Written: 11/3/22
Last Updated: 8/9/24
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year in Charleston, and there’s no better way to take advantage of it than grabbing a seat for happy hour at one of the many places with a bar outside. We ranked the top 22 door bars in Charleston based on their deals, specials and happy hours. This list excludes rooftop bars, but if you’re interested in rooftop deals check out our last article here. Let’s dive in.
22. Water's Edge
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 7pm
$2.75 Domestic Beer
$3.75 Well Liquor
$5 Select Wine
$9 Bar Bites
21. Tavern & Table
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 7pm
Drinks
$1 off well drinks & domestics
$4 select beer
$4/$5 select wine
$5 Tavern Aperol Spritz
Food
$7 Shrimp Lettuce Wrap
$7 Pimento Cheese & Bacon Jam – ritz crackers
$6 Cheese Flatbread
add housemade sausage or pepperoni ($2)
$6 Smoked Chicken Wings
house dry rub + alabama white sauce
$7 Kitchen Sink Fries – chef’s daily creation
20. Rusty Bull Downtown
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 7 pm
$2 Off Beer + Wine
$2 Off Seasonal Cocktails
$3 Well Drinks
F&B Deals
$3 Wells
$3 Shots
Espolon Blanco/Repo
Fernet Branca
Fernet Menta
Fireball
Grand Marnier
Jameson
Orange Jameson
Montenegro
Rumpleminz
Screwball
Music Bingo
Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm
Tacos & Trashy Trivia
Thursdays @ 7 pm
General knowledge + pop culture trivia
Rotating Taco Specials
19. Kickin' Chicken
Happy Hour
MON – FRI: 4pm – 7pm
$3 DOMESTIC BOTTLES
$4 HOUSE LIQUOR
$5 Craft Drafts
$6 High Noon & All Wine
Monday
$5 Appetizers
Wednesday
$5.99 – 10 Piece Nuggets + Side
18. Loggerheads
Happy Hour
Mon – Fri 4-7 pm
$2.50 Loggerhead Lagers
$3 domestic drafts
$3 well drinks
$4 house wines
Wine-y Wednesday
1/2 off bottles of wine
$15 wine carafes
17. Mex 1
Sullivan’s: 2205 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482
Mt. Pleasant: 1109 Park W Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29466
West Ashley: 817 St Andrews Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 3 – 6 pm
$5 Mex 1 Margaritas
$2 Mexican Ashtrays
$3 Mexican Draft Beers
$4 Queso
16. Lawrence Seafood Co.
Happy Hour
Mon – Fri 4 – 7 pm
$3.50 domestics
$4.50 Select Shooters
Tuesday Locals Night!
1/2 PRICE APPS
$3 Domestics
$5 House Wine
$6 Frozens
Thursday Ladies Night Out!
Every Thursday 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Drink Specials & Fun
15. Lowlife Bar
Happy Hour
Mon – Thurs 4-6 pm and 9-11 pm
$5 Well liquor
$5 Wine
$5 Drafts
$2 Hamms and Miller cans
50% off Old Bay Waffle Fries, Poblano Queso, Thai Brussels & Pimento Cheese
Monday Wing Night
Wings (6 f0r $10 or 12 for $18)
$4 Mystery shots
$6 Kakira drinks
$8 Classic cocktails
$25 Pacifico Buckets (5)
14. King Street Dispensary
Monday
Wine & Pasta Night
$5 Glasses of Wine
Tuesdays
Trivia from 7 – 9 pm
10% off all Tequila
Live music by Fo Daniels after trivia until 11pm!
Wednesday
Burger & Country Music Night!
$12 Burger with fries
$5 Local beers
Live Country Music with Mel Washington from 8 – 11pm
Thirsty Thursdays
$3 off Aperol Spritz
Rotating food specials
Live Music with Mel Washington from 8-11pm
Friday
$8 Nutrls
$24 Nutrl buckets
Rotating Food specials
Grayson Little from 2-5pm
Live Band from 10pm-1am
Saturday
Live band 10pm – 1am
Sunday
Brunch 11am – 3pm
13. Container Bar
Happy Hour
Mon – Fri 4 – 7 pm
$2.50 PBR
$3 Bud Light, Tecate & Yuengling
$3.50 Narragansett Lager
$4 well liquor
$5 house wine
$5 Shots
Jameson | Espolon | Titos | Fireball
Snacks:
$1 hot dog | $2 chips
Monday
Monday Night Madness!
Trivia Tuesday!
Every Tuesday – Free Live Trivia 7 – 9 pm
Prizes for top 3 winning teams
Wednesdays
F&B Night
Half off specialty cocktails
$5 Jager, Rumple, Fireball & Jameson shots
Thursdays
Drink Specials
Fridays
Guest Food Trucks
Saturdays
Something Fun Every Saturday
Pop-up Markets
FOOTBALL!
