Best Happy Hours in Austin (2026)
$1 oysters, $6 burgers, half-price mezcal and the Austin happy hours that still run on a weekend or after 6pm.
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Austin's best happy hours are as much about food as drinks. A $6 burger in a beer garden, $1 Gulf oysters, half-price pizza with a bottle of wine, a nine-course sushi tasting for two at a fraction of what dinner costs: plenty of these can replace dinner, and a few are the cheapest way into restaurants that are otherwise a splurge.
This guide covers 37 happy hours across downtown, Rainey Street, East and South Austin and the neighborhoods around UT, each with its days, hours, prices and seating rules. Several of the best deals belong to one night of the week, so check the after-6pm table before you pick a day.
Every Austin Happy Hour at a Glance
| Bar or restaurant | Neighborhood | The deal | Happy hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem | Rainey Street | $4 sake bombs and Modelo drafts, $8 cocktails, snacks from $5 | Mon–Fri until 7pm; all day Sunday |
| BarChi Sushi | 2nd Street District | Discounted rolls, small plates and cocktails | Mon–Sat 4–6:30pm; Sunday from 3pm; Fri–Sat from 10pm |
| Bill's Oyster | 2nd Street District | $3 oysters, $10 burger, $10 martini, half-price wine bottles | Daily 3–5:30pm |
| La Condesa | 2nd Street District | Half off all alcoholic drinks, $3 tacos | Mon–Fri 4–6pm, bar only |
| Parkside | Sixth Street | Half off cocktails, beer, wine and select dishes | Sun–Fri 5–6pm; Wednesday oysters and bubbles all night |
| Péché | Warehouse District | $6 cocktails, half-price select food | Tue–Fri 4–7pm; all night Sunday and Monday |
| The Roosevelt Room | Downtown | 12 classic cocktails at $12 | Daily 3–6pm |
| Uchibā | 2nd Street District | $6–8 skewers, dumplings and bao, $10 cocktails | Daily 4–5:30pm |
| Better Half Coffee & Cocktails | West End | $7 cheeseburger, $7 sangria, $3.50 High Life | Tue–Fri 3–6pm; $7 burgers daily 9–10pm |
| Clark's Oyster Bar | West Sixth | Half-price burgers and martinis, 50 cents off oysters | Mon–Fri 3–5pm |
| Jeffrey's | Clarksville | 25% off bar food and wine Monday; half-price bottles Sunday | All night Monday (lounge) and Sunday |
| Bar Toti | Manor Road | Half-price burger, $5 off aperitivos | Daily 5–6pm; burgers all night Monday |
| Bufalina | East Cesar Chavez | Half-price select pizzas and wine bottles under $100 | Daily 4–5:30pm |
| Este | Manor Road | $10 margaritas and cevichito, $8 fish tacos | Mon–Thu 5–6pm; Fri–Sun noon–5pm |
| Holiday | Govalle | Half-price frozen cocktails and fries; $15 Happy Meal Wednesday | Tue–Sat 5–6pm; all night Wednesday and Sunday |
| Licha's Cantina | East Sixth | $8 cocktails and appetizers, $10 Mexican martini | Tue–Fri 4–6pm |
| Salty Sow | Manor Road | $8 deviled eggs, $13 fried chicken plate | Daily 4–6pm |
| Sour Duck Market | MLK | $6 burgers, $6 cocktails, $4 lager pints | Daily 3–6pm |
| Suerte | East Sixth | Half off agave and sotol pours, $12 cocktails | Mon–Fri 5–6pm; Sat–Sun 3–5pm |
| Whisler's | East Sixth | Discounted cocktails | Mon–Fri 4–7pm; Sat–Sun 2–5pm |
| El Alma | Barton Springs | $1 off beer, $2 off sangria | Daily 3–6pm |
| Elizabeth Street Café | Bouldin Creek | Half-price appetizers, $3 off cocktails | Mon–Fri 3–5pm |
| Jack Allen's Kitchen | Oak Hill | Half off all starters, $1 off drinks | Mon 3pm–close; Tue–Fri 3–6:30pm |
| June's All Day | South Congress | 25% off wine bottles; half-price sparkling Monday night | Mon–Fri 3–5pm; Monday 5pm–close |
| Loro | South Lamar | $5 frozen cocktails, $8.50 burger | Mon–Fri 2–5pm |
| Odd Duck | South Lamar | 25% off select dishes, $9 draft paloma | Sun–Thu 4:30–5:30pm |
| Salt Traders Coastal Cooking | Zilker | $1 off oysters and drinks, $5 off starters | Mon 3:30–9pm; Tue–Fri 3:30–6:30pm |
| Uchi | South Lamar | $120 nine-course tasting for two | Daily 4–6pm |
