Come for the chicken-liver mousse with rosemary focaccia, accompanied by bubbles on tap; stay for the tinned sardines with piada and compound butter alongside a Messed-Up Negroni — at $7–$8 a pop, those specials alone earn this LoHi hot spot a slot on any Denver happy hour trail, though they’re not alone among the offerings available from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

Good deal: a slice with a beer for $6 or a glass of wine for $8. Great deal: a whole cheese pie for $12 plus a bottle of wine for a mere $22 or a carafe of spritzes for $24. This RiNo pizzeria offers it all, among other reduced-price snacks and sips, Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (It also boasts a few weeknight specials, including on Wednesdays, when all wines by the bottle go for 50 percent off.)

Way to win over the neighbors. Not only does this Park Hill wine bar sell nearly 40 wines by the glass in a split-level lounge worthy of a design magazine spread, but it offers them all for half-price from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (the same goes for select bottles on Wednesdays). Better still, each pour is more interesting than the last: While the blackboard list is ever-changing, it might at any given time feature skin-contact Moscatel from Chile’s Itata Valley, South African pét-nat rosé of Petit Verdot, or Schioppettino from Friuli–Venezia Giulia.

From 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily, the RiNo outpost of Tyson Cole’s acclaimed Austin flagship transforms from a splurge to a steal. Not only does the modern Japanese kitchen send out smaller (but not-too-small) portions of some of its greatest hits for a fraction of their standard price at $5–$10, but it also creates happy hour exclusives that rival anything on the dinner menu, like fish toast with scallop mousse. Wash them down with drink specials that hover between $6 and $9.

At this celebrated Ballpark cantina, killer cocktails and a small selection of some of the city’s best tacos go for about half off regular price Thursday through Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sweetening the pot are early-week specials: Street Taco Tuesdays yield $3 versions of such special creations as the tres chorizo with salsa verde and the cochinita pibil with black-bean salsa, while on Wednesdays, $5 nets two tacos al pastor straight from the spit plus a margarita.

Annette’s always a delight, but its easygoing charm is especially evident Wednesday through Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — and all night Tuesday. While all beers and house cocktails are $1 off, select bottles of wine go for just $25, and the $7 boilermakers are plain fun (think apple brandy and Mexican-style lager); in addition, $4–$5 snacks like popcorn and deviled eggs are supplemented by a few more substantial items, such as egg-salad toast and steak frites.

From 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Lon Symensma’s LoDo ode to Asian street food serves up a slew of its greatest hits — pom pom shrimp, spring rolls, General Tso’s soup dumplings, cheeseburger bao — at a solid discount while knocking $2–$5 off the price of cocktails, draft beers, and select wines and sakés. Don’t skip the cauliflower lollipops. (Note: As of December 2022, there’ll be Monday service too.)

Honestly, there’s hardly a spot run by the Culinary Creative Group that doesn’t warrant a slot on this map: From Ash’kara to Bar Dough to Señor Bear and Mister Oso, hot happy hour deals are part of the program. But splashy LoDo steakhouse A5 takes the cake this go-round for its selection of hearty snacks: Served at the bar between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., items like bacon-wrapped Wagyu meatloaf, Wagyu French dips, and croque monsieur sandos eat like a late lunch or early dinner for a fraction of the price of a typical steak-centric meal, while classic cocktails and select wines hold the line at $10.

Why settle for beer and wings when there are pastrami-infused Old Fashioneds and Spam bánh mì sliders to be had? It’s that sort of cleverness that distinguishes the happy-hour menu at this downtown farm-to-table gem, generously offered from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and again from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.; with nearly everything priced at $8 or less, it calls for at least a couple of rounds of, say, sparkling wine accompanied by grilled tofu kebabs with pecan satay sauce or dirty martinis alongside hemp-crusted goat cheese with smoked almonds and fig jam. 

From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, this ever-thronged ping-pong parlor–meets–pan-Asian joint in Uptown delivers a slew of sweet (and sour, salty, and spicy) deals. While the bar pours $8 highballs and Chef’s Specials — aka a 16-ounce Montucky and a bourbon shot with a kimchi back — along with $4–$6 wines, sakes, and beers, the kitchen serves up everything from fried kimchi and takoyaki to its signature tiger wings and brussels sprouts with shishito peppers for $5–$7, along with $11 bowls of ramen.

And now for something completely different: Tuesday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., this cheery modern Polish spot serves up five different types of pierogi (including pizza- and chile relleno–inspired versions) along with cabbage rolls, still other snacks, and cocktails for $2 off their regular — not to mention already reasonable — price. The same goes for a full slate of wines and beers, which at $1 off run $6–$8.

Cheers to the friendliest of neighborhood hangs in Cap Hill, where happy hour runs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, and all day Monday. That’s plenty of time to slurp down $4–$6 cocktails, extra-generous $7–$8 wine pours, and already cheap beers for $1–$1.50 off while filling up on everything from dips and pita to shrimp and pork-belly lettuce wraps to a variety of sliders — all of which go for $4 or less.

A fresh-baked 8-inch pizza for just $7? It sounds too good to be true, but it’s a reality at this Alamo Placita institution every day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close. Oysters both raw and grilled, meatball or crab-cake sliders, and still other dishes are priced at $6 or less, paired with $5 well cocktails or beers and wines in the $4–$8 range.

Happy hour at this Lowry go-to is in keeping with its midcentury-supper-club vibe: From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 3 p.m. on Friday, it serves up $5 cheddar biscuits with herb butter, $8 shoestring fries with mushroom gravy, and other deals on old-school eats like wood-fired artichokes with mustard-seed rémoulade and baked trout dip with potato chips. They’re all tailor-made for pairing with equally handsome, $7–$8 twists on such classic cocktails as the Blood Orange Spritz and the Kentucky Buck; well drinks and draft beers go for $2 off, while nearly 20 wines by the glass are $1 off (with the exception of house wines, available for $6).

Both here and at the Highlands flagship of this chicken joint, a few bucks go a long way from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Select draft beers and cocktails are only $5; bottles of wine are $15; and eats like wings and tenders, baskets of fries, and queso with chips ring in at just $6. Even better — you can find all-day beer specials that include $4 drafts on Mondays and $3 bottles and cans on Wednesdays.

When isn’t it happy hour here? Despite its heavy metal theme, this wildly popular Overland bar couldn’t be friendlier or more welcoming, running drink specials more often than not — from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. And the neighbors are here for it, knocking back select bottled beers and shots for $3, $4 glasses of wine, and craft pints for $2 off: That’s ample liquid courage for Headbanger Karaoke on Tuesday night.