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The Best New Happy Hours in New Orleans

Fresh new food and drink specials for when 5 p.m. (or before) comes calling

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New Orleans has long been known for having a robust happy hour scene, enticing early-bird customers with oyster-centric specials, craft cocktail deals, and discounted bar snacks and beer. These are the freshest new menus built to lure in diners during those quiet, in-between lunch and dinner hours, pairing classic cocktails, craft beer, and wine specials with tasty food.

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Monday | Restaurant + Bar

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At Monday, entrepreneur Larry Morrow’s restaurant and bar in Mid City, chef (and Morrow’s mother) Lenora Chong serves up an eclectic mix of bar food, Creole classics, and creative twists on Southern specialties. Stop by on its namesake day of the week — that would be Monday — and be rewarded with an all-day happy hour that includes discounted boudin egg rolls, wings, and more as well as $1 oysters; half-price cocktails, beer, and wine; and $5 frozen drinks. As a bonus, the same specials apply Wednesday through Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Rosella

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The lovely Rosella, a charming new Mid-City cafe, wine bar, and restaurant, is worth visiting for the small plates and wine prices — the andouille corn dog, cold red bean salad, and smoked catfish dip are all delightful. But there's also a special happy hour deal every day it’s open, whether it’s fried pickles and a pint for $8 or $12 carafes of wine — adding an additional reason to stop by. Whatever the deal, it will run from 4 to 6 p.m.

The bar at Rosella.
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Anna’s is the reinvention of beloved neighborhood dive Mimi’s in the Marigny, but luckily it’s not too much of a change — the interior is familiar, and the drinks are still top-notch. Bar manager Anna Giordano (Jewel of the South, Bar Tonique, and Longway Tavern, among others) offers happy hour daily: downstairs it’s from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $7 house cocktails, upstairs it’s from 5 to 7 p.m., with half off wine by the glass.

Justini’s

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At this hot new spot for cocktails in Bywater, the drinks are colorful and the vibe is good. Chic and elegant, founder Jessica Robinson offers happy hour deals to match, including $7 French 75s and lemon drops alongside a $5 happy hour cocktail of the day. But that’s not all: there are specials on beer, house wine, and Champagne, as well as bites like tacos and fish tenders. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Did you know the acclaimed Fritai offers a weekday happy hour deal? Charly Pierre’s hit Haitian restaurant discounts cocktails and starters by half in the lounge, when you can try akra, grilled shrimp pikliz, and more for less. Seats are limited in the lounge so get there on the earlier side between 4 and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday (except for Tuesday when it’s closed).

A table is set with silverware, placemats, two bright yellow cocktails, and two dishes (A Fritai sandwich, and akra and pikliz dip).
Shrimp pikliz.
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Saint John

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This French Quarter hotspot serving contemporary Creole cuisine has a great happy hour, when specialty cocktails and bar bites like smoked fish dip and deviled eggs go for $7, boilermakers are $6, and wine, beer, and bourbon Old Fashioned are just $5. Stop by every day but Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m., but expect to want to stay for dinner.

This new French Quarter cocktail den has already gained a reputation for having some of the best cocktails, oysters, and vibes in town since opening over the summer. At Fives, the elegant, old-school haven off Jackson Square, diners can snag specials on cocktails and oysters, Monday through Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. Drinks like a Hurricane, sazerac, and Bergamot spritz are $10, while select glasses of wine are $8. A half dozen of chef’s selection oysters, which is likely to include oysters from all over (the Mid-Atlantic, West Coast, Northeast, PEI, and more) and not just the Gulf, is $18, and a full dozen goes for $28.

