Cheap beer in Midtown

230 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Official menu PDF (dated 10-24, i.e. Oct 2024) lists bottled beer: Peroni $6, Heineken $6, EBBS Brewing Co. $8, Montauk $8, plus Jack's Hard Cider 5.5% $6 (cider, excluded as not beer). Cheapest beer is $6 (Peroni or Heineken bottle). The homepage's stated weekday 5-7PM happy hour explicitly offers 'half-priced cocktails' only, with no mention of discounted beer, so no happy-hour beer price could be confirmed.

Source: Bar Ameritania official menu PDF

235 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Cheapest standing beer is Fiddlehead IPA at $6.50. Full beer menu: Fiddlehead IPA $6.50, Sixpoint Pilsner $7.50, Sierra Nevada $7.50, Allagash White $9.50, Wolffer Estate Dry Rosé Cider $9.50 (prices assume standard pours. Menu does not further specify draft vs. bottle).

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 14:30–17:00 · $6.00

Source: Clubhouse at Nordstrom official drinks & food menu (PDF)

105 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Cheapest beer on Backstage's current official drinks menu is $7, tied among Miller High Life (Lager), Modelo (Mexican Lager), and Corona Extra (Mexican Lager). Non-alcoholic Brooklyn Special 0% and Heineken 0% are also $7. All other beers (Mooshead, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni, Asahi, Brooklyn Pulp IPA, Blue Moon, Woodchuck Cider) are $8.

Source: Backstage official menu (embedded drinks menu image)

38 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

$7 bottles and drafts.

Source: Calle Dao official menu

108 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

Official menu lists $7 domestic bottles/cans. Weekday 4–8pm happy hour has select bottles/cans for $6.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–20:00 · $6.00

Source: Croton Reservoir Tavern official menu

160 W 54th St Fl 2, New York, NY 10019, USA

Cheapest regularly-available beers are bottled: Miller High Life, Peroni, Coors Light, and Mic (Michelob) Ultra, each $7, per the official menu page. Draft beers run $9 (Coney Island Pilsner, Dogfish Head 60min IPA, Heineken, Angry Orchard) to $11 (Guinness). Canned beers are $9 (Surfside) and $10 (High Noon).

Source: Fernando's Hideaway official menu page

12 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Official menu lists $7 Jane Doe Amber Ale, Bud Light, Becks, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Budweiser, and other regular beer options. Happy hour lists Bud Light, Budweiser, Michelob Ultra, and Coors Light at $5 daily 11am-8pm.

Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 11:00–20:00 · $5.00

Source: Jane Doe official menu

16 E 41st St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Coors Light draft is cheapest at $7. Most craft drafts run $9, Guinness $10.

Source: Official website (drink menu)

215 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Bottled beer (Bud Light, Budweiser, Miller Lite) $7 cheapest. Draft available in 20oz/10oz pours (price not itemized). Penn Station location runs rotating specials with no posted set happy hour (unlike FiDi location).

Source: Stout NYC official drinks menu

109 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

Shared Stout drinks menu lists cheapest bottled beer at $7. No Bryant Park-specific happy hour found.

Source: Stout NYC official drinks menu

45 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Cheapest regularly-available beer per the venue's own menu is a canned Corona or Michelob Ultra at $7 each. Draft beers (Modelo Especial, Founders All Day) are $10 each.

Source: The Lookup Rooftop official menu

7 E 36th St, New York, NY 10016, USA

$8 domestic bottles including Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser, Modelo, and Miller Lite. Lowest drafts are $9.

Source: 5th&Mad official food menu

16 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Cheapest regular beer found: Bud Light, Budweiser, Coors Light, or Miller Lite. Happy hour is $6 draft beers Monday-Friday 4-7pm at the bar.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–19:00 · $6.00

Source: Bill's Bar & Burger Rockefeller Center official menu

205 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Official bar-menu PDF lists Brooklyn IPA, Blue Moon, Peroni, and other beers at $8. Its filename dates that menu to 2018, so this is medium confidence.

