San Antonio Bars That Always Have Generous Drink Specials

By San Antonio Current Staff

San Antonio loves to drink, there's no secret about that. We want to save you a few bucks, so here's where you can get boozy without breaking the bank.

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Hi-Tones
621 E Dewey Pl, (210) 785-8777, hitonessa.com
Known as the home of the original chamoy shot and for pouring out some of the most puro drinks on the strip, Hi-Tones has $3.50 “you call its” on Mondays, “[email protected] Hour” drink specials on Wednesdays and what they proudly say are “chingos of drink specials” all night on Fridays.
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I-10 Icehouse
9518 Console Dr, (210) 614-5200, i10icehouse.com
I-10 Icehouse has happy hour drinks every night starting at 8 p.m., so you can come in any night of the week for their beer and shot specials to go along with one of the many bar games. Just maybe don’t go ham on both the Jager AND darts.
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The Hangar
8203 Broadway St, (210) 824-2700, thehangarsa.com
The Hangar has several drink specials available during happy hour Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with $3 Fireball and $4 Yellow Rose Whiskey daily. Weekend happy hours, which feature a larger selection of beer and cocktail specials, end a bit earlier at 3 p.m.
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The Friendly Spot
943 S Alamo Street, (210) 224-2337, thefriendlyspot.com
Hit up this Southtown mainstay for their “Friendly Hour,” which as of this year includes an assortment of cocktails and spirits in addition to their massive 250-variety beer menu. Slab Cinema tends to post up with one of their inflatable screens occasionally for games, in case you needed any more of a reason to stop by.
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Faust Tavern
517 E Woodlawn Avenue, (210) 257-0628, facebook.com/TheFaustTavern
Faust offers $6 beer and shot combos along with daily beer specials in their dark and cozy piece of the St. Mary’s Strip. You can take advantage of their happy hour from 4-9 p.m. Sunday through Friday and catch yourself a side of some good old Texas death metal.
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Whiskey Smith
6310 Callaghan Road, (210) 342-7321, whiskeysmithssanantonio.com
Patrons affectionately refer to this dive bar as Whiskeys, where they can get a pitcher of Texas Tea for $6.50 and a variety of cocktails on special for less than $3 any night of the week. Sundays feature an all-day happy hour, with NFL drink specials such as $2 wells during games and free food during the season.
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Who’s Who Cocktails
1711 Babcock Road, (210) 973-5055, facebook.com/whoswhococktails
Folks in the Medical Center can find comfort in the dependable strip-mall dive that is Who’s Who. The relaxed spot has generous drink specials that’ll give you courage for nightly karaoke.
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Blue Box Bar
312 Pearl Pkwy, (210) 227-2583, blueboxbar.com
Settle in for a thoughtfully crafted cocktail during Blue Box’s happy hour, which lasts from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and all day Sunday and Monday. For their drink specials, you can take your pick of $3 domestics, $6 draft beers, $3.50 house shots or $6 cocktails.
Photo via Instagram / blueboxbar

Sanchos
628 Jackson St, (210) 320-1840, sanchosmx.com
Sanchos boasts “the best happy hour,” offering 3.50 frozen margaritas, Carta Blanca bottles and well liquors plus $1 off all botanas with the exclusion of their killer empanadas. Trust us, you’re in good hands here.
Photo via Instagram / msangiegarza

Wurzbach Ice House
10141 Wurzbach Road, (210) 877-2100, wurzbachicehouse.com
This popular after-work spot offers amazingly cheap well drinks for $2.50 all day every day, and they have beer and liquor specials Sunday through Tuesday. On “Monday Funday” you can crack open a $1.50 Lone Star; on Tuesday’s “MexiCAN” Beer Night, you can order up a $2 Modelo; and on Sunday, you can enjoy an all-day happy hour and $2 Shiners.
Photo via Instagram / normahmx