Lily's: All-Day Happy Hour From $5 in Astoria
Lily’s happy hour runs all day, every day, at 30-95 33rd Street in Astoria: a $5 Boot Brew, a $7 Spaghett, an $8 City Girl Cosmo, $8 rosé, and a $9 Bootrita (the house margarita) or Boilermaker.
The verdict: there’s no clock to beat, and the cocktail math works. Every cocktail on the regular list is $13, and the happy-hour cocktails are $7–9. The $5 Boot Brew is billed as “any draft $7 & under,” which on the regular list covers nine of the fifteen drafts. The catch is that it’s six items, and the happy-hour cocktails are their own drinks, not a discount on the $13 menu.
The Happy Hour
The bar bills it as “served all day every day”: Boot Brew, $5 (“any draft $7 & under”); Bootrita, the house margarita, $9, with a flavor for $1 more; City Girl Cosmo, $8 (vodka, orange, peach, lime, cranberry); Spaghett, $7 (Miller High Life, Aperol, lemon); rosé, $8; and Boilermaker, $9 (a Boot Brew and a well shot). For scale, cocktails on the regular menu are $13.
The Room
Lily’s calls itself a neighborhood bar. It’s open Monday–Thursday 12pm–2am, Friday 12pm–3am, Saturday 10am–3am and Sunday 10am–2am. The food menu starts at 3pm Sunday to Thursday and 4pm Friday and Saturday; a smashburger is $15 and steak frites is $28. There’s outdoor seating, plus a projector and TVs for game days. The 30 Av and Broadway stations on the N and W are the closest trains. More bars are in our Astoria happy hour guide.
Who Lily’s Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A weekday afternoon drink | Happy hour is all day, and the bar opens at 12pm Monday to Friday |
| Cheaper cocktails | $7–9 happy-hour cocktails against $13 on the regular list |
| A late one | Open to 2am, and to 3am Friday and Saturday |