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Cheap beer in Midtown East
Midtown East is pub territory — the blocks around Grand Central and the Third Avenue corridor carry a long run of Irish bars, steakhouse bars, and hotel lounges, and the character is after-work rather than night-out. The price range is broad, with a few genuinely cheap holdouts at the bottom and hotel bars at the top. The happy-hour pattern here is the long weekday afternoon: several bars open the window at eleven in the morning and hold it until seven, which is unusual, and a meaningful minority run it seven days rather than Monday to Friday.
32 priced bars tracked · lowest listed price $4.00 · middle listed price $8.00 · 10 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
Strangelove Bar NYC
$4.00
229 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Official menu image lists Budweiser, Bud Light, Genesee Lager, and Genesee Cream Ale 12oz cans at $4. Each is $6 with a well shot.
Source: Strangelove official drink menu
Kaoru
$5.00
306 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
The only beer listed on Kaoru's own menu page is Sapporo draft at $5, under a 'DRAFT BEER' section alongside sake, wine, and shochu.
Source: Kaoru official website menu page
Malone's Irish Bar & Restaurant
$6.00
692 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Official drink menu lists Budweiser, Bud Light, and Coors Light bottles at $6. It also lists $8 16oz draft options.
Source: Malone's official drink menu
Albert’s Bar
$7.00
140 E 41st St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Official Beer menu lists Miller High Life at $7. Drafts and other cans are $8 and up.
Source: Alberts Bar official Beer menu
Cornerstone Tavern
$7.00
961 2nd Ave (At, E 51st St, New York, NY 10022, USA
$7 Bud Light draft, domestic bottles, and several bottles/cans. Happy hour drops Bud Light draft to $6.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 11:00–19:00 · $6.00
Source: Cornerstone Tavern official menus
Foxy John's Bar & Kitchen
$7.00
143 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Toast online ordering lists Coors Light bottles, Corona bottles, Heineken 0.0 bottles, Miller Lite bottles, and Narragansett cans at $7. Official drink menu lists the beer lineup but not prices.
Source: Foxy John's Toast ordering menu
Gu Japanese Fusion Sushi & Bar
$7.00
155 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Official drinks menu lists Sapporo, Kirin Ichiban, Kirin Light, and Asahi at $7.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 15:00–22:00 · $5.50
Source: Gu Japanese official drinks menu
Niall's on 52nd
$7.00
218 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Official drink menu lists bottled Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, and Heineken Zero at $7. Drafts start at $8.
Source: Niall's on 52nd official drink menu
Rosie Dunn's Victorian Pub
$7.00
729 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
Official drinks menu lists Michelob Ultra and Bud Light at $7. $7 is the lowest regular beer price shown.
Source: Rosie Dunn's official drinks menu
The Horny Ram
$7.00
951 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022
Bud Light/Miller High Life bottles $7, Yuengling/Coors Light draft $7 (cheapest regular). HH daily 3-7pm & 10pm-close: Coors Light draft $6, Founders Solid Gold can $6, Lagunitas IPA/Yuengling draft $7.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 15:00–19:00 · $6.00
Source: bar website happy hour menu
The Naked Pig
$7.00
922 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Official drinks menu lists Yuengling draft, Miller High Life can, Bud Light bottle, and Coors Light bottle at $7. Happy hour has $5 Yuengling/Coors Light daily 4-7pm.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 16:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: official drinks menu
Tipsy Turtle Bar and Cafe
$7.00
1003 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022
Domestic bottles (Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Miller High Life) all $7. Several $7 drafts too.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 15:00–19:00 · $5.00 | Sun–Sat · 15:00–19:00 · $6.00
Source: Tipsy Turtle official happy hour menu
Whiskey Blue
$7.00
13 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017
Hotel lounge near Rockefeller Center. Cheapest bottles: Budweiser/Bud Light/Miller Lite/Coors Light/Michelob Ultra $7. Cheapest draft: Bud Light $7. Daily drink specials cover cocktails only, not beer.
Source: Whiskey Blue NYC official site
Draught 55
$8.00
245 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Cheapest regular draft beers found include Abita Mardi Gras Bock, Jack's Abby Amber Lager, Fat Orange Cat Brew Baby Kittens, and Talea Tutti Frutti at $8.
Source: Draught 55 official drinks menu
Kurant Wine Bar
$8.00
1091 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Official wine and cocktails menu lists Stella Artois, Heineken, Blue Moon, Lagunitas IPA, and Corona at $8.
Happy hour: Mon · 16:00–00:00 · $5.00 | Tue–Fri · 12:00–19:00 · $5.00 | Sun, Sat · 11:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: Kurant official wine and cocktails menu
Mayhem & Stout
$8.00
230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169
Food-hall beer counter inside Urbanspace Vanderbilt. 16oz drafts ~$8-$11 (Helles Lager cheapest). 64oz pitchers $25-$31.
Source: BeerMenus
Ö Bar
$8.00
The Hugh, 157 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer at Ö Bar (inside The Hugh food hall) is the 'Light Lager' at $8, per the official menu. Other seasonal beers (Other Half Broccoli Imperial IPA, ForeverEver Hazy IPA, Magpie Brewery Countryfolk Saison) are $12. Talea Italian Pilsner and Jeju Citrus Lager are listed with no price shown.
Source: ÖBar official menu
Ophelia Lounge NYC
$8.00
3 Mitchell Pl 26th floor, New York, NY 10017
Reissdorf Kölsch $8 (cheapest). Other beers $11-13.
