Raise your glass with celebratory happy hours at some of Orlando’s top restaurants (STK at DISNEY SPRINGS® pictured).
Updated Sept. 3, 2024
Relax and save big with signature cocktails, savory bites and more happy hour fare at buzzworthy restaurants in Orlando’s neighborhoods and main tourism districts. Every single spot on this list has cocktails for $10 or less, plus wine, beer and a variety of bar bites to satisfy any appetite. Boost your getaway with our guide to some of the best happy hours in Orlando. After all, you’re on vacation!
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Best Happy Hours in Orlando Neighborhoods
Bites & Bubbles
Bites & Bubbles in Mills 50® is beloved for its extensive wine list and internationally-influenced fare, both of which you can sample Tuesdays – Saturdays during happy hour. Available from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in the main bar, rooftop bar and cozy seating areas, specials include $5 beer, $8 house wines, a $9 featured wine and $10 specialty cocktails. They’re best paired with mouthwatering happy hour fare like the duck fat-infused Chef’s Burger, fried goat cheese, and escargot with brandy mustard cream sauce, just $10 apiece.
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Bulla Gastrobar
Inspired by popular tapas restaurants in Spain, Bulla Gastrobar boasts small plates, paella, hand-crafted cocktails and Spanish wines in Winter Park, 20 minutes northeast of Orlando. Enjoy happy hour every day from 4 – 7 p.m. with $9 specialty cocktails and house martinis, $8 house liquors, $7 sangria, and $3 off bottled beers and pinta drafts. Ham croquettes, steak montaditos, patatas bravas and more tantalizing tapas are also available exclusively in the bar area for $4.50 – $9.50 apiece.
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Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen
One of Orlando’s most impressive happy hour spreads can be found weekdays from 3 – 6 p.m. in the bar area of Lake Nona’s Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen. Kick back with playful $10 cocktails like the bourbon-based Smoke & Mirrors, or sip on $8 Tavistock Reserve wines, $5 Park Brewing beers, and 25% off select spirits. Pair them with savory small plates including oysters, crispy chicken wontons, tostones and a variety of mouthwatering sliders, all priced from $4 – $9.
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The Courtesy Bar
Orlando’s first dedicated cocktail bar boasts an impressive happy hour Tuesday through Thursday from 4 – 6 p.m. Sip on select beer and wine and $8 fan-favorites like the Espresso Martini, Gin-Gin Mule and Pineapple Daiquiri paired with delicious bites from Bar Swine for $4 – $8. Plus keep an eye out for The Courtesy themed bar takeovers for Halloween, the holiday season and more special events.
Otto’s High Dive
Sample award-winning fare during happy hour at Otto’s High Dive, a new neighborhood rum bar that’s already making waves in The Milk District. The MICHELIN Bib Gourmand eatery is headed by Justin Levaughan, winner of the 2024 MICHELIN Exceptional Cocktails Award, and its happy hour menu includes drinks and snacks to satisfy any craving. Enjoy $10 cocktails, $8 highballs and sippers, and $2 – $10 bites weekdays from 4 – 6 p.m.
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Prato
In Winter Park, MICHELIN Recommended Prato hosts happy hour Monday through Thursday from 4 – 6 p.m., available inside the rustic dining room or out on the sun-soaked patio. Happy hour specials include whole pizzas for $14 – $16 and contemporary Italian small plates for $ 6 – $12. Sip back and enjoy the vibes with $9 aperitivos, $7 wines by the glass and beer from $4 – $7.
Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar
Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar captures the spirit of classic Southern fish camps, serving locally sourced seafood with a contemporary twist. Reel in $5 drafts, wells and oyster shooters, $6 wines, and $7 coastal concoctions and sangria during happy hour, offered Tuesday through Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. Of course, they also offer several seafood dishes, including a half dozen raw or baked oysters for $9, a half-pound of peel and eat Mayport shrimp for $11, and firecracker shrimp, sliders and Baja-style tacos each $11 or less.
RusTeak Restaurant & Wine Bar
Enjoy 25% off appetizers, signature cocktails, drafts and wine by the glass at RusTeak Restaurant & Wine Bar in Ocoee, near the city of Winter Garden. Kick back during happy hour from 4 – 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 – 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with fun cocktails like the Notorious F.I.G., Atlas Shrubbed and Nightmare on Bourbon Street. Plus, enjoy half off bottles of wine under $50 every Wednesday.
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Totoya Sushi Lounge
One of Orlando’s most generous happy hours can be found at Totoya Sushi Lounge in Thornton Park. Totoya invites you to celebrate happy hour from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. on weekends, and all day long on Monday (holidays excluded). Toast to your good fortune with $8 lychee martinis, yuzu mules, rose water lemon drop martinis and more specialty cocktails, or enjoy wells for $4 and beer, house wine and hot sake for $3 – $8. Taste test your way through 15 appetizers each priced at $9 or less or bundle three traditional sushi rolls for just $19.
