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Santa Cruz Happy Hour Directory
In good times or bad, who can resist happy hour?  Check out our Santa Cruz area happy hour directory, where you'll find a list of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs that offer specials on food and drink. Know of something we missed?  Add a comment below or contact GT.

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Aldo’s Harbor Restaurant
Memorial Day to Labor Day early evening fish taco or calamari and a beer for $10.
INFO: 616 Atlantic Ave., Santa Cruz, 831-426-3736 Dog-friendly patio.

The Avenue
Pitchers $6, Well drinks $3.50, 4-7 p.m. every day
INFO: 711 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-426-3434
 
Aquarius at the Dream Inn
Bar Bite $2, well drinks $4, health wine by glass $5, cocktail of the day $6 3:30-5:30PM Sunday-Thursday
INFO: 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 831-460-5012

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Betty’s Eat Inn
Pitcher of beer/margaritas/mojitos $11. Well drinks/tap beer/appetizers $4 3-6 Monday-Friday
INFO: 1222 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-600-7056

Blue Lagoon
Happy Hour Every Day from 4-9pm! $3.50 for Well Drinks, Anchor Steam and Corona!
923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz 831-423-7117

Boulder Creek Brewery
Pints of beer $3, Specialty pints $3.50, House wine $3.50, House cocktail $3.75, Pitchers $10, Specialty pitchers $12. 4-6PM everyday besides Wednesday 2-6PM
INFO: 13040 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, 831-338-7882

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Café Mare
Draft beer $3, Well drinks $5, appetizers including calamari, pizza, pasta, fried chicken wings $4-$8, no takeout for happy hour. 5-7pm Sunday-Thursday
INFO: 740 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831-458-1212

Cafe Cruz
$4 wines, well drinks and draft beers 3-6 p.m Monday-Friday
2621 41st Ave, Soquel, CA 95073 (831) 476-3801 cafecruz.com

The Catalyst
Monday Industry night (only for those who work in service industry such as waitresses, bartenders...) 8:00pm-12:00am 1/2 off everything
INFO: 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-423-1338

Castaways
Beers and wells $1 off, 3-6 p.m everyday
INFO: 3623 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, 831-465-8200
 

Chaminade Resort & Spa
Seasonally inspired appetizers, specialty drink and small plate specials, five firepits for outdoor patio seating overlooking the Monterey Bay. Tues.-Thurs. 4-6p.m.
INFO:  1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 831-475-5600 chaminade.com

Crow’s Nest
House wine-pints-well drinks $3.75, appetizers half price Monday-Friday 3:30-6PM, Wednesday 3:30-close
Deal With a View various menu choices $7.95 Sept.-May 25. M-F 6pm on.
INFO: 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 831-476-4560 Harbor dining on beach with ocean view in Santa Cruz.

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El Palomar
At Main Bar: Margaritas $4.50, appetizers half off, beer $3
At Taco Bar: Burritos $3, Beer $3, $4.50 margaritas M-Th until 7
INFO: 1336 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-425-7575

El Palomar - at the marina
Margaritas $3.50, beer $3, tacos $1.50, flautas $4 M-F 2-6 p.m.
INFO: 2222 E Cliff Dr, CA 95062 (831) 477-0371

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515 Kitchen and Cocktails
Appetizers, rolls, wine, cocktails and beer $3-$5 4pm-2am daily
INFO: 515 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831-425-5051

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Henfling’s Tavern
Draft beer $2.50-$3.50, well drinks $3. 3-close on Mondays and 5-7 p.m Tuesday-Friday
INFO: 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond, 831-336-9318.

Hindquarter Bar & Grille
House wine and draft beer $1 off Monday and Friday 4:30-6:00PM
Wine, appetizers, well drinks and drafts 1/2 price Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 4:30-6:30PM
INFO: 303 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-426-7770

Hoffman’s
House wine Chardonnay or Cabernet $4, Oyster shooters $3, all night every night 4-close
INFO:1102 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. (831) 420-0135

Hula's Island Grill
Pupus, Wines by the Glass and Tiki Drinks are available for $5 until 6:00pm daily! Happy Hour all night on Tiki Tuesday. Extended Happy Hour Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am-6:00pm.
INFO: 221 Cathcart Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-426-4852

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Ideal Bar and Grill
Coors, Coors Lights, MGD, Cuervos, Lemondrops $4, appetizers $5 3-6 PM weekdays.
INFO: 106 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831-423-5271, Dine, drink, bar, brunch idealbarandgrill.com.

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Johnny’s Haborside
Artichoke Hearts, Tempura Green Beans $3, Calamari, Quesadilla $4, Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Skewers $5 & more
Margaritas & House Wine $4 Select Draft Beers $3. 3-6PM weekdays INFO: 493 Lake avenue, CA 95062. (831) 479-3430

Jury Room Wednesday 6am to 2am $2.50 beer and well drinks. Friday: 10pm to midnight pbr for a buck.
INFO: 712 Ocean St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 426-7120

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Kianti’s Pizza and Pasta Bar
Spicy breadsticks, pizza rolls $4, homemade meatballs, chicken wings $5, well coctails, drafts $3, wine $4, 3-6 weekdays, Only applies in bar area
INFO: 1100 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-469-4400

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Le Cigare Volant
Roswell Hour:  Sun – Fri: 3-6 p.m. 51% off glasses of Bonny Doon Vineyard wine.
INFO: Bonny Doon Vineyard, 328 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 425-6771
lecigarevolant.com

Linwood’s Bar and Grill at Chaminade
Seasonly inspired small plates 1/2  off, well drinks and beer $5. 4-6 p.m Tuesdays/Thursdays.
INFO: 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, 831-475-5600

Little Shanghai
Happy Hour $2 beers: Tsingtao, Sapporo and Sierra Nevada. All day Thursdays
INFO: 1010 Cedar St. Downtown Santa Cruz

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Margaritaville
Beers $3, House Margaritas $4. 3-6 p.m and 9 p.m –CLOSING weekdays
INFO: 231 Esplanade no. 101, Capitola, 831-476-2263 Dog-friendly patio.

