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Where to Celebrate Happy Hour in New Orleans Right Now

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

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The newest happy hour in town is as the Tell Me Bar.
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New Orleans has long been known for having a robust happy hour scene, from oyster-centric specials to craft cocktail deals to 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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Seafood Sally's

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Neighborhood is at the center of Seafood Sally’s, the second restaurant from the chef/owners of Marjie’s Grill, and its happy hour menu is an extension of that — what better way to draw in neighbors than with $1 oysters? The Buck a Shuck happy hour, which also features discounted bar snacks, cocktails, and wine — they recently added 25 percent off all bottles — now runs daily from 3 to 6 p.m.

8400 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 766-8736
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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 p.m. Add in the $5 house wines, $1 off drafts and $7 sazeracs and life is good. Specially priced bites include $10 steamed mussels, $8 for blackened shrimp and grit cake, $5 boudin balls and $4 fries — get the fries — hand cut, fried to order hot and crispy — they are best enjoyed with garlic aioli for dipping.

8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862-5514
(504) 862-5514
Steamed mussels on Boucherie’s happy hour menu
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Vals

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From the team behind top New Orleans cocktail bar Cure, this renovated service station at the corner of Valence and Freret makes for a hip, casual setting with a sprawling front patio serving regional Mexican specialties, tacos, and a nice menu of agave-based drinks, both margarita and non-margarita. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. daily., offering a $6 margarita, frozen or on the rocks, and a $5 Modelo and Tapatio tequila shot combo.

4632 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 356-0006
(504) 356-0006

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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 — a sure hit. As a bonus, the same specials apply Tuesday through Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.

4327 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 581-8900
(504) 581-8900

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Marjie's Grill

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There’s a new sake-centric happy hour in town thanks to Mid-City favorite Marjie’s Grill, which has been expanding its sake program as of late (though it always had a nice selection). The new happy hour menu offers specialty sake bombs, sake cocktails like a cucumber nigori limeade, and rotating small-production sake for $2 off, Tuesday through Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.

320 S Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 603-2234
(504) 603-2234

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Velveteen Lounge & Restaurant

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On Bayou Road is the warm and welcoming Velveteen Lounge, a cocktail lounge/dive bar hybrid that’s 100 percent worker-owned and built with neighborhood and community in mind. Bright and funky with calming, pleasant colors and eclectic decor, it focuses on a small selection of funky wine, beer, and burgeoning spirit brands, as well as an affordable menu of quality bar food. During a generous happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m., well drinks and High Noons are $3 and a rotating craft beer is $5.

2565 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 356-1906
(504) 356-1906
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Union Ramen Bar

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This charming and delicious Magazine Street ramen destination offers a robust menu of food and drink beyond just bowls of ramen (though those are some of the best in town), including unexpected small plates like confit oyster mushrooms and stuffed squid. Happy hour is an especially great way to try a number of those and more — small plates and house cocktails are just $6, from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

1837 Magazine St Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 459-2819
(504) 459-2819

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The Pool Club New Orleans

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Just in time for summer, New Orleans finally has a rooftop happy hour for drinks with views of the city. On top of the Virgin Hotels New Orleans, the stylish Pool Club host the Golden Hour happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. — the drinks aren’t a steal, exactly, but still discounted: Cocktails like Aperol Spritzes and negronis are $10, wines by the glass are $8.

550 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113
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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 specials on margaritas, palomas, and more from 2 to 5 p.m.

110 S Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 308-0880
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Le Chat Noir

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Along with expert, elevated preparations of vegetables and seafood, the new Le Chat Noir also boasts a strong drinks program — and a happy hour to go along with it. From 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, the upscale-casual restaurant from the owner of Bearcat is offering a special shucker’s selection of oysters on the half shell along with deals on a daily punch, beer, and glasses of wine.

715 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 381-0045
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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 this year, with outdoor seating offered on a spacious plant filled patio. Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., signature cocktails and daily punch are $8, house wine-by-the-glass is $7; and beer is $4. Discounted plated like charcuterie, cacio e pepe, crispy cauliflower, and whipped feta run from $6 to $12.

1320 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 582-9738
(504) 582-9738

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The Tell Me Bar

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New Orleans’s new must-visit natural wine bar practically guarantees patrons the opportunity to try something new and delicious — and a daily happy hour offers the opportunity to do so for less. Visit when they open at 4 p.m. through 6 p.m. for discounted glasses from mostly young, small-production labels (as well as some bigger, iconic winemakers) specializing in low-intervention wines in a candlelit, gorgeous space.

