Guides
How to use a happy hour
Read a listing before you sit down, pick a neighborhood you can actually get to, then pour at home if the window already closed. Hours stay on the venue pages; these pages explain the rest.
NeighborhoodsWho is where, and which ones you walk versus drive.
Read a dealClock, bar vs table, drinks vs food, and the bar’s page vs a press roundup.
TippingTip 20% of the pre-discount total, not the happy-hour line.
WeeknightsWeekday windows in one table so you can plan before 5.
Home barTin, jigger, strainer, spoon — the kit the recipes assume.
RecipesSix measured drinks that cover most of a bar menu.
LiquorsWhiskey, rum, gin, tequila, vodka — label literacy, no buy links.
How we citeWhy a listing here cites the bar’s page, not a roundup.