EXPLORE: Hopping happy hours
By Sofia Legaspi Dickens
The sun may be setting earlier every day, but happy hour is just getting started.
MAGEE’S IRISH PUB
1610 S.W. Main St., Ankeny
mageesirishpub.com
Find an authentic Irish pub in The District at Prairie Trail. Happy hour is 2-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and features $4 domestic bottles, $5 draught pints, $1 off select wines, $4 wells and $8 select appetizers. Weekend brunch is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
MISTRESS BREWING COMPANY
1802 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite 110, Ankeny
mistressbrewing.com
Receive $1 off pints (any full pour) and $2 off flights all day Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 3-6 p.m. Fridays. Don’t miss their brunch buffet featuring a specialty drink list on Sunday mornings, 10 a.m to 3 p.m.
BUBBA
200 10th St., Des Moines
bubbadsm.com
Southern comfort food and cuisines, craft cocktails and bourbon whiskey. From 2-6 p.m. on Sunday through Friday, enjoy $6 select small plate appetizers and $6 select liquors, draft beers and wines.
CHEESE BAR
2925 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines
cheesebardsm.com
It’s cheesy in the best way: cast-iron mac and cheese, house-made charcuterie, grilled cheese and more. Enjoy $5 glasses of champagne and sparkling wine and $5 bites during Bubbles & Bites, Tuesday through Friday, 2-5 p.m.
DJANGO
1420 Locust St., Des Moines
djangodesmoines.com
This French brasserie-style eatery offers happy hour daily from 4-6 p.m. and all night through close on Tuesdays: a la carte oysters and shrimp, discounted cheese and charcuterie platters, small plate appetizers and $5 classic martinis and select beers and wines.
MALO
900 Mulberry St., Des Moines
malodesmoines.com
Nuevo Latino cuisine in an art-deco firehouse? Yes, please! Half-priced margaritas and sangria from 3-6 p.m. on weekdays, $3 a la carte tacos (chicken tinga or carne molida) all day Tuesdays, and our favorite: half-priced margaritas every Wednesday, all day.
THE WALNUT
1417 Walnut St., Des Moines
walnutdsm.com
A food-truck-turned-restaurant offering sandwiches, burgers, bowls, tacos and salads. Happy hour is 3-6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday with $1 off hard drinks. All-day specials include $2.50 draft beer pours on Tuesdays, $2.50 well drinks on Wednesdays and $5 mules on Thursdays.
THE NEW NORTHWESTERN
321 E. Walnut St., Des Moines
thenewnorthwestern.com
Regular happy hour is 3-6 p.m. on weekdays, with reverse happy hour from 8-10 p.m. Order half-price flatbreads from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and half-price glasses of wine all night Wednesdays. Thursday is Ladies’ Night: groups of four or more ladies can enjoy free charcuterie, $7 mules, $7 sangria and half-priced espresso martinis.
DESTINATION GRILLE
2491 E. First St., Grimes
destinationgrille.com
As they like to say at Destination Grille, “arrive by five” and enjoy $3 domestic cans and $5 Tito’s, fries, cheese bread, and chicken strips. Monday to Saturday, 3-5 p.m.
THE HILLS BAR AND GRILL
4830 Maple Drive, Suite 3, Pleasant Hill
thehillsbarandgrill.com
Happy hour at The Hills runs 3-6 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday. Enjoy $1 off draft beer, well liquor and wine glasses, $5 off wine bottles, $5 house margaritas, and buy one get one half off appetizers.
POTS & SHOTS
9500 University Ave., Suite 1101, West Des Moines
facebook.com/PotsAndShotsIowa
Cocktail happy hour at this bar-plant shop combo runs from 2-6 p.m. every day, minus Saturday, featuring $5 to $7 drink specials. On Saturdays, the store boasts “Planty Happy Hour,” with 25% off the genus of the week.
URBAN CELLAR
640 S. 50th St., Suite 2110, West Des Moines
urbancellarwdm.com
From 3-6 p.m. on Monday to Friday, this family-owned and operated restaurant offers $3 domestic beer, $5 glasses of house wine, $5 and $6 select cocktails and $7 select appetizers. Afterwards, check out Urban Market next door, offering wine, cheese, treats and baked goodies.