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Bésame

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Downtown’s delightful Latin tapas restaurant from Nanyo Dominguez is a standout newcomer, serving delicious ceviche in the styles of Mexico City, Oaxaca, Peru, and the Dominican Republic; Argentinian and Mexican-style empanadas; Colombian and Venezuelan-style arepas; and bigger plates of seafood paella and churrasco with chimichurri. Happy hour is awesome too, with steep discounts on sangria, margaritas, palomas, and snacks from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Baroness on Baronne

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It’s time to check out this moody, elegant new bar downtown if you haven’t already — the stylish haven now offers lunch, happy hour, and late-night hours. Happy Hour is Wednesday through Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. — a rarity — and offers $2 Champagne; $3 domestics; and $5 wine and specialty cocktails while you munch on discounted charcuterie, crab and crawfish bisque, pork sliders, and more.

Yo Nashi

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There’s an exciting new happy hour at Yo Nashi, the chic downtown omakase sushi restaurant that opened in 2020. Thursday through Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., customers can enjoy half-price beers and sake by the glass alongside the restaurant’s first-ever a la carte menu of sushi, small plates, and entrees — sushi offerings include salmon, tuna, and yellowtail nigiri; salmon, tuna, and wagyu Maki; and tuna temake.

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Couvant at The Eliza Jane Hotel

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Couvant, the elegant French brasserie in downtown’s chic Eliza Jane Hotel, has a new happy hour that will run Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m. Grab a seat at the bar for $7 wines by the glass and half-price snacks, like tuna tartar, gougères, or tete de cochon-topped deviled eggs.

The bar at Couvant in the Eliza Jane.
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Boucherie

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The chance to nibble on chef Nathanial Zimet’s simply elegant cuisine is reason enough to head to his inviting Uptown restaurant for happy hour Wednesday through Saturday, 5 to 6:30 p.m. The happy hour food menu includes a discounted grilled Caesar — the restaurant is known for it — a house-ground burger, boudin balls, and $5 fries — they are best enjoyed with garlic aioli for dipping. Add in the $6 house wines and cocktails and $3 drafts and life is good.

Sukeban

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Sukeban is the debut restaurant from Jacqueline Blanchard, the founder of upscale culinary shop Coutelier. It’s a modern, sleek shop meant to pay homage to the Japanese izakaya, serving a succinct menu of sashimi specials, rotating hand rolls, and a handful of traditional Izakaya sides, like Japanese potato salad and ohitashi, a spinach dish. There are also robust Japanese beer and whiskey offerings, as well as natural wine and a couple of well-balanced cocktails — and the daily happy hour from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. is a great chance to try them half-off.

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Brewery Saint X

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The new downtown brewery just introduced late-night happy hour, a twist on the tradition that’s always a treat. From 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily (and until midnight on Friday and Saturday), draft lagers and cask ales are $5, frozen cocktails are $8, and boilermakers are $9. For food, chef Shannon Bingham’s hot dogs, made in-house and topped with beef cheek chili, are $7 or two for $10.

Mister Oso

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This lively new Denver import serving tacos, aguachile, and agave drinks knows its audience, which is probably why it didn’t hesitate to introduce an extensive happy hour menu. Snacks include queso, guacamole, a Frito pie, and nachos, priced between $5 and $9; and $8 cocktails include margaritas, Palomas, and a cold brew martini. Modelo tall boys are $5, tequila shots go for $6, and glasses of house wine are $7.

Plates Restaurant & Bar

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This ambitious new restaurant in the Warehouse District blends the flavors of Spain, Vietnam, Germany, New Orleans, and more on a menu of colorful shareable dishes served on antique plates. For a discounted taste of tapas like patatas bravas, bruleed manchego, and charred okra; and Spanish-inspired cocktails utilizing vermouth, visit during happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays (closed Wednesday).

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Bakery Bar

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With the recent revamp of Bakery Bar’s menu came a new happy hour menu with sweet deals on food and drinks. Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. — a late one — the charming corner cafe offers $5 daiquiris, Dark and Stormys, sazeracs, and martinis (vodka or gin), along with select wines and beers. Expect a rotating selection of discounted Latin America-meets-Louisiana snacks from chef Lydia Solano including cracklins.

