Bar Six: $2 Oysters and a Proper Bistro Happy Hour on Sixth Avenue
Bar Six runs a real bistro happy hour: Mon-Fri 3:30-5:30pm with $2 Beau Soleil oysters, a $7 Kronenbourg draft, and $12 Negronis and spicy margaritas. It’s the French-Moroccan stalwart of Sixth Avenue — nearly fifty years of history in the room — quietly serving one of the Village’s better early windows.
The happy hour at Bar Six runs Monday to Friday, 3:30pm to 5:30pm.
The deals: $2 Beau Soleil oysters, $7 Kronenbourg 1664 draft, $12 wines (Chardonnay or Beaujolais), $12 cocktails (Negroni, Spicy Margarita) — plus $4 gaufrettes, $9 moutabelle, and a $10 crab cake.
About Bar Six
Bar Six is the 1994 evolution of La Gauloise, the bistro owners Steve Tzolis and Nicola Kotsoni first opened at 502 Sixth Avenue in 1978 — which makes this one of the Village’s longest-running rooms. The menu runs French-Moroccan: tagines and bisteeya alongside a cheeseburger the house is famous for, with a small zinc-style bar up front.
The Happy Hour in Detail
Weekdays 3:30-5:30pm off a dedicated happy-hour menu: $2 Beau Soleil oysters are the headline — a legitimate oyster deal in a neighborhood that mostly gave them up — backed by the $7 Kronenbourg draft, $12 Chardonnay or Beaujolais, and $12 Negronis and spicy margaritas. The snack tier is smart: $4 gaufrettes, $9 moutabelle, $10 crab cake. The early start matters; it’s one of the few 3:30 windows around, and it’s done by 5:30 sharp.
What to Order
A half-dozen Beau Soleils and the Kronenbourg is a $19 order that reads like $50. Staying for dinner: the chicken tagine ($30), the bisteeya ($28 — the Moroccan chicken pie few NYC kitchens attempt), or the cheeseburger and frites ($26) that regulars refuse to quit.
The Space & Vibe
Paris-bistro bones — mirrors, warm light, close tables — with an adult, conversational crowd; it gets properly loud at peak dinner and settles into neighborhood-regular rhythm otherwise. Weekend brunch is its own institution. The happy hour lives at the bar up front.
The Greenwich Village Angle
502 Sixth Avenue between W 12th and W 13th puts you one block below the 14th St transit spine (F/M/L at 6th Ave, 1/2/3 at 7th Ave, PATH at 14th St) and a short walk from the Jefferson Market Library. Doors run 11am-11:30pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri-Sat.
Who It’s For
| Best for | Why |
|---|---|
| Oyster runs | $2 Beau Soleils, weekdays 3:30-5:30 — the Village’s quiet oyster window |
| The early-out crowd | one of the only 3:30pm starts in the neighborhood |
| Bistro classicists | Negroni, zinc-bar energy, and a 1978 lineage via La Gauloise |
| Pre-dinner positioning | a block from three train lines; be anywhere downtown by 6 |
FAQ
Does Bar Six have a happy hour?
Yes — Monday to Friday, 3:30-5:30pm: $2 Beau Soleil oysters, $7 Kronenbourg draft, $12 wines and cocktails, plus bar snacks from $4.
Where is Bar Six?
502 6th Ave between W 12th and W 13th Sts in Greenwich Village, one block from the 14th St stations.
Does Bar Six serve oysters at happy hour?
Yes — $2 Beau Soleil oysters are the anchor of the weekday 3:30-5:30pm menu.
What is Bar Six known for?
French-Moroccan cooking — chicken tagine, bisteeya — a famous cheeseburger, and nearly fifty years of bistro history in one room.
Happy hour details verified July 2026. Times change — confirm with the venue.