Garment District
Happy Hour

Sixteen ounces of Five Boroughs Tiny Juicy IPA, Weihenstephaner or Stella for $6, $5 Bud Light and $8 wells, in a room big enough to find a seat at 5pm. The Verdict: the best happy hour in the Garment District: the cheapest real beer, the widest list and a three-hour window. The Local Move: grab one of the big booths with its own TV and order the pizza. The Honest Caveat: it fills up fast after 5:30. The late-night happy hour, Wednesday to Sunday 11pm–1am, is posted without prices.

Half off every cocktail, so the whole $18 list is $9, plus the light lagers, ciders, house wines and sangria. And it runs twice. The Verdict: the best cocktail deal in the neighborhood, and the only one still running at 11pm. The Local Move: the 10pm window after a Garden game. The Honest Caveat: weekdays only, and the craft drafts aren’t in the half-price set.

Everything on the list is $8, drinks and food alike: short-rib sliders, six wings, loaded tots, a well drink, a draft. The Verdict: the best dinner-money happy hour near Penn and the Garden. The Local Move: two slider plates and a draft for $24. The Honest Caveat: bar seats only, and it’s a hotel lobby crowd.

The only rooftop in the neighborhood with a priced happy hour: $12 cocktails, $10 wine and $6 beer, a block from Port Authority. The Verdict: the rooftop pick, and a fair price for a view. The Honest Caveat: two hours, weekdays, and you need to be there by 5.

A real table for a group a block south of the bus terminal, with $6 bottles and $7 pints. Prices went up this year, and $11 for a well drink isn’t much of a deal anymore. The Verdict: go for the beer and the seats. The Local Move: a $7 pint before the bus.

No daily happy hour, but Wine Wednesday halves every bottle, so a $54 bottle is $27, cheaper than two $12 glasses. The kitchen runs until 4am, two blocks from the Garden. The Verdict: the Wednesday-night move for two. The Honest Caveat: the rest of the week is full price: $7 Bud Light, $10 Guinness.

Its site advertises a daily 6–8pm happy hour, though Google lists it closed Monday and Tuesday. The Verdict: a later start than anything else here. The Honest Caveat: no posted prices, and it’s 25 and over.

The best Empire State view in the neighborhood, close enough to feel rude. The Verdict: pay for the view, not a deal. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour on its own menu, and every cocktail is $20.

A roof two blocks from Penn Station in its soft opening, with a heated covered section for winter. Its own menu lists happy hour as coming soon. The Verdict: one to watch. The Honest Caveat: drink prices aren’t posted yet.

Another Empire State close-up, a block from Daintree. The Verdict: a full-price view. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour upstairs; the hotel points deal-seekers to its lobby bar.

The neighborhood’s rugby pub, and the place to watch the big Tests. The Verdict: a pint two blocks from Penn. The Honest Caveat: no posted happy hour or drink prices.

A new room at the corner of 36th and 8th that stays open until 4am, every day. The Verdict: the late stop between the Garden and Port Authority. The Honest Caveat: no drinks menu online yet, so no happy hour we can list.

A Garden-night sports bar, two blocks from MSG, open until 4am. The Verdict: fair prices even without a deal. The Honest Caveat: its specials page says it’s being updated, so there’s no happy hour to list.