🍻 Best Happy Hours in Santa Cruz
Save money on drinks and food at Santa Cruz's best happy hour spots
Santa Cruz knows how to do happy hour right. Whether you're looking for oceanfront deals, downtown dive bars, or upscale cocktail lounges, the city offers incredible discounts on drinks and appetizers every day of the week. From $3 tacos to $5 craft cocktails, here are the best happy hour deals in Santa Cruz.
Top 15 Happy Hour Spots
1. Crow's Nest
Harbor🍻 Daily 3-6pm: $5 apps, $6 cocktails
Oceanfront dining
2. The Crepe Place
Downtown🍻 Mon-Fri 4-6pm: $7 appetizers, $8 wines
Eclectic garden patio
3. Woodstock's Pizza
Downtown🍻 Mon-Fri 3-6pm: $3 pints, $5 apps
College crowd
4. Venus Spirits
Westside🍻 Tue-Thu 3-6pm: $8 cocktails, free bites
Craft cocktails
5. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Ingalls🍻 Mon-Fri 3-6pm: $5 pints, $7 bites
Local brewery
6. Severino Grill
Harbor🍻 Daily 4-6pm: $6 cocktails, half-price apps
Harbor views
7. Aldo's Harbor Restaurant
Harbor🍻 Mon-Fri 3-6pm: $5 apps, $7 drinks
Waterfront
8. Hula's Island Grill
Downtown🍻 Daily 3-6pm: $5 mai tais, $6 tacos
Tropical tiki
9. Brady's Yacht Club
Harbor🍻 Mon-Fri 4-6pm: $4 wells, $6 appetizers
Dive bar charm
10. The Red Room
Downtown🍻 Tue-Thu 5-7pm: $7 cocktails, $8 small plates
Upscale lounge
11. 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Soquel🍻 Daily 3-6pm: $1 off all beers
Beer heaven
12. Oswald
Downtown🍻 Mon-Thu 5-6:30pm: $8 cocktails, $9 oysters
Upscale dining
13. Parish Publick House
Downtown🍻 Mon-Fri 3-6pm: $5 pints, $7 wings
British pub
14. Discretion Brewing
Soquel🍻 Mon-Thu 3-6pm: $5 pints, $6 bites
Local craft beer
15. Seabright Brewery
Seabright🍻 Mon-Fri 3-6pm: $4 pints, $6 apps
Neighborhood brewery
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