4.8
Croton Reservoir TavernVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.2
Happy Hour
Monday–Friday
4PM–8PM
Modern American cuisine
Dear Irving on Broadway
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
Del Frisco's Double Eagle SteakhouseVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
$9 - 12 cocktails, $8 - 15 wines by glass
District Tap HouseVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.3
$12 Cucumber Gimlet, $10 House Wine, $8 Well Drinks, $6 Five Boroughs Tiny Juicy IPA 16oz
wings, sliders, nachos
Elsie Rooftop
Lounge · ★ 4.2
Emporium Brasil Restaurant
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
Faces & Names Bar and LoungeVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.3
$5 bottled beers, $6 house wine, $8 well drinks, $7 daily special, $25 bucket of select beer
wings, sliders, bar snacks
Fernando's Hideaway
Pub · ★ 4.5
Flûte Champagne BarVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Tuesday only
4 –8PM
2 for 1 drinks including champagne
small plates
Gabby O'Haras
Irish Pub · ★ 4.4
Golden HOFVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
$10 cocktails, $6 beer, $6 makgeolli, $25 bucket of beers, $20 burger and beer
Korean bar food & drinks
Hudson Malone: A New York Joint
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Jane Doe Bar & RestaurantVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.4
$5-6 draft beers, $7 wells, $7 wine
full kitchen, burgers, wings
Judge Roy Bean Public House
Pub · ★ 4.4
Kurant Wine BarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Daily
Tue–Sun: 12 –7PM
Mon: All Day
$8 select wines (2 whites, 2 reds, rosé and sparkling) and $5 beers
Wine bar bites
Kurumazushi
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Lobster JointVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
$5 draught beer, $7 house cocktails, $18 beer pitchers, $26 cocktail pitchers; $1 oysters, $5 sliders
burgers & whole lobsters
Madam Mikette'sVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
$9 wine (Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Barone Fini Pinot Grigio, Montauk Summer Rose)
small plates, bar snacks
Madame GeorgeVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7
$8 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 beer
Maggie's Place
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
Mermaid Oyster Bar Times Square
Seafood Bar · ★ 4.3
Murphy's PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
Irish cuisine & comfort dishes
Nobu Fifty Seven
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Oceana
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
Ophelia Lounge NYCVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
$13 negronis and Aperol spritzes, $10 select wines and prosecco, $13 deviled eggs and truffle fries
small plates, charcuterie
Other Half Brewing - Rockefeller Center Taproom
Beer Bar · ★ 4.7
P. McDaid's Irish PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.3
$5 pint drafts (Bud, Bud Light, Carlsberg, House Lager/Amber), $7 cocktails
traditional Irish pub fare
AperiBarVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8
Happy Hour
Mon–Thu: 3 –6PM
Fri: 2 –6PM
$8 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 beer
Wine bar
Bartley DunnesVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.7
Daily themed specials (Martini Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wine & Whiskey Wednesday); $30 bottomless dinner
wings, burgers, bar snacks
Castell Rooftop LoungeVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.2
$12 classic cocktails, $10 select wines, $6 select beer, $9 tiny martinis (Tuesdays)
bar snacks, small plates
Chateau 49Verified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$6 beers, $9 wine (Prosecco, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio), $12 Espresso Martini
French cuisine & wine bar
Croton Reservoir TavernVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.2
Happy Hour
Monday–Friday
4PM–8PM
Modern American cuisine
Del Frisco's Double Eagle SteakhouseVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
$9 - 12 cocktails, $8 - 15 wines by glass
District Tap HouseVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.3
$12 Cucumber Gimlet, $10 House Wine, $8 Well Drinks, $6 Five Boroughs Tiny Juicy IPA 16oz
wings, sliders, nachos
Faces & Names Bar and LoungeVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.3
$5 bottled beers, $6 house wine, $8 well drinks, $7 daily special, $25 bucket of select beer
wings, sliders, bar snacks
Flûte Champagne BarVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Tuesday only
4 –8PM
2 for 1 drinks including champagne
small plates
Golden HOFVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
$10 cocktails, $6 beer, $6 makgeolli, $25 bucket of beers, $20 burger and beer
Korean bar food & drinks
Jane Doe Bar & RestaurantVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.4
$5-6 draft beers, $7 wells, $7 wine
full kitchen, burgers, wings
Kurant Wine BarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Tue–Sun: 12 –7PM
Mon: All Day
$8 select wines (2 whites, 2 reds, rosé and sparkling) and $5 beers
Wine bar bites
Lobster JointVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
$5 draught beer, $7 house cocktails, $18 beer pitchers, $26 cocktail pitchers; $1 oysters, $5 sliders
burgers & whole lobsters
Madam Mikette'sVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
$9 wine (Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Barone Fini Pinot Grigio, Montauk Summer Rose)
small plates, bar snacks
Madame GeorgeVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7
$8 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 beer
Murphy's PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
Irish cuisine & comfort dishes
Ophelia Lounge NYCVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