The Bower Bar

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The owners of French Quarter institution Tujague’s Restaurant opened both the Bower and the Bower Bar next door to each other on Magazine Street last year, with outdoor seating offered on a spacious plant-filled patio. Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., classic cocktails are just $6, house wine-by-the-glass is $6, and plates like charcuterie, cacio e pepe, crispy cauliflower, and whipped feta run from $7 to $12.

The Bower Bar

The Avenue Pub

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Known for its vast beer selection, the Avenue Pub is back open under new owners with a better-than-ever menu of pub food. Downstairs, a cluster of high tables means the room can get crowded with dining patrons; upstairs the balcony is back open with its wrap-around balcony overlooking the streetcar line and a smaller bar with an impressive selection of brown goods: bourbon, whiskey, and rye. Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a slew of $5 offerings — wine, pilsners, margaritas, and a High Life/Tullamore Dew combo; and for food, there are $5 boudin balls, wings, and pub sliders.

Gris-Gris

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The LGD’s best bet for contemporary Southern cuisine has a daily (except Tuesday) happy hour, and it includes several of chef Eric Cook’s popular food items: Gulf fish crudo, fried pickles and caviar ranch, and cracklins’ and pimento to name a few. Beyond food, there are four $8 cocktails and $2 off all draft beer and wines by the glass. Happy hour is available Wednesday through Monday, 3 to 6 p.m.

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Costera

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Uptown’s coastal Spanish hit has rolled out a happy hour menu, available Wednesday through Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. Taste tapas like beet salad, papas bravas, and potato bombas while sipping on half-priced beer and wine by the glass or specialty cocktails for just $5 and $6. The surprisingly long list of discount drinks includes a dirty martini, a rebujito, and more.

Potato bombas from Costera.
Costera

Mister Mao

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Mister Mao as happy hour destination is a great fit — the atmosphere guarantees a shift in mindset and chef Sophina Uong’s explosive flavors are sure to inject some liveliness into your day. The restaurant has brought back its roving, dim-style carts for a “Here Comes the Chuck Wagon” happy hour available Thursday through Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. Items will change, but expect $8 to $12 bites like Filipino chicken lumpia, spicy Chinese honey popcorn shrimp, pork siu mai, and more, alongside $8 rotating specialty cocktails and wines by the glass.

Potential happy hour dishes at Mister Mao.
Mister Mao

Monday | Restaurant + Bar

At Monday, entrepreneur Larry Morrow’s restaurant and bar in Mid City, chef (and Morrow’s mother) Lenora Chong serves up an eclectic mix of bar food, Creole classics, and creative twists on Southern specialties. Stop by on its namesake day of the week — that would be Monday — and be rewarded with an all-day happy hour that includes discounted boudin egg rolls, wings, and more as well as $1 oysters; half-price cocktails, beer, and wine; and $5 frozen drinks. As a bonus, the same specials apply Wednesday through Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Rosella

The lovely Rosella, a charming new Mid-City cafe, wine bar, and restaurant, is worth visiting for the small plates and wine prices — the andouille corn dog, cold red bean salad, and smoked catfish dip are all delightful. But there's also a special happy hour deal every day it’s open, whether it’s fried pickles and a pint for $8 or $12 carafes of wine — adding an additional reason to stop by. Whatever the deal, it will run from 4 to 6 p.m.

The bar at Rosella.
Katherine Kimball/Rosella

Anna's

Anna’s is the reinvention of beloved neighborhood dive Mimi’s in the Marigny, but luckily it’s not too much of a change — the interior is familiar, and the drinks are still top-notch. Bar manager Anna Giordano (Jewel of the South, Bar Tonique, and Longway Tavern, among others) offers happy hour daily: downstairs it’s from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $7 house cocktails, upstairs it’s from 5 to 7 p.m., with half off wine by the glass.

