After work, before a game or between a convention session and dinner, downtown has a happy hour going most days of the week. We gathered the ones listed on our Place pages and sorted them by when they start, so you can find a drink and something to snack on close to wherever you are.
Hours and offers change, sometimes with little notice, so check the linked Place page and the venue itself before you head out. downtownATL will keep this guide updated as we confirm new details.
Early: 3 and 4 p.m. starts
Alma Cocina on Peachtree Street starts first. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., with its own happy hour menu.
At Ruth's Chris Steak House, happy hour, which the restaurant calls Ruth's Happiest Hours, runs every day from 4 to 6:30 p.m., weekends included.
The StrikeOut Wingz ATL specials page lists happy hour every day from 4 to 7 p.m., with two beer cans for $6.50 and buy-one-get-one on selected house favorites.
Weekday afternoon
Ray’s website lists an Oysters and Martinis Hour at the bar at Ray's In the City, Monday through Friday, 4 to 6 p.m.
Tin Lizzy's Cantina lists happy hour Monday through Friday, 4 to 6 p.m., with $5 starters such as fried pickles, queso blanco and guacamole, and an $8 margarita ($28 for a pitcher), on its news page.
At Livingston Restaurant + Bar in the Georgian Terrace, happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 4 to 7 p.m., with cocktails from $9 to $12. According to the happy hour menu on the Georgian Terrace’s dining page, it is not available on show nights, events and holidays.
New Realm Brewing posts happy hour Monday through Friday, 4 to 7 p.m., on its happy hour page.
At The Irish Exit, happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., with a second round later in the evening (see below).
Midweek only
A few places keep their deals to certain nights. At Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint, posted hours include happy hour Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. The Sidebar specials page lists happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Utopia Restaurant & Lounge promotes daily specials on its website; its Place page shows a weekday happy hour Monday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., and on Twisted Tuesdays it lists $7 margaritas, three tacos and a shot for $15, and $25 hookah.
Late night
For a later start, Margaritaville Restaurant by Centennial Olympic Park runs happy hour daily from 8 p.m. to close at the bars, according to the Margaritaville happy hour page. One of those bars is The 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar, where happy hour runs daily from 8 p.m. to close, on the same Margaritaville happy hour page.
The Irish Exit brings its happy hour back Monday through Friday from 10 p.m. to midnight. The pub describes itself as steps from the Georgia World Congress Center, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena.
Weekly specials
Some places run a deal on set days rather than a happy hour window. Gibney’s Pub lists a platter and a draft special each day on its specials page, including two-for-one beer pretzels on Tuesdays and half off a second same-size cheese pizza on Fridays. Krog Street Market hosts trivia on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. with prizes from local businesses, and its events calendar lists Wine Down Wednesdays at Hop City. Zephyr Southern Brasserie lists a different featured entrée each day on its menu page.
Run a downtown restaurant or bar with a happy hour we missed, or did your hours change? Send the days, times and a link to your menu to [email protected] and we will add it.
Compiled by downtownATL from our Place pages.
