Written: 1/17/24
Last Updated: 8/6/24
Mount Pleasant is the second most popular location on Bartopia, so it’s only right to follow downtown Charleston with a highlight of the best happy hours in town. Not all happy hours are created equal, but every one on this list has a stacked line-up of food and drink deals to take advantage of. I’ll lay out all the details, but if you want to check out more of each bar’s specials just click the Bartopia logo below their section to take you right to their page.
So to kick things off, here is a handpicked list of the 14 best happy hours in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Ty's Roadside Coastal Kitchen
Ty’s is another Mt. Pleasant favorite on Coleman Boulevard. They’ve got a beautiful bar inside and a spacious patio for watching the games. Check out their loaded happy hour menu from 5 – 7 pm Tuesday – Friday:
Drinks
$1 off all drafts
$4 domestic bottles
$5 HH Shots – Green Tea | PB&J | Lemon Drop
$7 House Spirits
$7 Prosecco Spritz
$8 Dark & Stormy
$8 Aim-dog Refresher
Margaritas Galore (small/large)
Classic ($8/$12)
Pomegranate ($9/$13)
Pineapple Jalapeño ($9/$13)
Hot Honey ($9/$13)
Peach ($9/$13)
Chadillac ($10/$14)
Snacks + More
$7 Mini-burgers
$7 Waffle-cut Potato Chips
$11 “Buffalo” Cauliflower
$11 Guilty-Pleasure Tat Nachos
$13 Wood-Grilled Alabama White Wings (8)
$13 P.E.I Mussels
Grace & Grit
Grace & Grit is one of the best restaurants and happy hours in Mount Pleasant and one of our particular favorites. Their happy hour from 4 – 6 Wednesday – Friday features:
$6 Local draft beer
$6 House liquor & all entry level bourbon
$10 All top shelf bourbon
$15 All premium bourbon
$7 Select appetizers
Bourbon Flights:
Top shelf – $26 | Premium – $40 | Daily Flight Special
Featuring discounted bourbon levels and offering bourbon flights on happy hour is one of the coolest, most unique happy hour items we’ve seen in Charleston. They have a selection of over 400 bourbons so it’s the perfect place to expand on your favorites!
Pier 41
Pier 41 is way up on Highway 41 (fittingly) just off of 17. But for all our people in that neck of the woods, this might be your new favorite local happy hour. Running from 4 – 6 pm Monday – Saturday, Pier 41 offers:
Drink Deals
$2.50 bubbly
$3 domestics
$4.50 well liquors
$5 house wines
$1 OFF draft beers
$6 Oyster shooter
Food Deals
$4 taco
$4 hush puppies
$5 edamame
$6 calamari
$7 mussels
And, similar to many on this list, they’ve got things going on all week:
Monday
$15 1/2 lb Crab Leg boils
$15 1/2 lb Alaskan Snow Crabs
Taco Tuesday
$10 Martini Menu:
Gin or Vodka Dirty
Chocolate
Espresso
Lemon Drop
Cosmopolitan
Raspberry
Wine Wednesdays
1/2 Off Bottles of Wine
Thursday
$15 Local Oyster Buckets
Community Table
Community Table is a cozy gem in the Ion neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, right near the Ravenel. They’ve got great food and craft cocktails and a whole array of deals. Happy hour is from 3 – 5 pm (at the bar, front porch and sidewalk) on weekdays featuring half off all drinks and food specials! That includes top-shelf liquor so it’s a great time to treat yourself to a higher-end pour.
They also have a bunch of weekly specials like:
Margarita Monday! 1/2 priced margaritas all day!
Tuesday Burgers In The Hood! $12 Smash Burgers from 4-9pm.
Prime Rib Night Wednesdays
The Shelter Kitchen + Bar
Shelter is an icon of Shem Creek despite being off the water a ways. Their happy hour is the standard 4 – 7 pm on weekdays featuring:
$2.00 Draft Bud Light
$3 Domestic beers
$3.00 Well liquors
$3.00 House wines
Buy one, get one 1/2 off apps
They also have a great weekly rundown of specials and events:
Monday – $0.50 wings + free pool
Tuesday – Team Trivia at 7 pm
Wednesday – $8 Smash Burgers and $8 bottles of wine
Thursday – Karaoke Thursdays from 9:30 pm – 12:30 am
Saturday & Sunday – $12 Mimosa Carafes from 9 – 3 and live music at 10 pm
King Street Grille
King Street Grille’s Mt. Pleasant location is in the shopping center off the Isle of Palms connector on the corner of Rifle Range. It’s a great sports bar to watch any event and has the deals to match it. Happy hour is weekdays from 4 – 7 pm featuring 50% off all beer, wine and house liquor! This is only available at the bar and patio and excludes signature cocktails, wine bottles and liquor over $14.
