Happy Hour Deals

Houston's hottest new happy hours for cheap drinks and delectable eats

Some of Houston's finest restaurants serve up a mighty fine deal during happy hour, including the five new spots below. Spend the day working away, and then enjoy discounted fare and a price break on drinks, and be home by 7 pm.

Helen Greek Food and Wine

The beverage menu at Helen Greek Food and Wine is something to brag about. The quaint Rice Village eatery, with classic and modern Greek fare, boasts the city's first-ever all-Hellenic wine list.

Sample the goods for a bargain during happy hour (Tuesday-Sunday; 3-6 pm), which features seven rotating wines by the glass ($6 each). Moreover, the discount also applies to a roster of bites (priced at $7) including Greek poutine (fries topped with gyro meat and feta) and lamb cigars (lamb rolled with oregano, potato, olives and tomato).

Lawless Spirits and Kitchen

Drink prices drop during happy hour (weekdays; 4-7 pm) at the swank downtown bar with dark wood, leather chairs and a spacious balcony with a view of the city. Enjoy offers $2 off bottled beer and $3 off draft beers, wines by the glass and cocktails like a classic Moscow mule or Mexican Standoff (made with tequila, guanabana tropical fruit nectar, agave and fresh lime).

Fielding's Local Kitchen + Bar

Sit at the bar at the Woodlands-area restaurant, which serves up European fare with Mediterranean accents, and enjoy top-quality offerings for a steal during happy hour (weekdays from 4-7 pm; Monday-Thursday from 9-10 pm; Friday from 10-11 pm). Imbibe $3 beers, $4 wines by the glass and half-off cocktails like the must-try Dragon’s Breath (a mix of bourbon, elderflower liqueur, orange-flavored liqueur and cane syrup with cherry wood smoked ice). Soak it all up with specially priced eats from a salami board ($17) to pizza ($6-$10), thin-crust and cooked to a crisp in a wood-fired oven.

The Moonshiners Southern Tables + Bar

Feel right at home at this charming downtown bar and restaurant. During happy hour, enjoy a price break on Southern comfort fare (think: deviled eggs ($3.50 each), fried green tomatoes ($3.50) and brisket sliders ($6)), plus wines by the glass (half-price), southern draft beers ($2 off) and two signature moonshines: Peachy Keen (peach corn whiskey, vermouth and fresh grapefruit juice) and Strawberry Moon (strawberry infused moonshine mixed with lemonade, fresh cream of coconut, mint leaves, turbinado syrup and fresh lime juice) priced at $5 each.

Bramble

Offerings on the bar menu at Bramble (Monday-Saturday; drink at 4 pm and foods at 5 pm) ensure you won't go hungry — thanks to the rotating selection of eats such as an 8-ounce house burger ($12), an all-beef hot dog (with spicy tomato and okra relish; $8) and pork ribs (glazed in caramel of whey and plums; $13) and a jar of housemade pickles ($3) — or thirsty with $2 off beers, cocktails and small-production wines by the glass.

The happy hour deal at Fielding's Local Kitchen + Bar includes a discount on woodfired pizza.

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The happy hour deal at Fielding's Local Kitchen + Bar includes a discount on woodfired pizza.

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Texas bourbon named one of 2024's top 10 whiskies

Still Austin Whiskey Co. Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey

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Now if only we could snag a bottle...as a Christmas gift, of course.

Three cheers for Still Austin Whiskey Co.! The distillery's Bottled in Bond Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey was recognized as one of Whisky Advocate'sTop 20 Most Exciting Whiskies of 2024.

Every year, Whisky Advocate's expert panelists rank hundreds of whiskies based on their quality, availability, value for the price, and "X-factor," meaning an excitement-inducing component like a unique flavor or an innovative idea. An international panel also reviews contenders through several blind taste tests without knowing each whisky's producer, origin, age, or price.

The magazine ranked Still Austin's five-year Red Corn Bourbon No. 7 on the list with a prestigious score of 94 points. The Red Corn whiskey, which was released in June 2024, has mash bill consisting of 36 percent Jimmy Red corn, 34 percent white corn, 25 percent rye, and 5 percent barley.

According to panelist Shane English, tasting notes start big and bold with cracked pepper, dusty leather, and cocktail cherries, before moving on to a palate of chile pepper, caramel, and buttery cornbread.

"Each sip is electric — the pepper gives this whiskey a zing balanced by poundcake and glazed doughnuts," English said. "Charred oak fades to chocolate, coffee, and pecan pie on the finish."

Still Austin had the only Texas product on the list, which was fitting given the brand's recent boasting that it could match any Kentucky Bourbon. As a game day stunt when the Texas Longhorns played the Kentucky Wildcats in November, Still Austin refilled empty Kentucky Bourbon bottles with its own Cask Strength Bourbon for just $1.

When the brand isn't playfully antagonizing Kentucky fans, its Red Corn Bourbon sells for a retail price of $85 per 750-milliliter bottle, falling nearly in the middle of the price category out of all 20 bourbons on the list, with eight others priced for less.

For additional context, none of the top five bourbons fall under a $100 price tag. In fact, the most expensive bottle on the 2024 list is the Angel's Envy 2023 Cask Strength Port Wine Barrel Finished Bourbon, which ranked No. 12 and retails for $230 per bottle.

"Our top 20 whiskies represent a curated collection that deserves your attention. Each whisky on the list stands out for its superb taste, representing the pinnacle of a year filled with remarkable tastings," said executive editor David Fleming in a release. "This list features whiskies offering exceptional value, leaders in their respective styles, and superbly made expressions that are well worth seeking out."

Whiskey Advocate's 2024 Whiskey of the Year is Laphroaig Elements 2.0 Cask Strength Scotch Single Malt, which earned 95 points and retails for $165 a bottle.

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