87 Happy Hours and Counting!
Today 9/8/09 I have 87 Happy Hours listed!
Gypsy Lounge, 116 Boylston St. Boston: Thursday nights $4.99 steak frites 5-8 pm
This is a crazy club come 9 pm any night of the week...has anyone ever been there or eaten there before the line out the door fills with ladies in stilettos?
Small Plates, 56 JFK St., Cambridge: Happy Tappy Hour; a selection of tapas, wine, and wine cocktails for $5 each. Mondays 5-6 pm, Tues-Thurs 4-6 pm
If you work in Cambridge and can get out of work at 5 pm on-the-dot this would be a good happy hour to check out!
Rocca, 500 Harrison Ave, Boston:
Rocca just updated their 5@5 deal to be 5@10, too! get 5 apps for just $5 each late-nite in the lounge, 10-11 mon-thurs, 10-12 fri-sat.Their longstanding 5@5 deal has been Monday-Friday from 5-6:30 p.m., appetizerss include:prosciutto & fontina pizzetta, roasted butternut squash & pear pizzetta with ricotta, gorgonzola & sage, fried cauliflower with garlic mayonnaise, honey glazed duck wings with sage & peperoncini, and meatball sliders with provolone, tomatoes & arugula.
BanQ, 1375 Washington St.: Mojito Madness, Thursdays from 8 p.m.-1 a.m., BanQ serves $5 mojitos and complimentary bites. There's also a new $5 bar bites menu,
served every day from 5-10:30 p.m. Options include; a seared spicy scallop on a Malay salad, Indian spiced fried onion rings, sweet potato fries with sweet chickpea dip, cauliflower fritters, and lamb spring rolls.
BanQ's decor alone should get you in the door, this is one of the coolest new restaurants in the South End!
Stix Restaurant & Lounge, 35 Stanhope St.: Throughout the summer, Tuesday -Saturday, from 5-7 p.m. Stix has a $1 raw bar and $5 frozen Myers's mojitos at the bar and on the patio. The raw bar includes oysters on the half shell, king crab legs, scallops, shrimp, and jumbo crab claws, all for only $1 each. They are also offering 50% off all bottles of wine!
This is a really great deal for people who like seafood, too bad I'm not one of them...but the bottles of wine...that I can get in to!
Persephone and, 283 Summer St., Boston: Persephone has a $5 Bar Menu every night! It includes offerings such as a baked to order bacon & sea salt pretzel, housemade pickles, french fries gremolata bruschetta!
I went here for the most recent restaurant week and thought the food was excellent. The atmosphere takes a little getting used to since it's a clothing boutique as well as a restaurant "concept."
Vlora, 545 Boylston St, Boston:
$5 appetizers everyday from 4pm-6pm
EVERYDAY!!! I love it when restaurants continue the specials throughout the weekend! How is Vlora? I have not had the pleasure of going there yet!
Fire and Ice, 205 Berkeley St, Boston (there's a location in Cambridge as well): $1.25 appetizers at the bar between 4-6pm Monday-Friday.
I walked by Fire and Ice around 5:30 pm on Wednesday night this week (7/1/09) and the place was packed! They were advertising STUMP Trivia starting at 8 pm, cheap PBR drafts and $1.25 appetizers! What's not to love!!?? How are the appetizers? The food here is decent, if you like stirfrys, but I don't think I've ever had an appetizer at Fire and Ice.
Kickass Cupcakes, Highland Ave, Somerville: Cocktail Cupcake Happy Hour! Usually on the last Monday of every month, 5-7pm.
Free tastings of mini cupcakes with cocktail inspired flavors.
Last month's featured cocktail cupcakes Singapore Sling, Chocolate Amaretto Kiss and Margarita.
I live down the street from Kickass Cupcakes and I can attest to their godliness. Made with all natural ingredients, these meticulously crafted works of art are heaven in a folded paper cup. Did anyone go to the June 29 Happy Hour? How was it??
75 Chestnut, 75 Chestnut St., Boston: Free Cookie Night! Tuesday night at 5 pm, the restaurant tests out a new cookie recipe. And you can even bring in your favorite cookie recipe to be shared, and they will prepare it and put it to the test. The best cookie recipe will win dinner for two at 75 Chestnut!
I love the burgers at 75 Chestnut.... so hopefully the cookies are good too!
Gaslight, 560 Harrison Ave, Boston: Monday through Friday from 5-6:30 p.m. $5.95 cocktails and $2 Pabst beers, plus feast on free chef's whim bar bites. The special is only available at the bar.
The gaslight has AMAZING food and its very reasonable. Plus the ambiance is fantastic with floor to ceiling subway tile. Entrees are in the $20 range. My boyfriend and I dined there for Valentines day this year and got a bottle of wine, and appetizer, 2 entrees and a dessert for under $130! I can't say wnough about the food, service and value. This place ranks in my top ten!
Sel De La Terre,
774 Boylston St. Boston: $1 Oysters - $1 Charcuterie Plates - $5 Cocktail Special Every Monday Night from 5-7pm!
Can someone fill me in on what's so great about oysters? All these restauarants and their oyster specials! Bi-valve lovers please speak up!
Vox Populi, 755 Boylston St., Boston: Seven days a week, 4-6 p.m. $2 bar bites menu
Menu includes:
oyster shooters, Asian wings, an artisanal cheese plate, portobello caprese, and kobe meatballs. They are also offering "Best for Less" wines, two signature wines at discounted prices.
I love that Vox is running this special on Saturdays and Sundays as well!
Pho Republique, 1415 Washington St., Boston: Monday through Thursday from 5:30–7:00 p.m. $2 Dim Sum. Only available at the bar.
Dim Sum includes: steamed shrimp shu mai dumplings, chicken and ginger potstickers, candied garlic spare ribs, veggie rangoon, edamame gyoza, crispy or steamed tofu, or seaweed salad.
I thought Pho Republiqe has done away with the $2 dim sum, but apparently I was wrong because this info was in Boston Magaine last week! Go to this South End staple, get a Mai Tai, and put back sum dim sum!!
