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Photograph: Courtesy MMH/Casey Dunn
Photograph: Courtesy MMH/Casey Dunn

The best happy hour deals in Austin

Head to one of the best happy hour deals in Austin for discounted drinks and bites when you need it the most

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Austin is a work hard, play hard kind of city. Luckily, there are plenty of places for us to play hard—from the best dive bars in Austin to glamorous rooftop bars to bars serving the best craft beer in town, we're never without a watering hole to decompress in after a long day. That being said, all that partying can hurt your wallet. We did the research and found the best happy hour deals in Austin for the next time you want to play hard—without breaking the bank. 

Best happy hour deals in Austin

  • Market District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Irene’s Vinyl Happy Hour goes down every Monday through Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30pm, plus all day on Sunday. Deals include $3 house spirits, $3 pints, $10 beer pitchers, $5 pink sangria and $2 off all snacks like Irene’s famously indulgent spinach artichoke dip.

  • Hotels
  • Hostels
  • Swedish Hill Historic District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Native Hostel is a new hot spot on seemingly everyone’s lips right now. The stylish digs are a legit happy hour destination every day from 3 to 6pm with $3 domestic tall boys, $4 Live Oak HefeWeizens, $5 glasses of wine and $6 Tito's Vodka mules. Hungry? Grab a flat top burger, fried chicken sandwich or buffalo seitan burger for just $7.

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  • Japanese
  • Bouldin
  • price 3 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Uchi Austin
Uchi Austin

Held daily from 5 to 6:30pm, Uchi—and sister restaurant, Uchiko—both offer sake social hour to sample the best of the menu at a fraction of the regular cost, showcasing discounted signature rolls and $3 sake. Sushi offerings include kasai maki (salmon, shishito, chili aioli) and the like from $4 to $6!

  • South River City
  • price 2 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Austin’s chic “fern bar” offers an enticing happy hour everyday from 4 to 6pm with 50 percent off all food and sparkling wines and $2 off drinks. On Monday, bubbles are 50 percent off all night. And while it’s not on the happy hour menu, June’s does Indian Pub Night on Sundays starting at 5 pm with half off select wines and five Indian dishes.

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  • Hamburgers
  • Clarksville
  • price 2 of 4
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Josephine House is almost too pretty for words. White-washed walls and marble surfaces serve as a gorgeous backdrop for the cocktails and bites you’ll inevitably Instagram. Happy hour is Monday through Saturday from 3 to 5pm and includes 50 percent off all food and $2 off drinks, like the breezy La Piñata (Rey Campero espadin mezcal, Benedictine, pineapple juice, Topo Chico).

  • Italian
  • Congress Ave District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

From 2:30 to 6:30pm every weekday, get half off pizzas and all bottles of wine—every single one—at Italic. The simultaneously rustic and modern eatery also offers $3 glasses of rosé, $5 select wines and signature cocktails and $3 Peroni and Moretti bottles. Pro Tip: Get free garage parking on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:30pm to close.

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  • Bouldin
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Odd Duck
Odd Duck

At South Lamar’s ever-inventive Odd Duck, happy hour is Monday through Thursday from 5 to 6:30pm, where guests can take advantage of 50 percent off food like redfish ceviche (tiger’s milk, cucumber, grilled olives, peaches). Drink specials start earlier, from 2:30 to 6:30pm, and include half off bottles of wine and large format beers as well as $6 draft cocktails—which is currently a very refreshing watermelon fresca.

  • Cocktail bars
  • Warehouse District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Roosevelt Room
The Roosevelt Room

The Roosevelt Room’s happy hour takes place every Wednesday through Saturday, from 5 to 7pm, and all night Monday and Tuesday from 5pm to 2am. Sip on $7 select cocktails like the old-fashioned, negroni, margarita, French 75, sherry cobbler and more in the comfort of the Roosevelt’s low-lit bar. Happy hour also includes $2 off wine and $1 off beer and food.

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  • Downtown
  • price 3 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Every Tuesday through Sunday from 5 to 7pm, guests receive 50 percent off appetizers and bar food (like the delicious roasted green chili queso) and $2 off drinks. On Mondays, happy hour goes on all night at the upstairs bar regarded as one of Austin’s best intimate music venues.

  • Congress Ave District
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
parkside
parkside

Sixth street eatery Parkside is synonymous with happy hour; their daily deals have impressed Austinites for almost a decade. From 5 to 6:30pm every Monday through Friday, get half off all cocktails, beer and bar food. On Bubbles Wednesday, all sparkling wine and oyster platters are half off.

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  • Pizza
  • Blackland
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Modern casual pizzeria Unit D just launched happy hour every Monday and Wednesday through Friday (take note: they’re closed on Tuesday). And get this: Everything on the happy hour menu is $5 or under. Pair a tangy, spiced michelada made with calabrian chile peppers with chaat wings seasoned with fragrant Indian spices—or, perhaps, the white bean purée served with house-baked, sourdough flat bread.

  • Clarksville
  • price 4 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
Jeffrey's Restaurant
Jeffrey's Restaurant

One of Austin’s top fine-dining restaurants hosts a happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30pm at the bar every Tuesday through Sunday, with deals on the elegant cocktails and fare Jeffrey’s is renowned for. The generous happy hour offers half price bar food—think dry-aged Wagyu burgers and lobster salad—and $2 off drinks. On Mondays, happy hour takes place all night long (uh, best way to start the week?).  

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  • Nightlife
  • Congress Ave District
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
The Townsend
The Townsend

Drenched in dark inky blues and grays, The Townsend is a cocktail lover’s dream. The talented bar team creates perfect classic and original cocktails like the dashing Mr. Sinatra: Wild Turkey 101 Rye, spiced chai vermouth, yellow chartreuse, dry curaçao and aromatic bitters. Come by for all-day happy hour every Monday from 5pm to close with $8 select cocktails.

  • Barton Springs
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Every day from 3pm to 7pm, sip on $5 Italian patio pounders, including the Americano, Aperol spritz, Italian mule and Italian sunrise on their lush, shady patio. Happy hour at the newly re-launched Juliet also includes $5 off family favorites like meatballs, salmon crudo, calamari and grilled octopus.

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  • Zilker
  • price 2 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended

Don’t miss Backbeat’s generous happy hour on Monday through Friday from 4 to 7pm (plus all night on Sunday!) for $7 classic cocktails crafted by Backbeat’s skilled bar team. Happy hour also includes $6 featured wines by the glass, $4 draft beers and $2 off all bar snacks like Antonelli’s cheese board with accoutrements.

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