The Hunterian Happy Hour — Upper East Side, New York City

The happy hour

Drinks

$9 wine, $7 well drinks, 50% off featured whiskey on Wednesdays

Daily happy hour from open until 7 PM (all day Sun & Mon): $2 off draft beer, $9 wine by the glass, $7 well shots & drinks. Wine & Whisky Wednesday (all night): $9 wines all night + 50% off whiskey of the month. Tuesday Trivia Night at 7:30 PM; Thursday Karaoke at 8 PM.

Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

Upscale-leaning neighborhood cocktail bar with whisky and wine focus; curated Scotch program with monthly featured bottles at 50% off on Wednesdays; noted in UES community guides as a destination for spirit enthusiasts. The most whisky-serious happy hour program on the UES — the Wine & Whisky Wednesday deal (50% off the monthly Scotch selection all night) gives serious drinkers a genuine reason to make a weekly pilgrimage to this tucked-away 70th Street bar.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cozy
Hip
Good for groups
Known for cocktails
Sports on TV
Google: happy hour drinks
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 New York City, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.6 125 ratings ↗

In New York City 222 rated venues Above median

3.7 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.6 4.9

Rated higher than 53% · tied with 20% · lower than 26% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Above median

3.1 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.6 5.0

Rated higher than 56% · tied with 21% · lower than 23% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.4 47 reviews ↗

In New York City 219 rated venues Top quarter

3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.4 5.0

Rated higher than 76% · tied with 11% · lower than 13% of the others · median ★ 4.2

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Top quarter

2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.4 5.0

Rated higher than 76% · tied with 11% · lower than 13% of the others · median ★ 4.1

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

413 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021

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