Sacramento’s happy hour scene is roaring back. Here’s your guide to 100+ deals, drinks and bites
Looking for a happy hour deal for your next office meetup, date or hangout?
These 100+ locally-owned restaurants around the Sacramento region offer discounts on food and/or drinks during happy hour. All deals and hours were confirmed online or in-person as of May 2022, and may change over time.
Many more downtown and Midtown restaurants offer happy hour specials than competitors in comparatively residential neighborhoods, given their central location and nearby white-collar workforces. Yet one can find happy deals from Davis to Auburn, if you know where to look.
Sacramento
58 Degrees & Holding Co. (1217 18th St.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Highlights: $5 chambongs, $8 specialty cocktails and $10 mussels with andouille sausage.
Azul Mexican Food & Tequila Bar (1050 20th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Taquitos, nachos and quesadillas for $4.75, and $6 well drinks.
Bambi Vegan Tacos (1725 I St.)
Happy Hours: 10 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday.
Highlights: Unclear.
Barwest (2724 J St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $3 sliders, $5 chili cheese tots and $5 margaritas.
Bawk (1409 R St., Suite 102)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: $13 for a Maker’s Mark old fashioned with a double cheeseburger.
Buckhorn BBQ & Grill (4720 Freeport Blvd., Suite 160 and 400 Howe Ave., Suite 2)
Happy Hours: 3-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 house wines, well drinks, burnt ends and deep-fried pickle spears.
Cafeteria 15L (1501 L St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 truffle tots, $7 spicy ahi poke and $3 off specialty cocktails.
Centro Cocina Mexicana (2730 J St.)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 palomas and $9.50 pambazo (Yucatan-style pork sliders).
Chando’s Cantina (805 15th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $3.50 Mexican draft beers, $5 margaritas and $7 loaded nachos.
Clubhouse 56 (723 56th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 margaritas and $8 sliders.
Crab City (7837 Stockton Blvd., Suite 500)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: $7 calamari, bulgogi fries and butterfly shrimp, or $10.50 bottomless mimosas.
Ella Dining Room & Bar (1131 K St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: House bacon cheeseburger or ahi tuna burger for $15, steak tartare for $9 and gin and tonics for $8.
Firehouse Crawfish (6519 Savings Place)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and all day Monday.
Highlights: $1.50 raw oysters, $7 butterfly shrimp and $2 off all cocktails.
Fixins Soul Kitchen (3428 3rd Ave.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 draft beers, sangria and margaritas and $2 off all other cocktails.
Grange (926 J St.)
Happy Hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Highlights: A bat and a ball (shot of whiskey and domestic beer) for $10, crispy carrot falafel for $12 or the house burger for $18.
Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden (1022 2nd St.)
Happy Hours: All day Monday, 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9-11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 10 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday.
Highlights: Half price on all small plates, like bison hot dogs or fried green tomatoes.
Ink Eats & Drinks (2730 N St.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Highlights: $3 Jameson shots and $5 fried artichoke hearts.
Iron Horse Tavern (1800 15th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Half off appetizers and pizzas, $5 well drinks, $3 off specialty cocktails.
Federalist Public House (2009 Matsui Alley)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Highlights: two pizzas for $30.
Florez Bar & Grill (5900 S. Land Park Drive)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Highlights: $3 domestic and $5 Mexican beers, margaritas starting at $6 and three empanadas for $7.
Foundation Restaurant & Bar (400 L St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 4-6 p.m. Saturday.
Highlights: $8.50 flatbreads, $6.75 burgers and $6 fried green beans.
House Kitchen & Bar (555 Capitol Mall, Suite 155)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6-$9 plates of New American dishes such as prime rib sliders or red pepper hummus.
Kasbah (2115 J St.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Highlights: $8 lamb lollipops and $16 sangria pitchers.
Koi Japanese Bistro (1920 29th St., Suite A)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Highlights: $2 off small plates, beer and wine and $5 tuna or salmon hand rolls.
