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Cheers to the end of the work day

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After a long day at the office, or even working remotely from home, it’s finally time to unwind and take a load off with a cocktail or glass of wine and some snacks. Need suggestions? Here are a few restaurants and bars around Atlanta in which to grab happy hour drinks, oysters, and even chicken wings and wontons stuffed with crab meat after work.

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Cooks & Soldiers

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Cooks and Soldiers offers a weekday happy hour, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The new pintxo pote happy hour features $5 gin tonics with the option to add a pinxto (snack) for an additional $1.

691 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 996-2623
(404) 996-2623

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O-Ku

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The Iron Works sushi restaurant with its rooftop patio saw the return of its popular happy hour in 2022. Taking place Monday through Wednesday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., O-Ku offers small plates like rock shrimp tempura, dumplings, and half-priced sushi rolls paired with $7 cocktails and special wine deals.

1085 Howell Mill Rd NW A3, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 500-2383
(404) 500-2383

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Postino West Midtown

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Both the Marietta Street and Buckhead locations of this wine bar offer a daily happy hour menu until 5 p.m., with food and wine specials.

1000 Marietta St NW Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 806-1616
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The Optimist

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Weekday happy hour at the Optimist means sipping on punch or sharing a pitcher with friends while pairing drinks with special oyster deals at the bar.

914 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 477-6260
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Bulla Gastrobar

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Midtown tapas restaurant Bulla Gastrobar offers a handful of daily happy hour deals. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., people can order a variety of small plates, like ham croquettes, potato tortillas, or patatas bravas, paired with $8 cocktails and $7 glasses of wine.

60 11th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 900-6926
(404) 900-6926

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Talat Market

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Keep an eye on Instagram for cocktail and wine deals during happy hour at Talat Market, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Make sure to order a basket of freshly fried shrimp chips or oysters, if the latter is on the menu.

112 Ormond St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 257-6255
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Trader Vic's

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Look for Mai Tai specials on Thursdays from this downtown Atlanta institution, along with the occasional happy hour deal throughout the week. Live music takes place on Tuesday evenings now.

Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 221-6339
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Red's Beer Garden

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Expect food and drink deals throughout the week from this beer bar in Benteen Park, especially during special events taking place in the backyard beer garden. Make sure to follow Red’s Beer Garden on Instagram for the latest updates.

1328 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
(770) 637-2299
(770) 637-2299

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El Super Pan Latino Sandwiches & Bar

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Taking place Friday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Ponce City Market location of El Super Pan features its celebratory La Placita happy hour. Expect a San Juan-style event with the sound system pumping salsa, merengue, and reggae tunes, while folks dance beside the food stall and snack on $5 bar bites and $8 drinks specials, including spicy margaritas.

Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 600-2465
(404) 600-2465

LLoyd's Restaurant & Lounge

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Happy hour at this DeKalb Avenue pizzeria includes $5 martinis, vespers, and Manhattans from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Look for $3 pizza slices starting at 9 p.m. nightly.

900 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Whiskey Bird

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Happy hour at this Morningside spot takes place on Sundays and Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Look for $4 Sapporos, $8 cocktails and sake juice boxes, and bar bites ranging from crispy tofu bites and okonomiyaki fries to a katsu sando and popcorn chicken.

1409 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 600-5797
(404) 600-5797

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Wylie & Rum

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This Floribian (Floridan and Caribbean) restaurant and rum bar on Moreland Avenue tends to offer cocktail specials throughout the week, especially on Wednesdays, when rum and rum cocktails might be half priced all day. Follow on Instagram to stay updated.

45 Moreland Ave SE suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30316

Yao Atlanta

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Every Tuesday through Friday, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thai-Chinese restaurant Yao offers cocktails, champagne, and sangria priced between $6 and $8 each. Expect happy hour snacks for under $8, too, like shrimp and pork dumplings, crab wontons, and crispy Thai wings.

237 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE, Dunwoody, GA 30346
(770) 771-6609
(770) 771-6609

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Poor Hendrix

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While officially not labeled a happy hour, the daily drink deals and bar bites from this East Lake restaurant are hard to beat any day of the week. Sip on $8 glasses of sangria or punch or order a carafe for the table. Then order a few snacks, including shrimp, chicken, or mushroom skewers for $5, a basket of the restaurant’s popular sticky sesame wings for $12, or a bowl of spicy peanut cold noodles for $8.

2371 Hosea L Williams Dr SE bldg 2, Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 549-8756
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The White Bull

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Offered daily from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the White Bull in Decatur features a traditional Italian aperitivo hour, complete with cocktail and wine specials, $10 pastas, and snacks like arancini or DIY charcuterie boards.

