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Jackson Heights
Happy Hour
Roosevelt Ave and Northern Blvd after dark — cheap margaritas, a self-pour beer wall, live Latin jazz, and a couple of genuinely good cocktail rooms.
Most Jackson Heights happy hours run 4–8pm — Upstairs and The Queensboro are the standouts.
- 10 verified spots
- HH cocktails $10
- wines from $9
- open till 4am
The short version
- Best cocktailsUpstairs – $10-12 craft cocktails, Mon-Sat 6-8 (cash only).
- Best all-rounderThe Queensboro – tiered $5-$10 HH + cheap snacks, Tue-Sun 3-6.
- Best wineAddictive – all glasses $9 + tapas, Tue-Sun 4-6.
- Best margaritasEl Coyote – reported $4 margs, Mon-Fri 4-8.
- Best diveReady Penny Inn – booths, pool, jukebox, BYO food.
The best Jackson Heights happy hours right now are Upstairs Cocktail Bar (craft cocktails $10–12, Mon–Sat 6–8pm), The Queensboro (a tiered $5–$10 happy hour Tue–Sun 3–6), and Addictive Wine & Tapas ($9 glasses, Tue–Sun 4–6). Jackson Heights is a food neighborhood first — the drinking is Roosevelt Ave old-timers, Colombian margarita spots, a self-pour beer hall, and a couple of genuinely good newer cocktail rooms. So this guide runs from the real discounted windows to the classics where the room (or the live music) is the point. It’s all walkable from the 7/E/F/M/R at 74th St–Roosevelt. One boundary note: a few picks sit right on the Elmhurst/East Elmhurst line at Northern Blvd and Roosevelt Ave — flagged where they do.
At a glance
The confirmed deals up top, then the classics and the live-music rooms. Tap a number on the map to place it.
| Bar | The deal | Days | Window | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upstairs Cocktail Bar | $10-12 cocktails | Mon–Sat | 6–8pm | $$$ |
| The Queensboro | Tiered $5-$10 drinks + $2-6 snacks | Tue–Sun | 3–6pm | $$$ |
| Addictive Wine and Tapas | $9 wines (all) + $9 sangria + tapas | Tue–Sun | 4–6pm | $$$ |
| El Coyote | Reported $4 margaritas + cheap wings | Mon–Fri | 4–8pm* | $$$ |
| Friend’s Tavern | Reported $3 beers, $4 specials | Daily | 4–10pm* | $$$ |
| Nancy Blake’s Tavern Tap | New Irish tavern; HH unposted | Daily | confirm* | $$$ |
| Queens Beer Factory | Self-pour wall, 20+ taps; HH reported | Daily | 4–8pm* | $$$ |
| Ready Penny Inn | Dive bar – booths, pool, jukebox | Daily | confirm* | $$$ |
| Terraza 7 | Daily HH 4-8pm; live music nightly | Daily | 4–8pm | $$$ |
| Himalayan Yak | Nepali/Tibetan, full bar, live music | Daily | — | $$$ |
Map: where these 10 spots are
Strung along Roosevelt Ave and Northern Blvd between roughly 71st and 87th Streets – walkable from the 7/E/F/M/R at 74th St-Roosevelt.
Pins are numbered to match the table above – tap any pin for the deal and directions.
Real happy-hour deals
The Jackson Heights spots with an actual discounted window. More in our best cocktail bars and best Mexican restaurants guides.
Upstairs Cocktail Bar On now
Verdict: the neighborhood’s real cocktail bar, hidden on the 2nd floor above a fried-chicken spot off the 74th St hub. Happy hour Mon–Sat 6–8pm drops the cocktails to $10–12 (gimlet, margarita, mule) from $14–18. Small, dark, and properly made. The move: come right at 6 for a seat. Honest caveat: cash, Venmo, or Zelle only — no cards — and it’s closed Sundays.
The Queensboro On now
Verdict: the most complete happy hour in Jackson Heights — a tiered Tue–Sun 3–6pm deal that runs from $5 drafts and $6 sangria to $8 wines and $10 cocktails, plus snacks from $2 (a pizza square) to $6. A genuine neighborhood gastropub with a strong non-alcoholic list too. The move: the $2 pizza square and a $6 draft on the early side. Closed Mondays.
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Addictive Wine and Tapas On now
Verdict: a warm little Spanish wine-and-tapas room where every glass is $9 at happy hour (sparkling, white, rosé, red), plus $9 sangria and discounted tapas like patatas bravas and tortilla. Tue–Sun 4–6pm. The move: a glass of cava and the pan con tomate. Honest caveat: it sits just over the line on the East Elmhurst side of Northern Blvd (ZIP 11369) — the venue itself says Jackson Heights; a couple blocks either way and you won’t notice.
