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Cheap beer in Upper West Side
The Upper West Side drinks in neighborhood bars rather than destination ones — Amsterdam and Columbus carry pubs, beer bars, and restaurant bars that fill with locals rather than visitors, and the older dives near the top of the range have outlasted several waves of turnover. Prices spread widely, from a genuinely cheap handful to the hotel and lounge bars near the park. This is one of the best-covered neighborhoods for happy hour on the site, and the windows are both long and early — several open by noon and hold until seven or eight, and the discounted prices here run cheaper than comparable Manhattan neighborhoods.
31 priced bars tracked · lowest listed price $4.00 · middle listed price $8.00 · 16 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
Morty's Wine & Beer Bar
$4.00
15 West End Ave, New York, NY 10023, USA
Coors Light and Friday Beer are both $4 on the official drinks menu.
Source: Morty's official drinks menu
Beer Run UWS
$5.00
547 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Beer bar and bottle shop with natural wine on tap. Cheapest bottle/can Miller High Life $5. Drafts $5-12 depending on pour size.
Source: Untappd
Bin 71
$5.00
237 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023, USA
The official Beer menu lists Bitburger Pilsner in three sizes: small $8.50, large $9, and $5.
Source: Bin 71 official Beer menu
City Coffee & Bar
$5.00
914 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025, USA
Official beer menu lists Coors Light at $5, the lowest regular beer price shown.
Happy hour: Mon · 11:00–00:00 · $5.00 | Tue–Fri · 11:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: City Coffee & Bar official beer menu
The Speakeasy at The Gin Mill
$5.00
442 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
The Gin Mill's official 'Menus & Specials' page states a recurring daily beer special: '$5 ALL Beer, Well Drinks & Shots' Monday-Friday until 8 PM, and the same $5 all-beer price Saturday-Sunday from open until 8 PM. Since the bar opens at 11:30 AM every day, this $5 price is available roughly 8.5 hours a day, 7 days a week, making it the cheapest regularly-available (recurring, non-one-off) beer price found. The separate 'Menus' tab lists about 30 draft beers by name (Bud Light, Coors Light, Guinness Stout, Goose Island IPA, Modelo, Six Point Crisp Pils, etc.) but publishes no individual 'full' price outside this special, so no separate non-discounted price could be confirmed for hours after 8 PM.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 11:30–20:00 · $5.00
Source: The Gin Mill - Menus & Specials
The Dead Poet
$6.25
450 Amsterdam Ave #2, New York, NY 10024, USA
Cheapest are domestic bottles: Miller High Life and Coors Light, both $6.25/12oz. Drafts $9.00-$9.75. Specials page currently being updated, no active happy hour posted.
Source: The Dead Poet official website drink menu
Osteria Cotta
$7.00
513 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Official March 26, 2026 beverage PDF lists Budweiser and Bud Light at $7. Draft pints begin at $8.
Source: Osteria Cotta official beverage menu
The Upside Bar
$7.00
588 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Cheapest draft options are Sunday Beer and Miller Lite at $8. Non-alcoholic $7 cans (Athletic Run Wild, Athletic Upside Dawn Golden Ale) exist at the same price point but were excluded from the regular price since they are NA beers.
Source: beermenus.com
Westland Roe
$7.00
174 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023, USA
Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, and Coors Light bottles/cans are $7. Happy hour Mon-Fri 3-6 pm: Bud Light and Miller Lite $5.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 15:00–18:00 · $5.00
Source: Westland Roe official drinks PDF
Jake's Dilemma
$7.50
430 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Cheapest regular drafts found: Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, and Coors Light at $7.50. Happy-hour price is derived from the listed 1/2 price whole-bar special.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 15:00–20:00 · $3.75
Source: Jake's Dilemma official menu and specials
Manhattan Diner
$7.95
2532 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Official drink menu lists domestic beers at $7.95, including Blue Moon, Budweiser, Sam Adams, and Coors Light. Import and IPA beers start at $8.95.
Source: Manhattan Diner drink menu
Amity Hall Uptown
$8.00
982 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025, USA
$8 bottles/cans and $8 pint drafts including Bud Light, Narragansett, Shock Top, and Modelo.
Source: Amity Hall Uptown drink menu
Bodega 88
$8.00
573 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Official beer menu bottoms out at $8 bottled beer. The specials page publishes a daily midday beer happy hour with beer at $5.50 most days and $5.00 on Thursday.
Happy hour: Sun–Wed, Fri–Sat · 12:00–19:00 · $5.50 | Thu · 12:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: official drink menu
Crave Fishbar Upper West Side
$8.00
428 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024
Official bar menu lists Estrella de Jalisco (12 oz can) and non-alcoholic Run Wild IPA at $8. Gun Hill pilsner and Talea lager at $10. Grasswagon IPA at $12.
Source: Crave Fishbar official bar menu
Dublin House
$8.00
225 W 79th St, New York, NY 10024
Known for inexpensive Guinness.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 15:00–19:00 · $6.00
Source: happy-hour.nyc / thedublinhousenyc.com
P.J. Clarke's Lincoln Square
$8.00
44 W 63rd St, New York, NY 10023, USA
Cheapest listed bottles/cans are Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Corona, Heineken, and Michelob Ultra at $8. Draft starts at $9.