Source: Flûte official bar-menu PDF

123 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018

$4 domestic bottles HH Mon–Fri 10am–6pm. Fri 6–7pm $2 beers / 2-for-1 drafts.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 10:00–18:00 · $4.00  |  Fri · 18:00–19:00 · $2.00

Source: thehappyhourfinder.com / gabbysnyc.com

5 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016

Official Midtown menu lists cerveza at $8. Happy hour has $6 Mexican beer Monday-Thursday at the bar.

Happy hour: Mon–Thu · 14:30–18:30 · $6.00

Source: Mad Dog & Beans official Midtown menu

241 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Regular beer menu lists Stella Artois, Kingfisher, 1947, Corona, and Taj Mahal at $8. Happy hour Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30pm has beers at $4 at the bar.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 13:30–16:30 · $4.00

Source: Saar official bar menu

23 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Official drinks menu lists Miller Light at $8, the lowest regular alcoholic beer price shown.

Happy hour: Mon–Sat · 14:00–19:00 · $7.00

Source: The Dawson official drinks menu

64 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036

Official beer list shows $8 bottles/cans including Bud Light, Coors Light, Heineken Silver, Heineken, Miller Lite, Peroni and Modelo. Drafts start at $10.

Source: official beer list

PLAZA behind the building, 1185 6th Ave, New York, NY 10036

Official drinks menu lists 12oz Taj Mahal, Stella, Corona, Kingfisher, and Heineken at $8. Happy hour beer is $5 daily 5-7pm.

Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 17:00–19:00 · $5.00

Source: Utsav official drinks menu

21 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Cheapest standing-menu beer is Amstel Light (Netherlands, bottle/can) at $9, per Bond 45's official Beverage Menu PDF (footer date stamp 071026). Two non-alcoholic beers (Athletic Brewing, Michelob Ultra Zero) are also listed at $9 but were excluded from the regular beer price since they are non-alcoholic. The cheapest alcoholic draft beers (Fireman Craft IPA, Peroni, Stella Artois, all 16oz) are $11 each.

Source: Bond 45 Official Beverage Menu PDF

1065 6th Ave #2400, New York, NY 10018, USA

A current secondary menu transcription lists regular beers at $9.

Source: Restaurant Guru menu transcription

1412 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA

Flat $9 for all beers (Corona, Peroni, Heineken, Blue Moon, Amstel Light, Pilsner Urquell, Voodoo Ranger IPA). Third-party mentions of a rooftop happy hour lack specific days.

Source: Elsie Rooftop official menu PDF

16 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

The official drinks PDF lists Sixpoint The Crisp Pilsner and Other Half Forever Ever Session IPA at $9 per pint. The official Happy Hour PDF offers those beers at $6 Monday–Friday, 3pm–6pm.

Happy hour: 15:00–18:00 · $6.00

Source: Golden HOF official drinks menu PDF

59 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

The Algonquin's official 2025-2026 all-day dining PDF lists Stella Artois, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Blue Moon, and Bell's Two Hearted IPA on tap for $10. Bottles are $12.

Source: Algonquin Hotel official Blue Bar menu PDF

36 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001

$7 select drafts (Bud, Bud Light, Demsey's Ale, Shock Top) HH Mon–Fri 4–8pm.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–20:00 · $7.00

Source: cheerhop.com / jackdemseys.com

210 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019

Official Broadway 55th drinks menu lists bottled beers including Menabrea, Lagunitas, Blue Moon, Brooklyn Lager, Amstel Light, Pilsner Urquell, Corona, and Peroni at $10.

Source: Serafina Broadway 55th official menu

4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, USA

Ticketed premium club level inside Madison Square Garden. Complimentary beverages are non-alcoholic, alcohol purchased separately. One dated review cited $11 beers — may not reflect current pricing.

Source: RateYourSeats review

71 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001

All beers flat $11 (Miller Lite, Heineken, Corona, Modelo, Guinness, rotating craft, house draft). Monday 2-5pm HH covers sangria/margarita ($10), not beer.

Source: bar website beer menu

10 W 50th St, New York, NY 10020, USA

The Rink's own PDF menu lists a 'beer' section with three items: Coney Island Merman IPA $11, Angry Orchard (hard cider, listed under the beer heading) $11, and Peroni $12. The two $11 items are tied for cheapest.

