HAPPY HOUR ATLAS
Valerie
Photo: Google Maps

Weekday Happy Hour

Valerie

Hell's Kitchen · American / Cocktail Bar

GOOGLE★ 4.42,343YELP★ 4.31,440TRIPADVISOR★ 4.2122OPENTABLE★ 4.6283Google: higher than 16% of venues in New York City

The happy hour

Drinks

  • Classic Cocktails (house selection) — $12
  • House Wines by the Glass — discounted during happy hour
  • Draft Beer — discounted during happy hour
  • East Coast Oysters (half-dozen) — $1 each

Food

  • Light Bites (truffle fries, calamari, bao buns) — HH pricing
  • Valerie Truffle Fries (duck fat, parmesan, truffle aioli) — $15

Happy hour Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $12 cocktails, $1 oysters, house wines and draft beers discounted. Between 5th & 6th Ave. Confirmed via official website and The City Edit NYC. One of midtown's best-kept happy hour secrets.

Deal last verified June 2026 (QA). Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

A polished, high-energy cocktail bar and restaurant in the heart of midtown that is genuinely better than it has any right to be given its Midtown address. The crowd skews cosmopolitan — theater-goers, hotel guests from nearby boutique properties, and in-the-know office workers who've discovered the $1 oysters. A rare Midtown bar worth making a destination of. Happy hour Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $12 cocktails, $1 oysters, house wines and draft beers discounted. Between 5th & 6th Ave. Confirmed via official website and The City Edit NYC. One of midtown's best-kept happy hour secrets.

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Hip
  • Upscale
  • Good for groups
  • Known for cocktails
  • Known for wine
  • Live music
  • Google: happy hour drinks
  • Google: happy hour food
  • Takes reservations

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 New York City, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.4 2,343 ratings ↗
In New York City 222 rated venues Bottom quarter

Rated higher than 16% · tied with 15% · lower than 69% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Below median

Rated higher than 17% · tied with 16% · lower than 66% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.3 1,440 reviews ↗
In New York City 219 rated venues Above median

Rated higher than 62% · tied with 13% · lower than 24% of the others · median ★ 4.2

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Above median

Rated higher than 64% · tied with 11% · lower than 24% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4.2 122 reviews ↗
In New York City 162 rated venues Below median

Rated higher than 34% · tied with 11% · lower than 55% of the others · median ★ 4.3

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Below median

Rated higher than 34% · tied with 11% · lower than 55% of the others · median ★ 4.3

OPENTABLE ★ 4.6 283 diners ↗
Food 4.4Service 4.6Value 4.3Ambience 4.6Noise Moderate
In New York City 56 rated venues At the median

Rated higher than 45% · tied with 35% · lower than 20% of the others · median ★ 4.6

Across the US 537 rated venues At the median

Rated higher than 34% · tied with 19% · lower than 47% 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

45 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036 · 212-302-4545

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