| Crown & Anchor Pub | North Campus | $4.50 pints of a featured Texas brewery | Daily 2–7pm; all day Sunday |
| DrinkWell | North Loop | $10 classic cocktails, $5 drafts | Mon–Wed 4–5:30pm; Thu–Fri 3–5:30pm |
| Fonda San Miguel | North Loop | Reduced-price appetizers, $2 off tequila | Mon–Thu 4:30–6:30pm, bar and atrium |
| Honey Moon Spirit Lounge | North University | Half-price house cocktails and wine | Tue–Fri 4–6pm; $2 oysters Tuesday night |
| Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub | The Domain | $6 beer flights and wine | Mon–Fri 11am–7pm |
| The Peached Tortilla | Allandale | $4.50 tacos, $9 burger, $7 cocktails | Tue–Sun 5–6:30pm |
| Quality Seafood Market | Airport Boulevard | $1 Gulf oysters, 35-cent shrimp | Wed–Sat 4–6pm |
| Scholz Garten | Near UT | $5 appetizers, $2 off drafts | Mon–Fri 3–5pm |
| Uchiko | Rosedale | $3, $6 and $9 plates; $3 sake and beer | Daily 4–6pm |
Happy Hours in Downtown Austin and on Rainey Street
Downtown's happy hours lean toward cocktails and sushi, from classic $12 drinks at The Roosevelt Room to skewers at Uchibā. The 2nd Street District has the densest cluster, and Rainey Street's bungalow bars are a short walk east.
Péché
208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701
Austin's first absinthe bar, pouring pre-Prohibition cocktails alongside French bistro food. The weekday window runs to 7, later than most downtown, and on Sunday and Monday the deal lasts all night, which turns an ordinary weeknight dinner into a cheap one. Happy hour: Tue–Fri, 4–7pm; all night Sunday and Monday The deal: $6 happy-hour cocktails and half-price select food Good to know: The half-price food is marked items, not the whole menu. Doors open at 5pm on Sunday.
The Roosevelt Room
307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
A cocktail bar in a 1929 railroad warehouse, with a mezzanine bar looking down on the main room. Downstairs is seated, with table service, so it's a good pick for a date or a catch-up where you want to talk, and the $12 list takes the guesswork out of a long menu. Happy hour: Daily, 3–6pm The deal: 12 classic cocktails at $12, including the Old Fashioned, Paper Plane, Penicillin and Negroni; $2 off wine by the glass and larger plates; $1 off beer and small plates; 20% off wine bottles Good to know: Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are strongly recommended.
Bill's Oyster
205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
A seafood restaurant and cocktail bar from the team behind VanHorn's, with a narrow dining room of snug tables. Happy hour runs every day, so oysters and a martini work as well on a weekend as after work, as long as you're seated before 5:30. Happy hour: Daily, 3–5:30pm The deal: $3 raw oysters, $10 burger, $10 Tito's or Fords martini, $12 tuna tartare, half-price wine bottles, $2 off beer
La Condesa
400A W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
Mexico City-inspired cooking with a deep list of 100% agave tequila and mezcal. Half off every drink means the deal covers whatever you want, not one house margarita, and a few $3 tacos make it dinner. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 4–6pm, bar only; weekend brunch happy hour, Sat–Sun 11am–2pm The deal: Half off all alcoholic drinks and $3 taco specials (weekdays) Good to know: The weekday deal is at the bar only, so a dining-room table won't get it.
Uchibā
601 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
The Uchi group's izakaya-style cocktail bar, built around a yakitori grill and a long Japanese whisky list. Skewers, dumplings and bao make an easy light dinner, and the tasting for two is the splurge. It ends at 5:30, half an hour before Uchi and Uchiko. Happy hour: Daily, 4–5:30pm The deal: $6 cabbage skewers, $7 edamame dumplings, $8 pork katsu bao, $8.50 burger, $10 cocktails and zero-proof cocktails, sake from $7, a $90 nine-course tasting for two Good to know: No happy hour on Uncommon Ramen nights.