The sun may be setting earlier every day, but happy hour is just getting started.
MAGEE’S IRISH PUB
1610 S.W. Main St., Ankeny
mageesirishpub.com
Find an authentic Irish pub in The District at Prairie Trail. Happy hour is 2-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and features $4 domestic bottles, $5 draught pints, $1 off select wines, $4 wells and $8 select appetizers. Weekend brunch is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
MISTRESS BREWING COMPANY
1802 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite 110, Ankeny
mistressbrewing.com
Receive $1 off pints (any full pour) and $2 off flights all day Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 3-6 p.m. Fridays. Don’t miss their brunch buffet featuring a specialty drink list on Sunday mornings, 10 a.m to 3 p.m.
BUBBA
200 10th St., Des Moines
bubbadsm.com
Southern comfort food and cuisines, craft cocktails and bourbon whiskey. From 2-6 p.m. on Sunday through Friday, enjoy $6 select small plate appetizers and $6 select liquors, draft beers and wines.
CHEESE BAR
2925 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines
cheesebardsm.com
It’s cheesy in the best way: cast-iron mac and cheese, house-made charcuterie, grilled cheese and more. Enjoy $5 glasses of champagne and sparkling wine and $5 bites during Bubbles & Bites, Tuesday through Friday, 2-5 p.m.
DJANGO
1420 Locust St., Des Moines
djangodesmoines.com
This French brasserie-style eatery offers happy hour daily from 4-6 p.m. and all night through close on Tuesdays: a la carte oysters and shrimp, discounted cheese and charcuterie platters, small plate appetizers and $5 classic martinis and select beers and wines.
MALO
900 Mulberry St., Des Moines
malodesmoines.com
Nuevo Latino cuisine in an art-deco firehouse? Yes, please! Half-priced margaritas and sangria from 3-6 p.m. on weekdays, $3 a la carte tacos (chicken tinga or carne molida) all day Tuesdays, and our favorite: half-priced margaritas every Wednesday, all day.
THE WALNUT
1417 Walnut St., Des Moines
walnutdsm.com
A food-truck-turned-restaurant offering sandwiches, burgers, bowls, tacos and salads. Happy hour is 3-6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday with $1 off hard drinks. All-day specials include $2.50 draft beer pours on Tuesdays, $2.50 well drinks on Wednesdays and $5 mules on Thursdays.
THE NEW NORTHWESTERN
321 E. Walnut St., Des Moines
thenewnorthwestern.com
Regular happy hour is 3-6 p.m. on weekdays, with reverse happy hour from 8-10 p.m. Order half-price flatbreads from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and half-price glasses of wine all night Wednesdays. Thursday is Ladies’ Night: groups of four or more ladies can enjoy free charcuterie, $7 mules, $7 sangria and half-priced espresso martinis.
DESTINATION GRILLE
2491 E. First St., Grimes
destinationgrille.com
As they like to say at Destination Grille, “arrive by five” and enjoy $3 domestic cans and $5 Tito’s, fries, cheese bread, and chicken strips. Monday to Saturday, 3-5 p.m.
THE HILLS BAR AND GRILL
4830 Maple Drive, Suite 3, Pleasant Hill
thehillsbarandgrill.com
Happy hour at The Hills runs 3-6 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday. Enjoy $1 off draft beer, well liquor and wine glasses, $5 off wine bottles, $5 house margaritas, and buy one get one half off appetizers.
POTS & SHOTS
9500 University Ave., Suite 1101, West Des Moines
facebook.com/PotsAndShotsIowa
Cocktail happy hour at this bar-plant shop combo runs from 2-6 p.m. every day, minus Saturday, featuring $5 to $7 drink specials. On Saturdays, the store boasts “Planty Happy Hour,” with 25% off the genus of the week.
URBAN CELLAR
640 S. 50th St., Suite 2110, West Des Moines
urbancellarwdm.com
From 3-6 p.m. on Monday to Friday, this family-owned and operated restaurant offers $3 domestic beer, $5 glasses of house wine, $5 and $6 select cocktails and $7 select appetizers. Afterwards, check out Urban Market next door, offering wine, cheese, treats and baked goodies.