1235 St Thomas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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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.

315 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 342-2316
(504) 342-2316
The bar at Couvant in the Eliza Jane.
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Kingfish

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Kingfish reopened in Summer 2022 after more than two years closed throughout the pandemic, and the French Quarter tourist favorite has returned with a strong happy hour. Available 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the menu is heavy on Creole favorites like boudin boulettes, duck and andouille gumbo, pork cracklins, and crawfish bread, all for $9; and beer, some wines, and specialty cocktails run from $4 to $7.

337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 598-5005
(504) 598-5005
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Saint John

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This French Quarter newcomer serving contemporary Creole cuisine just revamped its happy hour menu for summer, 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.

1117 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 581-8120
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Anna's

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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 a robust happy hour daily from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $7 house cocktails.

2601 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8376
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The Franklin

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One of the best happy hours in town is on a Marigny corner at the Franklin, a romantic neighborhood destination for cocktails and Italian specialties. Daily from 5 to 7 p.m., snag glasses of house wines for $5 and $6 martinis, Old Fashioneds, margaritas, and daiquiris. A few snacks go for $5 as well.

2600 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 267-0640
(504) 267-0640
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Bywater Brew Pub

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Bywater’s warm and welcoming brewery, opened in 2020, offers unique and tasty beers brewed on-site by a longtime local brewer and fun, creative Viet-Cajun dishes from talented chef Anh Luu. From 4 to 6 p.m., sample draft beers at $4 a piece or go for a well drink for a dollar more, and snag snacks at a discount.

3000 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8118
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Capulet

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Capulet, the bar and restaurant during the week and event space and popular wedding venue on weekends, recently revamped its food and drinks menu, offering a great new happy hour at the same time. Monday through Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. before live music gets going, there are discounted drink specials for PBRs, sparkling wine, boozy punch, and fried chicken or tofu sandwiches.

3014 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 507-0691
(504) 507-0691
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Seafood Sally's

8400 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118

Neighborhood is at the center of Seafood Sally’s, the second restaurant from the chef/owners of Marjie’s Grill, and its happy hour menu is an extension of that — what better way to draw in neighbors than with $1 oysters? The Buck a Shuck happy hour, which also features discounted bar snacks, cocktails, and wine — they recently added 25 percent off all bottles — now runs daily from 3 to 6 p.m.

8400 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 766-8736
(504) 766-8736

Boucherie

8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118

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 p.m. Add in the $5 house wines, $1 off drafts and $7 sazeracs and life is good. Specially priced bites include $10 steamed mussels, $8 for blackened shrimp and grit cake, $5 boudin balls and $4 fries — get the fries — hand cut, fried to order hot and crispy — they are best enjoyed with garlic aioli for dipping.

8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862-5514
(504) 862-5514
Steamed mussels on Boucherie’s happy hour menu
Boucherie/Official

Vals

4632 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115

From the team behind top New Orleans cocktail bar Cure, this renovated service station at the corner of Valence and Freret makes for a hip, casual setting with a sprawling front patio serving regional Mexican specialties, tacos, and a nice menu of agave-based drinks, both margarita and non-margarita. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. daily., offering a $6 margarita, frozen or on the rocks, and a $5 Modelo and Tapatio tequila shot combo.

4632 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 356-0006
(504) 356-0006

Monday | Restaurant + Bar

4327 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119

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 — a sure hit. As a bonus, the same specials apply Tuesday through Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.

4327 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 581-8900
(504) 581-8900

Marjie's Grill

320 S Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119

There’s a new sake-centric happy hour in town thanks to Mid-City favorite Marjie’s Grill, which has been expanding its sake program as of late (though it always had a nice selection). The new happy hour menu offers specialty sake bombs, sake cocktails like a cucumber nigori limeade, and rotating small-production sake for $2 off, Tuesday through Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.

320 S Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 603-2234
(504) 603-2234

Velveteen Lounge & Restaurant

2565 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119

On Bayou Road is the warm and welcoming Velveteen Lounge, a cocktail lounge/dive bar hybrid that’s 100 percent worker-owned and built with neighborhood and community in mind. Bright and funky with calming, pleasant colors and eclectic decor, it focuses on a small selection of funky wine, beer, and burgeoning spirit brands, as well as an affordable menu of quality bar food. During a generous happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m., well drinks and High Noons are $3 and a rotating craft beer is $5.

