Editor’s Note: These were the area’s happy hour deals as of April 4, 2018.
AhSo
Tuesday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.
The newly opened AhSo by Jason Maddens of Vienna’s Clarity is already a popular modern American restaurant in the new section of Brambleton Town Center. The minimalist modern restaurant doesn’t just focus on its diners, those who visit the bar get a taste of upscale, rotating offerings from the chef like char-grilled octopus, mini lobster rolls, cheesesteak sliders and Buffalo popcorn chicken. Drink specials come in the form of $6 draft and bottled beers, wines and featured cocktails. An added bonus: If you stay for dinner, hold onto your happy hour menu. Those who show it to the waiter will receive 10 percent off their dinner bill. –LN // 22855 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton; ahsoresto.com
THE DEALS: $8-$9 food specials, $6 beers, wines and specialty cocktails
Blackfinn Ameripub
Monday-Friday, 3-7 p.m.
The new Loudoun Station in Ashburn is still growing but Blackfinn Ameripub already has caught on as a popular spot for happy hour. The modern aesthetic with a large island bar, brick walls, big-screen TVs and windowed walls are what you will find here, along with deals on typical happy hour grub: sliders, grilled cheese, tacos (fried chicken and ahi poke street taco options), flatbreads, chicken fingers, blackened Brie and hummus duo. Drink specials are a nice offering with $2 off drafts, $5 well drinks and $6 house wines and sangria on tap. –LN // 43781 Central Station Drive, Ashburn; blackfinnameripub.com/ashburn
THE DEALS: $5-$9 food specials, $2 off drafts, $5 well drinks, $6 house wines and sangria
Blue Ridge Grill
Monday-Thursday, 3-7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3-6 p.m.
Since 2002 in Leesburg, Blue Ridge Grill has focused on being a traditional steak and seafood spot for locals. And it must have been doing something right as it has since spread to both Bramleton and Ashburn. Its casual atmosphere makes all three locations a great spot for happy hour. Get half off all beer and rail drinks and $3 off wine and specialty drinks like mojitos, margaritas, martinis and more. At the bar, deals range from $4 soups, $7 wings, calamari and eggrolls and $8 and $9 entrees (steak and cheese sandwiches, seared ahi tuna, chicken sandwiches and more.) –LN // Ashburn, Brambleton and Leesburg; brgrill.com
THE DEALS: $4-$9 food specials, half-off beers and rail drinks, $3 off wine and specialty drinks
Bungalow Lakehouse
Monday-Friday, 4-8 p.m.
This massive, 12,000-square-foot complex has many offerings: up-scale bar, sports bar, pool tables, cigar room and outdoor terrace. And just like the multi-atmosphere spaces, there are just as many options for happy hour. The daily basics run $9-$12 food specials from sliders, nachos, skewers, bruschetta, flatbreads and more, and discounts on all drinks. Then there are nightly specials happening everyday: Mondays, 4-9 p.m., there are taco deals; Tuesdays, 4-9 p.m., it’s burger night; Wednesdays, 5-9 p.m., get half-priced bottles of wine; Thursdays, 4-9 p.m., focus on margaritas and martinis; and Fridays are not only Ladies Night, 8 p.m.-close, with cocktail specials, you’ll also get complementary pulled pork sliders. –LN // 46116 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling; bungalowlakehouse.com
THE DEALS: $9-$12 food specials, $3.50 rail drinks, $3.50-$6.50 beers, $5 martinis, mixed drinks and wines
Burton’s Grill & Bar
Monday-Friday, 3-7 p.m.
Though it may be a chain, Burton’s Grill & Bar still brings a great option for happy hour in both of its Northern Virginia locations. Modern American fare (citrus arugula salad, Cuban burger, apricot glazed scallops) and a slew of imbibing options can be enjoyed in the large bar and lounge areas or outside as both the Alexandria and Sterling location offer patio seating. –LN // Alexandria and Sterling; burtonsgrill.com
THE DEALS: Half-off select food items, $5 drafts, house wines and house spirits
Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm
Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. and 10 p.m.-midnight
Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm is a destination happy hour spot. This standalone venue is upscale with a glossy wood bar and booths inside and a large outdoor terrace with soft lighting. Traditional American fare is what’s on the menu and at happy hour indulge in wings, crab and artichoke dip, burgers, reubens, chicken sandwich or a Caesar salad, ranging in price from $6.99 to $8.99. Drink specials come in $4 drafts and bottled beers, $4.99 wines—an offering of one red and one white—and $4.99 cocktails. There on a Monday? Take advantage of half-price wine until 9 p.m.; Tuesdays, get in on a trivia game at 8 p.m. –LN // 42920 Broadlands Blvd., Broadlands; clydes.com/willow-creek-farm
THE DEALS: $6.99-$8.99 food specials, $4 beers, $4.99 wines and cocktails
French Hound Brasserie
Tuesday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.
Setting up shop in Lansdowne Town Center, French House Brasserie brings a little bit of France to Loudoun residents. But this isn’t the uppity French cuisine or atmosphere. Here they focus on comfort both in the dishes and during the happy hour. Light streams in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and glass chandeliers shed just enough light after the sun goes down. Items to tempt your belly start with nibbles on $2 spicy peanuts, $2.50 lamb sausage bites and salami to heartier fare like $8 pizza and poutine or $10 wings and steamed mussels. Wine prices get cut by $2, beers go for $4 and specialty drinks range from $6-$13. –LN // 19286 Promenade Drive, Leesburg; frenchhoundbrasserie.com
THE DEALS: $2-$10 food specials, $2 off wine, $4 beers, $6-$13 specialty drinks
King Street Oyster Bar
Daily, 3-6:30 p.m.