They also have some great weekly specials:
Wednesdays
Half priced burgers with a beverage purchase
Thursdays
Discounts on select appetizers
Tavern & Table
Tavern & Table is one of the more high-end restaurants on Shem Creek but they still cater to everyone with their Happy Hour specials. Happy hour is from 4 – 7 pm Monday through Friday featuring:
Drink Deals
$1 off well drinks & domestics
$4 select beer
$4/$5 select wine
$5 Tavern Aperol Spritz
Food Deals
$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
Red's Ice House
Red’s is perhaps the most popular bar on Shem and needs no introduction. The don’t advertise their happy hour much but we’ve got you covered. They just rolled out a brand new “5 Buck Specials” Happy Hour, Monday – Friday from 4 – 7 pm at the bar areas only, featuring:
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
The Mill Street Tavern
Mill Street is on the other side of Shem, down the road from Shelter. Despite not being up the creek, their rooftop deck still offers an amazing view on the water. Their happy is from 3 – 5 pm daily at the bar areas and veranda. It’s an easy one to remember, 25% off everything!
Charleston Sports Pub
Charleston Sports Pub has some insane deals throughout the week and on happy hour at all their Charleston locations. Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 4 – 7 pm offering:
$3 domestics
$3.75 house liquor
$4 Fireball
$4 house wines
$5 Tito’s Vodka, Jack and Jameson
$7 Spicy Bacon Cheese Fries or Truffle Fries
$7 Johnson City Onions
They also have some of the best weekly specials in town. There are honestly too many offerings to show them all here, but to summarize:
Monday – BOGO Burger night
Tuesday – Team Trivia & Tequila Tuesday
$3 Tacos
$3 Coronas
$3 Espolon
$4 Espolon margaritas
$20 house margarita pitchers
+$5 Add Flavor (Mango or Strawberry)
Wing Wednesday
20 Bone-In Wings for $15.99 for Loyalty Members only
Sunday Brunch deals
$15 Mimosa Carafes
$30 Mega Mimosas
Bottomless Mimosas 11am-1pm
Check out their Bartopia page below for the full details!
Charleston Harbor Fish House
Fish House boasts one of the coolest views in Charleston. Not only on the water with a view of downtown, it also is right next to Charleston’s Aircraft Carrier, the USS Yorktown! Enjoy the view and their loaded happy hour. From 4 – 6 pm Sunday – Friday:
Drinks
$2 off Draft Beer
$4 Glass / $15 Bottle House Wines
$6 Signature Cocktails
American Mule, Honeysuckle Lemonade, Meaning of Life, Seasonal Mojito, Coleman Blvd, Dark and Stormy
Food
$2 Buck Shuck
Chef’s Daily Selection of Oysters on the Half Shell
$6 Appetizers
Pimento Cheese, Fried Green Tomatoes, 6 Raw Clams, Cheese Burger
$7 Appetizers
Fried Calamari, Smoked Fish Dip
$8 Appetizers
Tuna Poke, Farmers Plate, Ceviche
SAVI Cucina + Wine Bar
SAVI Cucina is an upscale Italian restaurant and bar deep in Mount Pleasant. Located in Town Center, SAVI has a beautiful inside bar and a spacious patio for those sunny afternoons. Their Aperitivo Hour runs everyday from 3 – 6 pm but is only available at the bar area. It features an array of food and drinks for you including:
Drinks
$5 Premium Well Spirits
$5 Draft Beer
$7 Somm Red, White, Rosé
$8 Signature Cocktails
Wines by the Glass – Quartino for the price of a glass
25% off Wines by the Bottle
Food
$3 (each) Savi Meatballs
$7 Fried Mozzarella
$7 Italian Olives + Formaggi
$7 Fried Sicilian Brussel Sprouts
$8 Arancini
$8 Mortadella Toast
$11 Fritto Misto