The clock strikes 5. The work emails fade away. The world whispers, "It's time for something good." And that, my friends, is the siren song of happy hour. Raise a glass and your spirits and dive into the endless options for your after-work oasis with your friends. Here are some of the hottest happy hour spots in downtown Charleston.
Amen Street
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$3 Bud, Bud Light, Miller Light & Miller High Life
$4 Yuengling
$5 Wells & Oyster Shooters
$6 Wines
Food Specials:
$7 Fried Green Tomatoes
$10 Calamari & Mussels
$11 Peel & Eat Shrimp (½ lb)
$12/$20 Oysters 6/12
Bankok Lounge
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Weekly Specials:
Mon: 1/2 Price Punch Bowl
Tues: $3 Bourbon
Bar Mash
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Time: Mon-Sat / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$2.50 Miller High life draft
$3 Old barstown bourbon
$4 Yazoo btl/can
$6 Daily Wine
$7 Daiquiri
Bay Street Biergarten
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$2 Jello Shots
$5 Liters of Beer, Wines & Wells
Food: Specials:
$5 Biergarten Brat & Pretzel
1/2 off Single Haus Burger
Weekly Specials:
Thurs: $1 Wings
Fri - Sun:
$10 Pork & Cabbage Egg Rolls with Pineapple Sriracha
$13 Baked Crab Spinach & Artichoke Dip with Pita Bread
Weekly Events:
Wed: Trivia / 6pm
Thurs: Bingo / 7pm
Big John’s Tavern
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
1/2 off Local Beer & Local Spirits
Weekly Specials:
Tues: $10 Burger w/ French Fries / 4-10pm
Tues: 1/2 off Local Beer & Local Spirits / 4-close
Weekly Events:
Tues: Karaoke / 9pm- close
Blind Tiger Pub
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Wells, Local Drafts & Wine
Weekly Specials:
Tues: 50% off for Hospitality & Food & Bev Workers / 11am-2am
Wed: Wine & Dine Wednesdays / 11am-2am
25% off All Bottles of wine
$2 off All Appetizers
Thurs: Thirsty Thursday / 11am-2am
$6 Zest Shots
$10 Frozen Drinks
$25 Domestic Beer Buckets
Sun: Sunday Brunch / 11am-2am
$5 Irish Breakfast Shooters
$8 High Noons
$10 Bloody Marys
$15 Mimosa Carafes
Bourbon & Bubbles
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
20% Full of Bubbles
$5 Cocktails
$8 Wines
Food Specials:
25% off all food
Weekly Specials:
Mon: Martini Monday / 9pm-2am
Thus: Cloud 9 Cocktail & Throwback Songs / 9pm-close
Brewlab
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$2 off Wine
$4 Core Beer Pints
$5 Lunazul shots
$10 Beer Flights
$10 Cocktails
Food Specials:
$10 Nachos
Weekly Specials:
Wed:
$12 Chicken Sandwich
All Day Happy Hour
Sun: $5 Sour Beer
Weekly Events:
Wed: Trivia / 7pm
Burns Alley
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4:30-7:30pm
Drink Specials:
$3 Wells, Domestic Beers & Tall Boys
Weekly Specials:
Mon: Late Night Food & Beverage Happy Hour / 11pm-close
$3 Wells, Domestic Beers & Tall Boys
Tues:
$5 Daily 16oz Beer & Shot
Late Night Food & Beverage Happy Hour / 11pm-close
Wed:
$6 Coors Light Mini Pitchers & Malibu Bucket (Single)
$10 Malibu Bucket (dbl)
Weekly Events:
Wed: Karaoke / 9pm
Fri: Live Music / 9pm / $5 Cover
Coast Bar & Grill
Time: Mon-Fri / 4:30-6pm / Bar Area Only
Drink Specials:
$5 Mich Ultra Draft
$6 Pernicious IPA Draft
$8 Wine
$8 Espresso Martini & House Spritzer
Food Specials:
$8 Shrimp Cocktail
$10 Crab Dip, Mussels & 1/2 Dozen Oysters
$12 Bacon Wrapped Shrimp & 2 Fish Tacos
Charleston Beer Works
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Wells, Wines & Local Drafts
Late Night Specials: Thurs-Sat / 10pm-close
$5 Tater Tots & Fries
$6 Sweet Potato Fries
$10 Tacos
$10.50 Mac & Cheese Bites
$11 Dumplings, Wings (6)
$13 Tot-cho’s
$19 12 Wings
Weekly Specials:
Tues: 4-7pm
$6 Jamison
$7 Absolute Mules
Wed: $5 Local Beers for CBW Runners
Fri: $5 Sam Lager and Sam Seasonal Pints
Sat: Beer Pitchers
$12 Bud Light
$15 Mich Ultra & Sam Adams
Sun:
$6 Jack Daniels
$12 Beer Pitchers: Bud Light
$15 Beer Pitchers: Mich Ultra & Sam Adams
Weekly Events:
Thus: Bingo / 7pm (Bar Bingo Every 3rd Thursday + Music Trivia Bingo on Last Thursday)
Cocktail Club
