Guides
How to use a happy hour
FROM $16ADVERTINYGuide noteFrom $16Read a listing before you sit down, pick a neighborhood you can actually get to, then pour at home if the window already closed. Hours stay on the venue pages; these pages explain the rest.
NeighborhoodsWho is where, and which ones you walk versus drive.
Read a dealHow to read the times, bar versus table seating, drink versus food deals, and a bar’s own menu versus a press roundup.
TippingTip 20% of the pre-discount total, not the happy-hour line.
WeeknightsWeekday happy hours in one table, so you can plan before 5.
Home barThe shaker tin, jigger, strainer and spoon that most cocktail recipes expect you to have.
RecipesSix measured drinks that cover most of a bar menu.
LiquorsWhiskey, rum, gin, tequila, vodka — label literacy, no buy links.
How we citeWhy we go by the bar’s own menu rather than a list someone else wrote.
JournalLocal pours, signature sips, and neighborhood showdowns.