THE HAPPY HOUR INDEX · OCTOBER 2026

What happy hour costs in New York City

One round — cheapest drink + cheapest bite — costs a median $14 here, #16 of 22 cities (national median $14).

THE INDEX · DRINK + BITE $14 median of 109 venues

COCKTAIL $10 median of 151 venues

BEER $6 median of 111 venues

WINE $9 median of 125 venues

OYSTER (EACH) $2 median of 52 venues

By neighbourhood

Area	Index	Cocktail	Beer	Wine	Oyster (each)	Venues
Chelsea	$11.25	$9	$6	$9	—	10
Downtown / Financial District	$17	$12	$8	—	—	9
East Village	$12.50	$10	$6	$9	$2	17
Fort Greene	—	—	—	$9	—	5
Greenpoint	$12	$10	$5.50	—	—	11
Harlem	—	$9.50	—	—	—	7
Hell's Kitchen	$16	$12	$6.50	$10	—	14
Jackson Heights	—	$8.50	—	—	—	6
Kips Bay	—	$10	$6	$8	—	7
Lower East Side	$13.25	$10.50	$5.50	$10	$1.25	13
Midtown	$9.63	$10	$6	$11	—	11
NoMad	—	$14	$5	$9.50	—	6
Seaport	—	$10	—	$9	—	7
SoHo	—	$12	—	—	—	5
Upper East Side	$9.50	$10	$6	$9	—	11
Upper West Side	$14	$12	$6	$10	—	14
West Village / Meatpacking	$15.50	$10	$6	$9	$2	14
Williamsburg	$13.50	$10	$6	$10	$1	12

Blank = fewer than 4 priced venues in that area.