Art Bar: The Everything-Is-$5 Happy Hour by the Fireplace
Art Bar’s happy hour is the simplest deal in the West Village: daily 4-7pm, everything is $5 — drafts, house wines, well drinks. Thirty-plus years in, with a fireplace lounge in the back and local art on the walls, it’s still the neighborhood’s best-value living room.
The happy hour at Art Bar runs every day, 4pm to 7pm.
The deals, all $5: draft beers (Stella, Harpoon IPA, Allagash White, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Athletic NA), house wines (Chardonnay, Cabernet, Sparkling, Rosé), and well drinks.
About Art Bar
Art Bar has held 52 8th Avenue between Jane and Horatio for over three decades — a lively booth-lined front bar that gives way to the real draw: a back “living room” of overstuffed couches around a working fireplace, hung with rotating work from local artists. The New York Times put it on its where-to-drink-by-a-fireplace list for a reason.
The Happy Hour in Detail
Daily 4-7pm, no fine print worth fearing: $5 drafts, $5 house wines (including the sparkling, which feels like a loophole), $5 wells. Even the Athletic NA draft rides at $5, so the sober friend isn’t punished. Three hours, seven days — in a neighborhood where the average cocktail crossed $18 long ago, Art Bar is the correction.
What to Order
During the window it’s $5 anything — the sparkling wine by the fireplace is the move nobody regrets. Off-menu hours bring the Pornstar Martini ($16), the Spaghett ($11 — High Life with an Aperol shot dropped in), Jell-O shot syringes ($6-8), and nachos that arrive bigger than the table ($9/$13). The kitchen runs to 2am Sun-Thu, 3am Fri-Sat.
The Space & Vibe
Front room: loud-ish, booths, date-night pairs and after-work groups. Back room: couches, fireplace, rotating art, and the kind of low light that makes two drinks become four. The site once housed the Sea Colony, a landmark of NYC lesbian history — the bar wears its Village lineage well, with Pride proceeds going to PFLAG and The Center.
The West Village Angle
8th Avenue just below Jackson Square Park, a few minutes’ walk from the A/C/E/L at 14th St-8th Ave, with the Whitney and High Line orbit to the west. Open daily 4pm-4am — happy hour starts the moment the doors do.
Who It’s For
| Best for | Why |
|---|---|
| Fireplace season | couches + a working fireplace + $5 sparkling — winter solved |
| After-work without the math | everything is $5 until 7pm; splitting the check takes one second |
| Low-key first dates | back-room lighting and art to talk about when conversation stalls |
| Late-night kitchen needs | food until 2am (3am weekends), long after the Village kitchens close |
FAQ
Does Art Bar have a happy hour?
Yes — daily 4-7pm, and everything is $5: draft beers, house wines, and well drinks.
Where is Art Bar?
52 8th Ave between Jane and Horatio Sts in the West Village, near the 14th St-8th Ave A/C/E/L.
Does Art Bar have a fireplace?
Yes — the back lounge has couches around a working fireplace, with rotating local art on the walls.
How late is Art Bar open?
4am nightly, with the kitchen running to 2am Sun-Thu and 3am Fri-Sat.
Happy hour details verified July 2026. Times change — confirm with the venue.