The Upper East Side has a happy hour scene that stretches from the college bars near the 6 train to the wine spots along Madison. It's one of the largest bar neighborhoods in the city, with options spread across dozens of blocks from the 60s up through the 90s. Prices are surprisingly moderate for the area, and the crowd ranges from young professionals to longtime residents. Second and Third Avenue are the main strips to explore.
2nd Floor Bar & EssenVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
half sandwich & house cocktail for $29
German cuisine
AvocaVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.8
$7 draft beers, $9 glasses of wine, $10 Avoca margaritas
Irish
Bailey's Corner PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
$3 beers, $4 mixed drinks
Irish pub classics, fish & chips
Barking Dog RestaurantVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Selected wine, beer, frozen margarita
full menu
Bedford Falls NYCVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.2
$2 off drafts, wells & import beers, $11 wine, $12 cocktails, $2 off burgers
full kitchen, American fare
Biddys PubVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.4
$3 domestic drafts and bottles, $4 well drinks
pub grub, wings
Brady'sVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
$1 off domestics, $2 off well drinks
none
Brandy's Piano BarVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
4 –8:30PM
Cafe EvergreenVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri: 4PM–9PM
Sat–Sun: 4PM–8PM
$2 off well drinks and drafts, $3 well shots, $2 Narragansett
American bar food
Caledonia BarVerified HH
Irish Pub · ★ 4.6
$2 off beers and wines, 50% off select whiskies
none
CalexicoVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
$6 margaritas, 2 for 1 drafts and wells
Cal-Mex
David Burke TavernVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$8 Aperol spritz, $8 mules, $8 select wines, $6 beers, $16 two-bites special
modern American cuisine & creative presentations
Dylan Murphy'sVerified HH
Irish Pub · ★ 4.5
$4 domestic drafts, $4 domestic bottles, $5 well drinks, $5 wines, $3 PBR cans
Irish pub fare, fish and chips
Ethyl's Bar & RestaurantVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.1
$5 OG burger, $6 draft beer, $7 wine, $10 beer+shot & well cocktails
American pub fare, burgers
Felice 83Verified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
Festivál CaféVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Mon–Wed
All night long
oysters
Horn's Hook TavernVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
$5 drafts, $8 wells, $6 wine
Thai
Iggy'sVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
$8 martinis, $8 margaritas, $8 Moscow mules
wings, burgers, bar snacks
Jeremy'sVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.3
$7 draft beers, $9 well drinks, $8 wine
Jones Wood FoundryVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$6 beers, $8 house wines, $9 cocktails
British pub fare, fish and chips, shepherd's pie
Lexington PublickVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
pub fare, burgers, wings
Madame Bonté Wine BarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
French small plates, cheese
Maya Modern Mexican KitchenVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$5 Mexican beers, $7 wines and cocktails; $5 tapas menu
modern Mexican cuisine & small plates
MeijinVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7
Happy Hour
Mon: All night
Tue–Thu: 5 –7PM
full menu
Meller's Sports Hub and GrillVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri, Sun–Thu
12 –7PM
$6 drafts, $8 cocktails (hospitality workers)
burgers, wings, truffle fries & bar bites
Merrion Square PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.1
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
11AM–7PM
$2 off all drafts, $1 off bottles, $6 glass of red and white wine, $6 well drinks
fish and chips, shepherd's pie, pub fare
Murphy's LawVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$5 draft beers, $6 well drinks, $7 house wine
Traditional Irish dishes
Pil PilVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
$9 tapas, $6 beer, $6 sangria, $8 wine
Spanish tapas
Reif's BarVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5
SeftonVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
11AM–7PM
$6 domestic bottles, $7 drafts, $10 wine/cocktails
Margherita Flatbread, Prosciutto Flatbread
Sutton Bar RoomVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Fri–Sun: 2 –9PM
Mon–Thu: Open - 9PM
$6 wine, $5/6 draft, $5 bottles/cans, $3 off signature cocktails
The Alvin Public HouseVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.7
Smash Special $12 (Smashburger & Fries), Chicken fingers $10, Fish or Chicken Tacos $10, Trumer pilsner $6
Pub grub
The Bar RoomVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.4
$6 drafts, $9 wells, $7 wine
The Champagne BarVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4
$10 cocktails, $8 wine, $7 beer
Light bites
The Drunken Munkey - UESVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$6 draft beers, $8 cocktails, $7 wine
American, craft beer
The Five LampsVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
$6 domestic beer, $7 house drinks, $9 wine & cocktails, $10 apps; Taco Tue $2 tacos
Irish pub classics, burgers
The GafVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.6
$5 domestic pints, bottles and cans, $4 well drinks
wings, nachos, bar fare
The HunterianVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6
Happy Hour
Mon: All Day
Tue–Sat: Open - 7PM
$2 off draft beer, $9 wine by the glass, $7 well shots and drinks
cheese boards, small plates
The MiltonVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Open - 7PM
$7 house liquors, wine selection
full menu
The Pony BarVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon: All Day
Tue–Fri: 4:20 –6:20PM
$8 draft beers, $8 well drinks, $8 wine; Mon: $2 tacos all day
Wings and burgers
The Raven Pub NYCVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
$6 draft beers, $7 house wines
pub fare, fish and chips, wings
The Stumble InnVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
1/2 off entire bar; nightly specials vary by day after 7PM
Half-price wings
Third Avenue Ale HouseVerified HH
Beer Bar · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri: 4PM–7PM
Sat–Sun: 12PM–4PM
Daily: 9PM - Close
$5 smash burger
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UESVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
Special discounts on selected drinks and appetizers
Appetizers
Antonucci Cafe
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5
Italian
AOC East
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Wine
ARORA - L'art Du Cocktail
Lounge · ★ 4.8
light snacks
Bar Florine
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.9
Bar Vivant
Cocktail Bar · ★ 5
Bella Blu
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
full menu
Bondurants
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
full menu
Boqueria UES
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
Spanish tapas
Campagnola
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6
Carlow East
Irish Pub · ★ 4.3
Casa Cruz Upper East Side Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Dallas BBQ
Sports Bar · ★ 4.2
BBQ
East End Bar & Grill
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Italian
Ed's Elbow Room
Dive Bar · ★ 4.9
full menu (Heidi's House menu available)
Eighteen
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.4
full menu
Eli's Night Shift
Dive Bar · ★ 4.2
burgers, wings, loaded fries, tacos, quesadillas, appetizers
Finnegan's Wake
Irish Pub · ★ 4.4
Irish pub food including burgers, wings, chili, soup, baked scrod, and full dinner menu
Gabriel's Bar & Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Gnocchi House Bar
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
Heidelberg Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
German
Heidi's House by the side of the road
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
American, grill
Hendrickson's
Bar · ★ 4.7
chicken wings, chicken sandwiches, burgers
Italianissimo Ristorante
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5
light fare and signature dishes
Killers Kiss Bar
Bar · ★ 4.7
La Bomboniera
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.7
pastries, paninis, charcuterie
La Esquina
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Mexican
Le Bar Penelope
Bar · ★ 3.1
lounge bites
Le Bilboquet
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Le Moulin à Café
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
French pastries, bistro meals, sandwiches, quiches, salads
Luke's Bar & Grill
Sports Bar · ★ 4.3
American, Grill
Ly Ly Vietnam Cookhouse
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.8
Vietnamese cuisine and appetizers
Maruzzella
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Masseria East
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
Melody's Piano Bar
Piano Bar · ★ 4.1
small bites
Persepolis
Wine Bar · ★ 4.2
Persian
Phil Hughes Bar
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
Plug Uglies UES
Sports Bar · ★ 4.6
QUATORZE
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
French bistro fare
Ryan's Daughter
Irish Pub · ★ 4.6
Schaller's Stube Sausage Bar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
German, Sausage
Serafina Always 61st (UES)
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
Somebody's Darling
Dive Bar · ★ 4.1
Tandoor Oven
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
Indian
TBar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Pub fare
The Auction House
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.2
The District
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
The Domino Room
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites
Beer Bar · ★ 4.6
full menu
The Office Public House
Pub · ★ 4.6
The Spotted Dog
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
The Supply House
Pub · ★ 4.3
Irish, pub
Tiramisu
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Italian
Tony's Di Napoli
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
American
Tri Dim Shanghai [UES] Restaurant and Bar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Chinese, Shanghai
Trinity Pub
Irish Pub · ★ 4.5
Two E Bar/Lounge
Lounge · ★ 4.4
Seasonal lite bites, light fare
Ty Bar
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3
upscale bar snacks
Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side)
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6
small plates
Vero Social
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Zofia's Hideout
Speakeasy · ★ 4.9