20 of our favorite LA happy hours, all over the city, with real prices and times checked on each venue's own menu. The full list of 89 — every deal, by neighborhood, and what's pouring this minute — lives in the Whosly app.
$10Old fashioned, Gold Rush, margarita, Toki highball or Irish mule
A second-floor downtown whiskey bar at Seventh and Grand, the corner it's named for, with a long daily happy hour from 4 to 8: $10 old fashioneds, Gold Rushes and Toki highballs.
Mon–Fri · 3–7 PMSat & Sun · 3–7 PMAll day Tuesday · Tue · 3 PM–2 AM
$3Shot added to any beer
$6Mexican Candy or Gran Malo shots
$9Margaritas and palomas
Downtown's Oaxacan-style mezcal cantina at Sixth and Main, open since 2010, pours $9 margaritas and palomas until 7 every day, and all night on Tuesdays.
A downtown Sixth Street bar with a storybook-themed menu and a weekday happy hour from 3 to 7 (to 9 on Sundays): $12 classic cocktails, $9 house wines and $8 onion dip.
An Arts District bar with a wine garden, open Wednesday to Sunday, with a 4-to-6 hour: $11 cocktails, $10 boilermakers, $6 lager pints and a $14 burger and fries.
The seafood house at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier pours $11 cocktails and wine in its bar and patio from 3 to 6 daily and all day Friday, with $3 oysters from 5 to 6.
$7Beer: MadeWest hazy IPA, Smog City pils and more
$12Cocktails
$14Wine: sparkling, rosé, white or red
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Michael McCarty's 1979 Santa Monica restaurant, an early home of California cuisine, with a Tuesday-to-Saturday 4 to 6: $3 oysters, $12 cocktails and a $16 dry-aged burger.
$8House wine: red, white, orange, rosé or sparkling
$8Well drinks, neat or with one mixer
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An Echo Park café-bar on Glendale Boulevard with drinks priced down until 6 every day: $7 drafts, $8 house wines and wells, $10 margaritas, and snacks from 2.
$8Lowboy Special: Coors Banquet and a Granddad shot
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An Echo Park bar on Sunset with a weekday 4-to-6: a triple lowburger, fries and a draft for $16, $5 fried pickles, $9 sours and gimlets, and a $5 Mexican lager.
$10Black Cat Manhattan, Wallflower, Spaghett or Dark & Stormy
$10Wine by the glass
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A Sunset Boulevard bar and restaurant with a weekday 4-to-6: a $10 burger with fries, or $13 with a beer, $10 Manhattans and glasses of wine, and every draft at $6.
$7Paloma, Californian, rum and Coke, old fashioned, Collins or daiquiri
A Highland Park bar built like an Old World Mexican grotto, stocked deep in tequila and mezcal, with $7 classic cocktails every day from opening until 8.
All night Mon–Tue · Mon & Tue · 3 PM–midnightWed–Fri · 3–6 PM
$7Draft beer
$10Mai tai, Mondays Mon only
$12Boilermaker: beer and a shot of tequila or Fernet
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Long Beach's neighborhood tiki bar on Anaheim Street, with happy hour all night on Mondays and Tuesdays and 3 to 6 midweek: $2 off tiki drinks and $10 Monday mai tais.
$7Draft beer: Scrimshaw Pilsner, Made West Hazy IPA, house blonde
$9Wine: Pinot Noir or Chardonnay
$9Old fashioned, margarita or Laurel Spritz
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A Ventura Boulevard tavern with a weekday 3-to-6: $7 craft drafts, $9 old fashioneds and margaritas, $3 fish tacos and chicken sliders. Kids are out after 9.
$12Old fashioned, daiquiri, gin and tonic, 1926 Cosmo and more
A restaurant in an 1886 craftsman cottage on South Fair Oaks in Pasadena, with $12 classic cocktails and $10 house wine from 4 to 6, Tuesday through Friday.
A 1970s-styled bar on Santa Monica Boulevard with one of WeHo's cheaper happy hours: $5 beers, $6 wine, $7 wells and $8 cocktails, Monday through Saturday.
You've seen 20 of 89. The LA Happy Hour pack has the rest — every deal with its price and times, an On now filter on the city's clock, and every venue on your own map.
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All 89 LA happy hours, live
This page is a sample. The LA Happy Hour pack in Whosly has every one of the 89 — 444 deals with their prices and times — and tells you which are pouring right now.
✓On now, Today and Another day filters, by neighborhood or near you
✓Save spots to your own map — mark them been or to-try, and rate them
✓See the places your friends have saved and rated
✓Make any happy hour a plan: text one link and see who's in — friends RSVP with no app
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FAQ
LA happy hour questions
What is the best happy hour in Los Angeles?
It depends on the night, but here are four we'd send anyone to: Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District ($6 Common Space lager pint), Library Bar downtown ($7 Mexican-style lager, hazy IPA or cider), The Lobster in Santa Monica ($3 oysters each) and Lowboy in Echo Park ($5 Mexican lager). Every deal on this page was checked against the venue's own menu.
What time is happy hour in Los Angeles?
On weekdays, most LA happy hours run from about 3 PM to 6 PM. Of the 89 in Whosly's LA list, 53 also run on Saturday or Sunday, and a few come back late at night.
Where can I find cheap oysters at happy hour in Los Angeles?
The Lobster ($3 each) and Michael's ($3 each) are among the best-value oyster happy hours we found. Days and times vary, so check the listing above before you go.
Which LA neighborhood has the most happy hours?
Long Beach, with 9 of the 89 in Whosly's list, then Santa Monica (9) and Downtown (6).
How can I see which LA happy hours are on right now?
In the Whosly app, the LA Happy Hour pack has an On now filter that reads every venue's hours on the city's clock — plus filters for today, another day, food deals, neighborhood and near you. The pack is included with Planner Pro.