Adams Morgan
Death Punch
2321 18th St. NW
Happy Hour Deals: The later the night gets at this dimly-lit Kalorama spot, the better the deal. From 5 to 7 PM daily, get $5 rail drinks and draft beer, and half-price sliders or wings. From 10 PM to midnight or midnight to 2 AM, pay $20 for two hours of open bar (rail drinks or draft beer), or $40 to keep it going from 10 PM to 2 AM.
Grand Duchess
2337 18th St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: This small, cozy bar on bustling 18th Street offers $8 wines by the glass, $8 mocktails, $5 bottles and cans of beer, and $8 Old Fashioneds.
Hours: 5 to 7 PM daily.
Jack Rose
2007 18th St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: Head to this whiskey-obsessed bar and restaurant for beers ranging from $4 to $8 and bar snacks starting at $6 (just say yes to the fried chicken skins).
Hours: 5 to 7:30 PM Monday through Friday.
Bloomingdale/Eckington
Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Ave., NW

Happy Hour Deals: This casual tavern serves $5 to $7 draft beer; $7 glasses of wine; $7 cocktails (Old Fashioned or Manhattan); and $7 to $9 sandwiches and mozzarella sticks. On Tuesdays, stay for free trivia starting at 7 PM.
Hours: 5 to 7 PM Monday through Thursday.
The Pub and the People
1648 North Capitol St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: At this corner tavern, spend happy hour on the patio or inside the brick-walled gastropub. You’ll find $6 drafts and rail drinks, $8 glasses of pinot grigio and pinot noir, and $5 rounds of fries and shishito peppers (it’s non-happy hour food menu isn’t much pricier). On Monday nights, stick around for trivia at 7 PM, but reservations are recommended.
Hours: 5 to 7 PM Monday through Thursday; 3 to 7 PM Friday through Sunday.
Penn Quarter/Mount Vernon Triangle
Bar Chinois
455 I St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: This Chinatown spot pairs a Chinese food menu with a French-inspired drink menu. Get $1 dumplings, half-price cocktails (they range from $6 to $8), and beers under $10.
H0urs: 5 to 7 PM Tuesday through Sunday.
Cucina Morini
901 Fourth St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: All night every night, this Italian hotspot serves (actually good!) $7 martinis—dirty, espresso, or the house version, which accents gin and vodka with caper and dill— at the bar, plus $6 rounds of rosemary potato chips and orange-and-roasted-garlic-marinated olives.
Hours: 5 to 10 PM Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday; 5 to 11 PM Friday and Saturday.
Jackpot
726 Seventh St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: This low-lit basement bar offers free wifi and gratis popcorn, and is located right around the corner from Capital One Arena. At happy hour, get $2 off beer (they range from $5 to $11) and $5 rail drinks.
Hours: 4 to 8 PM daily.
Succotash
915 F St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: Ed Lee’s southern-meets-Korean restaurant—which also has a location at National Harbor—serves $7 to $9 glasses of wine, $4 to $6 draft or bottled beers, $7 to $8 cocktails, and discounted bar snacks like wings and deviled eggs. Cocktail pitchers, which serve five, run from $35 to $39.
Hours: 11:30 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday; 4 to 8 PM Sunday.
Dupont Circle/Foggy Bottom
Boogy & Peel
1 Dupont Cir., NW

Happy Hour Deals: At this fun pizza spot right on Dupont Circle, find $9 cocktails, $2 off craft beer, and 25 percent off natural wines by the bottle (or $3 off by the glass selections). Even better: pizzas are half-off during Wednesday’s happy hour.
Hours: 4:30 to 6:30 PM Friday through Wednesday, and 11:30 AM to 9 PM Thursday.
Emissary
2032 P St., NW; 1726 20th St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: Both locations are coffeehouses by day and cocktail bars by night. Switch into evening mode with $4 to $7 beers, $8 glasses of wine, and—at the P Street location— $10 cocktails.
Hours: 4 to 7 PM Monday through Friday.
Tonic at Quigley’s
2036 G St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: If you’re one of the interns living or working at George Washington University this summer, Tonic at Quigley’s is super-convenient. It features $7 to $10 snacks (nachos, totchos); $6 glasses of wine and frosé; $7 beer flights; and $5 to $6 drafts. There’s canopied sidewalk seating, and at 7 PM on Tuesdays, you catch free live jazz outside.
Hours: 4 to 7 PM Monday through Friday.
Logan Circle/Shaw
Kingfisher
1414 14th St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: Logan Circle basement bar Kingfisher hosts Trivia Tuesdays, movies, and other laid-back events throughout the week. Come at happy hour for beers starting at $4, and $12 glasses of wine.
Hours: 4 to 8 PM Monday through Friday; 5 to 8 PM Saturday and Sunday.
Pearl Dive
1612 14th St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: Down cheap drinks and discounted oysters at this Logan Circle staple. Happy hour brings $5 beers; $6 glasses of wine; $8 vodka martinis and Old Fashioneds; and bar snacks under $10. You can get a pound of mussels for $11 or individual oysters for $1.40 each (minimum of 12).
Hours: 4 to 7 PM Monday through Thursday; 3 to 7 PM Friday.
Dacha Beer Garden Shaw
1600 Seventh St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: For less-humid summer evenings, hit up this outdoor beer garden in Shaw. While the place is known for its huge, boot-shaped beers, you can get a more modest (and affordable) selection of food and drink, including $10 burgers, $7 beers, a $7 signature cocktail, and $7 glasses of wine. At its weekend brunch happy hour, it offers a variety of main dishes for $10, accompanied by $5 mimosas, Bloody Marys, beers, and Irish coffees.
Hours: 4 to 10:30 PM Monday; 4 to 7 PM Tuesday through Thursday; 2 to 6 PM Friday; and 11 AM to 1 PM Saturday and Sunday.
Ben’s Next Door
1211 U St., NW

