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11 source-checked ideas in this view
Hudson House · Highland Park
“Cold martinis, white-tablecloth energy, regular-person timing.”
Half-price martinis, bellinis and wine by the glass, plus $3 East Coast oysters and a $10 cheeseburger.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeHudson House · Uptown
“A very Dallas hour, priced unusually well.”
The West Village edition of Hudson House's weekday ritual, including a $10 cheeseburger.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeVector Brewing · Lake Highlands
“Neighborhood pizza, sharp beer, zero velvet-rope behavior.”
Vector calls it Joyful Hour: two dollars off every appetizer alongside its house-brewed beer lineup.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeMayer's Garden · East Dallas
“Long happy-hour runway in a laid-back Henderson Avenue garden.”
Select shareables are half price, wine bottles are $10 off, garden cocktails are $8, and beers start at $4.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeState & Allen · Uptown
“Uptown people-watching with a useful food discount.”
Half-price appetizers until 6 PM, select well spirits for $5.50 and house wine for $6 until 7 PM.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeParliament · Uptown
“Serious cocktails with a wonderfully unserious weather clause.”
Monday happy hour runs from opening at 5 PM to closing. Tuesday through Saturday, the regular window is 5–8 PM. The venue also advertises happy hour whenever it rains.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeAtlas · Bishop Arts
“A cocktail bar that looks expensive and, for three hours, behaves.”
$7 wells and cocktails with $5 beers and bites on Bishop Avenue.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeMalai Kitchen · Preston Center
“House-brewed beer and Southeast Asian food on an unusually useful Sunday clock.”
The Preston Center location runs weekday happy hour and extends it through the entire day Sunday.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeLochland's · Lake Highlands
“A real neighborhood pub, which is rarer than the phrase suggests.”
A weekday neighborhood happy hour at the Irish-accented pub near Plano Road and Northwest Highway.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeFish City Grill · Lake Highlands
“A neighborhood seafood stop with enough range to cover oysters, burgers and a first round.”
$5 draft beer, half-price wine by the glass, a $5 Gold Margarita, $2 select oysters and a $10 double-smash bacon cheeseburger.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
Report a changeOddfellows · Bishop Arts
“Bishop Arts people-watching with a bill that leaves room for the next stop.”
A weekday happy-hour menu of seven-dollar cocktails and appetizers in the heart of Bishop Arts.
Source checked 2026-09-07 · Confirm holiday hours before you go.
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