Between the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, people across the country can be found tucked away at the nearest bar, tossing back half-priced drafts and scarfing discounted appetizers.
Happy Hour is more than a period in the middle of the day to get our buzz on for the cheap, it’s an American tradition of the utmost sacred nature. We love our occasional day drinking, and Columbus is no different. That’s why we’ve put together a few of the city’s most awesome happy hour deals.
| Spot | Neighborhood | When | Standout deal |
| Antiques on High | Brewery District | Mon-Fri until 7 p.m. | $5 beers, seltzers, and wells |
| Barcelona | German Village | Tue-Sat, 4-6 p.m. | $8 cocktails, sangria, and tapas |
| Buckeye Bourbon House | Downtown | Mon-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | $7 signature cocktails, $3 domestics |
| Budd Dairy Food Hall | Italian Village | Tue-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | $6 20-ounce drafts |
| Cobra | Brewery District | Mon and Wed-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | $4 drafts, $9 junior burgers |
| Condado Tacos | Downtown | Weekdays, 2-5 p.m. | $4 house margaritas |
| Forno Kitchen + Bar | Short North | Mon-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | Half price on most of the menu |
| Goodale Station | Arena District | Mon-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | $9 cocktails with rooftop views |
| High Bank Distillery | Grandview | Mon-Sat, 3-6 p.m. | $3 off spirits and cocktails |
| Hofbräuhaus Columbus | Grandview Yard | Mon-Fri, 3-6 p.m. | $4 half liters, half-price appetizers |
| Lincoln Social Rooftop | Short North | Tue-Fri, 4-7 p.m. | Half-off oysters, $5 beers |
| Little West Tavern | Franklinton | Daily, 4-6 p.m. | $5 drafts, wells, and wine pours |
| Martini Modern Italian | Short North | Mon-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | Half off wine and house spirits |
| Mikey’s Late Night Slice | Short North | Mon-Fri, 4-5 p.m. | 50% off food and drinks |
| PINS Mechanical Co. | Downtown + Dublin | Mon-Fri, 4-7 p.m. | Rotating drink deals, duckpin bowling |
| Stories on High | Downtown | Tue-Thu, 4-6 p.m. | $10-12 cocktails on the 28th floor |
| The Citizens Trust | Downtown | Wed-Fri, 4-7 p.m. | $10 wine pours, caviar bites |
| The Keep | Downtown | Mon-Fri, 4-6 p.m. | $12 Monday martinis, half-off wine Wednesdays |
| Union Café | Short North | Mon-Fri, 3-6 p.m. | $5.50 wells, $5 wine |
| Wolf’s Ridge Brewing | Downtown | Tue-Sun until 6 p.m. | $4 614 Lager |
Antiques on High, Seventh Son’s sister brewery in the Brewery District, has $5 beers and Kitty Paw seltzers until 7 p.m., Monday-Friday, and well liquor is $5 too. The beer and seltzer deal lasts all day on Mondays, and on Sundays beer flights are $12 all day.
Barcelona in German Village runs happy hour at the bar Tuesday-Saturday, 4-6 p.m., on an $8 menu of classic cocktails and house sangria, plus tapas like patatas bravas.
Tucked into the Residence Inn’s lobby, Buckeye Bourbon House has a deep whiskey list and very cozy vibes. Their happy hour, Monday-Friday from 4-6 p.m., features $7 signature cocktails, Manhattans, and Old Fashioneds, plus $6 wines and $3 domestics.
Budd Dairy in Italian Village calls its bar deal 614 Happy Hour. It runs Tuesday-Friday, 4-6 p.m., with $6 20-ounce drafts and $4 off specialty cocktails.
Cobra is an Asian-American neighborhood bar in the Brewery District, and its happy hour covers food as well as drinks. On weekdays from 4-6 p.m., all draft beer is $4 and well spirits are $5. Junior versions of the burgers are $9, and a plate of seasoned fries is $4. It’s closed Tuesday.
Condado’s downtown location on South High runs happy hour on weekdays from 2-5 p.m., with house margaritas and Garage Beer at $4 and Espolon shots at $6. Three street tacos are $6, and so is a half order of nachos.
Forno keeps its Short North happy hour simple: Monday-Friday from 4-6 p.m., draft beer, house cocktails, wine by the glass, bar snacks, shared items, and pizzas are all half price. That covers most of the menu before dinner even starts.
Goodale Station is the rooftop bar on top of the Canopy by Hilton, and its happy hour runs Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. Classic cocktails like the Old Fashioned and the margarita are $9, draft beer is $5, and the kitchen has its own happy hour menu.
High Bank’s Grandview taproom runs happy hour Monday-Saturday, 3-6 p.m., with $3 off all HBD spirits and cocktails. Shareables drop $2, and draft beer and wine drop $1. The Saturday session is the rarity; most bars on this list clock out Friday.
At Hofbräuhaus in Grandview Yard, happy hour runs Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. Half liters of lager, dunkel and hefeweizen are $4, and so is any glass of house wine. Appetizers are half price, except the Yard sampler.
Lincoln Social is nine floors above High Street in the Short North, and it’s 21 and over. Happy hour runs Tuesday-Friday, 4-7 p.m., with $5 beers and $5 off house cocktails. Oysters and bottles of wine are half off.
Daily “Easy hours” from 4-6 p.m. at Little West Tavern mean $5 drafts, wells, and wine pours, plus $5 bar snacks like the smash burger and wings. An $8 Tavern Old Fashioned is the upgrade pick.
Martini Modern Italian in the Short North runs happy hour in the bar area Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m., with half off wines by the glass and house spirits, cocktails in the $8-12 range, and small plates like arancini and beef carpaccio for $12-16.
Mikey’s Short North shop calls it Party Hour: Monday-Friday, 4-5 p.m., with food and drinks 50% off. It only lasts the one hour, and the deals can change, so get there at 4.
PINS runs happy hour every weekday from 4-7 p.m. at its downtown and Dublin bars, with duckpin bowling and pinball a few steps from your drink. The deals rotate, and PINS sends them out by email and on social.
Located on the Hilton Tower’s 28th floor, Stories on High runs its happy hour Tuesday through Thursday, 4-6 p.m., with snacks and skewers in the $8-12 range, $10-12 cocktails, $9 house wines, and $6 Sapporos.
A bank-turned-bar, The Citizens Trust runs happy hour Wednesday-Friday, 4-7 p.m., with $10 pours of house wine and $3 off cocktails. On Wednesdays, the $10 pours last until 9 p.m.
In the LeVeque Tower, The Keep calls its happy hour Golden Hour, and it runs Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. Mondays also bring $12 martinis, and on Wednesdays select wine is half off by the glass and the bottle from 4 p.m. to close.
Union Café has been a Short North gay bar since 1996, and its happy hour starts early. From 3-6 p.m., Monday-Friday, well cocktails and well margaritas are $5.50, and wine is $5 a glass or $20 a bottle.
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing runs its taproom happy hour from open until 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, with $4 pours of 614 Lager, $8 cocktails and house wines, a $10 liter stein, and $6 Cajun waffle fries on the food side. The taproom is closed Monday.
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