BarChi Sushi
206 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
A sushi bar with LED-lit dining rooms, secluded booths and a counter where you can watch the chefs. It's the only downtown pick here with a late-night deal, and Sunday's happy hour starts at 3 and runs into the evening. Happy hour: Mon–Sat, 4–6:30pm; Sunday from 3pm; late night Fri–Sat from 10pm (food until midnight, drinks until 11pm) The deal: Discounted sushi rolls, small plates and cocktails Good to know: The first 90 minutes of parking are free with validation at the City Hall garage, 301 W. 2nd St.
Parkside
301 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Chef Shawn Cirkiel's gastropub, on Sixth Street since 2008, with a raw bar of Northeast oysters. The regular window is the first hour after opening, so come early. Wednesday's Oysters + Bubbles night is the easier one to plan around, with half off oysters and sparkling wine by the glass or bottle until close. Happy hour: Sun–Fri, 5–6pm; Wednesday, half-price oysters and sparkling wine all night The deal: Half off specialty cocktails, beer, wine by the glass and select dishes, including oysters and the burger Good to know: Reservations are encouraged.
Anthem
91 Rainey St Ste 120, Austin, TX 78701
A bright, tiki-tinged restaurant and bar with a wall of taps and an Asian-Latin comfort-food menu. It's the most complete food-and-drink deal on Rainey: $4 sake bombs, a few $8–10 snacks, and a window that lasts until 7 on weekdays and all day Sunday. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, opening–7pm; all day Sunday The deal: $4 sake bombs, $4 Modelo drafts, $8 cocktails and select wine, snacks from $5 like spicy edamame, brisket rangoons and Hatch chile queso
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Happy Hours on West Sixth and in Clarksville
Just west of downtown, these three cover very different budgets: a $7 burger at Better Half, half-price martinis on Clark's deck, and Jeffrey's for a discounted splurge.
Clark's Oyster Bar
1200 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703
A bright, nautical oyster bar with a tree-shaded deck made for people-watching. The half-price burger and martini are the deal; the burger is $25 at full price, so the saving is real. The window closes at 5, so this needs a free afternoon. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 3–5pm The deal: Half-price burgers and martinis, 50 cents off oysters, $5 oyster shooters Good to know: The oyster deal is 50 cents off each oyster, not 50-cent oysters.
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails
406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
An all-day café and neighborhood bar just west of downtown, sharing a back lot with Hold Out Brewing. The $7 burger, beef or veggie, is the draw, down from $12.50, and it comes back for an hour every night from 9. Happy hour: Tue–Fri, 3–6pm; $7 burgers daily, 9–10pm The deal: $7 cheeseburger (beef or veggie), $7 sangria, $3.50 Miller High Life, $4 St. Elmo Carl Kölsch Good to know: Fries are extra ($5.50).
Jeffrey's
1204 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
Clarksville's classic fine-dining room, with complimentary valet and a private dining room set inside the wine cellar. Monday in the lounge is the cheapest way into the kitchen, and Sunday's half-price bottles make a cellar pick easier to justify. It's still a splurge, just a more reasonable one. Happy hour: All night Monday, in the lounge; all night Sunday The deal: Monday: 25% off bar food and wine by the glass. Sunday: half-price wine bottles
Happy Hours in East Austin
East Sixth, Manor Road and the streets around them have the city's deepest bench of happy hours, from $6 burgers at Sour Duck to half-price mezcal at Suerte. Bufalina's Burnet Road location, Bufalina Due, runs the same deal; it's on the map with the North Austin pins. Whisler's and Sour Duck are also in our Austin patios guide.
Licha's Cantina
1306 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Interior Mexican cooking in an East Sixth bungalow with a patio, named for the owner's mother. The $8 plates go well past chips: blue-corn quesadillas, sopecitos, huaraches and esquite, with vegetarian options in every group. Order several for the table. Happy hour: Tue–Fri, 4–6pm The deal: $8 cocktails (margarita, paloma and five house drinks), $8 appetizers, $10 Mexican martini Good to know: 20% gratuity is added for parties of six or more.
Suerte
1800 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Fermín Núñez's modern Mexican restaurant, with a patio over East Sixth and a spirits list worth exploring. Lucky Hour is the time to do it: half off any agave or sotol pour makes a few unfamiliar mezcals affordable. The weekend window is the easier one to catch. Happy hour: Lucky Hour, Mon–Fri 5–6pm; Sat–Sun 3–5pm The deal: Half off any pour of mezcal, tequila, sotol, raicilla or destilado; $12 Don Dario, Nada Paloma or seasonal frozen cocktail; $2 off draft beer; $10 guacamole, refried lentils or frijoles con veneno; $8 taquito; $12 fish tostada Good to know: No pets, even on the patio.
