Where to find happy hour in East Austin
July 20, 2026
East Austin has more happy hours than any other part of town: 100+ places and counting. Here's a starting point if you don't know where to begin.
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Austin happy hour guides, product updates, and the occasional note on how we keep the data honest.
Austin happy hours that run late
July 13, 2026
Most Austin happy hours are over by 6 or 7 PM. These ones keep going until 10 PM or later, which makes them useful when your evening starts late.
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Monday happy hours worth leaving the house for
July 6, 2026
Monday is the least exciting night to go out, which is exactly why the happy hours are good. Here's where the deals actually hold up at the start of the week.
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Happy hour etiquette, according to bartenders
June 29, 2026
Happy hour is the busiest, lowest-margin shift of the day for most bars. A few small habits make it better for everyone, including you.
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Plan an Austin bar crawl that actually works
June 22, 2026
Most bar crawls fall apart for the same two reasons: too much walking, and arriving somewhere just after the happy hour ended. Both are avoidable.
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Product update: new iOS and Android apps
June 18, 2026
We rebuilt the Zappy iOS and Android apps from the ground up. They're faster, easier to get around, and they finally have dark mode.
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Product update: a rebuilt Zappy web app
March 2, 2026
Zappy was quiet for a while. The web app is rebuilt from the ground up, and it's the foundation everything else this year is built on.
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Product update: part of town and price range
March 19, 2025
Two new filters in Zappy: Part of Town, for narrowing to one area of Austin, and Price Range, from $ to $$$$.
Read more →14 Friday date night happy hours in Austin
February 11, 2025
Looking for a Friday date night spot? Fourteen Austin happy hours that make for a romantic evening out without breaking the bank.
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Product update: item search and the Now button
January 14, 2025
Item search for finding a specific dish or drink, a Now button for what's running right this minute, and direct links to venue Instagram profiles.
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Dry January: Austin's non-alcoholic happy hours
January 7, 2025
Doing Dry January? Austin has plenty of spots with good deals on mocktails, NA beers and food specials during happy hour. Here's where to find them.
Read more →How we collect Zappy's happy hour data
December 15, 2024
How we keep Austin's happy hour database current: online research, in-person visits, and updates submitted by the people using the app.
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