#7 The 30 Best Happy Hours in Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Plus, some delicious meals I’ve made recently

Jun 20, 2025

Hello, hello! I slowed down the past few weeks, savoring visits from long distance friends and recovering from being under the weather. Finally, I’m settling back into routine.

I had yet another incredible meal at Huda last Saturday night, further solidifying it as one of my favorite restaurants that I will gladly gush about. For $40 each, four of us shared the smashed cucumbers with labneh, pita, freekeh salad, carrot and zucchini salad, rakakat (crispy filo dough stuffed with Syrian cheese + a side of Muhammara), macarona bil toum (gnudi pasta in lemony garlic sauce), a kettle of mint tea, and booza (peach ice cream with pistachio butter). It’s a great candlelit hideaway, and the service is always super attentive.

The past few weeks have also consisted of many wholesome days experimenting in the kitchen. Some of my favorite concoctions have included:

Yet another arugula salad iteration: Arugula topped with chopped cucumber, radish, green onion, a few sprigs of mint and dill, lightly blanched green beans, shaved apple, shaved cheddar, chopped candied pecans, and a lemony whole grain mustard and honey vinaigrette. Yes, that sounds like too many ingredients, but I promise they’re all necessary and marry together perfectly.

An heirloom tomato polenta breakfast bowl: I swiped the bottom of a bowl with some herby ricotta (I just mixed some jarred pesto into a few spoonfuls of ricotta), layered it with pan-fried polenta slices (from Trader Joe’s), slices of heirloom tomatoes marinated in a bit of red wine vinegar, lemon butter sauteed radishes, green onion, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. These seemingly random ingredients really pulled through to be a delicious, unique brekky on yet ANOTHER gray, misty morning.

A salmon and herby rice bowl: I wanted to use some leftover basmati rice from Indian takeout, so I reheated it and mixed in some peas, radish, dill, Castelvetrano olives, and chopped pistachios. Kept the dressing v simple with just olive oil, salt, and pepper. Topped it with dijon balsamic marinated salmon, and it was very delicious.

During the pockets of sunshine here and there over the past few weeks, I’ve been capitalizing on happy hours. I got tired of researching deals from scratch over and over again, so I finally compiled a list of some of the best happy hours in my neighborhood. Save this list for your next discounted drink and snack!

30 of the best happy hours in Williamsburg & Greenpoint

1. El Pingüino

When: 4-7pm daily

The deal: $10 vermouth & soda, $12 glasses of sherry, $12 martini

2. Maracuja

When: 5-7pm daily

The deal: $9 cocktails and frozen drinks, $6 draft beer, $9 glasses of wine, $1 oysters

3. Lamonte

When: Sunday–Thursday all day, Friday & Saturday until 7pm

The deal: $2 oysters, $2 shrimp cocktail, $10 prosecco, $10 martini

4. Lavender Lake

When: Wednesday–Friday 4-7pm

The deal: $12 cocktails, $8 white wine, and some FUN deals — an Aperol Spritz + fries for $15, a single patty cheeseburger and draft beer of your choice for $15, and a mini charcuterie board + a martini for $20

5. Cozy Royale

When: Weekdays 5-7pm, late night 10-11:30pm

The deal: $10 smashburger with fries, $10 martini, $10 glasses of wine or $30 carafe

6. Ensenada

When: Tuesday–Thursday 5:30-6:30pm (all tables), Friday & Saturday 5:30-6:30pm (bar seats + high tops)

The deal: $12 vermouth and sodas, Despierta cocktails (Aperol, coffee, coffee liqueur, dark rum), margaritas, and discounted apps (patatas bravas, tacos, chips and salsa, pescaditos fritos)

7. Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.

