Southeast Austin happy hours
Southeast Austin is the smallest happy hour map in the city after Northeast: seventeen places across Riverside, Montopolis and the stretch toward the airport. Twelve of them are $-tier, which is the highest proportion anywhere in Austin. What is out here is mostly breweries and neighborhood bars, and the prices reflect that: ninety-five cent wings turn up twice on a list of seventeen.
Where to start
8 of the 17 we track, chosen for a reason rather than a rating. Hours below come straight from our database, not from this article.
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Photo: 1618 Asian Fusion via Google Maps 01 · 20+ deals, and the only zero-proof option
- Mon–Thu 4–6 PM
The largest board in Southeast Austin, the single venue out here discounting something non-alcoholic, and comfortably the best-regarded room on this list. The spring rolls and the tom yum are what people come back for.
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Photo: Richard Berhost via Google Maps 02 · Ninety-five cent wings
- Tue–Fri 4–7 PM
- Mon, Thu 4 PM–2 AM
- Tue 6 PM–1:30 AM
Wings under a dollar, Lone Star at two, domestic drafts and wells at three, about as cheap as a happy hour gets in Austin. Patio, pool, pinball, cornhole and a photobooth, which is the actual reason people stay.
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Photo: Shane Anciso via Google Maps 03 · The same wings, until two in the morning
- Mon, Thu 12 PM–2 AM
- Tue–Fri 4–7 PM
- Tue 6 PM–1:30 AM
Also ninety-five cents, on a window opening at noon and running to 2 AM, as long as any in Southeast Austin. Covered patio, multiple bars, karaoke, dog-friendly.
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Photo: Baby Acapulco via Google Maps 04 · The second-biggest board out here
- Mon–Fri 11 AM–6 PM
- Mon–Fri 2–6 PM
20+ deals across a seven-hour weekday window, eleven to six. Affordable Tex-Mex, and the most choice available in this part of town.
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Photo: Catfish Parlour Austin via Google Maps 05 · The one that runs every day
- Daily 3–6 PM
Daily three to six, which in a part of town where only two venues manage a seven-day window makes it the dependable option. Three-dollar Shiner and two dollars off the signature cocktails.
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Photo: Arda via Google Maps 06 · Five to ten, most nights
- Mon–Thu, Sun 5–10 PM
A five-hour evening window Monday through Thursday and Sunday, which for this part of town is generous. A music and events space as much as a bar.
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Photo: Pinthouse Brewing via Google Maps 07 · Three-dollar bar snacks
- Mon–Fri 3–6 PM
Pickled eggs and boiled peanuts at three dollars: not a meal, but the right food for the room. The pizza has a real reputation, and there is root beer on tap if you are not drinking.
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Photo: Drinks Backyard via Google Maps 08 · Noon to six, weekdays
- Mon–Fri 12–6 PM
Six hours, five days a week: an afternoon option rather than an after-work one, and the margaritas are the order.
When Southeast Austin happy hour actually happens
Twelve windows open at 4 PM and twelve close at 6 PM. That is the bulk of it, and on a list of seventeen there is not much distribution to describe.
The exceptions matter more here than in a bigger area. Four windows run to 2 AM and two to 1:30 AM, all of them at bars rather than restaurants. If you need somewhere out here after ten, that is effectively the whole list.
The cheapest part of Austin
Twelve of the seventeen venues are $-tier. No other part of the city is close to that proportion: East Austin, the next best, runs well below that share.
That is partly a function of what is out here. Southeast Austin’s happy hour map is breweries, dive bars and one Taco Cabana, not restaurant bars discounting an expensive menu. The upside is that the prices are low outright. Twelve of the seventeen put food on happy hour, though the boards are short: this is wings-and-a-beer territory rather than a dinner list.
A weekday area
Five venues have a weekend window. Two run daily. If your plan is for a Saturday, it is worth checking before you drive, and worth knowing that East Austin, with dozens of weekend windows, is not far away.
All 17, sorted by what's live
This page is 8 places and an opinion. The app has every Southeast Austin happy hour we track (100+ deals) on a map, filtered by the day, the time and what you actually want to eat.
Common questions
How many Southeast Austin places have a happy hour?
Zappy tracks seventeen venues across Riverside, Montopolis and the airport corridor, carrying 100+ deals. It is the second-smallest area we cover in Austin.
Where are the cheapest happy hour deals in Southeast Austin?
Copperhead Club and The Jackalope (South Shore) both run wings at 95 cents, and both run Lone Star at $2. Twelve of the 17 Southeast Austin venues we track are $-tier, the highest proportion of any part of the city.
What time does happy hour start in Southeast Austin?
4 PM is the most common start and 6 PM the most common end. A few venues open at noon, and four run windows past 1 AM.
Are there weekend happy hours in Southeast Austin?
Very few: only five of the seventeen venues we track have a weekend window, and two run daily. Southeast Austin is a weekday proposition almost across the board.