After a long day at work, it’s easy to let bumper-to-bumper traffic get to you... UNLESS you're arriving at one of these perfectly timed deals. From elegant steakhouses with deeply discounted wagyu burgers, to Mexican joints serving icy margaritas on a sunny patio, Austin’s happy hours have everything you need to eat and drink on the cheap and make it to the weekend.
The Peached Tortilla
Burnet Rd
When: Every day, 5-7pm
The deal: A $7 burger, $3 tacos, $5 beer, $6 cocktails and wine, $4 tacos, and a menu of $5 snacks including crispy fries with an egg, kimchi arancini balls, and charred Brussels sprouts.
Barley Swine
Burnet Rd
When: Mon-Fri 5-6:30pm
The deal: Half off large format beers & wine bottles under $100, $6 draft cocktails, $4 Texas drafts
Dive Bar
Campus
When: Mon-Fri, 2-7pm
The deal: $2.50 Lone Star tall boys, $3 wells, $4 drafts, and $5 wine
Clark's Oyster Bar
Clarksville
When: Every day, 3-6pm
The deal: 50 cents off oysters, half-priced burgers, and $5 martinis, oyster shooters, and beers
Searsucker
Downtown
When: Mon-Fri, 4-6pm
The deal: $5 house wine, $3 beer, and $5-$10 small bites
TRIO at Four Seasons Hotel
Downtown
When: Every day, 5-7pm
The deal: $8 wine by the glass and $5 off the bar menu, which includes rosemary fries with truffle aioli, ceviche, and chicken confit pizza
Péché
Warehouse District
When: Tues-Fri, 4-7pm; Sun & Mon, all night
The deal: Half off food and $5 select drinks
W Austin
Downtown
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7pm
The deal: Signature cocktails and snacks from $5-$7 (we like the jalapeño-cucumber lemonade!) in the Living Room Bars, TRACE, and the WET Deck
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Vince Young Steakhouse
Downtown
When: Mon-Sat 5-7pm
The deal: $3 off wines by the glass, $2 off signature cocktails, $4 drafts, and a $10 wagyu brisket burger, steak frites, and more
La Condesa
Downtown
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7pm
The deal: Half off all drinks
Fixe Austin
Downtown
When: Mon-Sat, 4:30-7pm; Sun, 2pm to close
The deal: $7 cocktails, $5 beer, $9 wine by the glass, $8 plates
Swift's Attic
Downtown
When: Mon-Fri, 2-6:30pm
The deal: $6 specialty cocktails, $5 select wines, $2 Bud Lights & Mickey's, and $1 off domestic drafts
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
Downtown
When: Mon-Thurs, 4-10pm; Fri, 11am-11pm; Sat, 4-11pm; Sun, 4-9pm
The deal: In Bar 79, discounts on select entrees, $5 Prosecco, $6 craft cocktails
Truluck's
Downtown
When: 5-7pm daily; all night Sun
The deal: Half-price cocktails, half-price lounge menu, and 25% off all bottles of wine.
Contigo
East Central
When: Mon-Thurs, 5-7pm
The deal: $1 off draft beer and wine by the glass, $2 off signature cocktails, and $1 off bar snacks; local beers are $2 on Tuesdays, wine bottles are half-price on Wednesdays, and fried chicken is $1 on Thursdays
Mongers Market + Kitchen
East Cesar Chavez
When: Tues-Fri, 4-6pm
The deal: $5 wine, bubbles and sangria by the glass; $1 off draft beers; $2 off sangria carafes; $6 raw bar options and snacks; $1 off oysters
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
East Cesar Chavez
When: All night Tue; Wed-Fri, 5-7pm
The deal: $5 house wine by the glass and half off bottles; $3 Dos Equis drafts and half off select cocktails; $5 select small plates
Whisler's
East 6th
When: Every day, 4-7pm
The deal: $7 cocktails, including Moscow mules and Texas Ruby Gimlets
Licha's Cantina
East 6th
When: Tues-Fri, 4-7pm
The deal: $5 select cocktails and bites
The Hightower
East 7th
When: Every day, 5-7pm
The deal: $4 local draft beer, $5 wine, $6 house cocktails, and $6 small plates including ceviche and paté
Takoba
East 7th
When: Mon-Fri, 4-6pm; Sat-Sun, 3-4pm
The deal: During the week, $1 off cocktails and drafts, $4.5 El Jimador margs, half-price apps, and $6.5 ceviche; on weekends, $5 bloody marys, $1.50 mimosas, and $7 mimosa carafes
Hillside Farmacy
East 11th
When: Every day, 3-6pm
The deal: $2 off all cocktails, half off beer and small plates
Royal Jelly
Highland
When: Sun, 4-11pm; Tues-Sat, 4-6pm
The deal: $4 Pearl Snap drafts, $11 cubano & a pint, $3-$4 select dishes
Launderette
Holly
When: Mon-Fri, 5-6pm
The deal: Half off cocktails, beer, and wine
Haymaker
Manor Rd
When: Sun-Fri, 11am-12am; Sat, 11am-1am
The deal: Daily drink specials include $3 Texas pints on Tuesday, $2 frozen margs on Friday, and $2 mimosas on Sunday (and many more offerings!)
El Chile
Manor Rd
When: Every day, 3-6pm
The deal: $3 micheladas, $4 sangrias, $5 margaritas, and $3 off appetizers
Bribery Bakery
Mueller
When: Tues-Fri, 3-6pm
The deal: $2 off cocktails and $1.50 off pastries
drink.well.
