Olympia packs a surprising amount of happy hour into a small capital city, and most of it sits within a few blocks of the water. over 50 bars run listed windows, and the spread is unusually wide: $2.50 domestic bottles at the downtown taverns, a $3.50 well pour every single day at the Brotherhood Lounge, and a 5 PM signature-cocktail tier at the newer lounges. The 5 PM state-worker exodus is the rhythm everything is set to — the taverns open their windows at 3 or 4 to catch it.
This guide covers over 50 bars in Olympia, Washington, with over 50 listed happy hour deals. All data is from Happy Hour Map, updated regularly.
Fourth Avenue East is the tavern row and the best bar walk in the south Sound: the Spar Café, Eastside Club Tavern, McCoy's, Jakes On Fourth, Cryptatropa, Valentina's, and the Well 80 and Wild Man brewhouses all sit within a few blocks. Capitol Way holds the second cluster — the Brotherhood Lounge, Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar's $1.50 oysters and $2 off cocktails, and COVE — and the westside picks up Iron Rabbit and the Westside Tavern on Harrison Avenue. Out east, the Martin Way strip carries the neighborhood end: O'Blarney's Irish Pub, Fatso's, El Sarape's $3.50 margaritas, and Puget Sound Taps.
The classic happy hour move. Here are some of the best well drink specials in Olympia:
Draft deals are everywhere. Here are standout spots:
Margarita specials are an Olympia staple.
The cocktail windows are the 5 PM lounge tier — signature pours at the downtown rooms, most running Tuesday through Friday:
Olympia does late windows better than towns twice its size: the Spar Café comes back from 9 to 10 PM Sunday through Thursday, 1889 Prime runs a second round from 8 to 9, and Jakes On Fourth is weekend-only from 9 to 11 PM. For seven-day drinkers, O'Malley's runs noon to 6 every day and the Brotherhood goes 4 to 7 daily. The brewery trio — Three Magnets, Well 80, and Wild Man — all run Wednesday-through-Friday windows with a dollar off house brews, and Taqueria La Esquinita's 2-5 PM window comes with an unlimited taco bar.
$3.50 daily wells, the 4th Avenue tavern row, happy hour oysters, brewery dollar-off pints, and late second rounds.
This article covers the highlights, but there are over 50 happy hour spots in Olympia total. Download Happy Hour Map to browse them all on a map with live hours, "happening now" filters, and one-tap directions.
Browse the full list on our Olympia happy hours page.
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