Solas: A 4–9pm Happy Hour at an East Village Dance Bar
Solas has a happy hour from 4pm to 9pm at 232 E 9th St in the East Village. The bar doesn’t post prices or say which drinks are discounted, so the window is the whole deal.
The verdict: it’s a long window for a bar that opens at 4pm, five hours of it, and it covers the early part of a night that can run until 2am or 4am. That makes it a good place to start rather than a place to hunt for a specific price. The catch is the missing detail: no discounts are named, and the regular menu lists drinks without prices.
The Happy Hour
- When: 4–9pm. The bar lists it in its hours alongside the opening times, which are Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday 4pm–2am and Friday and Saturday 4pm–4am.
- Closed: Mondays.
- Prices: not posted.
The regular drinks list covers house cocktails and highballs (Tito’s and soda, Patron margarita, Cuba libre, paloma, negroni, whiskey sour) and bottles and cans, including Corona, Negra Modelo, Tecate and Magners cider.
The Room
Solas has been open since 1998. It’s a two-level bar: a busy bar on the first floor and a smaller, darker lounge upstairs where a DJ keeps the dancing going. Each night has a theme: tango on Sunday, zouk on Tuesday, salsa on Wednesday, bachata on Thursday, and DJ and dancing on Friday and Saturday. The nearest trains are Astor Pl (6) and 8 St-NYU (R/W).
Who Solas Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| An early start | Happy hour from 4pm |
| A dance night | Salsa, bachata, zouk and tango nights |
| A late weekend | Open until 4am Friday and Saturday |
More nearby is in our East Village happy hour guide. For late nights, see late-night happy hours in NYC and the best lounges in NYC.