Source: bar website full menu
P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue
$8.00
915 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Cheapest confirmed beers are $8 bottles/cans (Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Corona, Heineken). Draft beer starts at $9.
Source: P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue official menu
The Madison Lounge
$8.00
267 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Miller Lite, Michelob Ultra, Coors Light, and Bud Lite bottles are $8. Imported bottles are $9 on the official drinks menu.
Source: The Madison Lounge official drinks menu
Empress Room
$8.50
987 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
987 2nd Ave houses Madam Mikette's restaurant/bar. Pricing therefore comes from the shared official beer menu cheapest regular beers are the canned/bottled options at $8.50 each (Stone IPA, Austin Eastcider Original, Narragansett Light Lager, Sunday Beer Light & Tight, Corona Extra, Dogfish Head Sea Quench Sour). Drafts (Allagash White, Bells Amber, Sloop Juice Bomb IPA, Peroni, Guinness, Lawrence Hop Commander IPA) are $9.00.
Source: Madam Mikette's official drink menu
Bar Enzo - Midtown
$9.00
1073B 1st Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
The current combined menu PDF for both Bar Enzo locations (Midtown East and LIC) lists only one alcoholic beer under 'Birra': Birra Moretti l'Autentica (Italian lager) at $9, alongside a non-alcoholic Peroni 0.0 also at $9. $9 is therefore the cheapest (and only) regular beer price.
Source: Bar Enzo official menu PDF (Midtown East & LIC)
Bergamo’s
$9.00
26 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer is $9 — Miller High Life (bottle) or Coors Light (can) — per Bergamo's official Spring 2026 food & drinks menu PDF. Other bottles/cans run $9-$10 and draft beers run $12-$14 (Moody Tongue Orange Blonde Ale $12 up to Grimm Artisanal Sour Ale / Other Half Hazy IPA $14).
Source: Bergamo's official Food & Drinks menu PDF
The Wheeltapper Pub
$9.00
141 E 44th St, Between Lexington &, 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Current menu prices all listed bottled beer and drafts at $9.
Source: The Wheeltapper Pub official drinks menu
Bar Bastion
$10.00
610 Lexington Ave 2nd floor, New York, NY 10022, USA
Bar Bastion's cocktail/beverage menu lists four beers: Einbecker's Alcohol Free (German Pilsner style, Einbeck, Germany) at $10, Lagunitas IPA at $11, Rothaus Pils (German Pilsner) at $12, and Hitachino Nest White Ale at $14. The cheapest listed beer overall is the $10 non-alcoholic Einbecker's. The cheapest standard alcoholic beer is the Lagunitas IPA at $11.
Source: Bar Bastion official cocktail menu
Bookmarks
$10.00
299 Madison Ave #14, New York, NY 10017, USA
Official menu's Brewer's Notes section lists Montauk Summer Ale, Five Boroughs Tiny Juicy IPA, Talea Al Dente pilsner, Kona Big Wave, and Stella Artois at $10. A $7 select-beer special is available daily until 6pm, but no start time is published.
Source: Bookmarks official menu
yakuni
$10.00
226 E 53rd St BSMT w, New York, NY 10022, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beers are the Echigo Rice Lager ($10) and Orion Shokunin Southern Wheat ($10), both listed in the Japanese beer section of the current menu alongside pricier Japanese and American beers up to $16 (Heady Topper Imperial IPA, Focal Banger Hazy IPA). These are standard single-serve pours, not a multi-beer bucket deal.
Source: yakuni official menu
Highball Ltd.
$11.00
708 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Highball Ltd.'s official menu lists four alcoholic beers: Pilsner (Von Trapp, Vermont) $11, IPA (Threes Brewing 'Logical Conclusion', NYC) $11, Stout (Guinness, Ireland) $12, and Golden Ale (Duvel, Belgium) $14. The cheapest regular alcoholic beer is the $11 Pilsner/IPA tie. A Non-Alcoholic Pils (Good Time, NYC) is listed at $10 but is excluded since it is not an alcoholic beer.
Source: Highball Ltd. official menu
The Shanghai Bar & Lounge
$11.00
731 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Sixpoint Brewing IPA is $11. Tsingtao, Allagash White, Back Home Beer, and Aval Blanc cider are $12 on the official bar menu. Daily 12-7pm social hour offers Tsingtao, Allagash White, and Sixpoint IPA for $6.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 12:00–19:00 · $6.00
Source: The Shanghai Bar official bar menu PDF
The Campbell
$12.00
15 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
All beers flat $12 (Brooklyn Lager, Corona, Stella Artois, Kona Golden Ale, Brooklyn Pulp Art Hazy IPA). No happy hour discount found. Upscale Grand Central cocktail bar.
Source: The Campbell official menu
Baretto New York
$16.00
60 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer at Baretto (the jazz/bossa nova bar within Fasano Restaurant) is the KBIRR Curore di Napoli Pale Ale at $16, per the current Baretto-at-Fasano drinks menu PDF (file dated 2026-05-18). Two other beers are listed, both $17: Birrificio del Ducato 'Viaemilia' Italian Pilsner and Birrificio del Ducato 'Torrente' IPA.
Source: Baretto at Fasano Restaurant New York - drinks/food menu PDF
The Boardroom
$16.00
150 E 54th St, New York, NY 10022, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer is $16 — the menu lists four 16oz canned beers (Threes Vliet Pilsner, Ommegang White Ale, Sloop Juice Bomb IPA, Greenport Porter) all priced identically at $16. There is no cheaper option (a $10 Lagunitas item is non-alcoholic and excluded).
Source: The Boardroom official menu
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