Bird in Hand: $2 Off Every Drink at the Bar, Noon to 6pm Weekdays
Bird in Hand’s happy hour runs Monday to Friday, noon to 6pm: $2 off every draft beer, wine and menu cocktail, as long as you sit at the bar. It’s at 3569 Broadway in Hamilton Heights, a farm-to-table bar and kitchen with a seasonal cocktail list, beer from the five boroughs and wine from New York State.
The verdict: a small discount on a long clock. Two bucks off an $18 cocktail won’t change your life, but six hours every weekday is generous, and it covers the whole cocktail list, not just the rail. It works best on the $9 house lager and IPA, where $2 actually moves the needle. The honest caveat: bar seats only, nothing off the food, and weekends are full price.
The Happy Hour
The deal is Monday through Friday, 12–6pm, $2 off all draft beers, wines and menu cocktails when you sit at the bar. The cocktail list runs $17–20 — the Magic Carpet (jasmine-infused vodka, yuzu liqueur, sake) at $17, a Churchill Old Fashioned on Woodford Reserve at $18, Smoke and Mirrors (sesame-washed reposado and mezcal) at $20 — and several can be made non-alcoholic with Ritual Zero Proof. On tap, the Bird in Hand Lager and IPA are $9 and a seasonal cider is $10. Wine by the glass starts at $11 for the Buttonwood Grove Chardonnay or the Hosmer estate red.
The Room
Bird in Hand serves an all-day menu from noon to 1am — $18 for a half-dozen oysters, a $25 burger, $26 chicken n’ waffles — plus mains like Southern fried chicken with collards from 5–10pm. The vegan side is more than a token salad: maitake “fried chicken” ($26), plant-based chicken n’ waffles ($28) and a vegan burger. It takes reservations, books private and holiday parties, and stays open until 2am every night. The 1 and the A/B/C/D at 145th Street are the closest trains. For more uptown, see our Harlem happy hour guide, or browse the rest of the borough on our Manhattan happy hour hub.
Who Bird in Hand Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| Weekday afternoon drinks | $2 off drafts, wine and cocktails at the bar, Mon–Fri 12–6pm |
| A vegan and a meat-eater | Maitake fried chicken and a vegan burger next to the beef one |
| A late one uptown | Open until 2am every day |
See the full Hamilton Heights happy hour guide. For more like it, see the best cocktail bars in NYC.