Source: P.J. Clarke's official Lincoln Square menu
Prohibition
$8.00
503 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Official drinks menu lists Bud Light and Schofferhofer Grapefruit at $8, the lowest regular alcoholic beer prices shown.
Happy hour: Tue–Fri · 16:30–18:30 · $6.00
Source: Prohibition official drinks menu
The Owl's Tail
$8.00
215 W 75th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
Official menu lists Guinness on draft at $8. Bottled/canned beer begins at $9.
Source: The Owl's Tail official menu
Arte Cafe
$9.00
106 W 73rd St, New York, NY 10023
Official drink menu lists bottled/canned beer at $9. Happy-hour menu lists Peroni and Birra Moretti at $8 at the bar every day 4-7pm.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 16:00–19:00 · $8.00
Source: Arte Cafe official menu
Bustan NYC
$9.00
487 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Official drinks menu lists its alcoholic cans and bottles, including Radeberger, Montauk, Weihenstephan, and Goldstar, at $9. No lower regular beer price is shown.
Source: Bustan official drinks menu
Pappardella
$9.00
316 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
Official Wine & Drinks menu lists beers at $9, including Peroni, Forst, Pilsner Urquell, Heineken, Captain Lawrence IPA, Guinness, Heineken Light, Sam Adams, and Estrella Daura Damm.
Source: Pappardella menu
Allure Cocktail Lounge
$10.00
2175 Broadway, New York, NY 10024, USA
Allure Cocktail Lounge's official bar menu lists 4 alcoholic beers plus 1 non-alcoholic option, all priced individually (no bucket/multi-beer pricing to derive). The cheapest standard alcoholic beer is Talea Beer Company's 'Al Dente' Pilsner at $10. Other beers: Vienna Austrian Lager $12, All or Nothing West Coast IPA $12, Wolf Hound Irish Stout $14. No happy-hour beer pricing or specials were listed on the official menu or homepage.
Source: Hotel Belleclaire official site — Allure Bar Menu
Tartinery Café - Bar | Columbus Circle
$10.00
10 Columbus Cir 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019
Official menu lists canned beers starting at $10. Happy hour is half off all beers Mon-Fri 4-7pm.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: Tartinery Columbus Circle official menu
The Consulate - UWS
$10.00
519 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Cheapest regular beer listed at $10. Happy-hour beers listed at $7. Site footer lists UWS happy hour daily, while menu section gives the tighter 3:30-6pm window used here.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 15:30–18:00 · $7.00
Source: official UWS menu
The Hoptimist
$10.00
422 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024
Rotating craft-beer taps. 16oz pints $10 (5oz taster $4, 10oz $7). Happy Hour Mon-Sat until 7pm: draft pilsner + smash burger combo for $15.
Source: Untappd (live menu)
The Wallace Lounge
$10.00
242 W 76th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
Cheapest regular beer is $10, a tie between Allagash and Krombacher, per the lounge's own current menu page.
Source: The Wallace Lounge official menu
Unglo Thai Restaurant and Bar
$10.00
35 W 64th St, New York, NY 10023
Official drink menu lists beer at $10 for Singha Lager and Fiddlehead IPA. Specials mention daily happy hour 12-6pm but no happy-hour beer price.
Source: Unglo official drink menu
Cafe Luxembourg
$12.00
200 W 70th St, New York, NY 10023
Official menu lists bottled Kronenbourg, Montauk Wave Chaser IPA, and Allagash White at $12. Drafts start at $15.
Source: Cafe Luxembourg official menu
Scarlet Lounge
$12.00
468 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA
Three are tied for cheapest at $12 each: VT Beer Makers 'Feather' Pilsner, Zero Gravity 'Green State' Lager, and Kronenbourg 1664 (France) Pilsner. Other beers run higher: Arrowood Farms Porch Beer (Wild Ale) $14, De La Senne Taras Boulba (Belgian Ale) $15, Brix City Orbituary (DIPA) $15, St Bernardus Tripel (Ale) $15. There are also two non-alcoholic 'Le Petit Beret' craft beers at $12 each (Ipa Ambree, Blonde) which were excluded from the regular price since they are non-alcoholic. The PDF menu's file metadata is dated December 6, 2023 (~2.7 years old), so pricing could have drifted since.
Source: Scarlet Lounge official cocktail/food/beer menu PDF
The Office NYC
$12.00
80 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023
The venue formerly known as 'The Office' at the Mandarin Oriental reopened in September 2025 as 'The Bar,' a reimagined 45-seat speakeasy.
Source: Mandarin Oriental press release
Dahlia
$14.00
269 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023, USA
Official menu PDF lists a 'Beers' section with 5 alcoholic beers: Zero Gravity Green State Lager $14 (cheapest), BRLO Rose Cider $15, Barreled Souls Speakeasy Pain Killer $16, St Bernardus Triple Ale $16, and Jolly Pumpkin Aquamarine Dream $16. A separate 'Non Alcoholic' section also lists 'Le Petit Beret Craft Beers' (Ipa Ambree and Blonde) at $13 each, but these are explicitly non-alcoholic and were excluded from the regular beer price since the venue itself categorizes them outside its alcoholic beer offering. No happy-hour beer pricing appears anywhere on the current official menu.
Source: Dahlia official cocktail & beer menu (PDF)
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