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.
AvocaVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.8
$7 draft beers, $9 glasses of wine, $10 Avoca margaritas
Irish
MeijinVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7
Happy Hour
Mon–Thu
Tue–Thu: 5–7PM
full menu
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UESVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
Special discounts on selected drinks and appetizers
Appetizers
Madame Bonté Wine BarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
French small plates, cheese
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
Caledonia Bar - UESVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Open-7PM
$2 off beer & wine, 50% off HH whiskey of the month
none
The Raven Pub NYCVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
$6 draft beers, $7 house wines
pub fare, fish and chips, wings
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 GafVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.6
$5 domestic pints, bottles and cans, $4 well drinks
wings, nachos, bar fare
Horn's Hook TavernVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.6
$5 drafts, $8 wells, $6 wine
Thai
Brandy's Piano BarVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
4–8:30PM
The Pony BarVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Daily
Tue–Fri: 4:20–6:20PM
$8 draft beers, $8 well drinks, $8 wine; Mon: $2 tacos all day
Wings and burgers
Dylan Murphy'sVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
$4 domestic drafts, $4 domestic bottles, $5 well drinks, $5 wines, $3 PBR cans
Irish pub fare, fish and chips
SeftonVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
11AM–7PM
$6 domestic bottles, $7 drafts, $10 wine/cocktails
Margherita Flatbread, Prosciutto Flatbread
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
Reif's BarVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.5
Bailey's Corner PubVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
$3 beers, $4 mixed drinks
Irish pub classics, fish & chips
Lexington PublickVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.5
pub fare, burgers, wings
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
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
Pil PilVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
$9 tapas, $6 beer, $6 sangria, $8 wine
Spanish tapas
Brady'sVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
$1 off domestics, $2 off well drinks
none
The Drunken Munkey - UESVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
$6 draft beers, $8 cocktails, $7 wine
American, craft beer
Biddys PubVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.4
$3 domestic drafts and bottles, $4 well drinks
pub grub, wings
The Bar RoomVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.4
$6 drafts, $9 wells, $7 wine
Festivál CaféVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Happy Hour
Mon–Wed
All night long
oysters
2nd Floor Bar & EssenVerified HH
Lounge · ★ 4.4
half sandwich & house cocktail for $29
German cuisine
The Stumble InnVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
1/2 off entire bar; nightly specials vary by day after 7PM
Half-price wings
Jones Wood FoundryVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$6 beers, $8 house wines, $9 cocktails
British pub fare, fish and chips, shepherd's pie
Iggy'sVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
$8 martinis, $8 margaritas, $8 Moscow mules
wings, burgers, bar snacks
Felice 83Verified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
Cafe EvergreenVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri & Sat–Sun
Sat–Sun: 4PM–8PM
$2 off well drinks and drafts, $3 well shots, $2 Narragansett
American bar food
The MiltonVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Open-7PM
$7 house liquors, wine selection
full menu
Jeremy'sVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.3
$7 draft beers, $9 well drinks, $8 wine
Murphy's LawVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$5 draft beers, $6 well drinks, $7 house wine
Traditional Irish dishes
Third Avenue Ale HouseVerified HH
Brewery · ★ 4.3
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri: 4PM–7PM
Sat–Sun: 12PM–4PM
$5 smash burger
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
Maya Modern Mexican KitchenVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
$5 Mexican beers, $7 wines and cocktails; $5 tapas menu
modern Mexican cuisine & small plates
CalexicoVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
$6 margaritas, 2 for 1 drafts and wells
Cal-Mex
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
Barking Dog RestaurantVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Selected wine, beer, frozen margarita
full menu
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
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
The Champagne BarVerified HH
Bar · ★ 4.0
$10 cocktails, $8 wine, $7 beer
Light bites
Bar Vivant
Cocktail Bar · ★ 5.0
Ed's Elbow Room
Dive Bar · ★ 4.9
Full Kitchen
Shaken Not Stirred
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.9
Full Menu
Zofia's Hideout
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.9
Bar Florine
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.9
Ly Ly Vietnam Cookhouse
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.8
Vietnamese cuisine and appetizers
The Domino Room
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.8
ARORA - L'art Du Cocktail
Lounge · ★ 4.8
light snacks
Masseria East
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7
Hendrickson's
Bar · ★ 4.7
chicken wings, chicken sandwiches, burgers
La Bomboniera
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.7
pastries, paninis, charcuterie
Killers Kiss Bar
Bar · ★ 4.7
Campagnola
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6
Boqueria UES
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
Spanish tapas
Bondurants
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.6
full menu
Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side)
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6
small plates
Ryan's Daughter
Pub · ★ 4.6
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites
Brewery · ★ 4.6
full menu
Plug Uglies UES
Sports Bar · ★ 4.6
The Office Public House
Pub · ★ 4.6
light fare and signature dishes
Heidi's House by the side of the road
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
American, grill
Tony's Di Napoli
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6
American
Flex Mussels
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
mussels, oysters, seafood
Heidelberg Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
German
Antonucci Cafe
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5
Italian
Tandoor Oven
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.5
Indian
Italianissimo Ristorante
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5
The Penrose Bar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Discounted bar bites
Eighteen
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.4
full menu
Tiramisu
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Italian
Le Moulin à Café
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
French pastries, bistro meals, sandwiches, quiches, salads
AOC East
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Wine
Finnegan's Wake
Pub · ★ 4.4
Irish Pub Food, Burgers, Wings
Maruzzella
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4
Phil Hughes Bar
Sports Bar · ★ 4.4
TBar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Pub fare
Bella Blu
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
full menu
East End Bar & Grill
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Italian
Gabriel's Bar & Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4
Two E Bar/Lounge
Lounge · ★ 4.4
Seasonal lite bites, light fare
Gnocchi House Bar
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
Luke's Bar & Grill
Sports Bar · ★ 4.3
American, Grill
QUATORZE
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3
French bistro fare
Ty Bar
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3
upscale bar snacks
The Supply House
Pub · ★ 4.3
Irish, pub
Serafina Always 61st (UES)
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3
JG Melon
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Burgers, American classics
Dallas BBQ
Sports Bar · ★ 4.2
BBQ
Persepolis
Wine Bar · ★ 4.2
Persian
Eli's Night Shift
Dive Bar · ★ 4.2
burgers, wings, loaded fries, tacos, quesadillas, appetizers
Schaller's Stube Sausage Bar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
German, Sausage
The Auction House
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.2
Casa Cruz Upper East Side Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Le Bilboquet
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.2
Dorrian's Red Hand (NYC)
Pub · ★ 4.1
wings, burgers, irish fare
Tri Dim Shanghai [UES] Restaurant and Bar
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Chinese, Shanghai
La Esquina
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Mexican
Somebody's Darling
Dive Bar · ★ 4.1
The District
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
The Spotted Dog
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Melody's Piano Bar
Piano Bar · ★ 4.1
small bites
Vero Social
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.1
Le Bar Penelope
Bar · ★ 3.1
lounge bites