Happy Hour. Two little words that bring such joy to so many. But who can get out of the office at four-frickin-thirty in the afternoon? Thankfully, restaurants and bars are figuring out that if they really want to entice all of us they’re gonna have to come up with something beyond the typical happy hour window when everyone’s 1) still at work 2) stuck in traffic or 3) not ready to get drunk quite yet. So I give you this list of late-night happy hours in Los Angeles offering a good time at a reasonable price and reasonable hour. (Bonus: Most include food specials, too.) If you know of any that should be included, please leave a comment below.
Drago Centro – Downtown LA
NIGHTLY: Doesn’t get better than all-night happy hour every day of the week. Drago Centro has a great selection of crafty cocktails, wine and beer for $5-$7 and tasty bar bites for $3 to $10, like margherita pizza, smoked salmon crostini and charcuterie. www.dragocentro.com
Chaya – Beverly Hills, Downtown LA, Venice
NIGHTLY: “All night, every night” is the happy hour motto at all three Chaya locations. At the Beverly Hills spot you’ll find stuff like the French Kiss cocktail, crispy miso wings, Moroccan lamb meatballs and nothing-over-$7 sushi rolls. The #DTLA menu (right next to Drago Centro, fyi) changes frequently, but think $4 to $6 sushi rolls, skewers, izakaya and handcrafted cocktails for $7 plus plenty of sake, wine and beer. www.thechaya.com
Mohawk Bend – Echo Park
NIGHTLY: This Eastside favorite has a late-night happy hour from 10pm to close with $4 Golden Road Beers (Point the Way IPA, Golden Road Hefeweizen, Get Up Offa That Brown), $5 well cocktails and lots of $6 bites including any personal size pizza, the veggie platter served with hummus and romesco, mini calzone, nachos (vegan or non-vegan) or twice baked fingerling potatoes. www.mohawk.la
Wood & Vine – Hollywood
MON-THUR: From 10pm-close Monday through Thursday, this cool spot in the historic 1923 Taft Building offers select cocktails for $8 + complimentary bar bites (we love FREE!) and $5 s’mores that are made outside on their patio fire-pit! www.woodandvine.com
Wirtshaus – Mid-City
SUN-THUR: For some authentic German brews and grub, it doesn’t get better than Wirtshaus. This local favorite is now offering a late-night happy hour 9pm-11pm every Sunday through Thursday with $2 off all beers and wines, plus 25% off any appetizer on the dinner menu. (Do the Reibekuchen, aka potato pancakes topped with mascarpone cheese and apple sauce. You won’t be sorry.) www.wirtshausla.com
Sushi Roku – Santa Monica & Pasadena
SUN-TUE: Sushi Roku offers All-Night Happy Hour from 5pm-close with a menu that never exceeds $6. It’s a great way to sample some of the restaurant’s signature dishes like popcorn shrimp tempura ($3), albacore tacos ($5) and spicy tuna on crispy rice ($5). You can also get sushi rolls, skewers and specially priced cocktails, wine and Japanese beer. www.sushiroku.com
The Virgil – Silver Lake
TUE: This brand-new bar takes a farm-to-bar approach with its fresh-squeezed juice cocktails coupled with a pretty impressive selection of rum, tequila and mezcal. All-night happy hour happens every Tuesday with $6 specialty cocktails + $5 sangria, beer and wine while the regular happy hour goes from 7pm to 9pm Wednesday through Saturday. Bring some change for the jukebox.
Michael’s – Santa Monica
MON-SAT: This pricey landmark has been around forever but only recently did Michael’s launch its first-ever happy hour. From 5pm to close, the all-night $6 happy hour features edibles like Jidori chicken & waffle wings, crispy sweetbread poppers and radish salad along with an ever-changing roster of red and white wines, beer and market-fresh cocktails. Everything on the menu is $6 with the exception of oysters on the half-shell for $3. www.michaelssantamonica.com
Fraiche – Santa Monica & Culver City
NIGHTLY: Another great every day happy hour find, Fraiche in Santa Monica offers discounted items in the lounge from 3pm to close. Drinks are in the $5 to $6 range while food includes a $6 turkey or short rib burger, $6 mussels, $6 salmon tartare, $6 baby beet salad, $3 truffle fries and handful of other goodies. Culver City’s happy hour runs 5pm-close with its own menu ($4 crispy chickpeas, $5 smoked trout rillettes, $5 bruschetta) + $5 well drinks, beer and wine. www.fraicherestaurantla.com
Casa Vega – Sherman Oaks
NIGHTLY: This family-owned Mexican restaurant is where holds late-night happy hour every night from 10:30 to close with $4.95 house margaritas as well as 20% of all beer and cocktails and 50% of all appetizers. www.casavega.com
Palomino – Westwood
NIGHTLY: Yet another “all day, every day” happy hour hangout, the huge lounge at this restaurant right off Wilshire offers $4 draft beers, $5 cranberry mojitos, pomegranate margaritas and candied apple martinis + vittles ranging from $4.95 white bean dip to $6.95 pizzas. www.palomino.com
Lexington Social House – Hollywood
SUN: This sceney spot hosts “Social Hour” all night on Sundays from 4pm to midnight with 50% off cocktails and 50% off the entire dining menu. Available at the bar, drinks include The Lexington made with Earl Grey-infused Woodford Reserve Bourbon, honey, lemon juice and orange bitters for $7 as well as bites like the pretzel bun burger ($10), fried chicken with smashed potatoes and kale ($12), and dessert for $4.50. www.lexingtonsocialhouse.com
