Cheers! Happy Hours that will Leave you Smiling

East 4th Street alfresco dining

With so many good restaurants, pubs and breweries in Cleveland Plus, it’s not easy to decide where to belly up to the bar. So, for happy hour specials around town, here are few spots worth trying out. Located within walking distance of both Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena, City Tap’s (www.citytapcleveland.com) convenient location and 40 beers on tap make it a great place to stop before going to a game. The bar’s terrific happy hour specials don’t end at 7pm, either. From 8-9pm, Monday-Friday, all drafts and bottles are just $2 during “powerhour.” Also located downtown, Wonder Bar (www.wonderbarcleveland.com) is housed in a historic building on East 4^th, a brick-lined pedestrian-only destination street filled with bars, a comedy club, a concert venue, an upscale bowling alley and some exceptional dining. Live jazz, blues, and reggae bands play there most weekends. Wonder Bar stocks an incredible array of microbrews; the bartenders can mix up just about any martini imaginable, too.

Just a short drive across the Lorain-Carnegie bridge from downtown, Prosperity Social Club (www.prosperitysocialclub.com) is a Tremont bar and restaurant with a vintage Cleveland vibe and a summer patio hidden around back. The place has a selection of old board games and a bowling machine that will make you nostalgic for the days when video games weren’t all the rage. Prosperity also offers tasty daily food specials and bands often perform on weekends. Happy hour pricing is in effect until 7pm every weekday but Friday when happy hour ends at 6pm.

With an enormous 120-seat outdoor patio built specifically to imitate the look and feel of Rio’s Copacabana Beach, Sergio’s SARAVA (www.sergioscleveland.com) brings Brazilian flair to Shaker Square. The menu features South American delicacies such as fried plantains and Brazilian style brisket. For happy hour, which runs from 5-6:30pm every day and after 9:30pm on Friday and Saturday, the restaurant offers special pricing on “street plates” and Brazilian specialty drinks.

– Jeff Niesel 

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