Kupros Craft House (1217 21st St.)
Happy Hours: 5-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $4 well cocktails and wine, $5 macaroni and cheese and $3 “can roulette,” where the bartender picks at random.
Liaison Lounge (2667 Alta Arden Expressway)
Happy Hours: 5-8 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: $3 well shots and $5 well drinks.
Mas Taco Bar (1800 15th St., Suite D and 3535 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite A)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $1 off select tacos, $2 off margaritas, wine and well drinks and half off starters.
Mayahuel (1200 K St.)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $8.50 taco flights and $5 draft beers, from Negra Modelo to Lagunitas.
Midtown Spirits (1717 19th St., Suite B)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 infusions, $7 cocktails and $9 boozy slushies from Sacramento’s only distillery, with food discounts as well.
Mikuni (1530 J St., Suite 150 and 1735 Arden Way)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Paesano’s (1806 Capitol Ave.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 bruschetta, polenta fries and fried ravioli, plus $4 house wine and sangria.
Prelude Kitchen & Bar (1117 11th St.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the bar.
Highlights: $6 draft local beer, $8 wine and well drinks and $10 fried chicken with sweet chili barbecue sauce.
Polanco Cantina (414 K St., Suite 240)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the bar.
Highlights: $9 boozy slushies and all appetizers for $8, such as poblano cornbread or Sinaloa-influenced wings.
Public House Downtown (1132 16th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Half off select pizzas and appetizers, $5 well drinks, $1-$3 off beer, wine and specialty cocktails.
Revival at The Sawyer (500 J St.)
Happy Hours: 4-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $4 small plates, $5 beers and $7 glasses of wine.
Riverside Clubhouse (2633 Riverside Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: $5 beers, wine and well drinks, $10 cocktails and $7 appetizers such as shrimp ceviche or gochujang-grilled chicken tacos.
Rockin’ Crawfish (6666 Stockton Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 12-9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 12-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Highlights: $1.25 raw oysters, $1.25 off all alcoholic drinks.
Scott’s Seafood on the River (4800 Riverside Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $10 coconut prawns and $5 house chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon.
Seafood Craze (5825 Madison Ave., Suite 2)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Highlights: $7-$8 for a half-pound bag of Cajun shrimp, crawdads or mussels.
Socal’s Tavern (5200 Folsom Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: $3 bottles of domestic beer and $4 well drinks.
Station 16 (1118 16th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: $4 oyster shooters, $3 off signature cocktails and $5 well drinks, house wines and sangrias.
Tapa The World (2115 J St.)
Happy Hours: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: $3.50 Spanish omelets, $4 Bike Dog Brewing pints and $7 for two stuffed piquillo peppers.
Happy Hours: 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Highlights: $3 Montucky Cold Snack lagers, $8 cocktail du jour and rotating daily food specials.
The Hub (4740 Natomas Blvd., Suite 140)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $4 Bavarian-style pretzels, $6 Bogle chardonnay and $6.50 pulled pork sliders.
Tiger (722 K St.)
Happy Hours: 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Highlights: $1 oysters, half-off bottles of wine and $6 cocktails.
Tomato Alley Free House (2020 16th St.)
Happy Hours: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Highlights: $5.50 loaded hot dogs, or $9 with a Montucky Cold Snack lager.
Tropics Ale House (2001 J St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: beers, wine, mixed drinks and Hawaiian-inspired bites such as barbecued pork sliders, all for $4-$6. Daily pizzas for $8.
The 7th Street Standard (1122 7th St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $10 pork belly bites and $10 cocktails.
The Firehouse Restaurant (1112 2nd St.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the front bar.
Highlights: $13 salmon belly tarare and $9 select cocktails.
The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar (2718 J St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
Highlights: $7 well drinks, $9 cocktails and bites such as pancetta cheese toasties from $8-$15.
Uncle Vito’s Slice of NY (1800 15th St., Suite E)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10-11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Highlights: $7 for a slice of pizza and a beer.
