Picante Hamilton Heights: Mexican Since 2005, $10 Margaritas
Picante, a Mexican restaurant at 3424 Broadway near City College, lists a 12–8pm happy hour with $8 margaritas, mojitos, red sangria and Aperol spritz and a $9 mezcalito. It never says which days it runs, so we don’t count it as a happy hour.
The verdict: a fair margarita even at full price ($10, or $40 a pitcher), and an $8 one if the happy hour menu is on when you walk in. Don’t plan a trip around a deal with no days attached.
The Happy Hour Menu
- 12–8pm, days not posted: $8 margarita, mojito, red sangria or Aperol spritz (flavors +$1); $9 mezcalito
- For comparison: margarita $10 (pitcher $40), mojito $11, mezcalito $11, sangria $9, beers $6
The Room
A Mexican restaurant on Broadway since 2005, with tacos, guacamole and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. The week has a theme a night: karaoke on Monday, Taco Tuesday, margaritas on Wednesday, ladies’ night on Thursday and DJs on Friday and Saturday.
See the full Hamilton Heights happy hour guide. For more like it, see the best tacos in NYC and the best Mexican restaurants in NYC.