One of our favorite activities year-round is to stop at a local bar and grab a drink and a snack before heading home. In other terms, we love trying out the best Jersey Shore happy hours and exploring the best and tastiest deals!
Yes, they’re a great way to hang out with friends and coworkers, but they’re also an opportunity to try out a restaurant in a very inexpensive way. Since not all Jersey Shore happy hours are created equally, we’ve taken the liberty to do the research and have rounded up our favorites so you can get the best bang for your buck.
We’ve hit every aspect of happy hour, from the view, the booze, the food, and of course the most important question – is it a good deal? With these spots, it’s a resounding yes.
Here’s to the happiest hours of the week!
If you are using this list to head out and enjoy Happy Hours, please reference each restaurant’s website for the most current Happy Hour offerings.
Jersey Shore Happy Hours in Monmouth County
10th Ave Burrito Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Thurs: 11AM – 5PM Wed: All Day
DEALS $3 Beers $5 Wine & Well Drinks $6 Craft Beers $7 La Casa Margs
Anchor Tavern Belamr
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 11:30AM – 6PM Sat – Sun: 1PM – 5PM
DEALS $3.50 Drafts $4 Bottles $7 Titos Drinks $7 Crafts and Imports $2 Off Specialty Cocktails
AP Rooftop Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 2PM – 5PM
DEALS $4 Bottles $5 Drafts $9 Wine $10 Cocktails
Asbury Ale House Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Domestic Drafts $4 Suncruisers $4 High Noons $6 House Wine $7 Tito’s Drinks
Bar Anticipation Belmar
Tuesday: Beat the Clock (Drafts start at 50 cents at 8PM and increase 50 cents every hour)
B2 Bistro & Bar Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 7PM Sun: All Day
DEALS $1 Off Cans $2 Off Drafts $7 Wine & House Drinks $9 Margaritas $10 Martinis
Barrio Costero Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Thurs: All Night Sun: 4PM – Close
DEALS Happy Hour Menu
DAILY SPECIALS Taco Tuesday: 2 Tacos + 1 Margy for $15
Beach Haus Brewery Belmar
33 West Street, Monmouth Beach
732.870.8999
Head to this restaurant on the water on Sundays to kick off the work week with their all-day happy hour, or just celebrate any work day with their happy hours specials from 12-7pm. Take a little trip to Mexico without the airfare on Taco Tuesdays, where you’ll enjoy $5 tacos and $5 margaritas. Thirsty Thursdays give way to half price wines by the glass and there are plenty of food specials (including oysters – yes, even Happy Hours can be decadent!).
732.870.8999
Head to this restaurant on the water on Sundays to kick off the work week with their all-day happy hour, or just celebrate any work day with their happy hours specials from 12-7pm. Take a little trip to Mexico without the airfare on Taco Tuesdays, where you’ll enjoy $5 tacos and $5 margaritas. Thirsty Thursdays give way to half price wines by the glass and there are plenty of food specials (including oysters – yes, even Happy Hours can be decadent!).
344 N Ocean Ave Sea Bright, NJ 07760
Happy Hour 3 -6
Black Swan Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $2 Off All Drafts $9 House Wines $9 House Mixed Drinks $12 Classic Cocktails
Boathouse Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 7PM Sun: All Day
DEALS $2 Off Drafts $5 Wine & Well drinks
Boatyard 401 Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM Wed: All Day
DEALS $3 Domestic Drafts $3.50 Domestic Cans & Bottles $5.50 House Drinks & Wines $6 Plain Bar Pie
Brickwall Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon, Thurs, Fri: 4PM – 6PM
DEALS $2 Bud & Miller Mugs $6 Select Wines $10 Martinis
Brielle House Bar & Grill Brielle
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM
DEALS $5 Drafts $6 Well Drinks $8 Martinis Half Off Wines
Capitoline Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed – Thurs: 5PM – 7PM Sun: 12PM – 3PM
DEALS $5 Beer $7 Wine $10 Martinis 2 for $14 Sliders
Committed Pig Manasquan
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Thurs: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $5 Draft Beer $5 Select Wines $5 Surfsides & Statesides
Cross & Orange Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed – Thurs: 4PM – 9PM
DEALS $4 Drafts $5 Bottles $6 House Wine $7 Well Drinks
1485 Ocean Ave Sea Bright, NJ 07760
Donovan’s Reef Beach Bar Sea Bright
Happy Hour: Monday – Friday 3:00pm-7:00pm.