King Street Oyster Bar fills a niche in Leesburg: bivalves. The range of oysters offered are advertised out front on a chalkboard, usually around 10 to a dozen, and a great time to jump in and try out the varieties are during happy hour. From 3-6:30 p.m. each day, you can get half-priced Hog Island oysters along with other edible fare for $5 like pastrami and crab cake sliders, tuna tacos, blue cheese chips, spinach dip, ceviche, burgers, calamari and wings. Drinks also come in at $5 wine, beer and cocktails. –LN // 12 S. King St., Leesburg; kingstreetoysterbar.com
THE DEALS: $5 food and drink specials
Lightfoot Restaurant
Monday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Lightfoot Restaurant is iconic. One of the major fine dining restaurants in Leesburg, it visually draws your attention with the flagged front with arched doorway and Romanesque Revival styling. The former bank-turned restaurant still showcases the massive steel vault. Focusing on American classics for its cuisine, it is also a classic happy hour gathering place. Deals include $5 edibles from deviled eggs and dumplings to mussels and boneless fried chicken, $6 pork belly and $8 shrimp cocktail, shrimp tempura and more. Drinks go for $4 lager, $5 wines and $6 cocktails. –LN // 11 N. King St., Leesburg; lightfootrestaurant.com
THE DEALS: $5-$8 food specials, $4 lager, $5 wine, $6 cocktails
MacDowell’s Brew Kitchen
Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m.
Yes, there is a beach in Leesburg. It’s at MacDowell’s Brew Kitchen. There’s even a boat: it’s the bar. As casual as this sounds, it fits the mood for happy hour. Shuck the day’s stresses and get your feet in the sand however possible. Get $5 fries, shrimp, chili, frickles (fried pickles), hog wings, a salad or Sloppy Joe sliders. Draft beers run 20 percent off and house wines and mixed drinks are $5. –LN // 202-B Harrison St., Leesburg; macdowellsbrewkitchen.com
THE DEALS: $5 food specials, 20 percent off beer, $5 wines and cocktails
Parallel Wine and Whiskey Bar
Monday-Friday, 3-4 p.m. (Crazy Hour), 4-6 p.m. (Happy Hour)
Parallel Wine and Whiskey Bar is a mainstay in the Ashburn area. Maybe it’s because of the multiple wines on tap. Maybe it’s because of the 80-plus wine bottle offerings, 100-plus craft beers or 170-plus bourbons and whiskies. Or, maybe it’s because they understand the world in which we live today—full-time jobs, family schedules and the deep need for a break—by hosting a Crazy Hour, 3-4 p.m., where food and drink specials run cheaper than their 4-6 p.m. happy hour specials. During Crazy Hour, indulge in $3 drinks and snacks, and after that hour specials bump up to $5. Choose from nine different wines, beers and eight spirits or cocktails and seven food offerings like Parmesan duck fat fries, Cajun fried pickles, bruschetta, hummus, wedge salad, stuffed portobello caps and chicken and waffle minis. –LN // 43135 Broadlands Center Plaza, Broadlands; parallelwinebistro.com
THE DEALS: $3 food and drink specials during Crazy Hour, $5 food and drink specials during Happy Hour
Sakura Grill
Monday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
A sushi spot may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about happy hour. But if you’re craving sushi and want a deal, head over to Sakura Grill in Ashburn as they have deals like $3-$6 appetizers, typically $5-$8, $3-$3.50 rolls and 20 percent off signature rolls. Wine, sake, beer, martinis and cocktails are all discounted as well, up to half off each. –LN // 43670 Greenway Corporate Drive, Ashburn; sakuragrillashburn.com
THE DEALS: $3-$6 food specials, half off wine, sake, beer and specialty drinks
Shoe’s Cup and Cork
Wednesday-Saturday, 4-7 p.m.
It may be known as the place to grab coffee, lunch or a quiet hangout with its back patio, but Shoe’s Cup and Cork is now in on the happy hour game, serving up half-priced draft beers and $5 wines. Hungry? Nibble on $4 marinated olives, $5 Parmesan truffle fries, $6 spinach dip or $8 wings. A little extra perk: If you purchase a bottle from the featured bottles menu you get the truffle fries or olives free. –LN // 17 N. King St., Leesburg; shoescupandcork.com
THE DEALS: $4-$8 food specials, half-priced beers, $5 wines
SideBar
Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.
Side Bar is easy to miss walking down King Street in the historic district of Leesburg, but it is a place you should seek out. From Olivia and Nils Schnibbe (formerly of MacDowell Brew Kitchen and the now shuttered Captain Catoctin’s Crab & Concoctions) is the space they’ve set up to be a go-to spot any time of day but with a focus on nightlife. And where does nightlife start? Happy Hour. Here, find deviled eggs, cheese and crackers, wings and loaded sweet potato fries from $5-$8 and drinks like cocktails for $6-$8 and $2-off beer and wine. In the warmer months, enjoy the secluded brick patio just outside. –LN // 24 S. King St., Leesburg; facebook.com/SideBarLBG
THE DEALS: $5-$8 food specials, $2 off beer and wine, $6-$8 specialty drinks
The Wine Kitchen
Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.
Their focus is on wine, even going to the lengths of printing cards with information and tasting notes of the options you order. Their focus is also on seasonal food, whenever possible buying from regional farmers. Mesh these together with the specials they offer for happy hour and The Wine Kitchen does a solid to its patrons. Munch on olives, spiced peanuts or crispy feta cheese for $1.50, $2 deviled eggs, pork belly “doughnuts” or lobster fritters, or $3 bang bang sweet potatoes and $4 cheese fondue. Red, white and sparkling wines are $4 and a champagne of beers is $3. –LN // 7 S. King St., Leesburg; thewinekitchen.com
THE DEALS: $1.50-$4 food specials, $3 beers, $4 wines
(May 2018)