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14 Happy Hours to Try Right Now

Bar bites and drink deals for the discerning diner

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Take advantage of long summer days and hit a happy hour somewhere in San Diego whether you’re unwinding after work or just getting the night started. Find beer and margarita flights, cocktail specials, and bonafide deals on substantial snacks ranging from fresh oysters to tacos, ceviche, and sliders.

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Waverly

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This chic all-day restaurant and bar offers a daily happy hour menu served from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. that includes dishes ranging from ocean trout ceviche and whipped buttermilk ricotta to a kale salad and a selection of $10 cocktails like a strawberry rhubarb spritz and a rum-spiked cold brew.

2005 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007
(760) 230-1682
(760) 230-1682
Stylish white cocktail bar with bar stools. Waverly

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Death By Tequila

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The popular Encinitas bar’s new location in Carmel Valley does a daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour with snacks like fish and shrimp ceviche, sopes, and baked oysters and a flight of its classic margaritas for $18.

5965 Village Way e107, San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 369-0717
(858) 369-0717
A collection of colorful margaritas. Death by Tequila

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Craft House

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Spend some time at the Sky Deck and check out this happy hour offered Monday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 5pm, and Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to midnights. Find $2 off craft beer, $3 off select wine, $3 off Craft House cocktails, discounted burgers, and more.

12841 El Camino Real Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 925-7067
(858) 925-7067
A dining room with hanging vines. Craft House

Shores Restaurant

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Head to the beach and stay for the sunset after indulging in a happy hour served Monday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. that starts at $7 across the board for house wine by the glass, select beers, well cocktails, and variety of appetizers like asada fries, ceviche tostadas, street corn, and chicken tacos.

8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 456-0600
(858) 456-0600
Colorful cocktails on a bar. The Shores

Mermaids & Cowboys

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Downtown La Jolla’s surf and turf spot, with cocktail pro Praveen Das helming the bar, does a daily 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour with 50 percent off all freshly-shucked oysters, wine by the glass and bottle, and draft and bottled beer. In honor of National Oyster Day, the restaurant will extend its happy hour on Friday, August 5, with a selection of oysters offered at half off all night long.

1251 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 999-0205
(858) 999-0205
A platter of raw oysters. Mermaids & Cowboys

Common Theory

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This Convoy bar’s progressive happy hour, featured Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., offers $3 off beers during the 3 p.m. hour, $2 off at 4 p.m. and $1 off at 5 p.m. along with $5 house wines and discounted food specials.

4805 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 384-7974
(858) 384-7974
Seating at the bar [Official image]

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One Door North

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Looking for happy hour in North Park? Offered every weekday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m, its specials include $3 off select beer, wine, cocktails, and appetizers like Baja ceviche, spinach artichoke dip, and a giant pretzel.

3422 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 618-1285
(619) 618-1285
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Go Go Amigo

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Liberty Station’s casual Mexican restaurant and bar has two opportunities for happy hour deals with its specials offered Wednesday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and nightly at the bar from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There’s $4 mulitas and Mexican pizzas and half-off frozen palomas and house margaritas.

2885 Perry Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 877-1888
(619) 877-1888
A margarita garnished with an umbrella. Go Go Amigo

Moniker General

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The Bar at Moniker General offers happy hour Friday to Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with $9 Old Fashioneds and Mules as well as $8 select wine and $5 select beer. The cafe and retail store also hosts live music on Fridays and Saturdays.

2860 Sims Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 255-8772
(619) 255-8772
People playing guitar inside a bar. Moniker General

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Fernside

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South Park’s friendly neighborhood bar extends its happy hour offerings from opening until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There’s $5 craft beer, $7 cocktail classics like mojitos and Moscow mules, and $7 bar bites ranging from pork sliders to chicken wings.

1946 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92102
(619) 255-9591
(619) 255-9591
A cocktail bar with bar stools. Fernside/Facebook

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Queenstown Public House

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This charming cottage hosts a bustling happy hour with specials like $8 beer flights, house wine, and sangria as well as $7 snacks like pretzel bites, New Zealand onion dip, fried calamari, and grass fed beef sliders.

1557 Columbia St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 546-0444
(619) 546-0444
A charming dining room with sheep on the ceiling. Chris Rov Costa Photographs

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Craft & Commerce

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One of Little Italy’s foundational bars features 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour Monday through Thursday, and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, offers cocktails for $8, $2 off draft beer, and a selection of menu items for less than $4 including a corn dog and warm pastrami slider.

675 W Beech St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 269-2202
(619) 269-2202
A modern, industrial cocktail bar. Arlene Ibarra

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Garibaldi

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The bayfront restaurant and bar has introduced a late night happy hour, offered from 8 p.m. until close Thursday through Saturday, with $7 amaro-based cocktails and shareable snack boards featuring Southern Italian cheeses and house charcuterie.

901 Bayfront Ct Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 436-1081
(619) 436-1081
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Madam Bonnie’s

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With live jazz every weekend, this new Gaslamp lounge offers happy hour Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In addition to $6 house wine and $12 specialty cocktails, the menu includes shareable plates like heirloom tomato and burrata, deviled eggs, and sliders feating its rotisserie chicken.