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Time: Mon-Thurs / 5-8pm / Fri / 5-7pm
Drinks Specials:
$5 Select Craft Beers
$6 Wines
$7 Featured Cocktail
Weekly Specials:
Sun: 1/2 off Punch Bowl / 5pm-12am
Weekly Events:
Thurs-Sat: Live Music
Delaney Oyster House
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4:30-6pm
Drinks Specials:
$7 Wines
$9 Martini
$10 Seasonal Cocktail
Food Specials:
$2.50 Select Oysters
Edmunds Oast Restaurant
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Time: Mon-Fri / 5-6:30pm / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$6 House Golden or IPA
$6 Wines
$8 Old Fashioned, Proper Gimlet & This Is Why I Don’t Leave the House (Inside Bar)
$8 Old Fashioned & Frozen Drinks (Outside Bar)
Fleet Landing
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Time: Mon-Thus / 4-6pm Drinks / 3:30-5pm Food / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$1 off All Draft Beers
$3 Domestics: Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Mich Ultra, Miller, Light & Yuengling
$4 Wells
$5 Shots: Rumplemintz, Espolòn, Jameson & Fireball
$6 Tempus Cava, Vihno Verd, LES Jamelles Clair de Rosé & Nightfall Pinot Noir
$6 Oyster Shooters
$8 Select Specialty Cocktails
$9 Sweetgrass Martini & Virgil Kane Manhattan
Food Specials:
$8 Pimento Cheese
$9 1/4 lb Peel & Eat Shrimp
$10 She Crab Soup & Seafood Gumbo
$12 Blue Crab Dip
$14 Steak Calamari, Stuffed Hush Puppies & Fried Green Tomato Stack
$16 1/2 lb Peel & Eat Shrimp
MKT Chilled Oysters
Fuel Cantina
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Wines & Beer of the Month
$6 Tall Boy Red Stripe & Shot of Tequila
$7 White Claw & Soda, Frozen Pain Reliever & Cocktail of the Week
Heavy's Barburger
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Draft Beer, Wine, Margaritas, Jack & Coke & Titos & Soda
Herd Provisions
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Time: Mon-Sat / 3-5pm / Bar & Patio Only
Drink Specials:
$5 IPA & Pilsner
$7 Make Your Own Mule, Old Fashioned, Cappelletti Spritz & Seasonal Shrub
$8 Wines
Weekly Specials:
Wed: 1/2 off Bottles of Wine Under $60 (Dining Room)
Weekly Events:
Tues: Live Music / 6pm (Patio)
Thurs: Live Music / 6pm
Indaco
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Time: Mon-Fri / 5-7pm / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$7 Peroni, Negroni, Wines, Old Fashioned & Moscow Mule
Food Specials:
$6 Marinated Olives
$7 Little Gem Lettuce
$9 Polpette
$10 Margherita
$14 Prosciutto di Parma
John King
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Time: Mon-Sun / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$1 off Beer, Wine & Wells
$4 Daily Shot Specials
Weekly Events:
Wed-Sat: Dueling Piano / 8pm-1am
Kickin' Chicken
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$3 Domestic Beers
$4 Wells
$5 Draft Craft Beers
$6 Wines
Weekly Specials: (Dine-in Only)
Mon: $5 Apps
Tues: $10 Entrees
Wed: $5.99 10 Piece Chicken Nugget Meal w/ Side
King Street Dispensary
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Weekly Specials:
Wednesday: Burger Night and Country Music Night
$5 Local Beers
$12 Burger with Fries
Live Country Music
Thursday: “Find Your Friday" / 11am-7pm
$5 Corona
$20 Buckets of 5
Rotating Food Special
Live Music / 2-5pm / 9pm-12am
Friday:
Rotating Food Special
Live Music / 2-5pm / 10pm-1am
Weekly Events:
Tuesday: Trivia / 7-9pm
Bucket, Pitcher & App Specials
Live Music After Trivia
Sat: Live Music / 10pm
Lewis BBQ
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$1 off Wells
$2 off House Cocktails: Margarita, Sandia, Pineapple Express, Michelada, Ranchwater & Frozen Cocktail
$4 Pints: Shiner Bock, Pacifico & Draft of the Day
Food Specials:
$6 Nachos, Chips & Queso & Loaded Fries
Mac’s Place
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$1 off all Beer, Wine & Liquor
Maya
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Time: Mon-Thurs / 5-7pm
Drink Specials:
$4 Pacifico
$6 Wines
$7 House Margarita
$7 Lunazul Ranch Water
Food Specials:
$5 Brussel Sprouts
$8 Yucca Fries
$9 Tacos (2) or Dip Trio
$12 Ceviche
Moe’s Crosstown Tavern
