Bismarck keeps happy hour simple and honest: the signature deal here is a dollar off everything — it's the single most common special in town, running at neighborhood lounges, sports bars, and the local breweries alike. over 20 bars run windows, most opening at 3 or 4 PM, and North Dakota's capital has a trick most bigger cities don't: the second happy hour, a late round from 9 PM to close at a half-dozen spots.
This guide covers over 20 bars in Bismarck, North Dakota, with over 20 verified happy hour deals. All data is from Happy Hour Map, updated regularly.
Downtown is the walkable cluster — Main Avenue and the 5th Street blocks put Peacock Alley, the Blarney Stone, Jimmy V's, and Laughing Sun Brewing within a few minutes of each other. North Bismarck along State Street and the 14th Street corridor carries the sports bars and chain deals, and the south-side lounges round it out.
Only one true well special in town, and it doubles as a draft deal:
Draft deals are everywhere. Here are standout spots:
The Mexican spots carry the margarita value here — a $5-6 house margarita beats a dollar off any day:
Come back after 9 — a half-dozen bars run split windows with a second late-night round, the Blarney Stone, StoneHome Brewing, and the Tavern Grill among them. Weekday afternoons are still the core (only about one bar in five lists weekend hours), and if you want more than a dollar off, the $5-6 house margaritas at the Mexican spots and the $5 pints downtown are the standing exceptions.
Dollar-off-everything windows, late-night second rounds, downtown bar-hopping on Main Avenue, and $5 pints at the local breweries.
This article covers the highlights, but there are over 20 happy hour spots in Bismarck total. Download Happy Hour Map to browse them all on a map with live hours, "happening now" filters, and one-tap directions.
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