Orion Bar: A Bushwick Soju Bar With a $15 Jinro Bottle at 10pm
Orion Bar runs two happy hours at 157 Suydam St in Bushwick, and the late one is the reason to know about it: 10pm to midnight, Sunday through Thursday, $15 for a bottle of Jinro, $5 Terra lager and a $3 snack bag. The earlier window is 5 to 6pm the same nights — $12 frozen cocktails and $5 kimchi fries. The bar is closed Mondays, so “Sunday through Thursday” means four nights, not five.
Almost every happy hour in Bushwick has stopped by eight. Orion starts a second one at ten, which makes it a genuinely different proposition from the 4-to-7 crowd on Wyckoff and Troutman — this is a deal for the part of the night when you have already had dinner somewhere else. The trade-off is that the early window is exactly one hour long, which is short enough that you should treat it as a reason to arrive at 5 rather than a window you can drift into.
The Happy Hour
Both windows run Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. From 5 to 6pm it is $12 frozen cocktails and $5 kimchi fries — and on Tuesday through Thursday the doors open at 5pm, so the discount starts the moment they unlock. From 10pm to midnight it is $15 Jinro bottles, $5 Terra lager and a $3 snack bag, which on those nights is the last two hours before close. The Local Move: the $15 Jinro split between two people is the cheapest way to hold a table past ten anywhere near Central Ave. The Honest Caveat: the kitchen shuts at 11pm, so if the late window is the plan, order food in the first hour of it. Pricing on the frozen list shifts with the season — worth a glance at the board when you sit down.
The Room
A roomy Korean-American bar on Suydam just off Central Ave, opened in 2024 by Irene Yoo and Nick Dodge. There is a long bar toward the back and long tables built for groups, which is why this ends up hosting a lot of soju-fueled birthdays. Yoo cooks, and she is a serious soju person — the fridge is stocked accordingly, and the drinks list runs to soju bombs, makgeolli by the bottle and frozen cocktails, including a rum one served in a Spam can. The food is the real argument for staying: fried pork-and-kimchi dumplings, spam musubi, late-night ramyun, and a patty melt with kimchi pimento cheese that costs $22 and comes with those kimchi-seasoned fries. Nearest train is the M at Central Av, two minutes up the block.
Who Orion Bar Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A cheap second location after dinner | The 10pm–midnight window starts when every other Bushwick happy hour has already ended. |
| Two people, one bottle | $15 of Jinro split two ways is the cheapest way to keep a table going past ten. |
| A group that wants a long table | The back of the room is built for it, and the soju list gives everyone something to argue about. |
| An early Sunday drink | Doors at 2pm on Sunday, with both the 5–6pm and 10pm windows live the same night. |
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Orion Bar FAQ
Does Orion Bar have a happy hour?
Two of them. Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 6pm it is $12 frozen cocktails and $5 kimchi fries, and from 10pm to midnight it is $15 Jinro bottles, $5 Terra lager and a $3 snack bag. The bar is closed Mondays, so both windows run four nights a week.
What time is late-night happy hour at Orion Bar?
10pm to midnight on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which on those nights is the final two hours before the bar closes.
Is Orion Bar open on Mondays?
No. Orion Bar is closed every Monday. Tuesday through Friday it opens at 5pm, and Saturday and Sunday it opens at 2pm.
What kind of bar is Orion Bar?
A Korean-American bar in Bushwick from chef Irene Yoo and Nick Dodge, built around soju, makgeolli and frozen cocktails, with Korean bar snacks and a late kitchen — dumplings, spam musubi, ramyun and a kimchi pimento cheese patty melt.
Happy hour times and deals last verified August 2026. Details can change — confirm with Orion Bar before visiting for a specific deal.