
$7 margaritas, palomas, Tito's mules, and select appetizers.
3–6 PMAustin, TX · Destination
South Congress is one of Austin's easiest neighborhoods to spend an entire evening in. Start with happy hour, stay for dinner, and see where the night goes.
Happy hours here kick in around 4 PM but the real rhythm doesn't pick up until 5 — earlier crowds tend to skew tourist, later ones skew local. Hotel bars (Hotel San José, the Carpenter, the Roosevelt) lean toward cocktails and wine over beer deals, with small-plates food specials that travel well between rooms.
Best for:RooftopsCocktailsDate nights
Walkable stretch between Riverside and Oltorf along South Congress Ave.
Updated regularly as happy hour windows and deals change.
Worth Planning Around

One of the stronger deal lineups on this day.
Everyday Happy Hour$7 margaritas, palomas, Tito's mules, and select appetizers.
Plan around it →Worth planning ahead — opens in the next few hours
8 spots
$7 margaritas, palomas, Tito's mules, and select appetizers.
3–6 PM
Special pricing on mimosa feliz, mimosa carafe, michelada, sangria, la maría roja, and café martini.
10 AM–3 PM
50% off pastries
4–5 PM
Half off on all bottles under $80, $3 off expertly crafted cocktails, and $2 off beers, along with happy hour snacks.
4:30–6:30 PM
$5 mimosas, $5 screwdrivers & salty dogs, and $6 bloody marys.
11 AM–5 PM
25% off selected food items. $9 draft watermelon fresca, 25% off bottles of wine under $100, and $1 off all canned, bottled, & draft beer.
4:30–5:30 PM
$5 mimosas, $6 Tito's bloody marys
All Day
Happy hour omakase for $2, various cool and hot tastings, nigiri, sashimi, handrolls, and an ice cream sandwich. also includes deals on beer, cocktails, sake,…
4–6 PM
$5 mimosas, $6 Tito's bloody marys
All Day
Special pricing on mimosa feliz, mimosa carafe, michelada, sangria, la maría roja, and café martini.
10 AM–3 PM
$5 mimosas, $5 screwdrivers & salty dogs, and $6 bloody marys.
11 AM–5 PM
$7 margaritas, palomas, Tito's mules, and select appetizers.
3–6 PM
50% off pastries
4–5 PM
Happy hour omakase for $2, various cool and hot tastings, nigiri, sashimi, handrolls, and an ice cream sandwich. also includes deals on beer, cocktails, sake,…
4–6 PM
Half off on all bottles under $80, $3 off expertly crafted cocktails, and $2 off beers, along with happy hour snacks.
4:30–6:30 PM
25% off selected food items. $9 draft watermelon fresca, 25% off bottles of wine under $100, and $1 off all canned, bottled, & draft beer.
4:30–5:30 PM
Half off baseball bats.
All Night
Enjoy $3 off specialty cocktails and half-priced appetizers.
Next: Tomorrow 3 PM
$2 off all aguas frescas, botanas, beer, wine & margaritas.
Next: Tomorrow 3 PM

50% off appetizers (exclude seafood and wings); $2 off bar menu.
Next: Tomorrow 4 PM
$14 beer and a sake, $2 off all alcoholic drinks, half-off tempura.
Next: Tomorrow 3 PM
50% off small plates, select cups of soup & salads. $2 off cocktails, wine & sake by the glass. $1 off beers & select house specialty drinks. 30% off bottles…
Next: Tomorrow 3 PM
Spreads pikilia (select 3 spreads) $22; mini souvlaki pita (chicken, pork, lamb kefta, vegetable) $6 each; house wine $8; greek sangria $8; mystico cocktail $8.
Next: Tue 4 PM
Half-priced house margs and beer
Next: Tomorrow 2 PM