Happy Hour Deals: At this small, family-owned diner on U Street—right next door to sibling Ben’s Chili Bowl— you can score chicken tenders, wings, and other bar snacks for under $10. Also, there are $9 to $10 cocktails ( including frozen margaritas and mango daiquiris); $5 bottled beers; and $5 to $7 glasses of wine.
Hours: 3 to 7 PM Monday through Friday (food specials run from 4:30 to 7 PM).
Sudhouse
1340 U St., NW
Happy Hour Deals: Sudhouse is known for its vibe and its cheap drinks—$4 to $5 beers, $5 to $6 rail shots and drinks, $6 glasses of wine, and $6 to $7 seltzers. Bonus: foos-ball tables.
Hours: 4 PM to 2 AM Monday; 4 to 8 PM Tuesday through Friday; 2 to 6 PM Saturday and Sunday.
Navy Yard
Dacha Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave., SE
Happy Hour Deals: This beer garden offers easy Nats Park access plus $5 to $7 beer; a $7 cocktail; $7 glasses of wine; and $10 burgers. On Mondays, free trivia starts at 7 PM.
Hours: 4 to 11 PM Monday; 5 to 7 PM Tuesday through Thursday.
Walters Sports Bar
10 N St., SE
Happy Hour Deals: If you don’t have ESPN but want to catch a game, park in front of this Navy Yard bar’s 30+ TV screens. Happy hour brings $5 bar food, glasses of wine, beers, rail drinks, and Fireball shots.
Hours: 4 to 7 PM Monday through Friday.
NoMa/H Street/Union Market
Carving Room NoMa
140 M St., NE
Happy Hour Deals: Looking for a spot for a group? This bar has long tables and cozy booths, plus $8 to $9 cocktails; $6 to $7 beers; and $8 glasses of wine.
Hours: 3:30 to 7 PM Tuesday through Friday.
Last Call
1301-A Fourth St., NE
Happy Hour Deals: This laid-back bar is located next to Union Market. Stop by for $5 glasses of wine and cocktails; and $4 beers, seltzers, and hot dogs. It also hosts Tuesday trivia, and features darts and arcade games.
Hours: 5 to 7 PM Monday through Thursday; 3 to 7 PM Friday; noon to 4 PM Saturday and Sunday.
Capitol Hill
Hawk ‘n’ Dove
329 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Happy Hour Deals: This Eastern Market institution—around since 1967—once got a shout-out on The West Wing. Wind down with $8 cocktails and appetizers and $6 wine and beer, as well as a range of other daily specials.
Hours: 11 AM to 10 PM Monday; 4 to 7 PM Tuesday through Friday.
Union Pub
201 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Happy Hour Deals: During peak times, this patio is packed with sports fans and off-duty Hill staffers. At its daily happy hour, get $1 off rail drinks and most draft beers. The latter, along with glasses of wine, are under $10, anyway. There are rotating daily specials such as 40 cent wings (with a 2-drink minimum) on Wednesdays and $5 Fireball Fridays.
Hours: 4 to 6 PM Monday through Thursday; 3 to 6 PM Friday.
Bullfeathers on the Hill
410 First St., NE
Happy Hour Deals: This tavern has been serving Hill staffers and neighbors since 1979. Located across the street from Capitol South Metro station, Bullfeathers doesn’t have a happy hour—but also doesn’t need one. Drinks are affordable all day long: glasses of wines range from $9 to $10, and beers and ciders run from $6 to $10.
Hours: 11 AM to 10 PM Monday through Friday.
Multiple Locations
Colada Shop
Several locations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Happy Hour Deals: At this Cuban-inspired coffee shop/cocktail bar, happy hour might include specials like $8 cocktails and $6 beer and seltzer. The 14th Street location has a colorful rooftop.
Hours: Vary by location.
Duke’s Grocery/Duke’s Counter
Locations in Dupont (closed for renovations), Foggy Bottom, Woodley Park, and Navy Yard
Happy Hour Deals: British-inspired Duke’s serves up cheap drinks weekday evenings, with beer, wine, and rail spirits between $5 and $8, plus some $9 cocktails.
Hours: Noon to 7 PM Monday through Friday (Foggy Bottom and Woodley Park); 4 to 7 PM Monday through Friday (Navy Yard).
Ted’s Bulletin
Several locations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia

Happy Hour Deals: If you leave the office craving breakfast for dinner, head to any of this upscale diner’s six locations (a NoMa branch is opening later this month). All of them serve $5 draft beer; $8 signature cocktails; and $7 glasses of wine. Starters are $3 off.
Hours: 3 to 6:30 PM Monday through Friday.