I almost hate to admit this. When my friends and I were newly legal to drink, new to our careers and short on money, we’d make a dinner out of going to happy hours. Back then, there were places that had a literal buffet of fried stuff – delicious fried stuff like egg rolls, chicken nuggets, wontons, wings, and pizza rolls. The only veggies were celery and carrot sticks for the chicken wings. For the price of a drink, typically a Gin & Tonic (the cheapest thing), we’d feast. Well, we thought we were feasting. Thankfully, happy hours are much better now. More expensive, yes, but the variety and quality is supremely better. Here’s our curated list of Happy Hour Deals for this year. Note that the information is subject to change, in this ever-changing restaurant landscape. We’ll also add to the list as we discover ones we find to be In Good Taste. See which ones are our Editor’s Picks.
We just love a good happy hour because:
1. It’s a way to size up a restaurant, getting a sample of what it has to offer, while you save some moolah.
2. You get an idea of whether or not you’d want to return and have a full-fledged meal.
3. Happy Hours are great for first dates, after work schmoozing or dishing, for a quick get-together without the commitment of the whole evening (“I can meet for happy hour but then I have to go.”).
4. Happy Hour can be time for yourself. Finish up your remote workday with a drink and a bite as a reward for being such a good worker bee!
Happy Hour Deals We Find to Be In Good Taste
FOR INDUSTRY WORKERS (AND MORE)
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar in Colorado Springs
Who it’s for: People working in downtown Colorado Springs, hospitality workers, those employed at a gym, salon, hotel or bank.
How to get it: Mention the “Trade Secrets Industry Deal” and show some form of employment (pay stub, schedule, etc.) to get access to the food and beverage deals below. Available Tuesdays from 4-9pm only.
What you get: Beer and a Buddy (Coors Banquet and a shot of bourbon or tequila) for $7; $5 Oyster Shooters and wells, $8 glasses of house wine, a dozen oysters for $12, three Lobster Deviled Eggs for $10.50 and more.
Manic Mondays
Who it’s for: Food industry workers
How you get it: Go between 5-9pm with proof of employment such as a pay stub, schedule or something that says you’re in the hospitality/service industry.
What you get: 20% off food and drink.
The Abbey Tavern
Who it’s for: Industry workers
How you get it: Show your industry pay stub.
What you get: Sin Night offers $5 cocktails every Monday.
FOR STUDENTS
Centro Mexican Kitchen
Who it’s for: Students.
How to get it: Show a valid student ID.
What you get: Get enchiladas with rice and beans plus a soda for $12.
Mountain Toad Brewing “Mines Mondays”
Who it’s for: Colorado School of Mines students, staff and alumni.
How to get it: Bring your School of Mines I.D. and mention “Mines Mondays.”
What you get: $1 off pints ALL DAY every Monday.
West End Tavern
Who it’s for: Students
How to get it: Show a valid student ID.
What you get: Get a Tavern Burger, fries and a soda or tea for $10.
HAPPY HOUR DEALS FOR ANYONE: DAY-OF-THE-WEEK DEALS
DAILY
Annette
How to get it: Go all day Tuesday and 4:30-5:30 every other day for the newly-expanded happy hour.
What you get: Their famous $20 burger with fries, $5 Annette kolsch, half of wines by the glass, $8 spritzes, $10 classic cocktails and other seasonal food rotations.
Blue Island Oyster Bar & Seafood
How to get it: Go Monday-Saturday between 2-6pm and on Sunday from open-6pm for their “Happiest Hours” menu.
What you get: A variety of oysters, raw and roasted, small plates including Peel & Eat Shrimp ($12.50), Smoked Trout Dip ($12.50) and Thai Calamari ($12.50) plus $7.55 sliders and tacos. Drink specials include 30% off wines by the glass and cocktails between $9.50-12.50.
ChoLon Downtown and Lakewood
How to get it: Go between 3-5pm daily.
What you get: Ask for the Flights & Bites for 3 Dim Sum or Small Bites + one flight of sake for $33. Or, choose from a wide variety of $6 Dim Sum; a few $14 selections like Salt & Pepper Calamari and two $20 offerings including Kimchi Fried Rice. To drink there are deals between $5-$8 and a rotating, seasonal cocktail for $10.