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$.50 off Domestic Bottles
$1.00 off Select Draft Beers
$1.00 off Wells
$1.75 PBR Draft
$5.00 Jameson, Rumplemintz, Jagermeister, Grand Mariner & Fireball
Food Specials:
$5 Mozzarella Sticks, Panko Fried Veggies, Black Bean Dip, Pimento Cheese, Onion Rings, Mac & Cheese Bites, Veggie Spring Rolls & Jalapeno Poppers
O-Ku
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Time: Mon-Wed / 5-7pm
$3 off Select Cocktails: Shotgun, Sugar & Spice, Basil Berry Lemonade & Saketini
$7 Ozeki Junmai "One Cup
$8 Tozai Futsu "Night Swim"
$9 Tozai Nigori "Snow Maiden"
Food Specials:
$10 Brussel Sprouts, Dumplings & Tokyo Wings
$7 Vegetable Roll
$8 California Roll & Crab Crunch
$9 Firecracker Roll & Spicy Tuna Crunch
$10 Salmon & Lemon Roll
Palace Hotel
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Pony Buckets, Wells, Pinot Grigio & Cabernet Sauvignon
Food Specials:
$5 Mozzarella Sticks, Fried Brussels, Calamari, Chicken Fingers & Tomato Stacks
Weekly Specials:
Mon:
$3 Burger
Service Industry Night (Members w/ SIN Card Get 20%)
Sun: 1/2 off Hotdogs
Pink Cactus
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Time: Mon-Sat / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$3 Tecate
$4 Mexican Ashtray
$6 Tequila Shot
$7 Mezcal Shot, Paloma & Margaritas
$30 Margarita Pitcher
Food Specials:
$3 Salsa
$5 Tacos & Queso Dip
$6 Queso Fundido
Weekly Specials:
Mon: Fajita Night
Tues: Al Pastor Night
Wed: Burrito Night
Thurs: Birria Taco Night
Pearlz Oyster Bar
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$3 Champagne
$4 Narragansett
$5 Wines, Wells & Oyster Shooters
Food Specials:
$6 Corn Fritters
$7 Pork Rinds
$12 Southern Fried Oysters (1/2 dzn)
$15 Char-broiled Oysters & Peel & Eat Shrimp (1/2 lb)
$19 Oysters on the Half Shell (dzn)
Pour Taproom Charleston
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Time: Wed-Fri / 5-6pm
Drink Specials:
1/2 off Draft Beers
$5 Wines
$6 Wells & ½ off draft beers
Weekly Specials:
10% off for Guests at Hyatt Place + Hyatt House Charleston Historic District
Weekly Events:
Sat: Live Music / 6-10pm
Prohibition
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Time: Mon-Thurs / 4-6pm / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$7 Local Drafts
$7 Wines
$7 Moscow mule, Aperol Spritz & Brown Derby
Food Specials
$6 Chicken Liver Mousse
$8 Crispy Brussels & Roasted Red Pepper Romesco Dip
$10 Street Corn Tostada, Crab Stuffed Deviled Eggs & Charred Wings
Rancho Lewis
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
1/2 Price Drinks
Food Specials:
1/2 Price Apps
Weekly Specials:
Mon: Industry Night & 1/2 off Appetizers All Day
Recovery Room
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-8pm
Late Night: Mon-Sun / 11pm-1am
$2.75 French Fry Basket & Boiled Peanuts
$3.75 Tater Tot Basket & Cheesy French Fry Basket
$4 Bacon Plate
$4.25 Cheesy Tater Tot Basket
$4.50 Onion Rings
$6 Mozzarella Stick & Small Tachos
$7.25 2 Corndogs w/ French Fries
$7.50 Wings (6) & Chicken Fingers
$8 Buffalo Strips
$9 Chicken Fingers w/ French Fries
$9.50 Buffalo Strips w/ French Fries
$14 Wings (12)
Ritual Rooftop
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Time: Mon-Thurs / 4-6pm
Drinks Specials:
1/2 Off All Cocktails & Mocktails
Food Specials:
1/2 off Shareable Plates
Royal American
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
Select Drinks
Late Night:
Food till 1am
Rudy Royale
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Time: Tues&Thus / 4-6pm / Bar Only
Drink Specials:
$6 Beer of the Week, Wines & Wells
Food Specials:
$3 Fries
$5 Fried Pickles
$6 Chicken Sliders, Crispy Garlic Potatoes & Side Salad
$7 Chicken Tenders & Mac & Cheese
$8 Brussels
$9 Fried Chicken Wrap
$12 Warm Crab Dip
Weekly Specials:
F&B Everyday
$5 Wells
$6 Drafts
$8 Chicken Tenders & Fried Chicken Sandwich
RuRu’s
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm / Bar & Patio Only
Drink Specials:
1/2 off Tequila
Food Specials:
1/2 off Select Appetizers
Weekly Specials:
Taco Tuesday: $1 Off All Tacos
Weekly Events:
Wed: Live Music / 6-8:30pm
Rutledge Cab Co.