North Loop
When: Every day, 4-6pm
The deal: $7 seasonal cocktails, $2 off wine by the glass, $1 off all draft beer, $2 off all bar snacks
Half Step
Rainey St
When: Tues-Fri (all day Sun), 4-7pm
The deal: $8 cocktails, $2 off draft beer, and more
Cheer Up Charlies
Red River
When: Every day, 4-6pm
The deal: $2 tall boys, drink specials
Mohawk
Red River
When: Every day, 5-8pm
The deal: Discounts on select beer and cocktails
Salty Sow
Manor Rd
When: Every day, 4:30-6:30pm
The deal: $2 off all signature cocktails, beer, and wine, and a menu of $5 small plates that includes honey rosemary-dipped fried chicken, duck fat fries, and deviled eggs
Parkside
Sixth St
When: Mon-Fri, 5-6:30pm
The deal: Half off beer, cocktails, and bar food; on Mondays, all signature martinis are $5
Easy Tiger
Sixth St
When: Mon-Fri, 4:30-6:30pm
The deal: $3 local draft beer and Old Fashioned cocktails; $3 sausage links, cheese plates, and pretzels with beer cheese
Michi Ramen
North Lamar
When: Mon-Fri, 3-6pm
The deal: $1 off all drinks, $2 off all pitchers, and on Wednesdays, $3 sake carafes
Little Barrel & Brown
South Congress
When: Tues-Sat, 5-7pm; Sun-Mon, 5-10pm
The deal: $3 draft & bottled beers, $5 glasses of wine, $5 cocktails, discounted food selections; Sunday and Monday nights include half off bottles of wine
Alcomar
South 1st
When: Every day, 3-6pm
The deal: $4 pork tostadas, $9 crispy calamari, $7 house margaritas, and much more
Uchi
South Lamar
When: Every day from 5-6:30pm
The deal: Beer and sake are $3, select glasses of wine are $7, sushi rolls and small plates range from $4-$8. The same deals apply to Uchiko.
VOX Table
South Lamar
When: Mon-Fri, 5-6:30pm; Sat, 2-5pm; Sun, 2-4pm
The deal: Order from the bar for $8 cocktails, $4 draft beer, and half-priced glasses of wine
Lenoir
South 1st
When: Tues-Sun, 5-6:30pm
The deal: Happy hour in the wine garden includes wine specials
District Kitchen & Cocktails
Southwest
When: Mon-Fri, 3:30-7pm; Sat, 3:30-5pm
The deal: $5-$60 cocktails, $3 domestic beer, $1 off tap beer, $5 glasses of wine, half-priced bottles of wine, and appetizers from $5-$9
Juliet
South Lamar
When: Every day, 3-7pm
The deal: $5 beer, cocktails, and wine by the glass; discounts on antipasti
Odd Duck
South Lamar
When: Sun-Thurs, 2:30-6:30pm
The deal: $5 draft cocktails, $3 select Hops & Grain and Live Oak beer, and half off bottles of wine and large format beer
Freedmen's
West Campus
When: Tues-Fri, 4-7pm
The deal: $2 Lone Star drafts & PBR tallboys, $3 whiskey of the month and well drinks, $2 off glasses of wine, and $5 barbecue sandwiches
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Roosevelt Room
West 5th
When: Mon & Tues, all day; Wed-Sat, 5-7pm
The deal: $7 selected cocktails; $1 off beer, small plates, and sweets; $2 off wine by the glass and large plates
Posse East
Campus
When: Mon-Fri, 2-7pm; Wed and Sun, all day.
The deal: $2.75 domestic drafts, $4 import drafts, $2.25 domestic beers, a happy hour appetizer menu, and cajun-themed fare on Tuesday nights
Jack Allen's Kitchen
West Lake Hills & other locations
When: Mon-Fri, 3-7pm
The deal: Half price appetizers and drink specials
Crown and Anchor Pub
Campus
When: Mon-Sat, 2-7pm; all day Sun.
The deal: $2.75 domestics drafts, $4.75 premium drafts, $10 domestic pitchers, and food menu discounts
Pinthouse Pizza
North Loop, South Lamar
When: Mon-Fri, 5-6pm
The deal: $2 Pinthouse Pizza drafts
The Goodnight
Anderson Square
When: Mon-Fri, 4-6:30pm
The deal: Half-off pizza, appetizers, discounted domestics, half-off bowling and gaming prices
Jeffrey’s
Old West Austin
When: All night Mon; Tues-Sun, 4:30-6:30pm
The deal: Half-off the bar menu, $2 off drinks
Half Step
Downtown
When: Tues-Fri, 4-7pm.
The deal: $8 cocktails, $2 beers, wine, and beer specials
June's All Day
Bouldin Creek
When: All night Mon; Every day, 4-6pm
The deal: Half off all food, half off sparkling wine, and $2 off drinks; on Mondays, half off sparkling wine all night.
Poke-Poke
South Congress, North Loop
When: Daily, 4:30-6:30pm
The deal: $2 off everything
Garage
Downtown
When: Mon-Fri, 5-7pm
The deal: Discounts on food, beer, cocktails
Prohibition Creamery
East Austin
When: Tues-Fri, 3-7pm
The deal: $6 cocktails; wine and ice cream specials
Backbeat
Zilker
When: Mon-Fri, 4-7pm
The deal: $7 cocktails, $2 off wine by the glass and 20% off full bottles, $4 draft beers, $2 off snacks
Winebelly
South Congress
When: Tues-Thurs, 4-6pm
The deal: Half-off select bottles Sun. and Mon, $5 house wine glass, $5 appetizer menu
Radio Coffee & Beer
South Lamar
When: Weekdays, 4-7pm
The deal: Discounts on most drafts, as well as specials on coffee and coffee-related drinks
Hotel San Jose
Travis Heights
When: Mon-Thurs, Noon-5pm
The deal: Discounts on wings, beer, and sake specials
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