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by Courtney E. Smith Updated
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by Courtney E. Smith Updated

Inflation is up, and what’s in everyone’s paycheck is down. Time to cut those corners and save some money. Luckily, there are wonderful spots around Dallas to have a happy hour (or three) that won’t break the bank.

Here are some of the best drink specials going on — and many of them also come with food menus. So you can go out and still be fiscally responsible.

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AT Bistro | Au Troisiéme

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Head to this bistro on Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., where $11 smash burgers, $12 bang bang shrimp, $9 fried green tomatoes, $10 French onion dip, $12 specialty cocktails, and $5 beers-on-tap are on offer, along with $3 off house wines.

8305 Westchester Dr, Dallas, TX 75225
(469) 726-2237
(469) 726-2237

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This East Dallas joint offers happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. It includes gratis house chips, half-price beer and bottles of wine, $4 call drinks and shots, and half-price appetizers.

718 N Buckner Blvd #100, Dallas, TX 75218
(214) 924-3742
(214) 924-3742

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Lounge Here

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The go-to neighborhood restaurant for East Dallas has happy hour daily from 4 to 6 p.m. that includes cocktails at a reduced price. Additionally, it offers half off select bottles of wine on Wednesday nights.

9028 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
(214) 238-3374
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Smoky Rose

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Go wild at happy hour by the Dallas Arboritum with $5 staple cocktails, draft beers, and house wines. And $5 is all it costs for select appetizers, including brisket nachos, deviled eggs, brisket queso, wings, sliders, and jalapeno poppers.

8602 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
(469) 776-5655
(469) 776-5655

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The Rustic

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Beat the heat at the Rustic’s summer-long happy hour. Every day from 3 to 6 p.m., frozen cocktails are $5. That includes frose, frozen margaritas, and the frozen mule.

3656 Howell St, Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 730-0596
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Quarter Bar

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Head here Monday through Friday to enjoy happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., with $3.50 well drinks, $4 domestic beers, and $6 for select wines, draught beers, and frozen cocktails.

3301 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
(972) 777-0789
(972) 777-0789

Katy Trail Ice House

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Hit the trail Monday through Friday for happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m., when it offers a dollar off draft beers and well drinks. Bring your doggo along.

3127 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 468-0600
(214) 468-0600

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Poco Fiasco

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On Sunday through Friday, this Harwood District spot offers $3 martini shooters — but only for the first 15 minutes of the hour from 3 to 6 p.m. There is also a selection of $4 apps, including slides, pinwheels, garlic knots, a chicken parm slider, a meatball slider, and eggplant dip. Select wines are $5, draft beers are $3, and build-your-own martinis are $9. Get the timing right!

2823 McKinnon St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 894-7626
(214) 894-7626

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Truluck's

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Here’s a happy hour steal: Monday through Friday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m., this Uptown spot offers half off on all liquor, beer, and wine — but only in it’s bar.

2401 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 220-2401
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Billy Can Can

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This spot comes out swinging with a totally revamped happy hour menu. Monday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., diners can get classic cocktails, including and Old Fashioned and a Manhattan, among others, for $8. Wines by the glass are $7, while local draft beer is $6. And small plates are on offer, including baked oysters for $4 each, ricotta dip for $11, barbecue short rib sliders for $9 each, Pulpo Puppies (octopus hushpuppies, served with comeback sauce and house hot sauce) for $9, and more.

2386 Victory Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 296-2610
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Double Wide Bar

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Drop down to Deep Ellum Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and find $3 wells and domestic cans of beer. And this spot’s YooHoo YeeHaw, a frozen slushee cocktail made with YooHoo, is only $5 during happy hour.

3510 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226
(469) 872-0191
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Revelers Hall

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Mosey down to Bishop Arts Monday through Friday and find a solid happy hour to go with your love of live music from 4 to 7 p.m. at this spot. It offers half price price flatbreads, plus discounts on beer, wine, and cocktails.