Whisler's
1816 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
A cocktail bar in a preserved 1917 grain storage building, all original stone and wood, with a patio. Upstairs is Mezcalería Tobalá, a candlelit mezcal tasting room that opens later in the week. Happy hour starts when the doors open and runs until 7 on weekdays, and the weekend window leaves the evening free for dinner somewhere else. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 4–7pm; Sat–Sun, 2–5pm The deal: Discounted cocktails from the seasonal menu
Bufalina
2215 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, about 12 inches and baked in 90 seconds, with a wine list worth showing up at 4 for. Half off a bottle under $100 makes an ambitious pick affordable, and the pizza turns it into dinner. Happy hour: Daily, 4–5:30pm, at both locations The deal: Half-price select pizzas and wine bottles under $100 Good to know: No reservations during happy hour; the earliest booking is 6pm, for parties of six or more. Seating is first come, first served, so arrive at 4. Happy hour at Bufalina Due is dine-in only.
Holiday
5020 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702
A restaurant and bar in a former gas station, with a bright dining room and a big backyard-style patio where most people end up. Pick your night: Wednesday for the $15 Happy Meal, Sunday for martinis, any other evening for a frozen drink and fries before dinner somewhere else. Happy hour: Tue–Sat, 5–6pm; Wednesday Happy Meal and Sunday martinis all night The deal: Half-price frozen cocktails and fries (Tue–Sat); $15 Happy Meal of a wagyu smashburger, fries and a mini cocktail (Wednesday); half-price martinis (Sunday) Good to know: Closed Mondays.
Sour Duck Market
1814 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78702
The Odd Duck team's bakery, café and bar, with a big beer garden of picnic tables and games between its two buildings. It's the easy yes on any day of the week: a double burger and a cocktail come to $15, and nobody has to book. Happy hour: Daily, 3–6pm The deal: $6 single burger, $9 double; $6 paloma, turmeric mule, seasonal daiquiri or tiny frozen cocktail; $4 pints of select lagers; $1 off wine and draft beer Good to know: No reservations; seating is first come, first served. Part of the patio is dog-friendly.
Este
2113 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
Seafood and charcoal cooking from the Suerte team, in a converted bungalow with records on the walls and a covered back deck. From Friday to Sunday happy hour runs five hours, so it doubles as lunch. Start with the cevichito and a margarita and decide from there. Happy hour: Mon–Thu, 5–6pm; Fri–Sun, noon–5pm; Tuesday, half-price wine bottles The deal: $10 margaritas, $10 cevichito, $9 guacamole, $8 fish tacos (each), 50 cents off oysters, $15 off seafood platters and $25 off towers
Bar Toti
2113 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
A small bistro next to Este, from the same team, drawing on the bar cultures of Spain, France and Mexico. The room is colorful and handmade, with a tree-shaded patio and the half-acre Este Garden behind it. Monday is the night to come for the burger, which stays half off until close. Happy hour: Apéro Hour, daily 5–6pm; half-price burgers all night Monday; half-price wine bottles Tuesday The deal: Half-price smashburgesa (about $8), $5 off aperitivos and select cocktails, $2 off wine by the glass and snacks Good to know: Tuesday's half-price bottles exclude select wines. Reservations on OpenTable; walk-ins welcome.
Salty Sow
1917 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
Chef Harold Marmulstein's slow-cooked Southern cooking, with a happy hour built entirely around the food. The fried chicken plate is the order, a full dinner for $13, and the deviled eggs are the easy starter for the table. Happy hour: Daily, 4–6pm The deal: $8 truffle deviled eggs, $9 chicken liver mousse, $10 duck-fat fries, $13 honey-rosemary fried chicken with a biscuit and neck-bone gravy, plus salads, tacos and a burger Good to know: The happy-hour menu lists food only, with no drink specials.
Happy Hours in South Austin
South Lamar has the restaurant happy hours, from Uchi's tasting for two to Odd Duck's early hour. South Congress and South First are for wine and Vietnamese snacks, Barton Springs Road for a drink on a shaded upstairs patio, and Salt Traders and Jack Allen's cover the west side.