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Time: Mon-Sun / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Sangria, Wells, Wine, Local whiskey (William Wolf Pecan Bourbon & Ugly Mug Coffee Whiskey) & Select Draft Beer
$1 off all other drafts
Food Specials:
$5 Crab Loaded Fries, Fried Pickles, Hot Honey Shrimp, Veggie Spring Rolls & Hummus Combo
Share House
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Time: Mon-Thus / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$8 Island Sidecar
$15 Island Buckets
Food Specials:
$3 tacos, Chips & Salsa & Mexican Street Corn
Weekly Specials:
Tues: $4 Lemon Drop Shots & John Daly Cocktails
Wed: 1/3 off Burgers & Industry Night
Sat: $6 Loverboy & Stadium Cups
Sun: $8 Pacifico Stadium Cups
Weekly Events:
Mon: Bingo / 8pm
Tues: Silent Disco
Wed: Trivia
Silver Dollar
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Weekly Specials:
Mon:
$3 Vodka & Bourbon
$5 Wells & Wild Bill Shot
Wed:
$3 Vodka & Bourbon
$5 Wells & Wild Bill Shot
Thus: Mug Night
$2 High Life Draft
$4 Wells
Weekly Events:
Mon & Wed: Karaoke / 9pm
Tbonz
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$1 off Pints of Beer
$5 Wines & Wells
Food Specials:
$7 Steakhouse Mushrooms, Mozzarella Sticks & Tommy Texas Cheese Fries
$10 Macho Nacho
$11 Wings
The Alley
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$3 Domestic Beer & Wine
Weekly Specials:
Mon:
$5 Shots: Espolon, Jack Fire, Tullamoredew & Rumplemintz
$12 Buckets: Miller Lite, Coors Light or Miller High Life
Wed:
$12 Buckets: Miller Lite, Coors Light or Miller High Life
Free Classic Arcade Games / 2-8pm
Trivia / 8:30pm
Thurs: $4 Burgers and Select Local Drafts
Sun:
$12 Buckets: Miller Lite, Coors Light or Miller High Life
$4 Bloody Mary's & Mimosas
1/2 off Loaded Tots or Fries
The Belmont
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Time: Mon-Sat / 5-7pm
Drink Specials:
$3 off Beer & Wine
$10 Martinis, Old Fashioned, Formosa, Bells of Jalisco & Casa Margarita
Food Specials:
25% off Flatbreads
Weekly Specials:
Tues:
1/2 off Bottles of Wine
10% off Charcuterie
The Brick
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Wells, Select Draft Beer, Select Bottle Beer & wine
Food Specials:
$5 Fried Pickles, Loaded Shoestring Fries, Mac & Cheese Bites, Mini Corn Dogs & Bottomless Popcorn Bowl
The Establishment
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Time: Tues - Sat / 5-7pm
Drink Specials:
$5 Island Coastal Lager
$7 Edmund's Oast Seasonal Sour
$9 Pinot Grigio, Merlot & Rose of Grenache
$10 Select Cocktails: Old and Established, Prarie View, Limoncello Spritz & Marg-O-Amaro
Food Specials:
$5 Marinated Olives & Spicy Popcorn
$10 Baked Burrata
Tommy Condon's
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Time: Mon-Fri / 4-6pm
Drink Specials:
$1 off All Drinks
Uptown Social
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Time: Mon-Thus / 5-7pm
Drink Specials:
$15 Buckets of Island Coastal Drinks (5)
1/2 off Frozen Drinks
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