13 Best Places for Happy Hour Drinks and Deals in LA

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With the weather taking a wintry turn, it is the ideal time to settle into a cozy bar for post-work drinks and light bites. The city’s many vaunted happy hours offer discount options featuring house cocktails, easy wines by the glass, and craft beer. Because this is Los Angeles, there’s also no shortage of compelling food.

Here are some of the best places to catch happy hour in Los Angeles. Settebello Pizzeria Napoletano This Neapolitan pizzeria’s North Lake Avenue location has large windows that face the street with a gorgeous brick-lined wall. Happy hour specials run daily from 3 p.



m. to 6 p.m.

with $3 off cocktails, discounted beer and wine, and $10 mini pizzas, with five topping combinations to choose from. Gluten-free crust is available for $6. The Front Yard Always ask for a patio seat in the Front Yard.

This North Hollywood spot is beautifully lit with candles and a fireplace, especially during the evenings. Located inside the Garland hotel, the Front Yard’s happy hour runs from 3 p.m.

to 5:30 p.m. and 10 to 10:30 p.

m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 11 p.m.

on Friday and Saturday. Try the flatbreads, $6 beer, and cocktails under $16. Also featured in: 20 Restaurants for Big Groups and Parties in Los Angeles Where to Eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Los Angeles The High Low Taking design cues from the 1970s, Atwater Village’s High Low bar brings a respectable happy hour with a gorgeous fireplace centerpiece, leather banquettes, and plush velvet chairs.

Though the $12 nachos, $6 soft pretzel, and $9 margarita are excellent deals, the $11 soft taco plate is available at all hours, as is the pool table. Also featured in: The 18 Best Restaurants With a Fireplace in Los Angeles Lowboy From 4 p.m.

to 6 p.m. on weekdays, Echo Park’s Lowboy offers a grand slam food deal for happy hour.

The triple play combination comes with a burger, fries, and any draught beer for $15, canned Tecate is $4, while classic whiskey sours and gimlets are only $8. Also featured in: The 15 Best Restaurants Near Dodger Stadium Where to Eat Near LA's Best Hiking Spots El Carmen El Carmen’s happy hour is a fabled gem at this longtime Beverly Grove bar. Visit weekdays from 5 p.

m. to 7 p.m.

for $8 margaritas with chips, nachos, quesadillas, or ceviche. They even reserve a late-night Sunday to Thursday discounted menu from 10:30 pm. to 2 a.

m. with the same offerings. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Please enter a valid email and try again. Videre This stunning Mid-Wilshire rooftop bar and restaurant has a “work drinks”-inspired cocktail menu available from 3 p.m.

to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Videre’s specials include $12 cocktails named after email lingo like Per My Last Email (a sweet-spicy mule), EOD (a zero-proof margarita), and Circling Back (Tom Collins). The Just Checking In is just an Old Fashioned, something that helps answer that dreaded office phrase. The Prince When walking into the Prince from 4 p.

m. until 7 p.m.

for its nicely-priced weekday happy hour, also note that you’ve seen this bar before. It’s showcased in TV shows like Mad Men , so enjoy the $2 well discount, $15 Coors pitcher, $30 wine bottle, and beer or soju that’s 50 percent off, and take a meaningful sip just like Don Draper. Also featured in: 19 Terrific Los Angeles Fried Chicken Spots The 15 Essential Late-Night Restaurants in Los Angeles Rossoblu Steve Samson’s Pizza Happy Hour runs daily from 5 to 6 p.

m. at the bar with a choice of $7 beer, $15 pizza, and $12 classic cocktails that can include spritzes, Negroni, martini, Manhattan, or mojitos. Bites are priced between $6 and $14, with $5 mocktails and $12 glasses of wine.

Also featured in: The 17 Best Restaurants in Downtown Los Angeles The 17 Best Places for Pasta in Los Angeles Esters Wine Shop and Bar Those looking for more flexible happy hours can come to Esters on Sunday or Monday when the specials run all day. From Tuesday to Saturday, discounted bites and sips at this swanky Santa Monica wine bar are from 4 to 6 p.m.

with $4.50 oysters and $25 charcuterie plates. There’s also a $14 daily cocktail special and three kinds of wine by the glass for $12 each.

Torrance Tavern It’s reassuring that this South Bay bar offers happy hour in the early and later hours. Torrance Tavern is an uncomplicated old-school spot where wings are $13, a heaping onion ring tower is $10, and chile verde nachos are only $12 more. Arrive between 4 p.

m. to 7 p.m.

or 10 p.m. until the bar fully closes to enjoy.

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