412 N Bishop Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
(972) 982-2661
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AT Bistro | Au Troisiéme

8305 Westchester Dr, Dallas, TX 75225

Head to this bistro on Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., where $11 smash burgers, $12 bang bang shrimp, $9 fried green tomatoes, $10 French onion dip, $12 specialty cocktails, and $5 beers-on-tap are on offer, along with $3 off house wines.

8305 Westchester Dr, Dallas, TX 75225
(469) 726-2237
(469) 726-2237

BarNone

718 N Buckner Blvd #100, Dallas, TX 75218

This East Dallas joint offers happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. It includes gratis house chips, half-price beer and bottles of wine, $4 call drinks and shots, and half-price appetizers.

718 N Buckner Blvd #100, Dallas, TX 75218
(214) 924-3742
(214) 924-3742

Lounge Here

9028 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218

The go-to neighborhood restaurant for East Dallas has happy hour daily from 4 to 6 p.m. that includes cocktails at a reduced price. Additionally, it offers half off select bottles of wine on Wednesday nights.

9028 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
(214) 238-3374
(214) 238-3374

Smoky Rose

8602 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218

Go wild at happy hour by the Dallas Arboritum with $5 staple cocktails, draft beers, and house wines. And $5 is all it costs for select appetizers, including brisket nachos, deviled eggs, brisket queso, wings, sliders, and jalapeno poppers.

8602 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
(469) 776-5655
(469) 776-5655

The Rustic

3656 Howell St, Dallas, TX 75204

Beat the heat at the Rustic’s summer-long happy hour. Every day from 3 to 6 p.m., frozen cocktails are $5. That includes frose, frozen margaritas, and the frozen mule.

3656 Howell St, Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 730-0596
(214) 730-0596

Quarter Bar

3301 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204

Head here Monday through Friday to enjoy happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., with $3.50 well drinks, $4 domestic beers, and $6 for select wines, draught beers, and frozen cocktails.

3301 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
(972) 777-0789
(972) 777-0789

Katy Trail Ice House

3127 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201

Hit the trail Monday through Friday for happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m., when it offers a dollar off draft beers and well drinks. Bring your doggo along.

3127 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 468-0600
(214) 468-0600

Poco Fiasco

2823 McKinnon St, Dallas, TX 75201

On Sunday through Friday, this Harwood District spot offers $3 martini shooters — but only for the first 15 minutes of the hour from 3 to 6 p.m. There is also a selection of $4 apps, including slides, pinwheels, garlic knots, a chicken parm slider, a meatball slider, and eggplant dip. Select wines are $5, draft beers are $3, and build-your-own martinis are $9. Get the timing right!

2823 McKinnon St, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 894-7626
(214) 894-7626

Truluck's

2401 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201

Here’s a happy hour steal: Monday through Friday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m., this Uptown spot offers half off on all liquor, beer, and wine — but only in it’s bar.

2401 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 220-2401
(214) 220-2401

Billy Can Can

2386 Victory Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75219

This spot comes out swinging with a totally revamped happy hour menu. Monday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., diners can get classic cocktails, including and Old Fashioned and a Manhattan, among others, for $8. Wines by the glass are $7, while local draft beer is $6. And small plates are on offer, including baked oysters for $4 each, ricotta dip for $11, barbecue short rib sliders for $9 each, Pulpo Puppies (octopus hushpuppies, served with comeback sauce and house hot sauce) for $9, and more.

2386 Victory Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 296-2610
(214) 296-2610

Double Wide Bar

3510 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226

Drop down to Deep Ellum Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and find $3 wells and domestic cans of beer. And this spot’s YooHoo YeeHaw, a frozen slushee cocktail made with YooHoo, is only $5 during happy hour.

3510 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226
(469) 872-0191
(469) 872-0191

Revelers Hall

412 N Bishop Ave, Dallas, TX 75208

Mosey down to Bishop Arts Monday through Friday and find a solid happy hour to go with your love of live music from 4 to 7 p.m. at this spot. It offers half price price flatbreads, plus discounts on beer, wine, and cocktails.

412 N Bishop Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
(972) 982-2661
(972) 982-2661

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