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17 Places for Happy Hour Drinks and Deals in LA

Cheers to crowd-pleasing happy hour specials in LA

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With the holiday season in full swing, many area bars and restaurants have become key places to slow down, mellow out, and grab a bite or drink after work. The city’s many vaunted happy hours offer discount options for all, from well cocktails to craft beer, and because this is Los Angeles there’s no shortage of great food, either. Here now are some of greater LA’s best places to catch happy hour.

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Belles Beach House

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This breezy Venice spot has a happy hour from Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with favorite dishes like rock shrimp and mochiko chicken nuggets to go along with $10 piña coladas and slushies. It’s a real island vibe but located here on the mainland.

24 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291
(424) 363-6600
(424) 363-6600
Tiki-style bar at Belles Beach House in Venice with wood chairs.
Bar at Belles Beach House in Venice
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Birdie G's

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The daily “Early Birdie’s” happy hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Bird’s Nest bar at chef Jeremy Fox’s eclectic Santa Monica restaurant offers a variety of $5 to $15 snacks such as a kippered sable terrine with crispy potato waffles. There’s also a Kishka burger made with a blood sausage patty and persimmon “comeback sauce.” On the drinks side, there’s a chamomile lavender lemonade mocktail for $4, seasonal $12 cocktails, and $6 craft beer.

2421 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 310-3616
(310) 310-3616

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On The Thirty

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On the Thirty has been serving Sherman Oaks locals for years. The local-favorite happy hour runs 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the week and includes everything from inexpensive truffle fries and $10 pizzas to $8 well cocktails and $7 frozen margaritas.

14622 Ventura Blvd #112, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 788-0330
(818) 788-0330

Little Fatty

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Every day from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the always-bustling Taiwanese spot in Mar Vista, you can score $4 beers, $8 wines by the glass, $8 classic cocktails like a Paloma or Old Fashioned, and a $9 Japanese highball. Snack on (or make a meal of) $4 egg rolls and $5 fried dumplings and fried chicken bao.

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 574-7610
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Moto Ramen

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If you’re in the mood to noodle around on the earlier side, head to Culver City’s Moto Ramen. From 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, get discounted snacks such as gyoza, sashimi, and karaage, as well as 20 percent off all bottles of wine and sake. And yes, there’s also ramen.

11172 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 815-8776
(310) 815-8776

Piccalilli

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Two hours of happiness at Culver City’s Piccalilli leaves plenty of room to enjoy smashed cucumber salad, popcorn chicken, crispy chicken skin, spritzes, and more for less beginning at 4 p.m. There are also $4 to $6 beers and $6 to $9 wines.

3850 Main St, Culver City, CA 90232
(424) 298-8540
(424) 298-8540
Piccalilli restaurant in Culver City
Piccalilli Culver City.
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Idle Hour

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The iconic Idle Hour is a Valley staple, known for its inventive look (yep, that’s a beer barrel shape at the entrance) and bustling patio. The happy hour is reason alone to come, thanks to its robust time slot (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and very inexpensive drinks, like sub-$8 cocktails.

4824 Vineland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
(818) 980-5604
The barrel-shaped entrance to a sunny dive bar.
Idle Hour
Elizabeth Daniels

Short Stories Restaurant

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This wonderful little find in Fairfax has ample outdoor seating and a very millennial pink bar area with some handy happy hour items from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Drinks like pisco sour or cantaloupe basil margarita go well with olive choclo flatbread, labneh with crispy quinoa, or a media luna taco with tiger prawns.

115 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-3930
(323) 937-3930
A marble dark red bar at a new restaurant at daytime.
Inside Short Stories restaurant on Fairfax.
Stefan Marriweather

Spartina

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Melrose patio staple Spartina offers an Italian happy hour menu from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The robust offerings include $12 pizzas, $18 pitchers of beer, and $10 cocktails.

7505 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 782-1023
(323) 782-1023
Inside Spartina Is an Urbane Italian Restaurant on Melrose Avenue
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The Wood Urban Kitchen

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Inglewood’s hit for barbecue and beats sure knows how to throw a party, with all-day prices like $8 margaritas, $5 domestic beers, $10 top chef cocktails, sliders, brisket fries, and fried zucchini, plus Friday DJ sets to complement the mood.

129 N Market St, Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 466-9741
(310) 466-9741
Brisket from Wood Urban Kitchen and Sports Lounge
Brisket and sides from Wood Urban Kitchen.
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Madre Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria

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Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at all three Madre locations (including West Hollywood and Palms), with room for $9 cocktails, snacks like tasajo tacos, quesadilla de hongos, and carnitas tacos for around $5, and more.

1261 Cabrillo Ave #100, Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 974-8005
(310) 974-8005
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Colada cocktail from Madre
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Genever

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As one of LA’s best cocktail bars period, Genever has no real need to offer happy hour to the masses. Yet that’s exactly what this Historic Filipinotown spot does, turning out daily drink deals (like sub-$10 drinks) every day they’re open, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

3123 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 908-5693
(213) 908-5693
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De Buena Planta

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Silver Lake’s sceney new plant-based Mexican-inspired restaurant has a daily happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays selling $12 margaritas, $10 wines, and $5 Boomtown lager beer, plus $12 guacamole, $9 trumpet mushroom ceviche tostada, and $8 mulitas.

2815 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 426-9023
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Rossoblu

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Steve Samson’s open, airy Italian stunner in the Fashion District offers a pizza happy hour daily from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Order a margherita or cheese pizza and beverage (beer, wine, margarita, martini, or spritz) for $25 per person. 

1124 San Julian St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 749-1099
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Moo's Craft Barbecue

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Thursdays and Fridays are for happy hour at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights. This Texas-ish smoked meat specialist does $10 sandwiches and snacks from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., along with reduced-price craft beers.

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 686-4133
(323) 686-4133
A platter of barbecued meats and sides from Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Moo’s Craft Barbecue
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The Greyhound Bar & Grill

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Highland Park’s enduring sports bar that happens to have excellent food has a daily happy hour from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., plus a late night happy hour from Monday to Thursday at 10 p.m. (until 11 p.m.), with boneless or veggie wings, personal pizza, fries, and $8 well drinks, wine, or $6 draft beer.

5570 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 900-0300
(323) 900-0300
The Greyhound in Highland Park exterior from the street.
The Greyhound in Highland Park
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Bone Kettle

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Bone Kettle’s happy hour is a snacky delight, offering Pasadena locals the chance to graze on meat skewers, big bowls of fries, lumpia, and inexpensive drinks.

67 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 795-5702
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Belles Beach House

24 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291

This breezy Venice spot has a happy hour from Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with favorite dishes like rock shrimp and mochiko chicken nuggets to go along with $10 piña coladas and slushies. It’s a real island vibe but located here on the mainland.

24 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291
(424) 363-6600
(424) 363-6600
Tiki-style bar at Belles Beach House in Venice with wood chairs.
Bar at Belles Beach House in Venice
Wonho Frank Lee

Birdie G's

2421 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404

The daily “Early Birdie’s” happy hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Bird’s Nest bar at chef Jeremy Fox’s eclectic Santa Monica restaurant offers a variety of $5 to $15 snacks such as a kippered sable terrine with crispy potato waffles. There’s also a Kishka burger made with a blood sausage patty and persimmon “comeback sauce.” On the drinks side, there’s a chamomile lavender lemonade mocktail for $4, seasonal $12 cocktails, and $6 craft beer.

2421 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 310-3616
(310) 310-3616

On The Thirty

14622 Ventura Blvd #112, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

On the Thirty has been serving Sherman Oaks locals for years. The local-favorite happy hour runs 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the week and includes everything from inexpensive truffle fries and $10 pizzas to $8 well cocktails and $7 frozen margaritas.

14622 Ventura Blvd #112, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 788-0330
(818) 788-0330

Little Fatty

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Every day from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the always-bustling Taiwanese spot in Mar Vista, you can score $4 beers, $8 wines by the glass, $8 classic cocktails like a Paloma or Old Fashioned, and a $9 Japanese highball. Snack on (or make a meal of) $4 egg rolls and $5 fried dumplings and fried chicken bao.

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 574-7610
(310) 574-7610

Moto Ramen

11172 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

If you’re in the mood to noodle around on the earlier side, head to Culver City’s Moto Ramen. From 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, get discounted snacks such as gyoza, sashimi, and karaage, as well as 20 percent off all bottles of wine and sake. And yes, there’s also ramen.

11172 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 815-8776
(310) 815-8776

Piccalilli

3850 Main St, Culver City, CA 90232

Two hours of happiness at Culver City’s Piccalilli leaves plenty of room to enjoy smashed cucumber salad, popcorn chicken, crispy chicken skin, spritzes, and more for less beginning at 4 p.m. There are also $4 to $6 beers and $6 to $9 wines.

