On the rocks, neat, dirty, frozen, or zero proof — we’re spilling the Long Island iced tea on the best happy hours in Charleston. Get ready to #DrinkUpCharleston, here are 16 places lifting spirits with their sip-worthy specials.
Beer lovers
- Bay Street Biergarten | Wed.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. | Grab $5 snacks (like the freaky tots or the smash burger) to go with $5 off a liter of beer. It’s a good sign when a spot serves beer by the liter.
- Moe’s Crosstown Tavern | Weekdays, 4-7 p.m. | It’s hard to beat a PBR draught for $1.75 (or $1 off well drinks + select draughts). Pair it with $5 bites like mozzarella sticks and jalapeño poppers, $4 Jameson and other select liquors, and $5 wine.
- Tavern & Table | Weekdays, 4-7 p.m. | Get your fill of beer with $1 off all domestic bottles and $4 select local beers. Plus, check out the wine deals.
- Tattooed Moose | Mon.-Sat., 4-7 p.m. | Sip on $2 basics, $3 tall boys of PBR and Modelo, and $4 house liquor.
Hungry for meal deals
- Indaco | Weekdays, 5-7 p.m. | There’s a good selection of $7 drink specials, but don’t sleep on the light bites including polpette + prosciutto di parma. Heads up: Happy hour is at the bar only, so snag your seat early.
- Locals | Weekdays, 4-7 p.m. | Snag half-priced nigiri along with $4 wells, $3 select shots, $1 off domestic bottles, and $2 off select drafts and wines in West Ashley. At the Mt. Pleasant location, enjoy $1 off domestic bottles and wells and $4 house wines with your half-priced nigiri.
- Pearlz Oyster Bar | Weekdays, 4-6 p.m. | Shuck yeah. Dig into a dozen house oysters on the half shell for $18. Order a half-pound of peel + eat shrimp for $15 and sip on $3 champagne.
Fun in the sun
- Harold’s Cabin | Tues.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. | Take a buck off all wine, well + frozen drinks and kick back in the rooftop garden.
- Barsa Tapas Lounge & Bar | Tues.-Sun., 4-7 p.m. | Enjoy $1 off beer, $2 off glasses of wine, and $3 house liquor (for simple cocktails) in the shade of an umbrella on the patio.
- Minero | Wed.-Fri., 4-6 p.m. | Our perfect picnic includes margs. DIY margaritas start at $9 or cut straight to the chase with $4 chilled shot specials.
Keeping spirits up
- The Rarebit | Wed.-Fri., 4-7 p.m. | Grab $7 Moscow mules at this King Street eatery. This week, The Rarebit is also featuring a seasonal piña colada mule + punch with raspberry hibiscus and tonic, and offering $9 mules when you mention Drink Up Week.
- Renzo | Tues.-Sat., 5-6 p.m. | Adventurous cocktail enthusiasts will enjoy $8 creations like a Curtain Call or Ginger Gimlet. Heads up: Renzo is not offering the full happy hour menu this week, but will return on Tues., Aug. 9.
- Coterie | Daily, 4-7 p.m. | Enjoy the “Pocket Friendly Happy Hour” which offers $7 cocktails like gimlets and gin fizzes as well as bar bites — we’re drooling over the Tikka Tikka Skewer. Heads up: Happy hour is at the bar only.
Biggest bargains
- Edmund’s Oast | Weekdays, 3-5 p.m. | Drop by for the “Sad Times Happy Hour” at the Restaurant & Brewpub including half off frozen drinks and house beer drafts, as well as tasty bites like the Korean Chicken Dunkaroo.
- The Alley | Weekdays, 4-7 p.m. | Score $3 domestic beer + house wine while bowling or playing a game of Skee-Ball.
- Uptown Social | Mon.-Thurs., 5-7 p.m. | Keep cool with half-priced frozen cocktails or five for $15 buckets of any Island Coastal Lager.
Host at home
Shop our favorite happy hour essentials to host friends for a drink at your place:
- The Elevated Craft Cocktail Shaker promises no more leaks and has a built-in measuring system.
- This set of six colored wine glasses reminds us of Estelle stemware — only more affordable.
- Pair your colorful wine glasses with a colorful decanter that’s an Anthropologie best-seller.
- Keep wine and champagne cold in a marble wine chiller.
- An electric wine opener makes opening bottles smooth and stress-free.
- Don’t forget the best drinkware made by small, local businesses — we’re big fans of the Pirani Life tumbler, an eco-friendly version of a Solo Cup, and these Kanga Coolers koozies that keep drinks cold.
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