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The best happy hours in DC

15 of our favorite DC happy hours, all over the city, with real prices and times checked on each venue's own menu. The full list of 55 — every deal, by neighborhood, and what's pouring this minute — lives in the Whosly app.

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Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan happy hours →7 in Adams Morgan in the app

Jack Rose Dining Saloon

Whiskey saloon · $$$
Mon–Fri · 5–7:30 PM
  • $12Signature whiskey classics
  • $2 offBeer and wine
  • ½ offBar menu

The Adams Morgan saloon with more than 2,700 whiskeys knocks the bar menu down by half on weeknights, with house whiskey cocktails at a set price.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

The Blaguard

Neighborhood bar · $
Today from noon
Mon–Fri · 5–8 PMWeekend specials · Sat & Sun · noon–7 PM
  • $4Bud Light, Natty Boh or PBR Mon–Fri only
  • $4.50Bud Light, Natty Boh or PBR, weekends Sat & Sun only
  • $5Premium drafts Mon–Fri only
+ 2 more deals in the app

An 18th Street neighborhood bar with one of Adams Morgan's longest happy hours, three hours on weekdays and seven on weekend afternoons.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Vagabond

Surf bar & kitchen · $$
Tue–Fri · 5–7 PMSun · 4–10 PM
  • $4Medalla Light
  • $6House wine
  • $7White sangria
+ 7 more deals in the app

An 18th Street bar themed on surf towns, pouring Medalla Light for $4 with $5 sliders and tacos, and happy hour runs all Sunday evening.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Dupont & Logan Circle

Dupont & Logan Circle happy hours →9 in Dupont & Logan Circle in the app

Hank's Oyster Bar

Dupont Circle · Oyster bar · $$
Mon–Fri · 4–6 PM
  • $6Narragansett or rotating IPA
  • $7House wine
  • $8Handmade seltzer
+ 8 more deals in the app

The original Hank's on Q Street, open since 2005, runs an oyster happy hour at its bar with East Coast oysters at $2.50 apiece.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Pearl Dive Oyster Palace

Logan Circle · Gulf Coast oyster bar · $$
Mon, Wed & Thu · 4–7 PMFri · 3–7 PM
  • $5Draft beer
  • $6Red, white, rosé or sparkling
  • $8House martini or old fashioned
+ 5 more deals in the app

The 14th Street oyster bar's happy hour is $2 local oysters by the dozen, with $5 drafts and $8 martinis, at the bar four days a week.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Black Whiskey

Logan Circle · Whiskey bar · $$
Mon–Fri · 5–7 PM
  • $5Rail drinks
  • $6Draft beer
  • $6Wine
+ 3 more deals in the app

A whiskey bar on 14th Street with flights up to Pappy Van Winkle on the shelf and $5 rail drinks for two hours every weeknight.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Shaw & U Street

Shaw & U Street happy hours →8 in Shaw & U Street in the app

Service Bar

U Street · Cocktail bar · $$
Tue–Fri · 5–7 PM
  • $7High Life and a shot
  • $9Old fashioned, daiquiri or pisco punch

One of U Street's best cocktail bars pours three classics at a happy-hour price, plus a beer-and-shot combo. Ask about the featured drink.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Chaplin's

Shaw · Ramen & cocktails · $$
Today from 4 PM
Daily · 4–7 PM
  • ½ offHouse cocktails
  • ½ offDraft beers

A Shaw ramen and cocktail spot where the house cocktails and drafts go half price every afternoon.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Lulu's Wine Garden

U Street · Wine garden · $$
Tue–Thu · 5–7 PMFri · 4–6 PMSun · 3–8 PM
  • $6Tecate tallboy
  • $7Local draft pils
  • $9Casa margarita
+ 5 more deals in the app

The garden-patio wine bar off U Street calls its happy hour 'Golden Hour', with specials honored anywhere in the building.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Around the city