$13 negronis and Aperol spritzes, $10 select wines and prosecco, $13 deviled eggs and truffle fries
small plates, charcuterie
P. McDaid's Irish PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.3
$5 pint drafts (Bud, Bud Light, Carlsberg, House Lager/Amber), $7 cocktails
traditional Irish pub fare
PHD Terrace at Dream MidtownVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4
$5 prosecco, $8 beers, $9 wines, $10 mixed drinks, $7 bites (Wagyu sliders, mac & cheese balls, coconut shrimp)
Light bites
Randolph at Broome, TheVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.1
$9 all house cocktails and one-and-ones
cocktails, beer & wine selection
Redeye GrillVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$12 cocktails, $10 wine, $6 beer
Oysters, Spicy Popcorn Shrimp, Fried Calamari
Rocco SteakhouseVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.8
$8 draft beers, $10 cocktails, $12 house wine
bar bites
Side DoorVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$7 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 draft beers
full menu
Socarrat Paella Bar - MidtownVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Sun
3 –6:30PM
½ price on most tapas, $9 glass of sangria, $9 glass of wine, $7 beer
tapas
St. Pat's Bar & Grill NYCVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Daily
Until 11PM
discount Blue Moon, discount cosmos, discount rotating canned beers
Irish pub fare
STK SteakhouseVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8
Happy Hour
Daily
2:30 –6:30PM
$3 | $6 | $9 pricing (food starting at $3, drinks tiered)
bar snacks and appetizers
T.B.D.Verified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$4 drafts and house liquor mixed drinks
Tanner Smith'sVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Daily
11PM - Close
$6 beers, $8 wine, $12 cocktails (Negroni, Old Fashioned, Aperol Spritz)
Pub fare
The Bridge BarVerified HH
Bar · ★ 3.9
$7 select beer, $9 wine, $10 cocktails
The Dawson Restaurant & BarVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
$7 Miller Lite, $8 Blue Moon, $10 wine
American comfort
The IndependentVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon: All Day
Tue–Fri: Open - 4PM
$10 burger & draught beer (Mon–Fri open-4pm), $10 martinis Mondays
full menu
The Naked PigVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
$12 Pilot's License cocktail, $10 Aperol Spritz, $7 tequila shots, $5 - 7 draft beers, $9 - 11 wine, all shares $3 off
American pub fare
The RickeyVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.4
$10 Signature Rickey cocktails, $5 bites
$5 bites
The Stag's HeadVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Until 7PM
$5-6 drafts, $5 well drinks
craft beer & pub food
The Stayton RoomVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 3.6
Happy Hour
Daily
Open - 6:30PM
$10 beers, $11 wine, $13 cocktails, HH food menu
small plates, appetizers
Tudor City SteakhouseVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.7
$4 beers, $7 wine, $7 sangria
bar bites available
UtsavVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4
$6 - 8 beers, $8 - 10 wine, mango lassi specials
samosas, tandoori appetizers, Indian small plates
Vida Verde - Tequila BarVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.5
$7 margaritas, $6 tequila shots, $5 draft beers
tacos, ceviche, grilled meats
Whiskey TraderVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.3
$8 select shots, $10 wine, $12 cocktails (Margarita, Espresso Martini, Moscow Mule, Aperol Spritz)
American pub
5 o'Clock Somewhere Bar - Times Square
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
wagyu sliders, truffle fries, Cajun shrimp dip, ceviche, tuna tartar
Anassa Taverna
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Bloom's Tavern
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Italian
Bryant Park Grill
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
American
Clubhouse at Nordstrom
Bar · ★ 4.8
Dear Irving on Broadway
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
light bites, NYC street eats, deli staples, theater snacks
Elsie Rooftop
Lounge · ★ 4.2
upscale seasonally-focused light fare
Emporium Brasil Restaurant
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
Brazilian
Gabby O'Haras
Irish Pub · ★ 4.4
Hudson Malone: A New York Joint
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
full menu
Judge Roy Bean Public House
Pub · ★ 4.4
American
Kurumazushi
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Maggie's Place
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
American
Nobu Fifty Seven
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Oceana
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
Other Half Brewing - Rockefeller Center Taproom
Beer Bar · ★ 4.7
light snacks
P.J. Carney's Pub
Pub · ★ 4.4
Parker's at Thompson Central Park
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 3.8
shareable contemporary American dishes
Pasta Lovers
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
Pig 'N' Whistle Public House
Irish Pub · ★ 4.5
Irish, Pub fare
St. Cloud Rooftop
Lounge · ★ 4.3
small plates
Star Lounge
Lounge · ★ 4.3
Strangelove Bar Nyc
Bar · ★ 4.4
T - Squared Social
Lounge · ★ 4.2
Shareable plates, raw bar selections, gourmet handhelds, artisanal charcuterie boards
The Bar at Baccarat Hotel
Lounge · ★ 4.2
The Boardroom
Bar · ★ 4.4
small bites
The Elgin
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
Cocktails
The Iroquois New York
Hotel Bar · ★ 4.5
elevated bar food
The Skylark - Rooftop Bar
Lounge · ★ 4.4
small plates, dinner bites
The Tailor Public House
Pub · ★ 4.4
Classic comfort food
Tipsy Turtle Bar and Cafe
Bar · ★ 4.7
wings and bar food
Via Brasil NYC
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3
Yard House
Sports Bar · ★ 4.5
full menu