Happy Hours in Los Angeles

8768 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (map)

Weekdays from 4pm to 7pm offer drink specials starting at $3.50 and half-off items from the regular menu (like $7 margherita pizza and $8 calamari and mussels). But Mondays and Tuesday are the real ones to watch. Yes, the start of the workweek gets a little easier with their "Longest Happy Hour in L.A.," a 4pm to midnight budget extravaganza.

8826 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (map)

Happy hour at this casual, earth-toned WeHo restaurant brings $2 beers and a discounted cocktail list with pomegranate margaritas and watermelon martinis for $9. Snack items, which are priced from $3 to $6, include hot dogs, shrimp wontons and house-made tortilla chips.

6300 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 (map)

Feeling the recession or feeling just plain generous, this pricey Hollywood hit has instituted one of the hottest happy hours in town. Weekdays from 5pm to 7pm, they're serving discounted cocktails and menu items for $9. Use it as an excuse to tip back their Sugarsnap martini or sample some hot sake.

46 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101 (map)

Trendsetting locals share small plates and phone numbers at Old Town's lively tapas and martini bar. They also share in the deals: $5 specialty drinks, $5 appetizers and $25 pitchers to split with friends. Cheers to that Monday through Friday from 3pm to 7pm.

8636 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (map)

At this wildly popular pub with an oversized bar menu and lots of beer on tap, happy hour starts at 4pm on weekdays with discounts on drinks and food like margarita pizza and tuna tartare.

930 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (map)

This swanky Westwood hotel for the see-and-be-seen crowd enjoys their "Whiskey After Work" happy hour from 5pm to 8pm. $7 appetizers go well with $9 signature cocktails, like the grapefruit basil martini. And since the fun would probably be over by the time you found parking in this always packed UCLA campus 'hood, splurge on the discounted $5 valet, too.

12217 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (map)

Hip, hip, hooray: Happy hour happens every day from 5pm to 7pm at this sexy, laidback spot with $3 beer on tap, soju cocktails for $5 and the Latin-inspired small plates and sushi rolls discounted 25% to 45% off.

811 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (map)

Just because this penthouse lounge sits high above Downtown Los Angeles doesn't mean that the prices always have to follow suit. Weekdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm are when you'll want to step up and take advantage of 50% off all bar menu items and $5 glasses of wine.

4356 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 (map)

Happy hour is Monday through Friday, 6pm to 8pm. There are also drink specials every night, like happy hour prices all Monday night for everyone, and all Thursday night for women.

2366 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039 (map)

Happy hour runs Monday through Thursday from 3:30pm to 7pm, takes a hiatus for dinner, and returns from 9pm to 11pm. On Fridays, it goes straight through from 3pm to 11pm.

8454 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (map)

Yet another reason this down-to-earth Melrose spot is on just about everyone's favorite bar/restaurant list: Tuesdays through Sunday from 4pm to 6pm folks can get 1/2 off brand-new cocktails like the mango mojito, St. Germain martini and Ginger Rita ($6) as well as $3 beers, $4 well drinks and discounted yummies like $5 carne asada pizzetta and those famous pommes frites for $3.50.