Simone on Sunset Happy Hour — Rice Village / West University, Houston

The happy hour

Drinks

House wine — $8 per glass
Premium well drinks — $8 each
Beer — discounted during happy hour
Wine bottles — wine at 25% savings during happy hour (Sun–Tue)

Food

Gulf oysters — $1.50 each
Spinach dip — discounted during happy hour
Truffle popcorn — discounted during happy hour
Samosas — discounted during happy hour

Mon–Tue extended happy hour until 10 PM. Wed–Sun 4–7 PM. Sun–Tue: 25% off all wine bottles. Thursday Steak Night: 14 oz ribeye or 8 oz filet for $39.

Deal last verified April 2026. Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

A cozy Rice Village cocktail bar and restaurant with a warm, neighborhood-feel patio and an unusually long happy hour that runs until 10 PM on Mondays and Tuesdays. The combination of $1.50 oysters, $8 wines, and 25% off wine bottles on Sunday through Tuesday makes it one of the most generous and flexible happy hours in the area.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cozy
Quiet
Romantic
Hip
Good for groups
Known for cocktails
Known for wine
Live music
Sports on TV
Google: happy hour drinks
Google: happy hour food
Takes reservations
Outdoor seating

Is that score good?

Almost everywhere scores 4–5 stars, so each site's score is shown against every venue in the Atlas rated on that site — here in Houston, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.2 834 ratings ↗

In Houston 93 rated venues Bottom quarter

4.0 THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 4.9

Rated higher than 4% · tied with 1% · lower than 95% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Bottom quarter

3.1 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 4% · tied with 5% · lower than 92% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 3.8 430 reviews ↗

In Houston 91 rated venues Bottom quarter

3.1 THIS SPOT 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.8

Rated higher than 8% · tied with 8% · lower than 84% of the others · median ★ 4.1

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Bottom quarter

2.0 3.0 3.5 THIS SPOT 3.8 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 12% · tied with 6% · lower than 82% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 3.3 16 reviews ↗

In Houston 73 rated venues Bottom quarter

2.7 THIS SPOT 3.3 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.9

Rated higher than 4% · lower than 96% of the others · median ★ 4.2

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Bottom quarter

1.0 2.5 THIS SPOT 3.3 4.0 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 3% · tied with 1% · lower than 96% of the others · median ★ 4.3

OPENTABLE ★ 4.2 610 diners ↗

Food 4Service 4Value 4Ambience 4.3Noise Moderate

In Houston 21 rated venues Bottom quarter

THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 4.9

Rated higher than 0% · tied with 5% · lower than 95% of the others · median ★ 4.7

Across the US 537 rated venues Bottom quarter

3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 5% · tied with 4% · lower than 91% of the others · median ★ 4.6

Each bar counts venues at that rating (0.1-star steps), lowest on the left; the curve starts at the lowest score anyone has. Ratings captured October 7, 2026.

Getting there

2418 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005

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