Richmond's happy hour scene is built along two streets: West Broad and West Cary, which between them hold about a fifth of the city's over 350 listed bars. Pricing runs cheaper than most of the East Coast — dollar-and-two-dollar off draft windows at the breweries, $3.50 and $4.50 margaritas, $5 wells — with $8 signature cocktails as the upscale ceiling. Most windows open at 3 or 4 PM and close by 6 or 6:30.
This guide covers over 350 bars in Richmond, Virginia, with over 150 listed happy hour deals. All data is from Happy Hour Map, updated regularly.
Scott's Addition is the brewery district: Ardent Craft Ales and Starr Hill on W Leigh Street, Three Notch'd's $2 off beer over on W Broad. The Fan and Carytown run the length of West Cary and West Main — The Jasper's $8 classics, Nouveau Provisions, Sticky Rice's $2 PBRs, Juan More Taco on N Robinson, Little Mexico's $4.50 drafts and rails. Downtown and Shockoe Bottom cover E Grace, E Main, and the 18th Street blocks (Henley On Grace's $5 apps, Capital Ale House on E Main), Rocketts Landing puts The Boathouse on the river at E Old Main Street, and Forest Hill Avenue and Hull Street carry the Southside neighborhood bars.
The classic happy hour move. Here are some of the best well drink specials in Richmond:
Draft deals are everywhere. Here are standout spots:
Margarita specials are a Richmond staple.
Richmond is a beer town first, and the reliable value is $1-to-$2 off drafts — Ardent, Starr Hill, Capital Ale House, Jack Brown's, and Home Team Grill all run it. The deals worth a detour are the odd ones: Blue Bee Cider's $12 cider flights, Sticky Rice's $2 PBRs, The Black Olive's $2 rails and $3 drafts on W Broad, and Pupatella's $5 snacks in the Fan. Weekend windows are rare — the large majority of the over 150 listed deals run Monday through Friday — and there's a small late shift, with a handful of 9 PM starts including The Black Olive's 5-to-8 and Thirsty's RVA running to 8 PM.
$1-2 off draft beer, Scott's Addition brewery-hopping, Carytown and the Fan, $2 PBRs and rails, and cider flights.
This article covers the highlights, but there are over 350 happy hour spots in Richmond 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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