$3 Domestic Drafts, $8 Well Drinks, $8 House Wines. Monday: $3 Miller Lite Draft, $5 Big Wave
$3 Domestic Drafts, $8 Well Drinks, $8 House Wines. Monday: $3 Miller Lite Draft, $5 Big Wave
Elbow Room Bradley Beach
HAPPY HOUR Every Day until 6PM
DEALS $3 Domestic Beers $5 Imported Beers $6 House Wines $7 Signature Cocktails $10 Specialty Martinis
Elbow Room Bar & Kitchen
416 Main Street, Bradley Beach
732.898.6860
Everyday from 11am-6pm, enjoy Happy Hour at the Elbow Room! They offer a ton of specials, so you’re sure to find one that you love. The Elbow Room’s Happy Hour includes $5 drinks and $12 rum buckets. They also have a $6 Happy Hour Bites Menu to choose from, including a variety of wings, a giant soft pretzel, fish tacos, sweet chili calamari and MORE!
416 Main Street, Bradley Beach
732.898.6860
Everyday from 11am-6pm, enjoy Happy Hour at the Elbow Room! They offer a ton of specials, so you’re sure to find one that you love. The Elbow Room’s Happy Hour includes $5 drinks and $12 rum buckets. They also have a $6 Happy Hour Bites Menu to choose from, including a variety of wings, a giant soft pretzel, fish tacos, sweet chili calamari and MORE!
Eventide Grille
1400 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright
732.530.1414
How does a sunset, a drink, and some food sound? Yeah, pretty good. At Eventide Grille in Sea Bright, you can get all of that any Monday through Friday from 4pm to 7:00pm for half the price. House drinks, house wine, and selected appetizers including Mussels Marinara and Coconut Shrimp are all half off. It has all the makings of a Jersey Shore Happy Hour.
Flames Brazilian Steakhouse Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 5PM – 7PM Sun: All Day
DEALS Weeknights: 50% Off All Beer, Wine, Liquor; $5 Off Brazilian Bar Bites Sunday: $2 Off Bottled & Draft Beer, $5 Off All
Four Winds Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Every Day: 2PM – 6PM
DEALS $4 Miller Lites $5.50 House Wine & Well Drinks $6.50 House Sangria
Frankie’s Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM Sun: All Day
DEALS $3.50 Domestic Beers $5 House Wines $7 Guinness $7 Tito Drinks $1 Off Crafts & Import
Fratello’s Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Every Day: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $3.50 Domestic Bottles $6 Stella, Kane IPA & Guinness $6 Grey Goose & Tito’s Drinks $6 House Wine
Harrigan’s Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 5:30PM
DEALS $3 Miller Lites $5 House Wines & Well Drinks $7 Appetizers $10 Sliders
Heights 27 Bar & Grille Spring Lake
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM
DEALS $2.75 Drafts $3.75 Bottles $6 Well Drinks $7 House Wine
Iron Whale Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 1PM – 5PM
DEALS $3 Off Drafts $4 Off Wine $5 Off Cocktails $8 Margaritas $2 Off Oyster Shooters
Jacks By The Tracks Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 6PM
DEALS 50% Off All Beer, Wine & Liquor
Joe’s Surf Shack Belmar
HAPPY HOURMon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM Wed: All Day
Johnny Mac House of Spirits Asbury Park
DAILY SPECIALS
Kim Marie’s Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 6PM
DEALS $5 Local Drafts $6 House Wine & Sangria $7 House Mixed Drinks
Klein’s Seafood Restaurant Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 5PM
DEALS $2 Off Craft Beers $4 Domestic Drafts $7 House Wines $8 House Drink
Klein’s Tiki Bar(SEASONAL)
708 River Road, Belmar
732.681.1177
Every day from 3:00 – 6:00pm take a break and head to the tiki bar where it’s five o’clock all the time. Enjoy half price house wine, well drinks, frozen drinks and $2 Lite beer specials. Sitting under a thatch roof tiki bar, watching the boats go by on the inlet, all while sipping a pina colada, we can see why it’s one of the best Jersey Shore happy hours in Monmouth County.