Church and Union
How to get it: Go Monday-Thursday from 4-6pm and Friday-Sunday from 3-5pm. The specials are served at the bar or on the patio.
What you get: Classic and signature cocktails for $3 off, $5 beers and $8 glasses of wine plus several discounted signature plates such as the CU Burger, Moroccan meatballs, fried chicken sandwich and more.
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
How to get it: Go daily during Happy Hour times which vary slightly by location (LoDo, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins and Glendale).
What you get: The Can’t Slow Down Happy Hour each day has a variety of food and drink specials, including on oysters. Menu options vary by location.
Local Jones
How to get it: Be there Monday-Thursday, 2-5pm at the lounge or at the bar.
What you get: Oysters for $2, LJ Caesar Salad for $9 and Jones Martini for $10, among other specials.
Perry’s Steakhouse
Who it’s for: Depending on the deal, active or former military or seniors age 65+.
How to get it: Make a reservation for dine-in, any day, for before 6pm. Show military ID for that deal. Ask for “Perry’s Military Menu” or “Perry’s Senior Menu.”
What you get: For either menu, get three courses with six choices for $39.
Postino WineCafe
How you get it: Join them from opening up until 5pm.
What you get: $6 glasses of wine and $6 pitchers of beer. See Monday below for a special deal.
Traveling Mercies
How you get it: Be there all evening on Tuesdays or get there before 5pm all other days.
What you get: $3 oysters Tuesdays, $4 oysters all other days, $1 off glasses of wine, beer, and classic cocktails and a $12 espresso martini.
MONDAY-FRIDAY
BEZEL Denver
How to get it: Be there every Tuesday-Friday, 4-6pm.
What you get: Reduced price bites including BEZEL fries, Wagyu sliders and a Black Truffle Grilled Cheese for $7-$12 and drinks including wine, beer and cocktails for $7-$14.
Blanco Cocina + Cantina
How to get it: Arrive between 2-5m Monday-Friday or anytime on Tuesday.
What you get: Warm Queso with guac, sour cream and pico for $8, Nachos for $10, a green Chili Smash Burger with fries for $14, a variety of tacos, cocktails for $8-$10, wine for $7 and beer for $5.
Blue Agave Grill
How to get it: Go Monday, Wednesday-Friday from 3-6pm and Tuesday all day.
What you get: House Guacamole, Warm Chorizo Corn Dip, a variety of tacos including Coconut Shrimp and Chili Lime Chicken Tacos for $7-$11 and drink deals from $4-$6.
Cattivella – Editor’s Pick
How to get it: Take advantage of Monday’s when Happy Hour is all day. It’s only from 5-6pm Tuesday-Saturday.
What you get: A huge menu is available including Appetizers, Pizza, Primi’s (smaller versions of main dish size) and drinks. Some of our favorites are Charbroiled Oysters ($3.75 each), Calamari Fritti with chili aioli ($9), Fig Flatbread with goat cheese, arugula, hazelnuts and honey ($13), Mushroom Pizza with goat cheese and fontina ($14), Lamb Ragu ($14), a 16ox Grilled Angus Beef Cowboy Ribeye with crispy Tuscan potatoes ($42), the Rose Spritz ($9) and Naughty Girl Gimlet ($9). “Cattivella” means “naughty girl” in Italian. Our recommendation: Reserve a table on the patio which is in the courtyard of the Eastbridge Town Center.
Cooper Lounge
How to get it: Show up between 4-6pm, Monday-Thursday
What you get: Said to be the most romantic setting for happy hour in Denver, in the secluded mezzanine of Denver Union Station, sip on handcrafted cocktails for $12 including Moscow Mule, Whiskey Sour, Margarita or Negroni.
Corsica
How to get it: Go in from Open to 6pm, Monday-Friday (yay for them, giving us a little time).
What you get: A selection of drinks and food that can only be found on the Happy Hour menu including Clericot ($7), a French-style sangria served with red or white wine; $5 house red or white by the glass; Cap Corse Spritz ($8), an iconic Corsican drink and food such as Baked Feta, Crispy Oysters, Croque Monsieur, Lamb Dolmas and Crispy Sunchokes ranging from $5.50-$8.50.
