Tuesday happy hours in Austin
Tuesday is where the week turns on. 600+ places run a happy hour, more than Monday, and for the ones that keep going past ten at night it is second only to Monday, well ahead of Friday and Saturday. It is also, with Wednesday and Thursday, one of the three days carrying the most half-price offers. Nothing about Tuesday is a compromise except the fact that it is a Tuesday.
Where to start
11 of the 600+ running a Tuesday window, chosen for a reason rather than a rating. Hours below come straight from our database, not from this article.
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Photo: Hestia via Google Maps 01 · Tuesday only, two hours
- Tue 5:30–7:30 PM
Five-thirty to seven-thirty and no other day, one of four Tuesday-exclusive windows in the city, at a wood-fired restaurant that otherwise runs a tasting menu. The tableside flaming drink is the thing people photograph.
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Photo: Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream via Google Maps 02 · Another Tuesday exclusive
- Tue 8 AM–5 PM
- Tue 12–10 PM
Two windows, one in the morning and one running to ten at night, Tuesdays only. Ice cream is not the usual happy hour category, which is exactly the point. Counter service, and it can back up when one person is on.
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Photo: Vecinos via Google Maps 03 · Tacos at the same address, also Tuesday only
- Tue 8 AM–1 PM
- Tue 5–9 PM
Shares a roof with Zeds and runs its own Tuesday-only windows, eight to one and five to nine. Among the highest-rated things in this entire guide: people are unusually emphatic about it.
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Photo: Kitty Cohen's via Google Maps 04 · Three to seven, in the yard
- Mon–Fri 3–7 PM
Four hours, every weekday. The honest read from regulars is that the drinks are small for the money the rest of the time and that happy hour is when the yard is worth it, which makes this exactly the right list for it.
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Photo: Sign Bar via Google Maps 05 · Four until two, with a shorter window inside it
Sign Bar
$- Mon–Fri 4–7 PM
- Tue–Thu 4 PM–2 AM
A normal 4-to-7 happy hour and a separate one continuing to closing, so check which you are ordering under. Prices people describe as genuinely reasonable, which on the east side is getting rarer.
See Sign Bar's deals in Zappy → Checked -
Photo: Doctor_KM via Google Maps 06 · Four to eight, then later
- Mon–Thu 4–8 PM
- Tue 4 PM–2 AM
A four-hour early window, long for a weekday, followed by a late one running to two. A food truck out back and a jukebox that does a lot of the work.
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Photo: Bar Toti via Google Maps 07 · Half off smashburgesas and bottles of wine
Bar Toti
$$$- Tue–Thu, Sun 5–6 PM
- Mon, Tue 5–10 PM
Food and wine list both at half price: the deepest Tuesday discount we track in East Austin, and one of the better-liked small rooms in the city.
See Bar Toti's deals in Zappy → Checked -
Photo: Cabana Club via Google Maps 08 · Half-price cocktails
Cabana Club
$$- Mon–Thu 4–7 PM
Cocktails specifically rather than a wells-only discount, with three-dollar drafts alongside. Full price is steep for what arrives, which is the argument for using the window.
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Photo: Austin Daily Press via Google Maps 09 · Half off hushpuppies
- Mon–Fri 4–7 PM
A single-item happy hour, which is a rare and honest format, four to seven on weekdays. A sandwich counter with no frills and a real following.
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Photo: Cape Bottle Room via Google Maps 10 · Half off bar snacks, every day
- Daily 4–6 PM
The daily window covers Tuesday. A South African wine room where every bottle carries a visible price: no guesswork, which people specifically appreciate.
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Photo: Anna Gibbs via Google Maps 11 · 100+ deals, Tuesday included
- Daily 11:30 AM–5 PM
- Mon–Thu, Sun 9–10:15 PM
A long afternoon window and a second starting at nine. Reviewers specifically flag Tuesday as the night it is not too busy.
One of the best nights for a late one
For venues running a window ending at 10 PM or later, Tuesday is second only to Monday, ahead of Wednesday and Thursday, and nearly double Friday. If your evening reliably starts after nine, Tuesday is quietly one of the strongest nights of the week in Austin.
The reason is the mirror image of Friday’s. Bars that will be busy at 11 PM on a Friday do not need a reason to draw people in; on a Tuesday they do, so the window stays open.
When it runs
Three is the most common opening and four the second, the standard shape. Six is the most common close, with seven a distant second.
Plenty of windows open at 11 AM, so a long lunch is on the table as well.
Where to look
East Austin leads, with downtown just behind and Central Austin third. Tuesday is also strong for not drinking: 60+ venues discount something non-alcoholic, essentially level with Thursday.
If you would rather pick by neighborhood than by day, start with the East Austin guide.
All 600+, sorted by what's live
This page is 11 places and an opinion. The app has every Tuesday happy hour we track (7,000+ deals) on a map, filtered by the day, the time and what you actually want to eat.
Common questions
How many Austin happy hours run on Tuesday?
600+ of the Austin venues Zappy tracks run a Tuesday happy hour, the third-highest day of the week, behind Wednesday and Thursday.
Which Austin happy hours run latest on a Tuesday?
100+ venues run a Tuesday window ending at 10 PM or later, second only to Monday. Sign Bar, The Liberty and Nickel City all run to 2 AM.
What time does Tuesday happy hour start in Austin?
3 PM is the most common Tuesday opening and 4 PM the second. Most close at 6 PM, then 7 PM, and a good number open as early as 11 AM.
Are there Tuesday-only happy hours in Austin?
Four: The Bar at Hestia downtown, Stardust Club in South Austin, and Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream and Vecinos Tacos on the east side, which share an address.