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Cheap beer in Long Island City
Long Island City drinks in two clusters: the old Irish bars and diners under the elevated tracks near Queens Plaza, and the waterfront and hotel bars near the Center Boulevard high-rises. That split makes the range on this page unusually wide for a list this short. It is a neighborhood people commute out of rather than into, and the bars are correspondingly quiet on weekends. The happy-hour data reflects that — the windows here are weekday and long, several opening at eleven in the morning and running until seven, which is the after-work pattern rather than the night-out one.
10 priced bars tracked · lowest listed price $2.50 · middle listed price $8.00 · 4 with published happy-hour details. These prices are a starting point, not identical-pour comparisons: a listing may be a can, bottle, or draft. Check the note and source before traveling, especially for a time-limited special.
Bars with listed beer prices
The Shannon Pot
$2.50
10-50 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Beer buckets: 10 Miller High Life cans $25 ($2.50/ea) or 7 Coronitas $20 ($2.86/ea).
Source: The Infatuation
The Local Bar & Cafe
$5.00
13-02 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Draft beer runs about $5 and bottles $5-$6, per two independent aggregators. Bar's own menu lists local NY brews (Rockaway, Singlecut, Finback) without posted prices.
Source: Official website
The Beast Next Door
$6.00
42-51 27th St, Long Island City, NY 11101
Cocktail bar with a craft beer list. Cheapest can Narragansett Lager $6. Cheapest draft $8 (Allagash White, Victory Prima Pils).
Happy hour: Sun–Fri · 16:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: The Beast Next Door official site
DK PubLIC
$7.00
38-40 29th St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Official draft menu lists Yuengling and DK Lager at $7. Official happy hour is Mon–Fri 11am–7pm with $2 off all draft beer and bottles, making the listed $7 beers $5.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 11:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: DK PubLIC official draft beer menu
Anable Basin Sailing Bar & Grill
$8.00
4-40 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101
Official menu lists bottles and cans at $8 and draught pints at $9. Cheapest standard beer is $8.
Source: official menu
Focal Point Beer Co
$8.00
43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Several standard 16oz drafts are listed at $8.
Source: Focal Point Beer Co official embedded BeerMenus widget
Lost in Paradise Rooftop
$8.00
11-01 43rd Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Heineken, Lagunitas, Corona all $8.
Source: Lost in Paradise official menu
THE HUNTRESS whiskey, wings n' other things
$8.00
24-03 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Toast online-ordering menu lists 12 numbered drafts ($8-$10) and ~30 canned beers ($8-$10). Cheapest confirmed drafts/cans are $8. A 'Happy Hour' food section (HH Burger & Beer $16 combos) exists but no HH days beer price were published, so no happy-hour window recorded.
Source: Toast online ordering menu (official)
56709
$9.00
42-45 27th St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
The official July 2026 drink-menu PDF lists Sapporo Classic at $9 and Orion Classic at $10. The 26-page PDF was downloaded, rendered, and visually inspected. $9 is the lowest listed alcoholic beer price.
Source: 56709 official July 2026 drink-menu PDF
Vista Sky Lounge
$10.00
27-05 39th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
Official April 2024 dinner menu PDF lists Corona, Stella, Heineken, Blue Moon, Lagunitas, and non-alcoholic beer at $10.
Source: Vista Sky Lounge official dinner menu PDF
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44 of 45 tracked listings in this area include a public source or source label. Prices and availability can change; call ahead when it matters.