Bill's Bar & Burger: $24 Pitchers, $6 Drafts, 4–7pm
Bill’s Bar & Burger runs happy hour Monday to Friday, 4–7pm, at the bar of its 16 W 51st St location by Rockefeller Center. The deal is $6 draft beers, $24 pitchers, $6 classic shakes and half-off Snack Attack apps.
The verdict: the pitcher is the play. Most taps are $9 a pint and $32 a pitcher, so the $24 pitcher saves $8 and a round of $6 drafts saves $3 a beer. The window is three hours, not one, which is generous for Midtown. The catch: it’s bar only, so you can’t claim it from a table, and there’s no weekend version.
The Happy Hour
- When: Monday to Friday, 4–7pm, bar only.
- Draft beer: $6, against $9 a pint on most taps.
- Pitchers: $24, against $32 on most taps.
- Classic shakes: $6 for vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, against $8.99 on the regular menu.
- Snack Attack apps: half off.
The Room
This is the largest Bill’s, with 400 seats. The bar calls it the biggest standalone burger joint in the country, with burgers, fries and monster shakes on the menu, plus a long beer list and cocktails at $14–$16. It’s open Sunday to Saturday, 11:30am–10pm. The nearest trains are 5 Av/53 St (E/F) and 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr (B/D/F/M).
Who Bill’s Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A group that wants pitchers | $24 pitchers, 4–7pm weekdays |
| After-work burgers and a cheap beer | $6 drafts and half-off apps |
| A big table | 400 seats |
For the rest of the neighborhood, see our Midtown happy hour guide. More burger options are in our best burgers in NYC, and a weekday plan lives in our Wednesday happy hour guide.