Justini’s

At this hot new spot for cocktails in Bywater, the drinks are colorful and the vibe is good. Chic and elegant, founder Jessica Robinson offers happy hour deals to match, including $7 French 75s and lemon drops alongside a $5 happy hour cocktail of the day. But that’s not all: there are specials on beer, house wine, and Champagne, as well as bites like tacos and fish tenders. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Fritai

Did you know the acclaimed Fritai offers a weekday happy hour deal? Charly Pierre’s hit Haitian restaurant discounts cocktails and starters by half in the lounge, when you can try akra, grilled shrimp pikliz, and more for less. Seats are limited in the lounge so get there on the earlier side between 4 and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday (except for Tuesday when it’s closed).

A table is set with silverware, placemats, two bright yellow cocktails, and two dishes (A Fritai sandwich, and akra and pikliz dip).
Shrimp pikliz.
Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Saint John

This French Quarter hotspot serving contemporary Creole cuisine has a great happy hour, when specialty cocktails and bar bites like smoked fish dip and deviled eggs go for $7, boilermakers are $6, and wine, beer, and bourbon Old Fashioned are just $5. Stop by every day but Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m., but expect to want to stay for dinner.

Fives

This new French Quarter cocktail den has already gained a reputation for having some of the best cocktails, oysters, and vibes in town since opening over the summer. At Fives, the elegant, old-school haven off Jackson Square, diners can snag specials on cocktails and oysters, Monday through Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. Drinks like a Hurricane, sazerac, and Bergamot spritz are $10, while select glasses of wine are $8. A half dozen of chef’s selection oysters, which is likely to include oysters from all over (the Mid-Atlantic, West Coast, Northeast, PEI, and more) and not just the Gulf, is $18, and a full dozen goes for $28.

Cory James Fontenot/Fives

Bésame

Downtown’s delightful Latin tapas restaurant from Nanyo Dominguez is a standout newcomer, serving delicious ceviche in the styles of Mexico City, Oaxaca, Peru, and the Dominican Republic; Argentinian and Mexican-style empanadas; Colombian and Venezuelan-style arepas; and bigger plates of seafood paella and churrasco with chimichurri. Happy hour is awesome too, with steep discounts on sangria, margaritas, palomas, and snacks from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Baroness on Baronne

It’s time to check out this moody, elegant new bar downtown if you haven’t already — the stylish haven now offers lunch, happy hour, and late-night hours. Happy Hour is Wednesday through Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. — a rarity — and offers $2 Champagne; $3 domestics; and $5 wine and specialty cocktails while you munch on discounted charcuterie, crab and crawfish bisque, pork sliders, and more.

Yo Nashi

There’s an exciting new happy hour at Yo Nashi, the chic downtown omakase sushi restaurant that opened in 2020. Thursday through Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., customers can enjoy half-price beers and sake by the glass alongside the restaurant’s first-ever a la carte menu of sushi, small plates, and entrees — sushi offerings include salmon, tuna, and yellowtail nigiri; salmon, tuna, and wagyu Maki; and tuna temake.

Yo Nashi

Couvant at The Eliza Jane Hotel

Couvant, the elegant French brasserie in downtown’s chic Eliza Jane Hotel, has a new happy hour that will run Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m. Grab a seat at the bar for $7 wines by the glass and half-price snacks, like tuna tartar, gougères, or tete de cochon-topped deviled eggs.

The bar at Couvant in the Eliza Jane.
Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Boucherie

The chance to nibble on chef Nathanial Zimet’s simply elegant cuisine is reason enough to head to his inviting Uptown restaurant for happy hour Wednesday through Saturday, 5 to 6:30 p.m. The happy hour food menu includes a discounted grilled Caesar — the restaurant is known for it — a house-ground burger, boudin balls, and $5 fries — they are best enjoyed with garlic aioli for dipping. Add in the $6 house wines and cocktails and $3 drafts and life is good.

Sukeban

Sukeban is the debut restaurant from Jacqueline Blanchard, the founder of upscale culinary shop Coutelier. It’s a modern, sleek shop meant to pay homage to the Japanese izakaya, serving a succinct menu of sashimi specials, rotating hand rolls, and a handful of traditional Izakaya sides, like Japanese potato salad and ohitashi, a spinach dish. There are also robust Japanese beer and whiskey offerings, as well as natural wine and a couple of well-balanced cocktails — and the daily happy hour from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. is a great chance to try them half-off.

Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Brewery Saint X

The new downtown brewery just introduced late-night happy hour, a twist on the tradition that’s always a treat. From 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily (and until midnight on Friday and Saturday), draft lagers and cask ales are $5, frozen cocktails are $8, and boilermakers are $9. For food, chef Shannon Bingham’s hot dogs, made in-house and topped with beef cheek chili, are $7 or two for $10.

Mister Oso

This lively new Denver import serving tacos, aguachile, and agave drinks knows its audience, which is probably why it didn’t hesitate to introduce an extensive happy hour menu. Snacks include queso, guacamole, a Frito pie, and nachos, priced between $5 and $9; and $8 cocktails include margaritas, Palomas, and a cold brew martini. Modelo tall boys are $5, tequila shots go for $6, and glasses of house wine are $7.

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Plates Restaurant & Bar

This ambitious new restaurant in the Warehouse District blends the flavors of Spain, Vietnam, Germany, New Orleans, and more on a menu of colorful shareable dishes served on antique plates. For a discounted taste of tapas like patatas bravas, bruleed manchego, and charred okra; and Spanish-inspired cocktails utilizing vermouth, visit during happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays (closed Wednesday).

Randy Schmidt/Plates

Bakery Bar

With the recent revamp of Bakery Bar’s menu came a new happy hour menu with sweet deals on food and drinks. Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. — a late one — the charming corner cafe offers $5 daiquiris, Dark and Stormys, sazeracs, and martinis (vodka or gin), along with select wines and beers. Expect a rotating selection of discounted Latin America-meets-Louisiana snacks from chef Lydia Solano including cracklins.

The Bower Bar

The owners of French Quarter institution Tujague’s Restaurant opened both the Bower and the Bower Bar next door to each other on Magazine Street last year, with outdoor seating offered on a spacious plant-filled patio. Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., classic cocktails are just $6, house wine-by-the-glass is $6, and plates like charcuterie, cacio e pepe, crispy cauliflower, and whipped feta run from $7 to $12.

The Bower Bar

The Avenue Pub

Known for its vast beer selection, the Avenue Pub is back open under new owners with a better-than-ever menu of pub food. Downstairs, a cluster of high tables means the room can get crowded with dining patrons; upstairs the balcony is back open with its wrap-around balcony overlooking the streetcar line and a smaller bar with an impressive selection of brown goods: bourbon, whiskey, and rye. Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. with a slew of $5 offerings — wine, pilsners, margaritas, and a High Life/Tullamore Dew combo; and for food, there are $5 boudin balls, wings, and pub sliders.

Gris-Gris

The LGD’s best bet for contemporary Southern cuisine has a daily (except Tuesday) happy hour, and it includes several of chef Eric Cook’s popular food items: Gulf fish crudo, fried pickles and caviar ranch, and cracklins’ and pimento to name a few. Beyond food, there are four $8 cocktails and $2 off all draft beer and wines by the glass. Happy hour is available Wednesday through Monday, 3 to 6 p.m.

Gris-Gris

Costera

Uptown’s coastal Spanish hit has rolled out a happy hour menu, available Wednesday through Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. Taste tapas like beet salad, papas bravas, and potato bombas while sipping on half-priced beer and wine by the glass or specialty cocktails for just $5 and $6. The surprisingly long list of discount drinks includes a dirty martini, a rebujito, and more.

Potato bombas from Costera.
Costera

Mister Mao

Mister Mao as happy hour destination is a great fit — the atmosphere guarantees a shift in mindset and chef Sophina Uong’s explosive flavors are sure to inject some liveliness into your day. The restaurant has brought back its roving, dim-style carts for a “Here Comes the Chuck Wagon” happy hour available Thursday through Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. Items will change, but expect $8 to $12 bites like Filipino chicken lumpia, spicy Chinese honey popcorn shrimp, pork siu mai, and more, alongside $8 rotating specialty cocktails and wines by the glass.