Motiv
Downstairs all draft beers and well drinks $4 Canyon Road cab. $4
Upstairs Rotating selection of three different specialty cocktails for $6 each
Food deals up and down-Fish tacos $5, Skirt steak tacos $5, Grass-fed burger $5
4-7:30 seven days a week. INFO: 1209 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

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99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
CALL FOR MORE INFO!! 4-6 p.m Monday-Friday, all day Thursday, 10 a.m to close Tuesday and Wednesday. Dog-friendly patio.
INFO: 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-459-9999

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Olitas Cantina and Grille
Taco and Margarita $6, Tuesdays and Thursdays and happy hour deals Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m
INFO: 49B Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 831-458-9393

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Pacific Thai Santa Cruz
Fresh Spring Rolls, Fried Sweet Potatoes, and Fried Tofu are $3 OFF. Beers are discounted; they range from $2-$2.75 for regular sizes. Large Singha is $5.50. Every Sunday through Thursday, from 4 to 7pm.
INFO: 1319 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 420-1700

The Parish Publick House
Selected drafts $3, appetizers ½ price. 4-6 p.m and 11 p.m-12 a.m everyday. All day Sunday
INFO: 841 Almar Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-421-0507

The Pocket
Well drinks $3, Domestic draft beer $2.50,  Premium draft $3.50 4-7 daily
INFO: 3102 Portola Dr. Santa Cruz 831-475-9819

The Poet and the Patriot
Anything on tap $3.75, 3-7 p.m on weekdays
INFO: 320 E Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831-426-8620

The Point Chophouse
$1 off draft beer, well drinks/ house wine.  Half off selected appetizers.
Monday- Friday 4-6 p.m. Sunday 4 p.m.-close.
INFO: 3326 Portola Drive • Santa Cruz • Phone: (831) 476-2733
Great neighborhood restaurant & bar thepointchophouse.com.

Paradise Beach Grille
Bar menu/ food half off, pintos of beer $3, house wine $4, well drinks $4.50, 4-6 p.m Monday-Friday
INFO: 215 Esplanade, Capitola, paradisebrachgrille.com 831-476-4900

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Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
beer $2 off, well drinks 1$ off, select appetizers 1/2 off (calamari, garlic fries, nachos) 3:30-6:30pm Monday-Friday
INFO: 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-426-9930

The Red Restaurant and Bar (upstairs)
Special drink and appetizer menu until 7 p.m.
INFO: 200 Locus Street, Santa Cruz, 831-425-1913

The Red Room (downstairs)
$1 off beer and well cocktails 4-7p.m.
INFO: 200 Locus Street, Santa Cruz

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Seabright Brewery Pub and Restaurant
Pints and well drinks $3.50, pitchers $7. 3-6 p.m Monday-Friday and 3 p.m-closing on Tuesday. Appetizers ½ off Monday-Wednesday,
INFO: 519 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-426-2739

Severnio’s bar and Grill
Coors Light Draft $2, Premium Draft $3, Well Drinks $3, Margaritas $4, House Wine $4. $6 Happy-Tizers - Blackened Chicken Quesadilla, Cheeseburger with Fries, Chicken Caesar Salad, Calamari, Ceviche and Chips, Carnitas Nachos and Buffalo Wings. Served Daily from 3-6pm, Sunday & Monday 3-9pm.
INFO: 7500 Old Dominion court, Aptos, 831-688-8987

Shadowbrook
Tuesday: “Two for One” appetizers and pizzas, drinks $4.95. All night
Wednesday: Local wines 50% off, winemaker presence and wine-flights available.
Fridays: Half-priced pizzas and appetizers, drinks $4.95. Until 6:00pm. Live Music at 6:30pm
INFO: 1750 Wharf Rd Capitola, CA 95010 831-475-1511

Surf City Billiards
Sweet potato fries, curry fries, $3.99, chicken and pork potstickers, $4.99, cheeseburger and fries, super slider and fries $5.99, microbrews, house wines, well drinks $4.  $3, well drinks $4.95 4-6PM Sunday-Thursday
INFO: 931 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-423-7665

Surfrider Café
Brews range from $2.75-4, 3-6 p.m weekdays
INFO: 429 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831-713-5258

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Takara Japanese Restaurant b Sushi Bar and Grill
California roll/unage/edaname… $3.50, Beer $3, cocktails $4, 1 liter beer $8 3:30-5:30 weekdays.
INFO: 3775 Capitola Road, Capitola, 831-464-1818

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Woodstocks Pizza
Pints $3, liters $5.50, pints of coors light $2.50, liters of coors light $4.50, 4-6 p.m everyday and when NFL games play.
INFO: 710 Front Street, Santa Cruz, 831-427-4444

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Zelda’s
Cuervo Margarita $3.99, House wine $4, House margarita $1.99, 2:30-5:30 p.m Monday-Friday except on holidays. Dog-friendly patio.
INFO: 203 Esplanade, Capitola, 831-475-4900
zeldasonthebeach.com

Open the GT Spring 2012 Food and Wine Dining Guide PDF and dig in!

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