Memphis happy hour runs from Beale Street's blues bars through downtown and the Midtown neighborhoods, then out Poplar Avenue into East Memphis, and the prices stay low across all of it: $3 domestic bottles on Beale, $2.50 cans at the neighborhood bars, and $4 or $5 wells almost everywhere. In all, over 150 bars keep listed windows, mostly on weekday afternoons.
This guide covers over 150 bars in Memphis, Tennessee, with over 60 listed happy hour deals. All data is from Happy Hour Map, updated regularly.
Beale Street is the obvious start: Rum Boogie Cafe does $3 domestic bottles, Silky O'Sullivan's pours $5 Diver cocktails, Tin Roof runs $5 wells from 2 PM, and Wet Willie's takes $1 off frozen daiquiris, while Itta Bena and the Beck & Call rooftop at the river end are the pricier stops. Around it downtown, Earnestine & Hazel's on South Main does $3 PBR and $5 wells, the Green Beetle takes $2 off wells, Tonica on South Front pours $7 gin and tonics, Belle Tavern sits in Barboro Alley, and Peabody Place stacks Flying Saucer, Silly Goose and Robusto by Havana Mix. Midtown is where the neighborhood bars are: Madison Avenue runs Canvas, Dru's Place, The Blue Monkey and Bayou Bar & Grill, Mary's Bar and Fawn are on Cooper Street, Cameo and Takashi Bistro sit on Union Avenue, the Crosstown Concourse holds Global Café and Bao Toan, and Hi Tone and The Cove cover North Cleveland Street and Broad Avenue. Newby's and Char anchor the Highland Strip, and East Memphis along Poplar Avenue brings Babalu, Bog & Barley, Seasons 52, Fleming's and Hopdoddy, with Hen House and Salt Bar & Bistro on Mendenhall Road.
The classic happy hour move. Here are some of the best well drink specials in Memphis:
Draft deals are everywhere. Here are standout spots:
Margaritas are not the Memphis move, but one East Memphis spot pairs them with sangria:
Cameo on Union Avenue is the one to remember: half off draft beer all day Monday, then 4 to 7 the rest of the week. Stage 64 Lounge runs $5 mixed drinks and $3 beer every day from noon to 7, Belle Tavern does $4 beers daily 4 to 7, and Mary's Bar runs Tuesday through Saturday 4 to 8 plus all day Sunday. For a night out, Slider Inn's Midtown location holds a $5 pint night on Tuesdays from 7 to midnight. Several East Memphis spots (Seasons 52, Bog & Barley, Hopdoddy, Andrew Michael) stop on Thursday, so aim Fridays at Beale and downtown.
$3 domestics and $5 wells on Beale Street, $2.50 cans at the Midtown bars, half-off Monday drafts at Cameo, and $7 gin and tonics at Tonica.
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This article covers the highlights, but there are over 150 happy hour spots in Memphis 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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