happy o'clock - berkeley edition
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. 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
ashby eatery wed-sun 4-7pm
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)
cellarmaker berkeley - thursday 3-6
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 mon-fri 5-7pm
eureka! mon-fri 3-6pm, 9pm-close
heads and tails barbecue nightly 3-6pm
heroic italian daily 3-5pm
la marcha mon-fri 4-6pm, 10pm-12am
la val's pizza daily 3-6pm
middle east cafe nightly 3-6pm
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
sobo ramen tues-thu 5pm-6:30pm
tacubaya mon-fri 3-6pm
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
updated.