THE HAPPY HOUR INDEX · OCTOBER 2026

What happy hour costs in Houston

One round — cheapest drink + cheapest bite — costs a median $12.50 here, #3 of 22 cities (national median $14).

THE INDEX · DRINK + BITE $12.50 median of 53 venues

COCKTAIL $8 median of 62 venues

BEER $5 median of 38 venues

WINE $8 median of 39 venues

OYSTER (EACH) $2 median of 23 venues

By neighbourhood

Area	Index	Cocktail	Beer	Wine	Oyster (each)	Venues
Downtown	—	$9	$5.50	$7	—	10
EaDo (East Downtown)	—	$6.50	—	—	—	5
Galleria / Uptown	$17.50	$12	$7	$11.50	—	10
Midtown	$10	$8	—	$8	$1.75	7
Montrose	$11	$9.50	$5	$8	—	12
Rice Village / West University	$10.50	$7	—	—	—	8
River Oaks / Upper Kirby	$11	$7	$4.50	$8	$1.50	12
The Heights	$13	$8	$5.50	$7.50	—	16
Washington Avenue Corridor	$19	$10	—	$9.50	—	6

Blank = fewer than 4 priced venues in that area.