Top 10 Happy Hour Drink And Bar Snack Deals In San Francisco
The best happy hours in town
SF likes to start its nights out early. So an arsenal of great happy hours is a must.
These are our ten favorites in the city (in no particular order), selected thanks to great drink specials, cheap bites and, occasionally, a solid appreciation for a straightforward shot-and-a-beer.
Dollar oysters are just the beginning: From 5 to 6:30 p.m., sample $5 fish tacos, $6 bowls of bacon-rich seafood chowder, $4 draft beer and $6 glasses of wine. Pro tip: You can reserve tables for happy hour, too.
Pair cheap beer ($3 drafts) with cheap pizza (half priced at $5 to $6) from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at both locations.
From 5:30 to 7 p.m., get discounted cocktails, plus half off about a third of their food menu (fried baby octopus for $4.50, seared salmon belly for $7).
Make after-work drinks très charmant from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Specials include a $10 wine flight, $5 mushroom flatbread and $20 selection of meats, and cheeses served with baguette.
While away a weekend afternoon at this adorable nook of a bar: From 1 to 4 p.m., get discounted cocktails, beer and wine, plus specially priced bites. Weekdays, too, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Make like it's 1972 every day, from 5 to 7 p.m., with "retro cocktails" ($6) like the Banana Daiquiri or the $20 "Boogie Nights" punch bowl. Get down with "70's Classic Munchies" ($2), including pigs in a blanket.
Learn the tricks of the trade over drinks at the weekly Butcher's Happy Hour, held on Wednesdays. Watch the butchers break down pigs while enjoying wine and tasty snacks.
Shot-and-a-beer, anyone? Get yours here from 4 to 7 p.m.; three combos include Four Roses bourbon and a short Anchor Steam, Pueblo Viejo tequila and a Tecate, and Bols Genever and a short Trumer Pils.
The Cheese School of San Francisco
It's all in the name at the "Cheese Makes Me Happy Hour." Every Wednesday until June 18, hang out from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the school's lovely patio, where twenty bucks gets you a curated cheese plate, plus a glass of local wine or beer.
At the new "The Happiest of Hours," from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, pair $1 oysters and $6 yuzu chicken wings with $4 Sapporo on draft, plus rotating wine and sake specials for $6.