Elizabeth Street Café
1501 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
A Vietnamese café and French bakery on South First, with a shady garden patio. Half off the appetizers turns spring rolls, chili-oil dumplings and pork belly buns into $6 and $7 plates, enough for dinner for two. It ends at 5, so it's a late-lunch or early-escape plan. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 3–5pm The deal: Half-price appetizers, $3 off specialty cocktails
June's All Day
1722 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
A Paris-leaning bistro on South Congress with a vintage jukebox, a long marble bar and a small dog-friendly patio on the street. Happy hour is all about wine bottles, so bring someone to share with. On Monday after 5, the sparkling list goes half off. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 3–5pm; Monday, half-price sparkling wine 5pm–close The deal: 25% off all wine bottles; half off sparkling wine on Monday evenings
El Alma
1025 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
A café and cantina whose second-floor patio, shaded and cooled by misters, looks out over Barton Springs Road. The happy hour runs every day, so it works for a Saturday afternoon as well as after work. Happy hour: Daily, 3–6pm The deal: $1 off all beer and $2 off all sangrias Good to know: The patio is first come, first served and doesn't allow pets at this location.
Uchi
801 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tyson Cole's original restaurant, opened in 2003 in a 1920s South Austin bungalow. The happy-hour omakase takes the decisions off your hands for much less than dinner would cost, and it runs every day. Happy hour: Daily, 4–6pm The deal: A $120 nine-course happy-hour omakase for two, plus tastings, nigiri, hand rolls, $10 cocktails and sake from $7 Good to know: Reservations through SevenRooms; walk-ins welcome. Book the first slot for a date.
Odd Duck
1201 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
A South Lamar restaurant where the kitchen is the reason to go. Happy hour is the first hour after opening and skips Friday and Saturday, which makes Sunday the easy night for an unhurried early dinner. Start with the discounted dishes and add a full-price plate if something calls to you. Happy hour: Sun–Thu, 4:30–5:30pm The deal: 25% off select dishes, $9 draft paloma (normally $14), 25% off wine bottles under $100, $1 off beer
Loro
2115 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin's Asian smokehouse, with a dog-friendly patio under big oaks. You order at the bar and grab a seat. Six frozen cocktails and smoked snacks make it easy to turn a drink into lunch, but it all ends at 5. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 2–5pm The deal: $5 frozen cocktails, $8.50 caramelized onion-cheddar burger, $5 pulled-pork sliders, $7 smoked wings or salmon dip, $5 wine, $4 Coors Banquet
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
1101 S MoPac Expy, Austin, TX 78746
A coastal seafood restaurant with a raw bar, just off MoPac. Five dollars off starters like the crab cake, calamari and NOLA barbecue shrimp is a real saving, and Monday's window lasts until 9, so you can come at a normal dinner time. Happy hour: Monday, 3:30–9pm; Tue–Fri, 3:30–6:30pm The deal: $1 off all oysters and drinks, $5 off every dish in the Beginnings section Good to know: The Bar Snacks section isn't part of the deal.
Jack Allen's Kitchen
7720 State Hwy 71 West, Austin, TX 78735
Texas comfort food in Oak Hill, with a patio that has its own full bar. Half off every starter means a spread of pimiento cheese, chicken nachitos and grilled shrimp tostada bites for the table, and on Mondays the deal runs all night. Happy hour: Monday, 3pm–close; Tue–Fri, 3–6:30pm The deal: Half off all starters, $1 off cocktails, beer and wine
Happy Hours Near UT and in North Austin
Around campus, the deals are cheap and the rooms are old: an 1866 beer garden, a 1987 pub and a cocktail lounge in a converted house. Farther north, Burnet Road, North Loop and Airport Boulevard have some of the city's best food deals, and Jack & Ginger's covers the Domain.
Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
A beer garden open since 1866, between the Capitol and campus, with communal tables under shade trees, a wooden stage and German murals. Five-dollar appetizers off a menu where the pretzel is normally $11 make it an easy group stop after work or class. Happy hour: Happy Appy, Mon–Fri, 3–5pm The deal: $5 select appetizers, $2 off draft beer and draft cocktails
Crown & Anchor Pub
2911 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78705
A pub near UT since 1987, with more than 30 taps, pool tables, darts, and covered and open patios where dogs are welcome. It has some of the cheapest pints on this list, and the daily window runs until 7. Order the burger or the cheese fries. Happy hour: Daily, 2–7pm; all day Sunday The deal: Discounted draft beer; all day, a featured Texas brewery at $4 cans, $4.50 pints and $17.50 pitchers; Sunday, $5 Guinness pints and $20 pitchers
Honey Moon Spirit Lounge
624 W 34th St, Austin, TX 78705
A cocktail lounge and restaurant in a renovated house a few blocks north of UT, with creaky wood floors, velvet chairs and vintage chandeliers. Half off the house cocktails makes it a cheap date, and Tuesday's Two Buck Shuck brings $2 oysters, by the half dozen or dozen, all night. Happy hour: Tue–Fri, 4–6pm; Tuesday, $2 oysters all night The deal: Half-price house cocktails and wine by the glass, $2 off beer, $6 zero-proof cocktail, $5 off dishes marked with a moon Good to know: Closed Mondays. Reservations encouraged; walk-ins welcome. Parking is at 701 King St.
Uchiko
4200 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78756
Uchi's North Lamar sibling, a room of salvaged pecan wood built around a long sushi bar. The $3 and $6 plates are what make it work on any budget: order in rounds and stop when you're full, or hand it all over to the tasting for two. Happy hour: Daily, 4–6pm The deal: $3 plates including avocado with yuzu kosho, soba and a raw oyster; hand rolls from $6; $3 sake and beer; $6 wine; $9 cocktails; a $120 nine-course omakase for two Good to know: Reservations accepted; walk-ins welcome.
The Peached Tortilla
5520 Burnet Rd #100, Austin, TX 78756
Asian fusion with a Texas twist, on Burnet Road in Allandale. Two tacos and a cocktail come to $16, and Social Hour runs on Saturday and Sunday too, which most food deals on this side of town don't. Happy hour: Social Hour, Tue–Sun, 5–6:30pm The deal: $4.50 tacos (kalua pork or Chinese barbecue pork), $9 Social Burger, $6–7 snacks like kimchi arancini and shishitos, $7 cocktails including the Margarita de Peached, $6 wine, $5 beer Good to know: Closed Mondays.
Fonda San Miguel
2330 W N Loop Blvd, Austin, TX 78756
Open since 1975 in a building modeled on a colonial hacienda, filled with art, artifacts and blooming plants. Happy hour is the easy way in: a few appetizers and a tequila in the atrium, then decide whether to stay for dinner. Happy hour: Mon–Thu, 4:30–6:30pm, bar and atrium only The deal: Reduced-price quesadillas, tacos al pastor, ceviche and tostadas; $2 off tequila and tequila cocktails Good to know: The deal is dine-in, in the bar and atrium only. A dining-room reservation won't get it.
DrinkWell
207 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
A small neighborhood cocktail bar in a residential pocket of North Loop, with 38 seats inside and a dog-friendly patio. Happy hour starts at opening, and the classics drop from $13–14 to $10. Happy hour: Mon–Wed, 4–5:30pm; Thu–Fri, 3–5:30pm; Monday night, $10 house martinis and Manhattans The deal: $10 classic cocktails (Gimlet, Old Fashioned, Corpse Reviver No. 2 and more), $8 house wine, $5 draft beer, 25% off wine bottles, $2 off bar snacks and small plates Good to know: A 20% Employee Wellness Fee is added to every check; extra tips are optional. No reservations for parties under eight.
Quality Seafood Market
5621 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
An Austin institution since 1938, half fish market and half restaurant, with a long bar running down the middle. It's counter service, beer and wine only, so keep the order simple and spend the savings on another dozen. Happy hour: Wed–Sat, 4–6pm The deal: $1 Gulf oysters, 35-cent peel-and-eat shrimp, $3 Modelo drafts Good to know: Closed Sunday through Tuesday. The $1 price is for Gulf oysters.
Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub
11500B Rock Rose Ave, Austin, TX 78758
A big Irish pub in Domain Northside with more than 80 taps, 40-plus whiskeys and an indoor-outdoor room of communal tables. The deal runs from 11 to 7 on weekdays, so it covers a long lunch or a meeting that turns into a drink. Happy hour: Mon–Fri, 11am–7pm The deal: $6 beer flights (four 3-ounce pours), $6 wine by the glass, $2 off seasonal pints Good to know: 21 and over after 6pm. 20% gratuity is added for parties of six or more.