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El Coyote
Verdict: the cheap-margarita move — a long-running Mexican spot whose happy hour is widely reported as $4 margaritas and 45-cent wings, Mon–Fri 4–8pm, with live mariachi Friday and Sunday. It’s not posted on their own site and one source lists a different window, so confirm before you bank on it — no live pill until then. The move: a pitcher and wings before the mariachi starts.
Roosevelt Ave classics & beer
Old-school bars, a self-pour beer hall, and a true dive — cheap and unfussy. More in our best dive bars in NYC guide.
Friend’s Tavern
Verdict: a Roosevelt Ave institution — the oldest gay bar in Queens, Latin-flavored and going strong since 1989, with karaoke, DJs, and weekend dancers. The happy hour is widely reported as $3 beers and $4 specials (with Wednesdays running all night), but it’s not posted first-hand, so confirm. The move: a Thursday karaoke night. Honest caveat: it’s a late, loud party bar — the room and the crowd are the draw, not a printed deal.
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Nancy Blake’s Tavern Tap
Verdict: a newer Irish tavern on Northern Blvd (opened 2025), open noon to 2am with a full kitchen and a proper pint list. There’s talk of a weekday happy hour, but the venue doesn’t post the window or prices, so confirm before you go — no pill until then. The move: a Guinness and a burger at the bar. Honest caveat: it’s young enough that the deal hasn’t settled into print yet.
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Queens Beer Factory
Verdict: a self-pour “beer yourself” wall with 20-plus rotating craft taps and a row of sports screens — you tap your card and pour by the ounce. A happy hour (reportedly around $4 pints, 4–8pm) shows up on aggregators but not on the venue’s own site, and the hours conflict, so confirm. The move: a few short pours of things you’d never order a full pint of. No live pill until the window’s confirmed.
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Ready Penny Inn
Verdict: the one true dive in Jackson Heights — booths, a pool table, a TouchTunes jukebox, no kitchen (bring your own food, nobody minds), and cheap cans. People come for the room and the bartender, not a printed deal; there’s a reputed happy hour but no posted window, so treat it as a cheap-anytime spot and confirm. The move: a $2-ish lager and a game of pool on a slow weeknight.
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Live music & the room
No big discount, but the room and the music are the point. More in our best live music bars guide.
Terraza 7 On now
Verdict: a beloved, mezzanine-stage live-music bar — Latin jazz, folk, and global sounds most nights — with a happy hour every day, 4 to 8pm (confirmed on their own site). The drinks are cheap and the music is the reason you stay. The move: get there for the 4–8 window, then settle in for the 7–8pm set. Honest caveat: the address is technically Elmhurst (ZIP 11373), a block south of Roosevelt — it’s on the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst seam.
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Himalayan Yak
Verdict: not a deal, but a only-in-Jackson-Heights night — the city’s original Nepali/Tibetan restaurant (since 2004), with a full bar, house cocktails, momos and yak dishes, and live Himalayan music. The room and the food are the draw; there’s a full bar but no posted happy-hour window. The move: momos, a Yak Kickstarter cocktail, and whoever’s playing that night. Confirm any drink deal at the bar.
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Jackson Heights happy hour: FAQ
What time is happy hour in Jackson Heights?
Most run 4–8pm. Upstairs Cocktail Bar goes Mon–Sat 6–8 ($10–12 cocktails), The Queensboro Tue–Sun 3–6 (tiered $5–$10), Addictive Wine & Tapas Tue–Sun 4–6 ($9 wines), and El Coyote reportedly Mon–Fri 4–8 ($4 margaritas).
Where are the cheapest drinks in Jackson Heights?
El Coyote (reported $4 margaritas), the self-pour Queens Beer Factory, and the dive Ready Penny Inn are the value plays. Friend’s Tavern, the oldest gay bar in Queens, runs cheap nightly specials.
Does Jackson Heights have good cocktail bars?
Upstairs Cocktail Bar — a dark little 2nd-floor room above a fried-chicken spot — is the standout, with $10–12 cocktails Mon–Sat 6–8pm. It’s cash, Venmo, or Zelle only. The Queensboro mixes a strong list too.
Where can I catch live music with a drink?
Terraza 7, on the Elmhurst line, has live Latin jazz and folk most nights plus a daily 4–8pm happy hour. Himalayan Yak does live Nepali and Tibetan music with a full bar.
Is this happy hour in Jackson Heights or Elmhurst?
They blur along Roosevelt Ave and Northern Blvd. We keep this page to Jackson Heights proper (ZIP 11372), and flag the few spots — Terraza 7, Addictive, El Coyote — that sit on the Elmhurst or East Elmhurst edge.
Last updated: June 2026. Deals and hours change – confirm with the venue before you go. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