3850 Main St, Culver City, CA 90232
(424) 298-8540
(424) 298-8540
Piccalilli restaurant in Culver City
Piccalilli Culver City.
Bread & Butter PR

Idle Hour

4824 Vineland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91601

The iconic Idle Hour is a Valley staple, known for its inventive look (yep, that’s a beer barrel shape at the entrance) and bustling patio. The happy hour is reason alone to come, thanks to its robust time slot (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and very inexpensive drinks, like sub-$8 cocktails.

4824 Vineland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
(818) 980-5604
The barrel-shaped entrance to a sunny dive bar.
Idle Hour
Elizabeth Daniels

Short Stories Restaurant

115 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

This wonderful little find in Fairfax has ample outdoor seating and a very millennial pink bar area with some handy happy hour items from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Drinks like pisco sour or cantaloupe basil margarita go well with olive choclo flatbread, labneh with crispy quinoa, or a media luna taco with tiger prawns.

115 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-3930
(323) 937-3930
A marble dark red bar at a new restaurant at daytime.
Inside Short Stories restaurant on Fairfax.
Stefan Marriweather

Spartina

7505 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Melrose patio staple Spartina offers an Italian happy hour menu from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The robust offerings include $12 pizzas, $18 pitchers of beer, and $10 cocktails.

7505 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 782-1023
(323) 782-1023
Inside Spartina Is an Urbane Italian Restaurant on Melrose Avenue
The evening patio at Spartina.

The Wood Urban Kitchen

129 N Market St, Inglewood, CA 90301

Inglewood’s hit for barbecue and beats sure knows how to throw a party, with all-day prices like $8 margaritas, $5 domestic beers, $10 top chef cocktails, sliders, brisket fries, and fried zucchini, plus Friday DJ sets to complement the mood.

129 N Market St, Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 466-9741
(310) 466-9741
Brisket from Wood Urban Kitchen and Sports Lounge
Brisket and sides from Wood Urban Kitchen.
Wood BBQ

Madre Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria

1261 Cabrillo Ave #100, Torrance, CA 90501

Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at all three Madre locations (including West Hollywood and Palms), with room for $9 cocktails, snacks like tasajo tacos, quesadilla de hongos, and carnitas tacos for around $5, and more.

1261 Cabrillo Ave #100, Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 974-8005
(310) 974-8005
Colada cocktail from Madre
Colada cocktail from Madre
Jakob Layman

Genever

3123 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057

As one of LA’s best cocktail bars period, Genever has no real need to offer happy hour to the masses. Yet that’s exactly what this Historic Filipinotown spot does, turning out daily drink deals (like sub-$10 drinks) every day they’re open, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

3123 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 908-5693
(213) 908-5693
Genever, a dim cocktail bar in Historic Filipinotown, is shown with rows of seats at night.
Genever
Wonho Frank Lee

De Buena Planta

2815 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Silver Lake’s sceney new plant-based Mexican-inspired restaurant has a daily happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays selling $12 margaritas, $10 wines, and $5 Boomtown lager beer, plus $12 guacamole, $9 trumpet mushroom ceviche tostada, and $8 mulitas.

2815 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 426-9023
(323) 426-9023

Rossoblu

1124 San Julian St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Steve Samson’s open, airy Italian stunner in the Fashion District offers a pizza happy hour daily from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Order a margherita or cheese pizza and beverage (beer, wine, margarita, martini, or spritz) for $25 per person. 

1124 San Julian St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 749-1099
(213) 749-1099

Moo's Craft Barbecue

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Thursdays and Fridays are for happy hour at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights. This Texas-ish smoked meat specialist does $10 sandwiches and snacks from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., along with reduced-price craft beers.

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 686-4133
(323) 686-4133
A platter of barbecued meats and sides from Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Mona Holmes

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The Greyhound Bar & Grill

5570 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Highland Park’s enduring sports bar that happens to have excellent food has a daily happy hour from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., plus a late night happy hour from Monday to Thursday at 10 p.m. (until 11 p.m.), with boneless or veggie wings, personal pizza, fries, and $8 well drinks, wine, or $6 draft beer.

5570 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 900-0300
(323) 900-0300
The Greyhound in Highland Park exterior from the street.
The Greyhound in Highland Park
The Greyhound [Official]

Bone Kettle

67 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103

Bone Kettle’s happy hour is a snacky delight, offering Pasadena locals the chance to graze on meat skewers, big bowls of fries, lumpia, and inexpensive drinks.

67 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 795-5702
(626) 795-5702

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