They call it happy hour for a reason, right? Whether you’re finishing up that last important meeting, meeting a friend or just unwinding at the end of a long day, you want to go where the drinks are cheap and the food is delicious.
Humans (especially Americans) have been enjoying predinner drinks since Prohibition. Because alcohol was banned, people would go to speakeasies or private homes to enjoy a cocktail before dinner. The trend continues to this day.
Here’s our NOOGAtoday happy hour guide featuring Chattanooga’s best deals, broken down by day of the week + location.
We’ll update the guide regularly, so make sure to bookmark it for safekeeping. If we missed something, let us know.
Northshore:
Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites
Brewhaus — All day — $3 off half-liters of beer
Food Works — 4-9 p.m. — Half-price wine night + regular happy hour specials 4-7 p.m.
Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — Monday half-price wine + $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails (pro tip: the “seasonal” drink is always good)
Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off
Terra Nostra — 4-7 p.m. — $4 beers/wine + $5 wells + $6 “bubblies” + $8 martinis & bar bites
Mike’s Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close— $1 Natty Light Draft
The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts
Southside:
Hi-Fi Clyde’s — 4-7 p.m. — $3 wells + $1 off specialty drinks + $0.50 off draft beers
The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks
Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine
The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — “Industry Night” drink specials + discounts on small plates
STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders
The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks
Chattanooga Brewing Co. — 3-10 p.m. — $10 burger w. beer and side
Downtown:
Community Pie — 3-6 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — 24-ounce beer mugs for the price of pints
Alimentari — 4-6 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 wines + $4 well cocktail + $4 beers
Big River Grille — 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — $1 off house beers + cocktail specials
The Bitter Alibi — 2-6 p.m. (Mon-Sat) — $3 mimosas +$1 off drafts, $4 wines and $3.50 wells
Fix Lounge — 6 p.m. to close — daily specialty cocktails + Monday Industry Night
Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — Maki Sake Monday: $5 rolls + house sake
Easy Bistro & Bar — 5-6 p.m. — Oyster Happy Hour: $1
Bluewater Grille — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off wine and beer +$6 specialty cocktails + $5-$7 apps
The Social — 2-7 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off menu cocktails + $4 premium wells + $5 wines + $5 bar snacks (pro-tip: The Social is one the best happy hours in town. The daily specials are hard to beat)
Moe’s BBQ — 3-6 p.m. — $3 drafts + $2 sliders
Mellow Mushroom — 3-7 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $3 wines + drafts and apps
Dorato (at The Westin) — 2-6 p.m. — Mule Mondays: $6 mules
Jefferson’s — 3 p.m. to close (daily) — $2.50 pints + $3.50 LIT’s +$4 Fireball
Matilda Midnight (at Dwell Hotel)—3-7 p.m. (daily) — “Snacky Hour” on Mondays from 5-7 p.m.: 1 drink and 3 snacks for $10
Solarium Café (at Dwell Hotel) — 3-6 p.m. (daily) — $6 well drinks + discounts on house wine
Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $1 off top-shelf drinks + $1 off pitchers
Puckett’s Chattanooga — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off beer +app discounts
Tupelo Honey Café — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 domestic drafts + $3 off signature cocktail +$5 frozen cocktails
The Boathouse — 2-6 p.m. (daily) — $1 off beer + discounts on cocktails. (protip: The Lawton Margarita might be the best in town)
Tuesday
Northshore:
Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails
Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — $18 volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.
Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off
Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites
Terra Nostra — 4-7 p.m. — $4 beers/wine + $5 wells + $6 “bubblies” + $8 martinis & bar bites
Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food
Mike’s Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $1 taco night + $1 off craft beer
The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts
Southside:
Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine
Flying Squirrel — 5-10 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Half-priced wine night
The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks
STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders
Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine
The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates
The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks
Urban Stack — All Day — 1/2 price High Tea: $3 per glass/$7.50 for a carafe
Downtown:
Hair of the Dog — 6 p.m. to close — Tap That Glass night (have a beer, take home a glass)
Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine
Local 191 — 4-7 p.m. (Tues.-Fri) — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts
Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — $2 wines + $6 fish bowls
Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — Two Ten Tuesday: 2 select small plates for $10 from 5-7 p.m.
The Social — 2-7 p.m. — $5 bubbly glass + cocktails 5-7 p.m.
Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $4 flavored ice picks
Wednesday
Northshore:
Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.
Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off
Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites
Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food
Mike’s Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $2 Rolling Rock 16-ounce cans + $2 chili dogs
The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts
Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails
Southside:
Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Whiskey Wednesday discounts (protip: try Burt’s ghost pepper fried chicken?)
Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine
The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks
Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 special + Wine Down Wednesday: 3 wines (or a beer flight) + snacks for $15
The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates
STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders
The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks
Downtown:
Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine
Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — Classic Cocktail Night from 5-10 p.m.
Dorato (at The Westin) — 2-6 p.m. — Whiskey Wednesday: $6 Four Roses Bourbon cocktails
Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $4 2-for-1 well drinks
Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — Double wells + $6 fish bowls
Local 191 — 4-7 p.m. (Tues.-Fri) — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts
The Social — 2-7 p.m. — Hump Day Hacienda: $18 margarita pitchers + $2 street tacos (5 p.m. to close)
Robar — 5:30-7:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites
Thursday
Northshore:
The Daily Ration — 2-6 p.m. — $3 Tennessee beers + $4 wine and well drinks + half-price apps.
Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails
Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.
Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off
Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites
Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food
Mike’s Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $.50 cent wing night
The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts
Southside:
Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine
Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Industry Night + $3 pints
The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks
STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders
The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — $5 Sazeracs & French 75’s
Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine
The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks
Urban Stack — 4-10 p.m. — $4.50 Whiskey Smash + $4.25 Orange Crush
Downtown:
Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine
Hair of the Dog — 6 p.m. to close — Half-price wine night
Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers all day
Alimentari — 4-6 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 wines + $4 well cocktail + $4 beers
Sing It or Wing It — 4 p.m. - close — $1 beers
Local 191 — 4-10 p.m. — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts
The Social — 2-7 p.m. — Local Thursdays: $2 chicken biscuits + $18 pitchers of local beer (5 p.m. to close)
Robar — 5:30-7:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites
Friday
Northshore:
The Daily Ration — 2-6 p.m. — $3 Tennessee beers + $4 wine and well drinks + half-price apps.
Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails
Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres (rum and coke).
Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off
Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites
Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food
The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts
Southside:
Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — 25% off bottled beers
Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine
The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks
Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine
The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates
STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders
The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks
Downtown:
Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine
Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — drink specials + ramen
Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — $2 domestic tall boys
The Social — 2-7 p.m. — complimentary bar snack during the regular happy hour
Robar — 4:30-6:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites
