Happy hour – a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. One great thing about New York City is the Happy Hour.. where young NYC professionals (usually employed in the Wall Street/Finance areas) go to unwind after a long day at work.

Websties that list happy hours, deals and nightly specials at bars and pubs:

www.drinkdeal.com

www.murphguide.com

www.worldsbestbars.com (select New York)

Here are some favorite spots in Midtown (a highly concentrated finance work area) for this event. The places range from dive bar to upscale.

  • Place Food/Drinks Location # 230 Fifth Drinks 230 Fifth Ave., b/t 26th & 27th Sts (212-725-4300)
  • Asia De Cuba both 237 Madison Ave/ 37+38 (212) 726-7755
  • Ava Drinks 210 W. 55th St bw Broadway +7 212-956-7020
  • outdoor Bice Food 7 E 54th St/ mad+5th (212) 688-1999
  • BLT Steak both 106 E 57th St/Park (212) 752-7470
  • Branch Drinks 226 E 54th St +3rd (212) 979-8844
  • Brunos both 81st between park and madison  
  • Campbell Apartment Drinks 15 Vanderbilt Ave/ 42+43 (212) 953-0409
  • Capital Grill both 155 East 42nd/ 3+lex (212) 953-2000
  • Cherry Bar Drinks 120 E 39th St/ lex (212) 519-8508
  • Davidburke & Donatella both    
  • Dip both 416 3rd Ave/ 29+30 (212) 481-1712
  • outdoor Djangos both 480 Lexington Ave/ 46 (212) 871-6600
  • Fizz both 137 East 55th +Lex 212-755-7055
  • Fresco Food 34 E 52nd St/ mad+park (212) 935-3434
  • Houstons both 3rd/53rd  
  • Le Cirque both Bloomberg Bldng  
  • Le Colonial Food 149 E 57th St   Bw Lex + 3rd (212) 752-0808
  • Light Drinks 125 E 54th St + park/lex (212) 583-1333
  • Maloney & Porcelli both 37 E 50th St bw Park + Madison   (212) 750-2233  
  • Morgan's Bar Drinks 237 Madison Ave/ 37+38 (212) 686-0300
  • Night Hotel both 132 W 45th St/ 6+7 (212) 835-9600
  • Pershing Square both 90 E 42ND St/3 212) 286-9600
  • Pj Clarkes*** both 915 Third Ave./55 (212) 317-1616
  • Rare View Drinks 303 Lexington Ave/ 37 (212) 481-1999
  • outdoor Rio Grande both 3rd/38  
  • Rothman's both 54 bw Madison/5  
  • Snafu Drinks 127 E 47th St/ 3+lex (212) 317-9100
  • Smokin'Q 206 E. 63 St, between 2nd and (212) 355-7000
  • Sutton Place both 3rd ave and 54th?  
  • outdoor Tao both 42 E 58th St/ Madison (212) 888-2288
  • Water Club both East side and 30th  
  • outdoor Whiskey Blue (W Hotel) both 541 Lexington Ave/49 (212) 407-2947
  • Whiskey Park both 100 Central Park S bw 6/7 (212) 307-9222
  • Wollensky both 201 E 49th St +3rd ave (212) 753-0444