Locanda del Lago – Santa Monica
TUE: This mainstay on the Third Street Promenade offers happy hour in the bar all night every Tuesday starting at 4pm. Specials include $4 beers and house wines, $8 bites (octopus carpaccio, ahi tuna tartare) and $9 cocktails like the popular Caprese Martini made with organic tomato vodka, basil, balsamic and a cherry tomato-mozzarella skewer. www.lagosantamonica.com
Napa Vally Grille – Westwood
NIGHTLY: This Napa Valley-inspired spot has a Reverse Happy Hour every night 9pm to midnight and all day Sunday (3pm-close) with an impressive menu in the $3 to $8 range. Selections include deviled eggs ($3), fish taco duo ($5), short rib tostadas ($5), turkey meatballs ($5), wine for $4 and handcrafted cocktails for $6. www.napavalleygrille.com
Gyu Kaku – Multiple Locations
NIGHTLY: This Japanese BBQ chain seems to have happy hour going on no matter what time it is. Mondays is all day, Tuesday-Thursday is 9:30pm to close and Friday-Saturday it’s 10pm to close. Get up to 50% off menu items such as $2.98 BBQ tacos, $2.48 gyoza dumplings, $3.98 shrimp balls and too many other options to name. Sapporo draft is just $1.49 (pitchers are $7.45!), fruity soju drinks are $3, cocktails are $5 and the most expensive dessert is less than $3. FYI, it’s $15 minimum per person, but you can have an entire feast for that price. www.gyu-kaku.com
Next Door Lounge – Hollywood
TUE-THUR: If you like a really late night, this speakeasy-inspired lounge has a Happier Hours menu offered Tuesday to Thursday from midnight to 1:30am. All items on the seasonal menu are $6 or less, including $4 craft beer, $5 specialty cocktails and bites like $3 crostini, $5 arugula salad, $5 shrimp ceviche, $6 wood-fired pizzas and $3 desserts. www.nextdoorhollywood.com
Vertical Wine Bistro – Pasadena
SUN & TUE-THUR: This tasteful wine bar in Old Town hosts All Night Happy Hour 5pm-midnight on Sunday and Reverse Happy Hour from 10pm to midnight Tuesday through Thursday with $5-$10 items like truffle mac & cheese and chorizo pizza. www.verticalwinebistro.com
Cliff’s Edge – Los Feliz
NIGHTLY: Bar flies looking for a deal might want to hit up the recently revamped bar at Cliff’s for the nightly specials that run til closing time. Every night there is a $3 beer, $6 white and red wine + a couple of $7 cocktails that change regularly. www.cliffsedgecafe.com
25 Degrees – Hollywood
SUN-THUR: This 24-hour hangout inside the Hollywood Roosevelt offers a late night happy hour Sunday-Thursday from 11pm to 1am with $2 french fries, onion rings and sweet potato fries, $5 Boback hot dog, $4 draft & bottled beer, $5 house wines and $6 well cocktails. www.25degreesrestaurant.com
Mezze – West Hollywood
FRI & SAT: Half-priced craft beers and crafty cocktails are now served every Friday and Saturday from 11pm until close along with discounted prices on the menu’s Eastern Med small plates. www.mezzela.com
Rascal – Mid-City West
NIGHTLY: This neighborhood hang offers selections from its grilled sandwiches and drink deals during the late-night happy hour Monday-Saturday 9pm-11pm and Sundays 9pm-10pm. www.rascalla.com
The Hudson – West Hollywood
SUN & MON: From 10pm to 12am, this train car turned neighborhood bar offers $4 well cocktails, $4 beer and $4 wine. www.thehudsonla.com
Cafe Del Rey – Marina Del Rey
NIGHTLY: This waterfront favorite offers a late happy hour in the lounge from 9pm to close every night with about a million different cocktails for $6. www.cafedelreymarina.com
Yard House – Multiple Locations
SUN-THUR: This national chain not only has one of the country’s largest selections of beer on tap (about 250 at each location), but it’s also where you can get some late-night discount food and drinks Sunday-Wednesday from 10pm to close. The menu’s huge and ranges from $3.25 domestic pints to $6 martinis and 50% off appetizers and pizzas. www.yardhouse.com
House of Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer – Laguna Beach
NIGHTLY: I mean, the name says it all, doesn’t it? This neighborhood spot is already pretty cheap, but during the nightly late-night happy hour 9pm-close it gets even better. Each night has a different deal, like $1 Taco Tuesday, $1 Oyster Wednesdays, $9.95 all-you-can-eat fish & chips (or chicken & chips) on Thursdays, $5 Mai Tai Saturdays and a bunch of other deals you can check online. Dine-in and bar area only. www.houseofbigfish.com
Copa D’Oro – Santa Monica
MON: What do you do on a Monday Night? Why, you head toward the beach, stop just a few blocks shy, and head into Copa d’Oro for the all-night happy hour. The famed farmers’ market cocktails taste even better when they’re just $5. www.copadoro.com







I love the happy hours at Palomino and Napa Valley — cougar town – meow!!!
thank you marpop for contributing to our ability to par-tay
Thanks!
Here’s a couple more:
Birds cafe in Hollywood has a late night HH as well: Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays 11pm-midnight where ALL DRINKS are half price.
http://www.birdshollywood.com/
Faux Pas Bistro:
http://www.fauxpasbistro.com/
2 for 1 on all drinks everyday at the bar