708 River Road, Belmar
732.681.1177
Every day from 3:00 – 6:00pm take a break and head to the tiki bar where it’s five o’clock all the time. Enjoy half price house wine, well drinks, frozen drinks and $2 Lite beer specials. Sitting under a thatch roof tiki bar, watching the boats go by on the inlet, all while sipping a pina colada, we can see why it’s one of the best Jersey Shore happy hours in Monmouth County.
La Dolce Vita Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Sun – Fri: 12PM – 5PM
DEALS $4 Domestic Bottles $5 Imported Bottles $5 Wine $7 Martinis $6-8 Food Menu
La Sierra Restaurant Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 1PM – 4PM
DEALS $4 Beers DAILY SPECIALS
Loteria Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed – Thurs: 4PM – 6PM Sun: 2PM – 5PM
DEALS $8 Classic Margarita $10 Modelito Buckets
Lovesick Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Thurs – Sat: 5PM – 7PM
DEALS $5 Beers $15 Lovesick Cocktails $20 Wine Tasting
McCann’s Tavern Belmar
HAPPY HOUR Every Day: 12PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Domestic Drafts $2.50 PBR Mug $5 Well Drinks & House Wine
McDonagh’s Pub
2 West Front Street, Keyport
732.264.0999
With happy hour specials like $1.75 domestic drafts, $2 domestic bottles, and $3 mixed drinks, it’s no wonder why McDonagh’s Pub has been a go-to bar in the Bayshore area for the last decade! And if you’re hungry, they even offer up $3 baskets of pub grub! Its a happy hour fit for an Irishman… or any man (or woman)!
2 West Front Street, Keyport
732.264.0999
With happy hour specials like $1.75 domestic drafts, $2 domestic bottles, and $3 mixed drinks, it’s no wonder why McDonagh’s Pub has been a go-to bar in the Bayshore area for the last decade! And if you’re hungry, they even offer up $3 baskets of pub grub! Its a happy hour fit for an Irishman… or any man (or woman)!
Moonstruck Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed – Fri & Sun: 4PM – 7PM
DEALS $4 Domestic Beers $5 Craft Beers $5 House Wine $6 Well Drinks $8 Cosmos & Ritas
Mutiny Beach Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Fri: 4PM – 7PM
DEALS $4 Miller Lite $5 Cavit Wines $6 Well Drinks $7 Margaritas$8 Specialty Cocktail of the
Pagano’s Uva Ristorante Bradley Beach
HAPPY HOUR Tues – Fri: 12PM – 7PM Sat: 12PM – 6PM Sun: All Day
Palmetto Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $4 Miller Lite Drafts $5 Off Specialty Cocktails $6 Kanes $7 Surfsides $8 House Wine
Parker House Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Sun: 3PM – 6PM
Pascal & Sabine Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Thurs: 5PM – 7PM
DEALS $6 Beer $8 Wine $12 Cocktails
Point Lobster Bar & Grill Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Tues – Sat: 3PM – 6PM Sun: All Day
DEALS $3 Miller Lites $4 Coronas $6 White Claws $9 Espresso Martinis, Cosmos, Bloody Marys & Margaritas
Porta Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM
DEALS $5 Select Beers $7 Wine $10 Specialty Cocktails
R Bar Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed: All Night DAILY SPECIAL
Red’s Lobster Pot Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 5PM
DEALS $2 Off Beer $5 Surfsides & High Noons $8 Wine & Sangria $8 Martinis & House Drinks
Reef & Barrel Manasquan
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 11AM – 6PM
DEALS $2.25 Miller High Lifes Every Day $3 Miller Lite & Coors Light Drafts $3.50 Miller Lite & Coors
Rella’s Brielle
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Sat: 3:00PM – 5:30PM
DEALS $3 Miller Lite Draft $3 Bottles $6 Surfside’s & High Noons $6 Tito’s Drinks $7 House Wine
Reyla Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed: All Night
DEALS $7 Wine $9 Cocktails
Robinson Ale House Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 4PM – 6PM
DEALS $4 Drafts $7 House Wine $7 Sangria $7 Margaritas $8 House Cocktails
Rod’s Tavern Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Every Day: 12PM – 5PM
DEALS $4 Domestic Beers $1 Off Craft & Imports $7 Wines $8 High Noons & Cruisers $8 Sangria
Rooney’s Oceanfront Restaurant
100 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
732.870.1200
Whether it’s 90 and sunny out or 20 and snowing, Rooney’s is the spot to sip on a cocktail, eat some fancy appetizers like their PEI Mussels on special, and watch the waves come in. It’s our happy place. The specials for locals only gets better when summer is over at Rooney’s.
