TAO Uptown: $11 Cocktails and $1 Wings at Lucky Hour
TAO Uptown’s happy hour is called Lucky Hour. It runs Monday to Friday, 5–7pm, at the bar and lounge of the restaurant at 42 E 58th St, between Park and Madison. Cocktails are $11, wine is $9, beer is $8, bites are $9 and the Peking chicken wing bucket is $1.
The verdict: the cocktails are the reason to go. The Ruby Red Dragon is $19 on the regular menu, the TAO-tini is $20 and the Lychee Martini is $23, so $11 saves $8 to $12 a drink. That’s a good rate for a room this size. The catch is the $1 wings, which need a minimum order of 7, and the deal stops at the bar and lounge. Nobody gets it at a dining room table.
The Happy Hour
- When: Monday to Friday, 5–7pm
- Cocktails, $11: Ruby Red Dragon, Lychee Martini, TAO-tini
- Wine, $9 and beer, $8
- Bites, $9: chili edamame, spicy tuna tartare on crispy rice, crispy lobster wonton, chili crunch guacamole, crispy karaage chicken, crispy Thai calamari
- Wings, $1: Peking chicken wing bucket, 7 minimum order
Walk-ins are welcome. The window is two hours, so it suits a post-work drink and a couple of plates.
The Room
TAO Uptown is the Midtown outpost of Tao Group Hospitality: a three-level space with a restaurant lounge, a second-floor mezzanine and a skybox private dining room. The menu is Pan-Asian, and the dining room is built around a large Buddha statue. Hours are 11:30am–10pm Monday to Wednesday, 11:30am–11pm Thursday, 11:30am–12am Friday, 4pm–12am Saturday and 4–10pm Sunday. The nearest trains are 5 Av/59 St (N/R/W) and 59 St (4/5/6/N/R/W).
Who TAO Uptown Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| After-work drinks | $11 cocktails, Mon–Fri 5–7pm |
| A group snack | Six $9 bites and a $1 wing bucket |
| No reservation | Walk-ins are welcome at Lucky Hour |
For more of the area, see our Midtown happy hour guide and the Grand Central happy hour guide. For other Asian restaurants in the city, try our best Asian restaurants in NYC list.