When: Monday–Friday, 2-6pm

The Deal: $2 east coast oysters, $10 wine specials, $6 beer specials

8. St. Mazie

When: Sunday–Friday 6-7pm, Saturday 5-7pm

The deal: 6 oysters & a glass of bubbles $14, $5 house beer, $6 house wine

9. Leroy’s

When: Weekdays 4-6pm, weekends 3-5pm

The deal: $10 cocktails (like the Beachcomber's Punch — rum, lime, grapefruit, apricot, bitters, absinthe)

10. Chez Ma Tante

When: Weekdays 5-7pm (bar seats)

The deal: $2 oysters, $3.50 olives, $5.50 chips and aioli, $9 tiny tini (gin, dry vermouth, bay leaf), $4 beer [Note: the prices here are insane – for $28 we got one tiny tini (not much smaller than a regular martini), three beers, and fries. Even the bartender remarked on how much we got for less than $30]

11. Bistro So

When: Weekdays 5-7pm

The deal: $11 espresso martini, Aperol spritz, St. Germain spritz, house wine, prosecco, margarita

12. Beco

When: Weekdays, 4-6pm

The deal: $9 caipirinhas, $5 beer

13. Elder Greene

When: Weekdays 3-7pm

The deal: $11 cocktails, $1 off select draft beers, $10 wines

14. Gran Torino

When: Monday–Thursday 9:30pm to close, Sunday 8pm to close, Friday & Saturday 11pm to close

The deal: $9 house wine, half off wine bottles, $2 off tap beers, $10 well drinks, $12 cocktails, $10 Margherita or Nonna Mia pizza

15. Midnights

When: Weekdays, 2-6:30pm

The deal: $2 off all cocktails

16. Surf Bar

When: Weekdays 4-7pm

The deal: $1 off featured special drinks, $5 margaritas, bottle beers, and sangria

17. Baba on Withers

When: Sunday–Thursday, 5-7pm

The deal: $9 glasses of natural wine and discounted small plates — $8 Baba Fries (manchego cheese, scallions, cayenne mayo), $9 pain aux tomates (heirloom tomatoes, sherry, sea salt), $11 brussel sprouts (tahini, black sesame powder)

18. Dar525

When: Everyday 12-7pm

The deal: $4 drafts, $6 sangria, and $6 house wine

19. Bar Blondeau

When: Weeknights, 5-7pm (bar seats only)

The deal: $11 cocktails, $9 wine, $11 Daytripper cocktail — coconut & cacao rum blend, lime, cane sugar (I need this)

20. Fandi Mata

When: Weekdays, 5-7pm

The deal: $12 spicy paloma, $8 mini espresso martini, $9 wine, half off select bottles of wine, $16 personal pizzas, $9 croquetas (bacon, date, horseradish aioli, shaved manchego) and classic hummus (za'atar spice, herbs, pita)

21. Casa Pública

When: Monday–Thursday, 5-7pm

The deal: $10 classic margarita, $10 cocktail of the day, $5 beer, $10 wine, $5 chips and salsa, $7 yucca fries, $10 esquites, $10 tacos (huitlacoche, carnitas, pollo al pibil)

22. Gus and Marty’s

When: Weekdays, 5-7pm at the bar

The deal: $12 vodka martinis, wine, and food specials (petit gyro?!)

23. Good Bar

When: Weekdays, 4-7pm

The deal: $7 well drinks, $6 draft beer, $9 margarita, $9 Aperol spritz, $17 for a burger or chicken sandwich + fries + beer

24. The Bedford

When: Monday–Thursday, 4-7pm

The deal: $8 mini dirty martini, mini saffron vesper, mini peach martini, mini mezcal martini, mini espresso martini, $6 sangria, $9 vinho verde and syrah, $6 beer

25. Good Thanks

When: Weekdays, 4:30-6:30pm

The deal: $10 martini, $10 burger

26. Five Leaves

When: Weekdays, 3-6pm

The deal: $12 cocktails, $12 wines, $2 off drafts

27. El Born

When: Weekdays (except Tuesday) 4-6 pm, Saturday & Sunday 4-5 pm

The deal: $5 tapas (olives, bravas, croquetas, bread, pintxos), $16 wine tasting (try 3 wines from their list), $7 sangría, $7 cava / wine, $6 vermouth

28. OTB

When: Weeknights 4-6pm, weekends 12-4pm

The deal: $12 margaritas and martinis, $9 for 6 oysters, $10 cheeseburger

29. Layla