2565 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 356-1906
(504) 356-1906
Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Union Ramen Bar

1837 Magazine St Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70130

This charming and delicious Magazine Street ramen destination offers a robust menu of food and drink beyond just bowls of ramen (though those are some of the best in town), including unexpected small plates like confit oyster mushrooms and stuffed squid. Happy hour is an especially great way to try a number of those and more — small plates and house cocktails are just $6, from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

1837 Magazine St Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 459-2819
(504) 459-2819

The Pool Club New Orleans

550 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113

Just in time for summer, New Orleans finally has a rooftop happy hour for drinks with views of the city. On top of the Virgin Hotels New Orleans, the stylish Pool Club host the Golden Hour happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. — the drinks aren’t a steal, exactly, but still discounted: Cocktails like Aperol Spritzes and negronis are $10, wines by the glass are $8.

550 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113
Virgin Hotels New Orleans/Official

Bésame

110 S Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112

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 specials on margaritas, palomas, and more from 2 to 5 p.m.

110 S Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 308-0880
(504) 308-0880

Le Chat Noir

715 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130

Along with expert, elevated preparations of vegetables and seafood, the new Le Chat Noir also boasts a strong drinks program — and a happy hour to go along with it. From 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, the upscale-casual restaurant from the owner of Bearcat is offering a special shucker’s selection of oysters on the half shell along with deals on a daily punch, beer, and glasses of wine.

715 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 381-0045
(504) 381-0045

The Bower Bar

1320 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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 this year, with outdoor seating offered on a spacious plant filled patio. Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., signature cocktails and daily punch are $8, house wine-by-the-glass is $7; and beer is $4. Discounted plated like charcuterie, cacio e pepe, crispy cauliflower, and whipped feta run from $6 to $12.

1320 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 582-9738
(504) 582-9738

The Tell Me Bar

1235 St Thomas St, New Orleans, LA 70130

New Orleans’s new must-visit natural wine bar practically guarantees patrons the opportunity to try something new and delicious — and a daily happy hour offers the opportunity to do so for less. Visit when they open at 4 p.m. through 6 p.m. for discounted glasses from mostly young, small-production labels (as well as some bigger, iconic winemakers) specializing in low-intervention wines in a candlelit, gorgeous space.

1235 St Thomas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Couvant at The Eliza Jane Hotel

315 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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.

315 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 342-2316
(504) 342-2316
The bar at Couvant in the Eliza Jane.
Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

Kingfish

337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Kingfish reopened in Summer 2022 after more than two years closed throughout the pandemic, and the French Quarter tourist favorite has returned with a strong happy hour. Available 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the menu is heavy on Creole favorites like boudin boulettes, duck and andouille gumbo, pork cracklins, and crawfish bread, all for $9; and beer, some wines, and specialty cocktails run from $4 to $7.

337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 598-5005
(504) 598-5005
Kingfish

Saint John

1117 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116

This French Quarter newcomer serving contemporary Creole cuisine just revamped its happy hour menu for summer, 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.

1117 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 581-8120
(504) 581-8120

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Anna's

2601 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117

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 a robust happy hour daily from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $7 house cocktails.

2601 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8376
(504) 766-8376

The Franklin

2600 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117

One of the best happy hours in town is on a Marigny corner at the Franklin, a romantic neighborhood destination for cocktails and Italian specialties. Daily from 5 to 7 p.m., snag glasses of house wines for $5 and $6 martinis, Old Fashioneds, margaritas, and daiquiris. A few snacks go for $5 as well.

2600 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 267-0640
(504) 267-0640
The Franklin/Official

Bywater Brew Pub

3000 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Bywater’s warm and welcoming brewery, opened in 2020, offers unique and tasty beers brewed on-site by a longtime local brewer and fun, creative Viet-Cajun dishes from talented chef Anh Luu. From 4 to 6 p.m., sample draft beers at $4 a piece or go for a well drink for a dollar more, and snag snacks at a discount.

3000 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8118
(504) 766-8118

Capulet

3014 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Capulet, the bar and restaurant during the week and event space and popular wedding venue on weekends, recently revamped its food and drinks menu, offering a great new happy hour at the same time. Monday through Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. before live music gets going, there are discounted drink specials for PBRs, sparkling wine, boozy punch, and fried chicken or tofu sandwiches.

3014 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 507-0691
(504) 507-0691
Capulet’s fried chicken sandwich
Capulet

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