bar/code: $10 Negronis Before 7pm in Koreatown
bar/code’s happy hour runs 5–7pm every night it’s open, Monday to Saturday, at 43 West 32nd Street in Koreatown: $10 classic cocktails and $6 beers, which the menu bills as 40% off.
The verdict: a real discount on real drinks. The eight classics on the deal, from the Negroni and Manhattan to the Vesper and daiquiri, are $17 on the regular menu, so $10 saves you $7 a glass. Beer drops from $10 to $6. Two hours is short, and the bar is closed Sunday. The honest caveat: the $19 signatures stay full price, and so do the espresso martini, whiskey sour and amaretto sour, which aren’t on the happy-hour list.
The Happy Hour
The bar bills it as 5–7pm “everyday,” 40% off classic cocktails and beers. The classics are $10: lychee martini, Manhattan, Parkside Fizz, Negroni, Old Fashioned, Vesper, gimlet and daiquiri. The beers are $6, six of them, including Stella Artois, Heineken and Lagunitas IPA. The deal is drinks only.
The Bar
bar/code calls itself a classic cocktail bar with a twist, with Asian-inspired tapas. The plates lean Korean: truffle honey butter chips ($13), a beef teriyaki burger ($20), kimchi fried rice with bacon ($22) and shaved ice for dessert ($16). The $19 signatures carry Korean names on the menu, and any whiskey can be smoked over maple, cherry, hickory or oak chips for $3 more. The whisky list runs from $17 Jameson to a $295 pour of Macallan 21, with Japanese and Taiwanese bottles in between. It’s open until 1am Monday to Thursday and 3am Friday and Saturday, and it takes bookings for groups of 15 or more. The 34th St–Herald Square station is the closest. More nearby in our Koreatown happy hour guide, or compare it with the best cocktail bars in NYC.
Who bar/code Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| After-work classics | $10 Negronis and Manhattans, 5–7pm Mon–Sat |
| A late Friday | Open until 3am Friday and Saturday |
| Whisky drinkers | Japanese, Taiwanese and Scotch lists; smoke any pour for $3 |