Best Happy Hours in Orlando’s Main Tourism Districts
Big Fin Seafood
Indulge in $2 oysters, $10 bar bites and $8 specialty cocktails or house liquors at Big Fin Seafood, a Dellagio Town Center favorite with coastal flair. Happy hour specials include crab arancini, salmon sashimi and grilled piranha fish ribs paired with drinks like the gin-based Flying Dutchman, jalapeño-infused The Castaway or bright and fruity Favorable Wind.
Cafe Tu Tu Tango
On International Drive, Cafe Tu Tu Tango hosts happy hour weekdays from 3 – 6 p.m., featuring internationally-inspired food and drink options. The happy hour platter is an exceptional value, offering all eight happy hour small plates for just $19.22. It’s perfect for sharing, but you can also order a la carte favorites like the street corn or Cajun chicken egg roll for just $4.22 apiece. Wash it all down with $5.22 sangria, wine, well drinks and draft beer or take your pick from eight specialty cocktails for $8.22 each.
Tip: Sister restaurant Mia’s Italian Kitchen also hosts happy hour weekdays from 12 – 7 p.m. featuring 2-for-1 drinks, $5 bar bites, $7.50 sangria and more tasty specials.
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Pointe Orlando eatery Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar offers a spirited happy hour in the bar area weekdays from 5 – 6 p.m. and weekends from 4 – 6 p.m. Enjoy indulgent mojitos, caipirinhas, Cuba Libres, sangria, wine and more priced between $5 – $7, and don’t forget the food specials! They include a variety of empanadas, tostones, guacamole, meatballs, croquetas and much more for $7.50 or less.
Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi
With a prime Restaurant Row location, a daily happy hour from 5 – 7 p.m., authentic Japanese comfort food and more diverse fare, Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi boasts one of the most robust happy hours in town. Enjoy $8 cocktails like the refreshing Sake Blossom, fragrant Ginger Ninja, or sweet and spicy Musashi’s Paddle, plus $5 drafts, $6 spirits, and $6 – $7 wine. You won’t go hungry, either, with a selection of sushi and small plates for $6 – $8 each.
Helena Modern Riviera
Delight your senses with a Mediterranean-inspired social hour at Helena Modern Riviera at ICON Park®. Build your own cocktail for $9.90 with your choice of liquor, add-ins and flavors, or unwind with $5 drafts, $6 wine and mimosas or a $26 pitcher of sangria. Complete this pretty picture with calamari, arancini, bruschetta and more laid-back favorites for $9.90 each.
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Kavas Tacos + Tequila
Add a little color to your night out with vibrant happy hour specials at Kavas Tacos + Tequila. The Pointe Orlando eatery offers happy hour every day from 3 – 6 p.m. in the bar (holidays and special events excluded). Fill up on loaded nachos, grilled street corn, empanadas, flautas and dips ($2 – $12) and don’t forget the drinks! Kavas happy hour specials include $5 Mexican Mules and house margaritas, plus half off house wine, beer and margarita pitchers.
Norman’s
The eponymous restaurant of James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Norman Van Aken, Norman’s boasts a spectacular weekday happy hour on Orlando’s famed Restaurant Row. Dine on beef tartare, market oysters, glazed pork belly and more tasty tapas for $10 apiece, plus cheese and charcuterie boards for $18 – $23, $10 cocktails, $8 wines by the glass and $5 beer.
STK Orlando
STK Orlando is home to one of the best happy hours at Disney Springs®, featuring food and beverage specials in the bar, lounge and patio areas every day of the week. Savor $3 – $9 bites, such as steak frites, oysters, beef tartare and their famous Lil’ BRG slider with truffle fries, or go all out with the $19 surf and turf combo of 3-oz. filet and a jumbo prawn. Wash it all down with $9 signature cocktails, select wines by the glass, or bottles of Chimay, available weekdays from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m., weekends from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close Sunday through Thursday nights.
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Voodoo Bayou
For happy hour with a little added mystery, check out Voodoo Bayou Southern Kitchen, a Gothic Cajun restaurant with an exotic Asian tiki speakeasy hidden inside. Happy hour specials include $4 drafts, $6 house wines, $7 cocktails and $8 Old Fashioneds available at the bar. Pair your Black Magic Lemonade with $9 bar bites from weekdays from 4 – 7 p.m., and again on Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to close.
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Yard House
ICON Park staple Yard House has not one but two fantastic happy hours, featuring food and drink specials weekdays from 3 – 6 p.m. and drink specials only Monday through Wednesday from 10 p.m. to close. Enjoy half off pizzas, poke nachos, classic sliders, sashimi and other appetizers, plus take $3 off wine and $2 off drafts, wine, spirits and cocktails. You can even save $4 on a half yard of your favorite beer for a winning happy hour combo.
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