Weekend Happy Hours in Austin
More than 20 of these run on a Saturday or Sunday. Earliest start first.
| Where | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Anthem | No | All day |
| Crown & Anchor Pub | 2–7pm | All day |
| Este | Noon–5pm | Noon–5pm |
| Whisler's | 2–5pm | 2–5pm |
| Bill's Oyster | 3–5:30pm | 3–5:30pm |
| The Roosevelt Room | 3–6pm | 3–6pm |
| Sour Duck Market | 3–6pm | 3–6pm |
| El Alma | 3–6pm | 3–6pm |
| Suerte | 3–5pm | 3–5pm |
| BarChi Sushi | 4–6:30pm and from 10pm | From 3pm |
| Bufalina | 4–5:30pm | 4–5:30pm |
| Uchibā | 4–5:30pm | 4–5:30pm |
| Salty Sow | 4–6pm | 4–6pm |
| Uchi | 4–6pm | 4–6pm |
| Uchiko | 4–6pm | 4–6pm |
| Quality Seafood Market | 4–6pm | Closed |
| Odd Duck | No | 4:30–5:30pm |
| Holiday | 5–6pm | All night (martinis) |
| Bar Toti | 5–6pm | 5–6pm |
| The Peached Tortilla | 5–6:30pm | 5–6:30pm |
| Parkside | No | 5–6pm |
| Péché | No | All night |
| Jeffrey's | No | All night (wine bottles) |
| Better Half Coffee & Cocktails | 9–10pm ($7 burgers) | 9–10pm ($7 burgers) |
Happy Hours After 6pm in Austin
For anyone who can't leave work early. These run past 6, last all night on certain days, or start after dark.
| Where | When | What's discounted |
|---|---|---|
| Crown & Anchor Pub | Daily until 7pm | Draft beer; featured brewery pints all day |
| Anthem | Mon–Fri until 7pm; all day Sunday | Sake bombs, cocktails and snacks |
| Jack & Ginger's Irish Pub | Mon–Fri until 7pm | Beer flights, wine and seasonal pints |
| Péché | Tue–Fri until 7pm; all night Sunday and Monday | Cocktails and select food |
| Whisler's | Mon–Fri until 7pm | Cocktails |
| BarChi Sushi | Mon–Sat until 6:30pm; Sunday from 3pm; Fri–Sat from 10pm | Sushi and drinks; late-night food until midnight, drinks until 11pm |
| The Peached Tortilla | Tue–Sun until 6:30pm | Tacos, burger, cocktails |
| Fonda San Miguel | Mon–Thu until 6:30pm | Appetizers and tequila, bar and atrium |
| Salt Traders Coastal Cooking | Tue–Fri until 6:30pm; Monday until 9pm | Oysters, drinks and starters |
| Jack Allen's Kitchen | Tue–Fri until 6:30pm; Monday until close | Starters and drinks |
| Better Half Coffee & Cocktails | Daily, 9–10pm | $7 burgers |
| Jeffrey's | Monday all night (lounge); Sunday all night | Bar food and wine by the glass; wine bottles |
| Bar Toti | Monday all night; Tuesday all night | Half-price burgers; half-price wine bottles |
| June's All Day | Monday, 5pm–close | Half-price sparkling wine |
| DrinkWell | Monday night | $10 house martinis and Manhattans |
| Honey Moon Spirit Lounge | Tuesday all night | $2 oysters |
| Este | Tuesday night | Half-price wine bottles |
| Holiday | Wednesday and Sunday, all night | $15 Happy Meal; half-price martinis |
| Parkside | Wednesday, all night | Half-price oysters and sparkling wine |
Austin Happy Hour Tips
Sit where the deal is. La Condesa's weekday happy hour is at the bar only, and Fonda San Miguel's is in the bar and atrium. Bufalina doesn't take reservations during happy hour, and Bufalina Due's deal is dine-in only. A dining-room reservation can put you in the wrong seat.
Pick the night, not just the place. Some of the best deals belong to one day: burgers all night Monday at Bar Toti, $2 oysters Tuesday at Honey Moon, the Happy Meal Wednesday at Holiday, martinis Sunday at Holiday and all night Sunday and Monday at Péché.
Check before you go. Happy hours change, and holidays can pause them. If one deal is the whole reason for the trip, look at the venue's menu that day.
After happy hour. For the next stop, see our Austin bars for your 30s and first-date bars guides, and if the night runs long, our late-night food guide is sorted by when each kitchen stops.
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