Zócalo (1801 Capitol Ave. and 466 Howe Ave.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: Six types of margaritas from $7.75 to $9.50, two beer-battered fish tacos for $8.25 or Sonoran-style ceviche for $9.75.
Auburn
Flames Restaurant & Tap House (13434 Lincoln Way)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 mozzarella sticks, boneless wings and samosa bites, and $2 off draft beer and wine.
Old Town Pizza (510 High St.)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 p.m. until closing seven days a week.
Highlights: $5 off small pizzas, $5.75 garlic bread and $1 off beer and wine.
The Club Car Bar & Restaurant (836 Lincoln Way)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: Unclear.
Carmichael
Rey Azteca (6140 Fair Oaks Blvd.)
Happy Hours: Unclear.
Highlights: $5.75 nachos or quesadillas, and $3.45 draft beers.
Stage 76 Kitchen & Bar (7600 Fair Oaks Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
Highlights: Draft beers as low as $5, or $7 for a 21-ounce pour.
Davis
Mikuni (500 1st St., Suite 19)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Paesano’s (139 G St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 bruschetta, polenta fries and fried ravioli, plus $4 house wine and sangria.
Parkside Bar & Lounge (330 G St.)
Happy Hours: Unclear.
Highlights: $1 off beer and wine and $2 off cocktails.
Sophia’s Thai Bar & Kitchen (129 E St., Suite E)
Happy Hours: 4:30-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Highlights: $2 off draft beers and mixed drinks.
Elk Grove
Cicada Cantina (9105 W. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. and 9 p.m. until closing, 7 days a week in bar or bar patio areas.
Highlights: Daily rotating tacos, bacon-wrapped shrimp and house margaritas.
Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill (9661 Elk Grove Florin Road, Suite C)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $2.50 domestic pints, $4 well drinks and 25-ounce beers for $5.50.
Mikuni (8525 Bond Road)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Paesano’s (8519 Bond Road, Suite 101)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 bruschetta, polenta fries and fried ravioli, plus $4 house wine and sangria.
Sabor A Mexico (8868 Bond Rd.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Highlights: Unclear.
S.E.A. Hut (9655 Elk Grove Florin Rd., Suite 3)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, or all day with a student ID.
Highlights: Southeast Asian loaded fries starting at $6, and buy-one-get-one-half-off Thai tea or iced coffee.
Umai Bar & Grill (8973 Grant Line Road, Suite 100)
Happy Hours: Unclear.
Highlights: $9 for steak tater tot poutine or a five-piece sashimi set, and $5-$8 cocktails.
Fair Oaks
Mikuni (4323 Hazel Ave.)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Folsom
Bacchus House (1004 E. Bidwell St., Suite 100)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: Discounts on cocktails, revolving menu.
Back Bistro (230 Palladio Parkway, Suite 1201)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Highlights: $6 goat cheese fritters, $8 margherita flatbreads and $2 off all specialty cocktails and draft beer.
Buckhorn BBQ & Grill (250 Palladio Parkway, Suite 1339)
Happy Hours: 3-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 house wines, well drinks, burnt ends and deep-fried pickle spears.
Folsom Tap House & Sports Bar (25005 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 140)
Happy Hours: 2-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $3 tacos, $6 egg rolls and $7.50 artichoke dip.
Iron Horse Tavern (460 Palladio Parkway)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Half off appetizers and pizzas, $5 well drinks, $3 off specialty cocktails.
Land Ocean New American Grill (2720 E. Bidwell St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Highlights: $7 sliders,
Manderes (1004 E. Bidwell St., Suite 600)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6 beers and $7.50 wine.
Mas Taco Bar (450 Palladio Parkway)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $1 off select tacos, $2 off margaritas, wine and well drinks and half off starters.
Mikuni (185 Placerville Rd Suite 100)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Scott’s Seafood Roundhouse (824 Sutter St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $16 seafood fondue, $5 Coors Lights and $8 Hornitos margaritas.
