Woodside
Happy Hour

The doors open at 3pm and happy hour runs for the first three hours, which makes this the only Woodside deal you can use before the work day is over. The prices aren't posted, but the regular list is the reassurance: $6 for Heineken, Corona or Sapporo, $7 for Nepal Ice or Barahsinghe. The Verdict: the best happy hour in Woodside, mostly by default, and still a good room. The Local Move: the volcano momo in spicy soup ($16.79) with a Nepal Ice. The Honest Caveat: the house cocktails are $15–$18 off the clock and we can't tell you what happy hour takes off them.

Praga opens at 5pm and the first three weekday hours are happy hour, on specialty cocktails and the classics. After that it's DJs (Latin, reggaeton, house), sports on the screens and karaoke until 4am. The Verdict: the proper after-work option on Broadway, by the 65 St stop. The Local Move: patatas bravas and gambas al ajillo while the room is still quiet. The Honest Caveat: no posted prices, and nothing at the weekend.

No happy hour, and with $6 Coronas it doesn't need one. A plain neighborhood bar by the 69 St stop that does wings and fries and opens at 4pm. The Verdict: the cheapest posted beer in Woodside. The Honest Caveat: the $15 cocktails are Manhattan money; stick to bottles.

A veteran-owned bar at the 70th St end of the strip with Gorkha, Nepal Ice and Barahsinghe at $7 and a cocktail list ($15–$16) named after the Himalayas, plus one called Jackson Heights. Something runs every weeknight. The Verdict: the best weeknight plan in Woodside if you want more than a pint. The Honest Caveat: Thursday's ladies'-night "discounts" aren't priced anywhere.

The Woodside institution: a pub in front, a dining room behind, and a burger people have been crossing the borough for since 1966. The Verdict: go for lunch or an early dinner, not a deal. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and it closes at 11pm Monday to Thursday, early for this strip.

A proper late pub by the 52 St stop: pool table, dart boards, a jukebox, a big screen for the games and live music at the weekend, open until 4am every night. The Verdict: the Irish pub to end the night in. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and it doesn't open until 4pm on weekdays.

Kathmandu Valley cooking under neon and marigolds, with a full bar and live music from Friday to Sunday. The kitchen runs until midnight every day. The Verdict: the best dinner-and-drinks room on Broadway. The Local Move: momo in the pink cream sauce. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and the drinks list isn't published.

Local beer and cider on tap, pinball machines and a shelf of board games at the west end of the strip. The Verdict: the bar for a group that wants to do something. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and craft taps cost craft prices.

Opens at 10pm, so it can't have a happy hour. Margaritas and mojitos are $14 and wine starts at $8, with a Thursday game night. The Verdict: a late room for the second half of the night. The Honest Caveat: nothing here before 10pm.

A large dance floor and stage across the street from Thamel, open from 8pm. The Verdict: a night out booked around an act, not a drink after work. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and you're paying club prices.

No happy hour, but the regular list is a happy hour anywhere else: $6 Modelo, Corona or Stella, $8 tamarind or passion fruit micheladas, $10 sangria and $12 house cocktails. The kitchen is Ecuadorian, with bolón from $12. The Verdict: the best-value drinks list in Woodside. The Local Move: a michelada and a bolón mixto. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and it closes at midnight Sunday to Wednesday.

The most ambitious room on Roosevelt Ave: a sushi bar, a dining room and a separate cocktail bar pouring $16–$18 shochu and mezcal drinks. The $13 Toki highball and $8 Asahi are the sensible orders. The Verdict: the date-night pick in Woodside. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and the donburi start at $36.

The Thai restaurant that started as a small Elmhurst bakery, now a big dining room with a patio on 39th Ave. The Verdict: dinner first, drinks second, and dinner early. The Honest Caveat: closed Wednesday and done by 8:30pm, so it's not a bar stop.

Thakali thalis from $13.99 and jhol momo in sesame-tomato broth from $10, south of the 69 St stop. The Verdict: the cheap sit-down Nepali dinner. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour; it's a restaurant, not a bar.

Nepali, Tibetan and Bhutanese plates by the 61 St–Woodside station: $15 pork thali, $16 goat, momo from $10. The Verdict: the plate before the pub crawl down Roosevelt. The Honest Caveat: no happy hour, and it closes at 10:30pm.