Updated October 18, 2026
The best happy hours in Washington DC
Boozy tracks 850+ happy hours across the DMV and re-checks them weekly against each venue's own website. More than 600 were updated this week. Every spot below is in Washington DC, and each one carries the date it was last checked and a link to the source, so nothing here asks to be taken on trust.
How this list was built
Picked from our own data, not from other guides
Boozy reads each happy hour from the venue's own website and stores the days, the window and the prices. The spots below were chosen from that data for value, for how much of the week the window covers, and for having something worth crossing town for. No third-party guide, review site or aggregator went into the picks.
This page is a selection. The app carries the full list for the whole DMV, with a map, filtering by neighborhood, day, time or craving, and live status for what is running now and what is about to end.
Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan
Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan happy hours
The stretch of 18th Street and Connecticut Avenue that most people mean when they say they want a drink after work.
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Perry's Restaurant
$5 beers, $7 sake, $10 nigiri & $15 two-roll maki
Mon to Thu, Sun, 5 PM to 7 PM. Fri, Sat, 4 PM to 7 PM
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Mission Dupont Circle
$5.95 drafts, $9.95 margs & $9.95 guac
Tue to Sun, 4 PM to 6 PM. Mon, from 4 PM until close
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Pesce Seafood House
$10 cocktails & wines, $8 salads, $14 oysters
Every day, 4 PM to 6 PM
Shaw and Mount Vernon Triangle
Shaw and Mount Vernon Triangle happy hours
Where the beer garden and the steakhouse bar sit four blocks apart and both run a window worth planning around.
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Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
$7 boot beers & $5 Sunday drink specials
Tue to Thu, 4 PM to 7 PM. Sat, Sun, 11 AM to 1 PM
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STK Steakhouse
$3 oysters, $6 Lil' Brgs, $9 steak frites & drinks
Mon to Fri, 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Sat, Sun, 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
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RPM Italian
$8 cocktails, pizzettes & small plates, $5 beers
Every day, 3 PM to 6 PM
Downtown and Logan Circle
Downtown and Logan Circle happy hours
Expense-account territory, and that is why the happy hour pricing here is worth knowing. Half price on a Joe's cocktail is a different drink from half price elsewhere.
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Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
Half-price cocktails, wine, beer & oysters
Every day, 2:30 PM to 6 PM
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Dauphine’s
$11 cocktails, $6 beers & $8 oysters
Mon to Fri, 4 PM to 7 PM. Sun, 11 AM to 9 PM
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La Grande Boucherie DC
$8 beer, $10 wine, $12 cocktails & $3 oysters
Every day, 4 PM to 7 PM. Every day, 10 PM to 12 AM
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JINYA Ramen Bar - Logan Circle
$3 bites, $6 drafts & $9 Lycheetinis
Every day, 3 PM to 6 PM
Capitol Hill, H Street and Navy Yard
Capitol Hill, H Street and Navy Yard happy hours
The eastern half of the city, where the windows tend to run later and the rooms stay louder.
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Bistro Cacao
$6 drafts, $7 wine & $10 daily cocktails
Every day, 3 PM to 6 PM
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Nanglo Restaurant & Bar
$10 cocktails, $8 drafts & $6-$7 small bites
Mon to Thu, 3 PM to 6 PM. Fri to Sun, 4 PM to 6 PM
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Mission - Navy Yard
$5.99 beers, $9.95 margaritas & $3 off quesadillas
Tue to Thu, 4 PM to 7 PM. Fri to Sun, 4 PM to 6 PM
Georgetown and the West End
Georgetown and the West End happy hours
Fewer options than the numbers suggest, so the ones that hold up are worth knowing by name.
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JINYA Ramen Bar - Georgetown
$3 edamame, $6 drafts & $9 Lycheetini
Every day, 3 PM to 6 PM
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Chef Geoff's West End
$6 bites, $7 martinis & $12 33oz supermugs
Every day, 3 PM to 6 PM
The Wharf and Southwest
The Wharf and Southwest happy hours
A short list, on the water.
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Willowsong
$13 draught cocktails, $10 wine & $6 drafts
Mon to Fri, 4 PM to 6:30 PM. Sat, Sun, 3 PM to 6:30 PM
Good to know
Questions about DMV happy hours
- What time does happy hour start in Washington DC?
- Most happy hours in Washington DC open between 3 PM and 4 PM on weekdays and run two to four hours. The earliest windows on this page open at 2 PM, and a few run until close.
- Which Washington DC happy hours run on weekends?
- Plenty, though fewer than on weeknights. Every spot on this page marked "Every day" runs its happy hour on Saturday and Sunday as well, which rules out most of the weekday-only listings you will find elsewhere.
- Where are the best oyster happy hours in Washington DC?
- On this page, the Alexandria and Bethesda waterfront spots. Dollar and two-dollar oyster pricing survives in Old Town and Bethesda in a way it no longer does across most of downtown DC.
- How does Boozy know these deals are current?
- Boozy tracks 850+ happy hours across the DMV and re-checks them weekly against each venue's own website. More than 600 were updated this week. Every spot below is in Washington DC, and each one carries the date it was last checked and a link to the source, so nothing here asks to be taken on trust.
- Does Boozy cover Virginia and Maryland, or only DC?
- The full DMV. Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Fairfax, Rockville, Reston and further out, alongside DC. That coverage is the reason this guide is organised by area rather than by neighborhood.
Find the one nearest you
This page covers 16 spots. Boozy covers the rest of the DMV on a map, and tells you what is running right now.