Zócalo (2739 E. Bidwell St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: Six types of margaritas from $7.75 to $9.50, two beer-battered fish tacos for $8.25 or Sonoran-style ceviche for $9.75.
Lincoln
Meridians Restaurant (965 Orchard Creek Lane)
Happy Hours: 1-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Highlights: $2 off appetizers and $1 off drinks.
Old Town Pizza (599 Lincoln Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 p.m. until closing seven days a week.
Highlights: $5 off small pizzas, $5.75 garlic bread and $1 off beer and wine.
Rancho Cordova
KP Karaoke & Dining (10947 Olson Drive)
Happy Hours: 4-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 2-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Highlights: $2.50 draft beers.
Rocklin
Buckhorn BBQ & Grill (5430 Crossings Drive, Suite 104)
Happy Hours: 3-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5 house wines, well drinks, burnt ends and deep-fried pickle spears.
Pink Martini California Kitchen & Cocktails (6700 Lonetree Blvd., Suite 100)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Highlights: $10 cocktails and bites such as the seasonal baked brie.
Pyramid Bar & Grill (2305 Clubhouse Drive)
Happy Hours: 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Unclear.
Sully’s Bar & Grill (4451 Pacific St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $1 tacos, $8 bean dip and $1 off well drinks, draft beer and wine.
The Blue Parrot Lounge (6848 Five Star Blvd., Suite 5)
Happy Hours: 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
Highlights: $12 kobe beef sliders and select glasses of wine.
Roseville
Bar 101 (101 Main St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $2 fries, $5 glazed Brussels sprouts and $6 Track 7 Brewing Panic IPAs.
Bennet’s Kitchen Bar Market (1595 Eureka Road)
Happy Hours: 2-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: $10 specialty cocktails and XL glasses of wine.
Goose Port Public House (316 Vernon St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $1.50 off all appetizers, $4 well drinks and seltzers and $10 domestic pitchers.
House of Oliver (3992 Douglas Blvd., Suite 140)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Highlights: Cocktail specials starting at $8, and $10 plates such as stuffed mushrooms or a shrimp cocktail.
Mikuni (1565 Eureka Road, Suite 1A and 1194 Roseville Parkway)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $6.50 hand rolls, $9 maki and $9 cocktails.
Old Town Pizza (120 Church St.)
Happy Hours: 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 p.m. until closing seven days a week.
Highlights: $5 off small pizzas, $5.75 garlic bread and $1 off beer and wine.
Range Kitchen & Tap (1420 E. Roseville Parkway)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Highlights: $6 house wine, $3 off all pizzas and $2 off all appetizers.
Scoreboards Pizza & Grill (9260 Sierra College Blvd., Suite 200)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $5.50 wedge and caprese salads, eight-inch margherita pizzas for $6.50 and $5 off all pitchers.
Zócalo (1182 Roseville Parkway)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. seven days a week.
Highlights: Six types of margaritas from $7.75 to $9.50, two beer-battered fish tacos for $8.25 or Sonoran-style ceviche for $9.75.
West Sacramento
Club Pheasant (2525 Jefferson Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Highlights: $4.50 corn-jalapeno fritters, $5 lumpia and $4.50 glasses of Bogle merlot or chardonnay.
Franquette (965 Bridge St., Suite 100)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Highlights: $2 oysters, $4 Bike Dog lagers and French wine from $9.
Kick-N-Mule (2901 West Capitol Ave.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 p.m.-midnight Monday through Thursday and all day Sunday.
Highlights: $2 Jell-O shots, $5 mules and $6 raspberry cheesecake chimichangas.
Lenise’s Cafe (3150 Jefferson Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 2-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $4 beers and mimosas, $5 appetizers and wine.
Streets of London Pub (2200 Lake Washington Blvd.)
Happy Hours: 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: $2 off all pitchers, $1 off draft beers and well drinks.
The Midway Bar & Grill (330 3rd St.)
Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Highlights: Unclear.
This story was originally published June 17, 2022 at 5:00 AM.