Done Deal
How to get it: Arrive between 3-5:30pm Monday-Friday.
What you get: $5, $10 and $12 drink deals and snacks such as Smoked Salmon Dip, Warm Pigs in a Blanket and Whipped Burrata for $8.25-$10.50.
El Jardin’s Benito’s Cantina
How to get it: Go Tuesday-Friday, 3-5pm, available in Benito’s Cantina only.
What you get: Discounted pricing on their Perfect Margaritas, Mojitos, Micheladas and their house-made Sangria, plus discounted prices on select appetizers.
Homegrown Tap & Dough
How to get it: Show up Monday-Friday between 2-5pm. That early, you may as well take lunch a little late and breeze on through to happy hour!
What you get: $6 Venetian Spritzes, $7 Carboy wines and $6 individual pizzas and sliders.
Jovanina’s Broken Italian
How to get it: Ask for the “I Know a Guy” Program, available Tuesday-Thursday.
What you get: A choice of wine, beer or select cocktail paired with a signature pizza or pasta for $29. Bonus deals: Tuesday-Saturday, savor the New York Amara Flight for $20, featuring Di Faccia Brutto’s artisanal liqueurs. Wednesdays, they have $2 oysters, served raw with pomegranate mignonette or wood oven-roasted with prosciutto-herb butter.
MAKfam
How to get it: Wait until April 2 and then go Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2-5pm for their new Midday Munchies program.
What you get: Fan favorites, specialty menu items including Salted Egg Yolk Hong Kong Style French Toast, Sichuan BBQ Chicken Jian Bing plus Baijiu specials including cocktails and flights plus $6 Tsing Tao Beers.
How to get it: Be at the bar within Denver Milk Market Monday-Friday, 3-6pm.
What you get: Food deals including Garlic Chili Edamame for $5, Chicken Tinga Quesadilla for $8, Lobster Mac for $9 and a meatball slider for $6. Drink specials include a Pomegranata margarita for $5, house wine for $5, draft beers at $4 and mocktails for $6.
Odie B’s
How to get it: Be there Wed.-Sat., 3-6pm.
What you get: All food is $5- $12 and all drinks are $5. For example, get a “Mighty McCombo” with a choice of a Lil Burgie or Lil Clucker, served with tots and a Coors Light or fountain soda. Or the “Girl Dinner” with a hand-dipped corn dog, green chile honey mustard, pasta salads, tots for dipping and a mini dessert. Drinks include a Cold Brew ‘Tini and Ronnie’s ‘Chata with spiced rum, horchata and cinnamon sprinkle.
Officer’s Club
How to get it: Be mindful of their varying schedule of Monday 4-close, Tuesday-Thursday 4-6pm and Friday 3-6pm.
What you get: Food deals like their famous Warmed New England Cheddar Biscuits with garlic herb butter for $5 and their Mini Fish & Chips for $11 or Hickory Smoked Wings for $10. Drink deals are $2 off wells and draft beers, $1 off wine by the glass and cocktail deals too.
Postino WineCafe – Editor’s Pick
How to get it: Go after 8pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.
What you get: A Bruschetta Board with your choices of toppings and any bottle of wine for $25.
Seasons 52
How to get it: Go between 3-6pm, weekdays.
What you get: $7 white and rose wines from a selection of three; $7 red wines from a selection of four including a sangria; $7 cocktails from a choice of three; $14 flatbreads + one of the selected drink options. Flatbreads include Wood-Grilled Artichoke, Chipotle BBQ Shrimp and All-Natural Pepperoni.
Snooze A.M. Eatery
How to get it: Just ask for the daily happy hour menu, available Monday-Friday.
What you get: Select Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas for $5 and Mocktails for $3. The Happy Hour complements the Weekday Eats menu which offers smaller, weekday breakfast-friendly portions for less than $10/plate.
Sol Mexican Cantina
How to get it: Go there 3-6pm, Monday-Friday.