123 E Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 600-5649
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Cooks & Soldiers

691 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Cooks and Soldiers offers a weekday happy hour, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The new pintxo pote happy hour features $5 gin tonics with the option to add a pinxto (snack) for an additional $1.

691 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 996-2623
(404) 996-2623

O-Ku

1085 Howell Mill Rd NW A3, Atlanta, GA 30318

The Iron Works sushi restaurant with its rooftop patio saw the return of its popular happy hour in 2022. Taking place Monday through Wednesday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., O-Ku offers small plates like rock shrimp tempura, dumplings, and half-priced sushi rolls paired with $7 cocktails and special wine deals.

1085 Howell Mill Rd NW A3, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 500-2383
(404) 500-2383

Postino West Midtown

1000 Marietta St NW Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30318

Both the Marietta Street and Buckhead locations of this wine bar offer a daily happy hour menu until 5 p.m., with food and wine specials.

1000 Marietta St NW Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 806-1616
(404) 806-1616

The Optimist

914 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30318

Weekday happy hour at the Optimist means sipping on punch or sharing a pitcher with friends while pairing drinks with special oyster deals at the bar.

914 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 477-6260
(404) 477-6260

Bulla Gastrobar

60 11th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Midtown tapas restaurant Bulla Gastrobar offers a handful of daily happy hour deals. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., people can order a variety of small plates, like ham croquettes, potato tortillas, or patatas bravas, paired with $8 cocktails and $7 glasses of wine.

60 11th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 900-6926
(404) 900-6926

Talat Market

112 Ormond St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315

Keep an eye on Instagram for cocktail and wine deals during happy hour at Talat Market, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Make sure to order a basket of freshly fried shrimp chips or oysters, if the latter is on the menu.

112 Ormond St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 257-6255
(404) 257-6255

Trader Vic's

Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Look for Mai Tai specials on Thursdays from this downtown Atlanta institution, along with the occasional happy hour deal throughout the week. Live music takes place on Tuesday evenings now.

Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 221-6339
(404) 221-6339

Red's Beer Garden

1328 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30315

Expect food and drink deals throughout the week from this beer bar in Benteen Park, especially during special events taking place in the backyard beer garden. Make sure to follow Red’s Beer Garden on Instagram for the latest updates.

1328 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
(770) 637-2299
(770) 637-2299

El Super Pan Latino Sandwiches & Bar

Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Taking place Friday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Ponce City Market location of El Super Pan features its celebratory La Placita happy hour. Expect a San Juan-style event with the sound system pumping salsa, merengue, and reggae tunes, while folks dance beside the food stall and snack on $5 bar bites and $8 drinks specials, including spicy margaritas.

Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 600-2465
(404) 600-2465

LLoyd's Restaurant & Lounge

900 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Happy hour at this DeKalb Avenue pizzeria includes $5 martinis, vespers, and Manhattans from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Look for $3 pizza slices starting at 9 p.m. nightly.

900 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Whiskey Bird

1409 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306

Happy hour at this Morningside spot takes place on Sundays and Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Look for $4 Sapporos, $8 cocktails and sake juice boxes, and bar bites ranging from crispy tofu bites and okonomiyaki fries to a katsu sando and popcorn chicken.

1409 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 600-5797
(404) 600-5797

Wylie & Rum

45 Moreland Ave SE suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30316

This Floribian (Floridan and Caribbean) restaurant and rum bar on Moreland Avenue tends to offer cocktail specials throughout the week, especially on Wednesdays, when rum and rum cocktails might be half priced all day. Follow on Instagram to stay updated.

45 Moreland Ave SE suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30316

Yao Atlanta

237 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE, Dunwoody, GA 30346

Every Tuesday through Friday, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thai-Chinese restaurant Yao offers cocktails, champagne, and sangria priced between $6 and $8 each. Expect happy hour snacks for under $8, too, like shrimp and pork dumplings, crab wontons, and crispy Thai wings.

237 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE, Dunwoody, GA 30346
(770) 771-6609
(770) 771-6609

Poor Hendrix

2371 Hosea L Williams Dr SE bldg 2, Atlanta, GA 30317

While officially not labeled a happy hour, the daily drink deals and bar bites from this East Lake restaurant are hard to beat any day of the week. Sip on $8 glasses of sangria or punch or order a carafe for the table. Then order a few snacks, including shrimp, chicken, or mushroom skewers for $5, a basket of the restaurant’s popular sticky sesame wings for $12, or a bowl of spicy peanut cold noodles for $8.

2371 Hosea L Williams Dr SE bldg 2, Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 549-8756
(404) 549-8756

The White Bull

123 E Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030

Offered daily from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the White Bull in Decatur features a traditional Italian aperitivo hour, complete with cocktail and wine specials, $10 pastas, and snacks like arancini or DIY charcuterie boards.

123 E Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 600-5649
(404) 600-5649

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