100 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
732.870.1200
Whether it’s 90 and sunny out or 20 and snowing, Rooney’s is the spot to sip on a cocktail, eat some fancy appetizers like their PEI Mussels on special, and watch the waves come in. It’s our happy place. The specials for locals only gets better when summer is over at Rooney’s.
816 Ocean Ave Sea Bright, NJ 07760
Scarborough Fair Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Tues – Fri: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Drafts $6 Well Drinks & House Wines $9 Martinis
Seacrab Ocean Grove
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 7PM
DEALS $2 Off Craft Beer & Bottles $8 Cocktails $8 House Wine $12 Pint & Pizza
Shrimp Box Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Drafts $6 Premiums $5 House Wine
Shucked by Local 130 Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon & Thurs: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $5 Off Drafts $2 Off Wine $7 AP Distillery Cocktails $8 Margaritas
Sinner’s Steakhouse Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Thurs: 3PM – 5PM Fri – Sun: 12PM – 4PM
DEALS $4 Miller & Coors Light Drafts $8 House Drinks $10 Martinis
Sirena Ristorante
27 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
732.222.1119
Get as happy as your average Italian at one of the most elegant and delicious Jersey Shore happy hours around. All day, every sunday Sunday, and from 3:30pm to 6:30pm on weekdays (including Friday), you can dine like Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. You’ll just imagine that the Atlantic is the Mediterranean.
27 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
732.222.1119
Get as happy as your average Italian at one of the most elegant and delicious Jersey Shore happy hours around. All day, every sunday Sunday, and from 3:30pm to 6:30pm on weekdays (including Friday), you can dine like Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. You’ll just imagine that the Atlantic is the Mediterranean.
Spring Lake Tap House Spring Lake
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 12PM – 5PM
DEALS $3 Domestic Drafts $4 Domestic Bottles $7 Craft Imports $6 House Wine & Well Drinks $6 Sliders, Wings and Bar Pies
St Stephen’s Green Publick House Spring Lake
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 2PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Domestic Bottles & Drafts $4 Import Bottles $6 Craft Drafts $7 Guinness $5 Well Drinks
Talula’s Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Thurs: 4:30PM – 6:30PM
DEALS $10 Gin & Jams $6 House Wines $5 Draft Beer Discounted Select Pizzas and Bar Snacks
Taka
660 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park
732.775.1020
The lounge at Taka’s brand new location right on Cookman Avenue in downtown Asbury Park is one of our favorite new places to enjoy a much needed happy hour cocktail after work. Sit down at the bar for specials not only on the usual wine, vodka drinks, and of course Japanese beer, but also on Taka’s Sake Sangria. Just be sure to order a few rolls to go along with it so it doesn’t “sake” you out.
660 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park
732.775.1020
The lounge at Taka’s brand new location right on Cookman Avenue in downtown Asbury Park is one of our favorite new places to enjoy a much needed happy hour cocktail after work. Sit down at the bar for specials not only on the usual wine, vodka drinks, and of course Japanese beer, but also on Taka’s Sake Sangria. Just be sure to order a few rolls to go along with it so it doesn’t “sake” you out.