What you get: Food deals from $6-$13 including Naked Guacamole, Hot & Raw Ceviche, Shrimp Cucarachas and Grilled Sweet Corn. Drinks run $5-$10 with beer, wine and three different margaritas.
Terminal Bar at Denver Union Station
How to get it: Arrive between 4-6pm, Monday-Friday.
What you get: Select draught beers for $5.50, house wines for $7.50 and well spirits for $7. Go on Friday evenings and you’ll have the additional perk of live piano music in the Great Hall from 6-9pm.
The Woods
How to get it: Head to the rooftop bar at The Source Monday-Thursday from 3-5pm.
What you get: Beer deals, $2 off all wells and frozen drinks, $1 off house wine and $8-$15 food deals on Chicken Wings, Korean Sweet Soy Cauliflower and Pizza.
Urban Farmer
How to get it: Go between 4-6pm, Monday-Friday
What you get: Order a Cheese Plate with local and old world cheeses, seasonal accompaniments and grilled bread for $9, or Spiced Pork Slider with cabbage slaw on a parker roll for $5. Select cocktails, wine and beer are $6.
Yumcha – Editor’s Pick
How to get it: Be there Monday-Saturday from 2-5:30. See their other deal on Monday’s only, below.
What you get: Dim Sum for $6 including one of our favorites, Pom Pom Shrimp, a variety of soup dumplings, shumai and crispy chicken wings plus drinks from $5-$9.
MONDAY
Done Deal
How to get it: Show up any Monday.
What you get: Deals on some of their most popular martinis including The Plaza with vodka and olive brine granita or a Flight of 3 for $21. Pair it with food deals listed above in the Daily section.
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar in Glendale
How to get it: Grab a seat starting at 3:30 up until close.
What you get: Deals on oysters and a variety of other food and drink offerings. Menus vary by location.
Yumcha
How to get it: Be there starting at 5pm. It’s best to reserve a table on their website.
What you get: Bottomless Soup Dumplings for a flat fee. See their daily offerings above.
TUESDAY
Leven Deli Co.
How to get it: Go there between 11am-7pm on Tuesdays.
What you get: 50% off any bottle of wine to pair with one of their house-made sandwiches, freshboards, house-baked sourdough toasts and more.
My Neighbor Felix – Taco Twosday Special
How to get it: Show up at any location from 3pm to close.
What you get: Choose a 16 oz classic, mango sunrise, hibiscus, watermelon or strawberry banana margarita and two tacos for $15.
The Mockingbird has debuted their weekly Tacos & Tequila happy hour where, from 5-8pm, you get a free taco from the taco truck parked outside when you purchase a cocktail inside.
WEDNESDAY
Olive & Finch – Wine Down Wednesdays
How to get it: Dine at the Cherry Creek or Uptown locations anytime between open and close on Wednesdays.
What you get: Get 50% off any bottle of wine while ordering items from the menu.
THURSDAY
Abbey Tavern – Editor’s Pick
How to get it: Go between 7-10pm.
What you get: BYOB (Build Your Own Burger) for $12.95. Comes with lettuce, tomato, onion and your choice of three toppings and a side. It’s one of our favorite burgers in town.
FRIDAY
Date Night Friday at Done Deal
How to get it: Be there any Friday night and ask for the deal.
What you get: A $13 Forbidden French 75 or a Board & Bubbly for $36 with a meat and cheese board and two glasses of Borgo Magredo Prosecco.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Wonderyard – Late Night Wonders
How to get it: Ask for the Late Night Wonders menu, 10pm-close every Friday and Saturday.
What you get: $3 off signature cocktails, $2 off house spirits, $2 off house spirits, $2 off wines and draft beers and #1 off bottles and cans. Also choose from a selection of flatbreads like the Choose Louise and Meat Me Halfway.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Leven Deli Co. – Brunch Happy Hour
How to get it: Head to happy hour every weekend between 8am-4pm.
What you get: Rotating draft beers and glasses of wine for $6, Greek or Pumpkin Spritzs for $10, Mimosas for $8, mimosa quartets for $28, Bloody Mars for $11 and espresso martinis for $13.
-Curated by Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher & Managing Editor, InGoodTasteDenver.com
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