Fumo Harlem: $5 Beer and $7 Meatballs, Mon–Fri 4–7pm
Fumo Harlem runs happy hour Monday to Friday, 4–7pm, at 1600 Amsterdam Ave: a $5 beer of the day, $8 red or white wine of the day, a $9 Fumo Spritz and $7 snacks.
The verdict: the best food-and-drink happy hour on Amsterdam Ave. The snacks are the story, meatballs pomodoro, rice balls and fried mozzarella that cost $16 at dinner, here for $7. The spritz saves $6.
The Happy Hour
- Monday to Friday, 4–7pm: $5 beer of the day, $8 red or white wine of the day, $9 Fumo Spritz (elderflower, Campari, grapefruit, prosecco)
- $7 snacks: truffle fries, fried mozzarella, meatballs pomodoro, rice balls
- For comparison: drafts $7–$9, wine $12–$17 a glass, spritzes and cocktails $15–$16
The Room
The uptown branch of a small Italian group with locations across Manhattan: 12-inch pizzas ($19–$24), pastas, chicken parm and a $22 burger with truffle fries. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 11am–4pm. It takes reservations.
See the full Hamilton Heights happy hour guide. For more like it, see the best Italian restaurants in NYC and the best pizza in NYC.