411 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 310-5436
(619) 310-5436
A long bar against a brick wall. Madam Bonnie’s

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Waverly

2005 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007

This chic all-day restaurant and bar offers a daily happy hour menu served from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. that includes dishes ranging from ocean trout ceviche and whipped buttermilk ricotta to a kale salad and a selection of $10 cocktails like a strawberry rhubarb spritz and a rum-spiked cold brew.

2005 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007
(760) 230-1682
(760) 230-1682
Stylish white cocktail bar with bar stools. Waverly

Death By Tequila

5965 Village Way e107, San Diego, CA 92130

The popular Encinitas bar’s new location in Carmel Valley does a daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour with snacks like fish and shrimp ceviche, sopes, and baked oysters and a flight of its classic margaritas for $18.

5965 Village Way e107, San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 369-0717
(858) 369-0717
A collection of colorful margaritas. Death by Tequila

Craft House

12841 El Camino Real Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92130

Spend some time at the Sky Deck and check out this happy hour offered Monday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 5pm, and Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to midnights. Find $2 off craft beer, $3 off select wine, $3 off Craft House cocktails, discounted burgers, and more.

12841 El Camino Real Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 925-7067
(858) 925-7067
A dining room with hanging vines. Craft House

Shores Restaurant

8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037

Head to the beach and stay for the sunset after indulging in a happy hour served Monday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. that starts at $7 across the board for house wine by the glass, select beers, well cocktails, and variety of appetizers like asada fries, ceviche tostadas, street corn, and chicken tacos.

8110 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 456-0600
(858) 456-0600
Colorful cocktails on a bar. The Shores

Mermaids & Cowboys

1251 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037

Downtown La Jolla’s surf and turf spot, with cocktail pro Praveen Das helming the bar, does a daily 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour with 50 percent off all freshly-shucked oysters, wine by the glass and bottle, and draft and bottled beer. In honor of National Oyster Day, the restaurant will extend its happy hour on Friday, August 5, with a selection of oysters offered at half off all night long.

1251 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 999-0205
(858) 999-0205
A platter of raw oysters. Mermaids & Cowboys

Common Theory

4805 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111

This Convoy bar’s progressive happy hour, featured Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., offers $3 off beers during the 3 p.m. hour, $2 off at 4 p.m. and $1 off at 5 p.m. along with $5 house wines and discounted food specials.

4805 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 384-7974
(858) 384-7974
Seating at the bar [Official image]

One Door North

3422 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104

Looking for happy hour in North Park? Offered every weekday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m, its specials include $3 off select beer, wine, cocktails, and appetizers like Baja ceviche, spinach artichoke dip, and a giant pretzel.

3422 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 618-1285
(619) 618-1285
Inside of restaurant [Official photo]

Go Go Amigo

2885 Perry Rd, San Diego, CA 92106

Liberty Station’s casual Mexican restaurant and bar has two opportunities for happy hour deals with its specials offered Wednesday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and nightly at the bar from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There’s $4 mulitas and Mexican pizzas and half-off frozen palomas and house margaritas.

2885 Perry Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 877-1888
(619) 877-1888
A margarita garnished with an umbrella. Go Go Amigo

Moniker General

2860 Sims Rd, San Diego, CA 92106

The Bar at Moniker General offers happy hour Friday to Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with $9 Old Fashioneds and Mules as well as $8 select wine and $5 select beer. The cafe and retail store also hosts live music on Fridays and Saturdays.

2860 Sims Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 255-8772
(619) 255-8772
People playing guitar inside a bar. Moniker General

Fernside

1946 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92102

South Park’s friendly neighborhood bar extends its happy hour offerings from opening until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There’s $5 craft beer, $7 cocktail classics like mojitos and Moscow mules, and $7 bar bites ranging from pork sliders to chicken wings.

1946 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92102
(619) 255-9591
(619) 255-9591
A cocktail bar with bar stools. Fernside/Facebook

Queenstown Public House

1557 Columbia St, San Diego, CA 92101

This charming cottage hosts a bustling happy hour with specials like $8 beer flights, house wine, and sangria as well as $7 snacks like pretzel bites, New Zealand onion dip, fried calamari, and grass fed beef sliders.

1557 Columbia St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 546-0444
(619) 546-0444
A charming dining room with sheep on the ceiling. Chris Rov Costa Photographs

Craft & Commerce

675 W Beech St, San Diego, CA 92101

One of Little Italy’s foundational bars features 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour Monday through Thursday, and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, offers cocktails for $8, $2 off draft beer, and a selection of menu items for less than $4 including a corn dog and warm pastrami slider.

675 W Beech St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 269-2202
(619) 269-2202
A modern, industrial cocktail bar. Arlene Ibarra

Garibaldi

901 Bayfront Ct Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92101

The bayfront restaurant and bar has introduced a late night happy hour, offered from 8 p.m. until close Thursday through Saturday, with $7 amaro-based cocktails and shareable snack boards featuring Southern Italian cheeses and house charcuterie.

901 Bayfront Ct Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 436-1081
(619) 436-1081
A plate of charcuterie. Kimberly Motos

Madam Bonnie’s

411 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101

With live jazz every weekend, this new Gaslamp lounge offers happy hour Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In addition to $6 house wine and $12 specialty cocktails, the menu includes shareable plates like heirloom tomato and burrata, deviled eggs, and sliders feating its rotisserie chicken.

411 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 310-5436
(619) 310-5436
A long bar against a brick wall. Madam Bonnie’s

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