happy o'clock - berkeley edition
for easy reference – a cheat sheet of fun, comfortable after-work spots in berkeley that welcome social gatherings, as well as berkeley restaurants and bars with happy hour specials on the days and times listed. click for menus and to check the vibe for 21+, family-friendliness, beer, wine, cocktails, mocktails or other individual needs for some well-earned refreshment.
acme bar mon-fri 4-7pm, sat-sun 3-6pm
babette wed-fri 5-6:30pm
bangkok by the bay mon-fri 5-6pm, sat 4:30-5:30pm
berkeley city club tapas thurs 4-9pm
berkeley social club nightly 5-6pm
breakroom (billiards, all ages until 6pm)
dog haus mon-fri 3-6pm, mon-thu 9pm-11pm
donato & co. tues-sun 4-6pm
donkey and goat fri 4-8pm, including hosting first fridays gilman wine block parties with food vendors and neighbor wineries hammerling, broc and tessier.
el mono berkeley (bar bites, peruvian drinks to come) mon-fri 5-7pm
eureka! mon-fri 3-6pm, 9pm-close
headlands westbrae (and soon, headlands uc berkeley)
heads and tails barbecue nightly 3-6pm
heroic italian daily 3-5pm
la marcha mon-fri 4-6pm, 10pm-12am
musashi tues-fri 5-7pm
passione emporio on 5th nightly 4-5pm
raleigh's taco tues 5pm-close
roses on adeline nightly 4-6pm
sichuan style mon-fri 3-4:30pm
tacubaya mon-fri 3-6pm
three.one four pizzeria mon-fri 5-6:30pm
tigerlily nightly 4:30-5:30pm
tipsea nightly 2-5pm
tipsy yeti momo mondays (all day)
vanessa's tues-sat 4-6pm
walnut tavern tues-sun 3-5pm
wine so cru tues-fri 3-6pm
zino mon-fri 4-6pm
missed a favorite? happy to fix.
august 13, 2025