The Immigrant: $10 Martinis in an East Village Tenement Wine Bar
The Immigrant’s happy hour runs 4–6pm at 341 East 9th Street in the East Village. The menu doesn’t carve out any days, and the bar opens at 4pm daily. Pints of Coors Light and Pumpkin Picker are $5, five wines by the glass are $10, and martinis, Manhattans and mixed drinks are $10. The espresso martini is $12.
The verdict: order a cocktail. A martini or a Manhattan is $15 on the regular list and $10 from 4 to 6, a third off. The espresso martini drops from $16 to $12, and a Coors Light pint goes from $7.50 to $5. The wine cut is thinner: Trebbiano and Tempranillo go from $13 to $10, Vinho Verde and the Provence rosé from $12 to $10. The caveat is the clock. It’s two hours, starting the minute the doors open, in a room with 10 seats at the bar and about 20 in the back, by the bar’s own count.
The Happy Hour
The bar’s “Happy Hour 4PM – 6PM” list has $10 glasses of Trebbiano (Abruzzo), Vinho Verde (Portugal), Montepulciano (Molise), Tempranillo (Rioja) and a Provence rosé, plus the Ambera orange wine from Lemnos for $11. Beer is $5 a pint for Coors Light or Garvies Point Pumpkin Picker and $6 for a half-liter of HB Oktoberfest; two of the three are seasonals. Cocktails are $10 for martinis, mixed drinks and the Manhattan, and $12 for the espresso martini. Food isn’t discounted.
The Bar
The Immigrant calls itself an unassuming East Village wine bar in a former tenement storefront. The regular list leans European, with Rioja, Burgundy, the Loire and a run of Greek bottles, at $12 to $17 a glass. Snacks run from $7 olives to an $18 Murray’s cheese plate. It’s walk-ins only, and the Tap Room hosts private events of 25 to 32 guests. The L at 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue is closest. More nearby in our East Village happy hour guide and our list of the best wine bars in NYC.
Who The Immigrant Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A cheap martini | $10 martinis and Manhattans, 4–6pm, $15 the rest of the night |
| A small group | The bar says it fits a group of 10 comfortably, parties up to 30 |
| A private party | The Tap Room holds 25–32 guests; events start by 7pm |