Sundays
All You Can Eat Oyster Roast $20
Drink Specials
Football with NFL Sunday Ticket
12. NICO | Oysters + Seafood
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 6 pm
$6 House Beer
$6 House Wine
$6 Well Drink
$15 Proper Champagne
$1.75 House Oyster
Monday
Half Off Raw Oysters
Tuesday
1lb Steamed Crab Legs – $40
Thursday
Half off Select Bottles of Wine
11. Smugglers Island Eats & Rum Shack
Happy Hour
Mon – Fri 4 – 7 pm
$4 Bottom of the Barrel Liquors
$5 Bacardi blends
$2 Off Rum Rations & Contraband
$4 Basic Brews
$5 Bites
$12 Fried Baskets
Mondays
1/2 off smash burgers
Tuesdays
$13.99 Kenny’s Famous Fried Chicken
10. Bay Street Biergarten
Happy Hour
Wednesday – Friday 4 – 6 pm
Drinks
$10 Select German Liter
$10 Select Local Liter
$10 Specialty Cocktail
$10 off bottles of wine
Snacks
$5 Biergarten Brat
$5 Pretzel
1/2 off Single haus Burger
Thursday
1/2 off Haus Burger
Sunday
$1 Wings after 4 pm
9. Blind Tiger Pub
Happy Hour
Mon – Fri 4 – 7 pm
$5 Local Drafts, house wine, and house liquor
Hospitality/F&B Tuesdays
50% off for all hospitality and food and beverage workers
Wine & Dine Wednesdays
25% off all wine
$2 off all appetizers
Zesty Thursdays
$6 zest shots
$10 frozen tiger killers
$25 Domestic Buckets
Sundays
$5 Irish Breakfast Shooters
$8 High Noons
$10 Bloody Marys
$15 Mimosa Carafes
8. Charleston Sports Pub - James Island
Happy Hour
All Locations // Mon – Fri 4 – 7 pm
$3 domestics
$3.75 house liquor
$4 Fireball
$4 house wines
$5 Tito’s Vodka, Jack, Jameson
$7 Spicy Bacon Cheese Fries
$7 Johnson City Onions
Monday
BOGO Burger Night
All specialty burgers are buy one, get one HALF off.
Tuesday
Team Trivia & Tequila Tuesday
Team Trivia at 7 pm
$3 Tacos
$3 Coronas
$3 Espolon
$4 Espolon margaritas
$20 house margarita pitchers
$20 Margarita pitchers
+$5 Add flavor (Mango or Strawberry)
Wing Wednesday
20 Bone-in Wings for $15.99 for Loyalty Members only.
Sunday Brunch
$15 Mimosa carafes
$30 Mega Mimosas
Bottomless Mimosas 11-1pm (except Clemson location)
7. El Jefe Texican Cantina
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 7pm
$5 Tacos, Queso, Margaritas, Tequila, Well Drinks
$4 Tecate
Taco Tuesday!
All Day Happy Hour
$5 Tacos, Margaritas, Tequila, Well Drinks
$3 Shiner Bock & Tecate
6. Maya
Happy Hour
Monday – Thurs 5 – 6:30
From the Bar
$4 Pacifico
$6 Red or White Wine
$7 House Margarita (add a flavor for $2)
$7 Lunazul Ranch Water
From the Kitchen
$5 Empanadas
$6 Plantains
$7 Crispy Brussels
$7 Elote
$9 Taco Flight (2 or 3)
$14 Maya Burger
5. Coterie
$9 Pocket Friendly Happy Hour
Daily 4 – 7 PM (bar only)
classic cocktails
gimlet
brown derby
airmail
sazerac
americano highball
adult orange cream soda
cosmopolitan
nightcap og shorty
glass of hosue red or white wine
bar bites
spicy chips
bao buns
rice noodles
chicken skewers
4. Red Palm Tavern
Happy Hour
Tues – Fri 4 – 7 pm
50% off house liquors (including Titos)
50% off domestic beers
25% off food
Tuesdays
Music Bingo 7 – 9 pm
Wednesdays @ 7 pm
are u smarter than a 6th grader
general knowledge & pop culture trivia
3. The Tattooed Moose
Happy Hour
Mon – Sat 4 – 7 pm
$2 High Life Pony
$3 Basics:
High Life | Bud Light | Coors | Mic Ultra | Miller Light | Yuengling
$4 PBR Tall Boys (16oz)
$5 ~1oz Specials
Jameson | Espolon | Fernet | Fireball | Jager | Rumple
$5 House Spirits
$5 ~1oz Vodkas
$8 House Wine
$10 Bucket O’ Ponies
$10 Moosehead Lager Pitcher
Sunday Brunch
11:30am – 3pm
Beer Moose-A’s Bloodys, Bubbles & Liquor Specials!
2. Fuel Cantina
Happy Hour
Monday – Friday 4 – 7pm
Drinks
Tecate + Tequila / 5
PBR Tall Boy + Shot / 5
Draft Beer of the Week / 3
Frozen Pain Reliever / 6
Wine by the Glass / 5
Specialty Cocktail / 7
Food
Crispy Jumbo Wings / 5
Taco Fries / 5
1/2 Nacho / 5
Everyday
House Liquors / 4
Fuel Draft / 3
Antifreeze Shooter / 2.50
Sunday
Industry Day
30% off food
$3 beer special
$3 well liquor special
Bring your latest pay stub for proof!
1. Red's Ice House
Happy Hour
5 Buck Specials – Five Days a Week
Monday – Friday 4 – 7pm (bar areas only)
Beer & Wine
Westbrook White Thai
Coast Hop Art
Island Coastal Lager
House Wines
On the Shelf
Firefly Cocktails (Sweet Tea & Grapefruit)
Red Harbor Rum
Striped Pig Frozen Irish Coffee
Sweetgrass Vodka Cocktails
Zest Lemondrop Cocktails
Well Drinks
Bar Bites
Dip of the Day
Fried Calamari
Jalapeño Caps
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