Alphabet Bar & Café: $12 Cocktails From 10pm Every Night
Alphabet Bar & Café has a late-night happy hour every night, 10pm–12am: $7 beer, $10 wine and $12 cocktails. It’s the lobby bar at the Moxy East Village hotel, 112 E 11th St, a short walk from Astor Place.
The verdict: a good last-round deal, and a poor early-evening one. The cocktail menu runs $17–$20, so $12 saves $5 to $8 a drink, which is real money in the East Village. The catch is the timing. The window is two hours at the very end of the night, and Sunday to Wednesday that means the last two hours before the bar’s midnight close.
The Happy Hour
- When: every night, 10pm–12am.
- Beer: $7.
- Wine: $10.
- Cocktails: $12, against $17–$20 on the regular menu.
- Walk-ins: welcome, no reservation needed.
The Room
Alphabet Bar is open Sunday to Wednesday 4pm–12am and Friday and Saturday 4pm–1am. By day the same lounge runs as Café d’Avignon, serving coffee and baked goods 7am–3pm. There’s a terrace out back (fully enclosed in winter), a Skee-Ball machine, a collection of vinyl records and DJs on Fridays and Saturdays. The nearest trains are Astor Pl (6) and 8 St-NYU (R/W). For more late options, see our East Village happy hour guide, late-night happy hour NYC and hotel bars in NYC.
Who Alphabet Bar & Café Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A nightcap | $12 cocktails from 10pm |
| Drinks without a reservation | Walk-ins are welcome |
| A weekend night out | DJs on Fridays and Saturdays, open until 1am |