Applebee's Times Square: Half-Price Apps 3–6pm, Every Night
The Applebee’s at 234 W 42nd St runs a happy hour every night from 3 to 6pm, with drink specials and half-price appetizers. Late-night drink specials start at 10pm and run to close. It’s a chain bar and grill on the Times Square end of 42nd Street.
The verdict: this is a chain deal, and you should judge it as one. Half-price appetizers are the real saving, and a seven-day 3–6pm window is easy to hit before a show or after work. The catch is that the location doesn’t post drink prices or say which appetizers qualify, so “drink specials” could mean anything. If you want a cocktail worth the detour, the Times Square happy hour guide has better rooms. If you want cheap wings and a TV, this works.
The Happy Hour
- Every night, 3–6pm: drink specials and half-price appetizers.
- Every night, 10pm–close: late-night drink specials.
Close is 12am Sunday to Thursday and 1am Friday and Saturday, so the late deal runs two to three hours.
The Bar
It’s a full-service Applebee’s with a bar and TVs showing sports. The menu is the usual chain lineup: burgers, steaks, boneless wings and shareable appetizers, plus draft beer and cocktails. It opens at 8am daily. The nearest trains are Times Sq-42 St (1/2/3/7/A/C/E/N/Q/R/S/W) and 5 Av (7/B/D/F/M). For game-day options, see our best sports bars in NYC, and for something cheaper than Times Square cocktail prices, our cheap bars in NYC guide.
Who It’s For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| Pre-theater bites | Half-price appetizers 3–6pm, every night |
| A late drink | Drink specials from 10pm to close |
| Watching a game | TVs at the bar |