Source: Pebble Bar at the Rink official menu PDF

5 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

1/2 liter (pint) draft German beer ~$11-13 per Google reviews (2022-era). Official site lists beer selection but no posted prices.

Source: Sirved (Google reviews)

30 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA

The official Wine & Beer menu lists Lagunitas IPA, Dos Equis, Corona Light, Pacifico, and Modelo at $12 each.

Source: Bar Cima official Wine & Beer menu

East 72nd St + Center Dr, New York, NY 10021

Official restaurant menu lists canned beers at $12: Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager, Goose Island IPA, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, and Modelo Especial. Guinness is $15. N/A cans are $10 and excluded.

Source: Central Park Boathouse official restaurant menu

14 E 44th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Standing menu lists exactly two beers, Brooklyn Lager and Pilsner Urquell, both priced at $12 each (bottle/can, no size specified so assumed standard serving). No happy-hour beer pricing is published on the official site, PDF menu, or homepage — the venue's cocktail/wine focus and pricing (cocktails $25+, wine bottles often $150+) suggest happy hour is not a feature here.

Source: Dram Central Spirits official Cocktails, Wine & Beer PDF menu

1414 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Heineken, Modelo, Allagash White Ale, and Montauk beers $12. Guinness $14.

Source: Jams official menu

67 W 49th St, New York, NY 10112, USA

Official current menu lists Peroni and Other Half Green City IPA at $12. Guinness is $13.

Source: Pebble Bar official menu

New York, NY 10024, USA

The operator's current live site is, which no longer has a page dedicated solely to the 'Outside Bar' but instead shares one beverage program across the Restaurant, Cafe, and walk-up Dockside bar. On the current Restaurant Menu page, the cheapest standing canned beers (Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager, Goose Island IPA, Stella Artois, Blue Moon Belgian White, Modelo Especial) are each $12. Guinness Irish Stout is $15. Non-alcoholic canned beers (Athletic Brewing, Brooklyn Non-Alcoholic) are $10 but were excluded from the regular-beer figure since they are non-alcoholic.

Source: Central Park Boathouse Restaurant Menu (Canned Beer section)

768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Cheapest regularly-available beer is $12 for a bottle, tied among seven options (Brooklyn Brewery East IPA, Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard Hard Cider, Stella Artois, Heineken, Amstel Light, Corona, and Weihenstephan Hefeweizen), per the official Champagne Bar drinks menu PDF dated 12.2.2024. Two premium imports (Ommegang Three Philosophers, Hitachino Nest White Ale) are priced at $18.

Source: The Champagne Bar official drinks menu PDF (The Plaza Hotel)

9 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Back Home Sumac Gose (Brooklyn) is the lowest-priced alcoholic beer listed at $13. The official beverage PDF is dated May 19, 2026.

Source: The Modern official beverage menu PDF

49 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

The hotel's own Dine & Drink pages route the 'Lobby Bar' page and 'Lobby Bar Menu' page to shared content covering da Toscano and Lantern's Keep rather than a distinct Lobby Bar menu. The actual bar operating at 49 W 44th St with a walk-in beer menu is Lantern's Keep (hours Daily 4PM-11PM), whose menu page lists four standard beers all priced at $14: Al Dente Pilsner (Talea Brewing), Brite Lager (Talea Brewing), Second Fiddle DIPA (Fiddlehead Brewing), and Black Duck Porter (Greenport Harbor Brewing), plus a $15 non-alcoholic Run Wild IPA (Athletic Brewing) which is excluded as non-alcoholic. Since all beers are the same price, $14 is both the cheapest and only regular beer price.

Source: The Iroquois New York - Lantern's Keep Menu

49 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

The official Lantern's Keep interactive menu lists all four current beers—two Talea lagers, Fiddlehead Second Fiddle DIPA, and Greenport Harbor Black Duck Porter—at $14.

Source: Lantern's Keep official interactive menu

28 W 53rd St Fl 2, New York, NY 10019, USA

The official bar page's live embedded menu lists Bitburger pilsner, Stone Brewing IPA, Duvel strong ale, and Kronenbourg 1664 at $18 each. The lowest regular alcoholic beer price is therefore $18.

Source: Baccarat Hotel official embedded bar menu