Old Ebbitt Grill

Penn Quarter · Historic oyster bar · $$$
Today from 3 PM
Daily · 3–5 PMLate oyster hour · Daily · 11 PM–1 AM
  • $90Champagne bottles from · regularly $115+
  • $15.99Oysters, half dozen dozen $28.99
  • $5 offTinned seafood (conservas)
+ 1 more deal in the app

Washington's oldest saloon, a block from the White House, runs its oyster happy hour twice a day, in the afternoon and again late at night.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Cordelia

Union Market · Seafood restaurant · $$$
Tue–Fri · 4–6 PM
  • $5Miller High Life
  • $9Select wines and cocktails
  • $9Martinis
+ 1 more deal in the app

A seafood restaurant by Union Market with half-price oysters and shellfish towers on weekday afternoons and martinis at a happy-hour price.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Red Derby

Columbia Heights · Dive bar · $
Today from 5 PM
Tue–Thu · 5 PM–2 AMFri & Sat · 5 PM–3 AM
  • $3Miller High Life, Wednesday Wed only
  • $3PBR, Thursday Thu only
  • $3.50Lucky-pick beer
+ 4 more deals in the app

A Columbia Heights dive with a porch and a roof deck that keeps a few deals running every hour it's open, plus a nightly special.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Dauphine's

Downtown · New Orleans · $$$
Today from 3 PM
Mon–Fri · 4–7 PMSat · 3–7 PMSun · 11 AM–9 PM
  • $8Local oysters on the half shell, three six $14 · dozen $25
  • $10Crab and artichoke dip
  • $12Oyster Dauphine, broiled, three
+ 2 more deals in the app

A downtown New Orleans-style restaurant with a bar menu of oysters and Gulf snacks every day, all day long on Sundays.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

Tiki TNT

Southwest Waterfront · Tiki bar & rum distillery · $$
Mon–Fri · 3–6 PM
  • $5Mini frozen drink
  • $5Pacifico or Miller Lite
  • $5House chardonnay or red blend
+ 8 more deals in the app

A Wharf tiki bar pouring Thrasher's rum with one mixer for $7 on weekday afternoons, with $5 mini frozen drinks and a rum punch bowl for the table.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗

The Salt Line

Navy Yard · New England seafood · $$$
Mon–Thu · 4–6 PMFri · noon–6 PM
  • $6Narragansett lager
  • $8Fiddlehead IPA
  • $10Wines by the glass glass · $39 bottle
+ 6 more deals in the app

The New England-style oyster house at Navy Yard calls its weekday deal 'Happy Afternoon': local oysters by the half dozen and chowder from $5.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗
Washington, DC Happy Hour · 55 places

40 more DC happy hours in the app

You've seen 15 of 55. The DC 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.

Add all 55 to your Whosly map

Every one lands on your own map in a tap — save them, rate them, plan around them. City Packs are included with Planner Pro.

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All 55 DC happy hours, live

This page is a sample. The DC Happy Hour pack in Whosly has every one of the 55 — 299 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

DC happy hour questions

What is the best happy hour in Washington, DC?
It depends on the night, but here are four we'd send anyone to: Hank's Oyster Bar in Dupont Circle ($2.50 East Coast oysters on the half shell each), Tiki TNT on the Southwest Waterfront ($5 mini frozen drink), Vagabond in Adams Morgan ($4 Medalla Light) and The Salt Line in Navy Yard ($18 local Chesapeake oysters, half dozen). Every deal on this page was checked against the venue's own menu.
What time is happy hour in Washington, DC?
On weekdays, most DC happy hours run from about 5 PM to 7 PM. Of the 55 in Whosly's DC list, 24 also run on Saturday or Sunday, and a few come back late at night.
Where can I find cheap oysters at happy hour in Washington, DC?
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace ($2 each) and Hank's Oyster Bar ($2.50 each) are among the best-value oyster happy hours we found. Days and times vary, so check the listing above before you go.
Which DC neighborhood has the most happy hours?
Adams Morgan, with 7 of the 55 in Whosly's list, then Shaw (6) and Dupont Circle (5).
How can I see which DC happy hours are on right now?
In the Whosly app, the DC 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.
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