Lucky 7: Happy Hours

A Good Time & A Great Deal

Words by Deven Wilson | Photo by Shelby Bella

Post-afternoon slump survivors can skip rush hour and savor their time at the happiest hour of the day. Gather friends and skip the stress of crawling the streets in traffic to join a bar crawl at some of the best watering holes on the Eastside instead.

Licha’s Cantina
Tuesday-Friday 4-6 pm
Hidden in a jungle on East 6th is an oasis of margaritas and masas made in a metallic-roofed house. Ocho is the magic number here as the cocktails and antojitos on their happy hour menu all cost $8, while chelas range from $12 to $25 for buckets of beer. Now tastebuds and budgets can rejoice with an amazing quesadilla in one hand and a Paloma in the other, all for under twenty bucks. 
lichascantina.com | 1306 E 6th St.

Cisco’s Restaurant
Everyday 3-7 pm 
Mix timeless classics with arguably some of the best breakfast tacos and huevos rancheros in town, and you get Cisco’s. Cisco’s has the know-how to dominate happy hours on the Eastside with $5 margs and $1 Pearls. This historic institution is priced like its opening day in 1948. With half-off nachos, queso, and guac, there’s a reason Cisco’s has held as a firm favorite through the years. 
ciscosaustin.com | 1511 E 6th St.

Skinny’s Off-Track Bar
Monday-Friday 4-7pm
As if preserved from simpler days of bell-bottom jeans and jukeboxes, the nostalgia extends into the happy hour deals at Skinny’s. Inflation takes a back seat in this throwback dive bar with half-off bites like $6 wing baskets and $3 wells that are sure to have visitors swell with sentiment for the seventies. skinnysotb.com | 1806 E 12th St.

Mour Cafe
Everyday 4:30-6:30pm
Escape the chaos of the workday and have Mour open a half-off bottle of wine while grazing over a cheese board, which is also 50% off. With bites that are also half the price, guests can get truffle fries for $4.50, a healthy serving of herb guac and chips for $5, and ceviche for $6. Mour’s HH makes for a perfect indulgence from the pre-rush hour traffic and allows for more time spent sipping an excellent bottle for a great price. 
mourcafe.com/drink | 1414 Shore District Dr.

Uptown Sports Club
Everyday 2-5pm
With an early lead, Uptown Sports Club is quickly closing the gap on long-established happy hours on the Eastside. Grab an $8 martini or $6 spritz for a marathon meal with a significantly marked-down raw bar. Slurp down discounted oysters, dunk Zapp’s chips into their Smoked Trout Dip, feel healthy with a Crab Louie, or bite into their juicy burger. Any path across their menu will make a club member out of happy hour patrons. 
uptownsports.club | 1200 E 6th St.

Marufuku Ramen
Monday-Thursday 5-6pm,
Friday 2-5pm
Ramen may be the name of the game when going to Marufuku, but their bites are the real stars of this San Franciscan import. Get adventurous with Takoyaki (octopus balls) and Ika Karaage (Japanese-style fried squid) as their happy hour offerings of draft sake for five bucks, draft beer for $2, and $2 off Echigo Beers change going from a random treat to a weekly occurrence. 
marufukuramen.com/austin | 1900 Aldrich St.

Industry
Weekdays 3-6pm & 10:30pm-Close
Spacious and welcoming, Industry is perfect for a night out with friends or family gatherings. Their extensive menu takes cues from Texas cuisine, resulting in familiar, fun, and low-key healthy options from breakfast to late-night snacks. This, combined with their 30+ beers on tap, happy hour deals, and weekday specials, has locals coming back over and over again. Happy Hour: $3 Tallboys, $5 House Spirits, $7 Wine, $5 Chips & Salsa, $6 Queso!
eastside.industrytx.com | 1211 E 5thSt