The Marina at Oceanport
10 Riverside Avenue, Oceanport
848.456.4396
What’s better than one happy hour? How about two… per day! We’re not pulling your leg and neither is The Marina, where there are specials from 3-7pm and late night.
10 Riverside Avenue, Oceanport
848.456.4396
What’s better than one happy hour? How about two… per day! We’re not pulling your leg and neither is The Marina, where there are specials from 3-7pm and late night.
The Pig & Parrot Brielle
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $3 Coors & Miller Drafts $4 Pacifico & Modelo Drafts $5 SKYY Vodka Drinks $5 Suncruisers & Spiked Ades $6 House Wines
The Pour House
640 Shrewsbury Avenue, Tinton Falls
732.842.4337
It’s kind of like the Cheers bar of Monmouth County. Rest easy in the cozy interior of The Pour House as you take full advantage of the long list of $5 appetizers and a menu of specially priced drinks that are guaranteed to lift your spirits.
The Promenade Waterfront Grill Avon-by-the-sea DAILY SPECIALS
The Wine Bar
40 1st Avenue, Atlantic Highlands
732.291.1377
Every Thursday, The Wine Bar offers up a special happy hour & tasting menu that includes $5 martini’s, as well as a 1/2 off, 1/2 portioned meals from their a la carte dinner menu. It’s a great way to relax and enjoy a great meal without breaking the bank. It’s always a great happy hour date spot.
DAILY SPECIALS
Tommy’s Tavern & Tap Sea Girt
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 3PM – 6PM
DEALS $2 Off Drafts $7 House Wines $2 Off All Cocktails $7 Sangria
Trama’s Trattoria
115 Brighton Avenue, Long Branch
732.222.1121
If it’s the middle of the week, you should be resting on a bar seat at Trama’s Trattoria. Happy Hour features complementary chef inspired hors d’oeuvres, half portions of pasta, vodka and gin drink specials produced by Asbury Park distillery, half price on select wines by the glass and bottled beer specials. Happy Hour is Tuesday thru Friday from 5pm to close. Bar area only. Local’s tip: Chef Pat is also bringing new custom burger creations to the bar for happy hour on Wednesdays! Not to be missed!
115 Brighton Avenue, Long Branch
732.222.1121
If it’s the middle of the week, you should be resting on a bar seat at Trama’s Trattoria. Happy Hour features complementary chef inspired hors d’oeuvres, half portions of pasta, vodka and gin drink specials produced by Asbury Park distillery, half price on select wines by the glass and bottled beer specials. Happy Hour is Tuesday thru Friday from 5pm to close. Bar area only. Local’s tip: Chef Pat is also bringing new custom burger creations to the bar for happy hour on Wednesdays! Not to be missed!
Val’s Tavern
123 E. River Road, Rumson
732.842.3452
Established in 1942, Val’s Tavern knows how to turn your frown upside down. 20 beers on tap, $3 specials on 16 oz. drafts, and $5 food specials. Seriously, they’ve been around for this long because they make people smile.
123 E. River Road, Rumson
732.842.3452
Established in 1942, Val’s Tavern knows how to turn your frown upside down. 20 beers on tap, $3 specials on 16 oz. drafts, and $5 food specials. Seriously, they’ve been around for this long because they make people smile.
Watermark Asbury Park
HAPPY HOUR Wed & Fri: 5PM – 7PM
DEALS $5 Drafts $10 Specialty Cocktails & Sangria $12 Martinis
Wharfside Seafood and Patio Bar Point Pleasant
HAPPY HOUR Mon – Fri: 11:30AM – 5PM
DEALS $3.50 Domestic Drafts $4 Miller Lite Bottles $5 Tito’s Drinks $6 Wine $7 Crafts & Imports
The Sitting Duck
104 Myrtle Avenue, Long Branch
732.229.5566
Get a guaranteed attitude adjustment at The Sitting Duck’s happy hour. $5 appetizers, $5 house wines, $5 martinis, and $5 beer paddles. Oh and there’s more, but you have to go check it out for yourself.