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Cocktail from Mother Tongue in Hollywood, which features $10 happy hour drinks during its “social hour” from Wednesday to Sunday.
Cocktail from Mother Tongue in Hollywood, which features $10 happy hour drinks during its “social hour” from Wednesday to Sunday.
Wonho Frank Lee

14 Places for Happy Hour Drinks and Deals in LA

Cheers to crowd-pleasing happy hour specials in LA

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Cocktail from Mother Tongue in Hollywood, which features $10 happy hour drinks during its “social hour” from Wednesday to Sunday.
| Wonho Frank Lee

With the new year and regular work hours back in full swing, many area bars and restaurants have become key places to grab a bite or drink after work. The city’s many vaunted happy hours offer discount options for all, from house 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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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. Sunday to Friday, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday) and very inexpensive drinks, like $7 cocktails and $7 bites, including Homeboy Bakery pretzel and flatbread pizza.

The barrel-shaped entrance to a sunny dive bar.
Idle Hour
Elizabeth Daniels

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, $9 smash burger, fries, and $8 well drinks, wine, or $6 draft beer. Ahead of Dodgers season, happy hour specials are on during every Dodger game.

The Greyhound in Highland Park exterior from the street.
The Greyhound in Highland Park
The Greyhound [Official]

The Den on Sunset

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Already packed most nights, the Den’s upscale redesign makes it an ideal after-work happy hour from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, and 3 to 4:30 p.m. for weekend warriors. During this time, oysters are $12 for a six, meatballs are $14, and cocktails run $12. There’s also a trio of house wines for $8 a glass.

A green bar with brown-seated stools surrounding it, and a black and white tiled floor in geometric patterns.
The Den on Sunset
The Den

Tail O' the Pup

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While everyone on the easygoing menu at the historic Tail O’ the Pup is pretty affordable to begin with, the stand does offer a handy happy hour discount on house lager from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily for just $5 a pint. What’s better than a $5 beer and tasty chili dogs?

A tilted look at a hot dog stand in the shade at summertime.
Tail o’ the Pup in West Hollywood.
Wonho Frank Lee

Mother Tongue Restaurant

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Michael Mina’s swanky rooftop Hollywood restaurant has a Wednesday to Sunday happy hour it’s calling “social hour” from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., featuring $10 cocktails, $4 sliders, $4 tikka-masala skewers, and more, which make it one of the most affordable happy hour situations in the neighborhood.

Outdoor seating at Mother Tongue in Hollywood.
Outdoor patio of Mother Tongue in Hollywood.
Wonho Frank Lee

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.

Inside Spartina Is an Urbane Italian Restaurant on Melrose Avenue
The evening patio at Spartina.

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.

A platter of barbecued meats and sides from Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Mona Holmes

Umaya LA

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This sushi, ramen, and sake spot in Koreatown has a weekday happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with drinks and sushi specials starting at just $5. Open hand rolls start at $6 and house cocktails begin at $9 during this merry time of affordable drinks and bites.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tiki-style bar at Belles Beach House in Venice with wood chairs.
Bar at Belles Beach House in Venice
Wonho Frank Lee

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. The specials run 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Brisket from Wood Urban Kitchen and Sports Lounge
Brisket and sides from Wood Urban Kitchen.
Wood BBQ

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 $11 cocktails, snacks like tasajo tacos, quesadilla de hongos, and carnitas tacos for around $5, and more.

Colada cocktail from Madre
Colada cocktail from Madre
Jakob Layman

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Idle Hour

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. Sunday to Friday, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday) and very inexpensive drinks, like $7 cocktails and $7 bites, including Homeboy Bakery pretzel and flatbread pizza.

The barrel-shaped entrance to a sunny dive bar.
Idle Hour
Elizabeth Daniels

The Greyhound Bar & Grill

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, $9 smash burger, fries, and $8 well drinks, wine, or $6 draft beer. Ahead of Dodgers season, happy hour specials are on during every Dodger game.

The Greyhound in Highland Park exterior from the street.
The Greyhound in Highland Park
The Greyhound [Official]

The Den on Sunset

Already packed most nights, the Den’s upscale redesign makes it an ideal after-work happy hour from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, and 3 to 4:30 p.m. for weekend warriors. During this time, oysters are $12 for a six, meatballs are $14, and cocktails run $12. There’s also a trio of house wines for $8 a glass.

A green bar with brown-seated stools surrounding it, and a black and white tiled floor in geometric patterns.
The Den on Sunset
The Den

Tail O' the Pup

While everyone on the easygoing menu at the historic Tail O’ the Pup is pretty affordable to begin with, the stand does offer a handy happy hour discount on house lager from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily for just $5 a pint. What’s better than a $5 beer and tasty chili dogs?

A tilted look at a hot dog stand in the shade at summertime.
Tail o’ the Pup in West Hollywood.
Wonho Frank Lee

Mother Tongue Restaurant

Michael Mina’s swanky rooftop Hollywood restaurant has a Wednesday to Sunday happy hour it’s calling “social hour” from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., featuring $10 cocktails, $4 sliders, $4 tikka-masala skewers, and more, which make it one of the most affordable happy hour situations in the neighborhood.

Outdoor seating at Mother Tongue in Hollywood.
Outdoor patio of Mother Tongue in Hollywood.
Wonho Frank Lee

Spartina

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.

Inside Spartina Is an Urbane Italian Restaurant on Melrose Avenue
The evening patio at Spartina.

Moo's Craft Barbecue

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.

A platter of barbecued meats and sides from Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Mona Holmes

Umaya LA

This sushi, ramen, and sake spot in Koreatown has a weekday happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with drinks and sushi specials starting at just $5. Open hand rolls start at $6 and house cocktails begin at $9 during this merry time of affordable drinks and bites.

Birdie G's

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.

Moto Ramen

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.

Little Fatty

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.

Belles Beach House

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.

Tiki-style bar at Belles Beach House in Venice with wood chairs.
Bar at Belles Beach House in Venice
Wonho Frank Lee

The Wood Urban Kitchen

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. The specials run 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Brisket from Wood Urban Kitchen and Sports Lounge
Brisket and sides from Wood Urban Kitchen.
Wood BBQ

Madre Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria

Happy hour runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at all three Madre locations (including West Hollywood and Palms), with room for $11 cocktails, snacks like tasajo tacos, quesadilla de hongos, and carnitas tacos for around $5, and more.

Colada cocktail from Madre
Colada cocktail from Madre
Jakob Layman

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