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Best Happy Hours In Beverly Hills

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The neighborhood of the rich and famous has fallen in line with the times. With restaurants and bars offering some of the best happy hours around, you'll be excited to keep coming back for more. Whether it is cocktails, appetizers or the perfect combination of both, here is a list of some of Beverly Hills' best happy hour spots

Bedford & Burns
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Bedford & Burns
369 N. Bedford Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 273-8585
www.bedfordandburns.com
Dates: Everyday from 4pm to 7pm

Relative Beverly Hills newcomer Bedford & Burns is local favorite any time of day, but particularly shines during happy hour. Food options run the gamut from barbacoa street tacos and chicken liver pate with nothing topping the $7 mark. Discounted drinks will keep everyone happy especially the extensive selection of wines by the glass.

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Bar Bouchon
235 N. Canon Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-9910
www.thomaskeller.com
Dates: Monday - Friday from 5pm to 7pm

The happy hour at Bouchon's casual downstairs offshoot give diners and imbibers a rare opportunity to sample chef Thomas Keller's food on the cheap. Sample upscale bar food such as truffle popcorn and the Petit Bouchon Hot Dog (beef sausage served on pretzel bread with cornichon relish and Dijon mayo). Happy hour veer towards the classics and include a Negorni, Moscow Mule, and Old Fashioned.

Gyu-Kaku
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Gyu-Kaku
163 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 659-5760
www.gyu-kaku.com
Dates: Monday (All Day), Tuesday - Thursday (12pm-6:30pm & 8:30pm-10:30pm), Friday (11am-6:30pm & 8:30pm-11:30pm), Saturday (11am-6:30pm) and Sunday (11am-6:30pm & 8:30pm-10:30pm)

It's happy hour more often than it's not at Japanese bbq chain Gyu-Kaku. This, of course, is a great thing, especially considering that Gyu-Kaku's happy hour menu is one of the extensive in town. An extensive selection of appetizers, ramen, and grill your own meats, seafood, and vegetables, not to mention sake, beer and wine, are on discount. If the menu is simply too intimidating, you can just opt for the pre-set happy hour value courses that include starters, bbq items, and dessert.

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Sidebar
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 275-5200
www.fourseasons.com
Dates: Monday - Friday from 5pm to 7pm

If the price admission to Wolfgang Puck's Cut is too rich for your blood, the adjacent Sidebar is a worthy alternative especially during happy hour. This hidden gem, located in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, offers a seasonally rotating selection of happy hour specials which could include dry aged New York skewers and persimmon bruchetta served with fresh buratta. Wines and beer are discounted as well, but your bet is to focus your attention on the innovative

Wolfgang's
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Wolfgang's
446 N. Canon Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 385-0640
www.wolfgangssteakhouse.com
Dates: Everyday from 4pm to 7pm

There's no need to go whole heifer at Wolfgang Zweiner's Beverly Hills namesake restaurant. The popular New York transplant $7 bar menu provides a taste of steakhouse favorites including steak and tuna tarare, oysters, and sliders of the burger, lobster, and, of course, steak varieties with $7 drinks to match.

Salt Pepper Shrimp - Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
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Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
252 North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 278-8710
www.flemingssteakhouse.com
Dates: Everyday from 5pm to 7pm

A steakhouse dinner can unravel your purse strings, but Fleming's has its happy hour menu from 5-7pm that will save you a few bucks any day of the week. There are five cocktails, five wines by the glass and five hors d'oeuvres, served at the bar until 7pm. Pair a Sailor Jerry Rum Retropolitan, Moscow Mule or a glass of Spanish cava with crispy pork belly, salt and pepper shrimp or beef tenderloin carpaccio.

Nic's Lobster Beignets
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Nic's
453 North Cañon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 550-5707
www.nicsbeverlyhills.com
Dates: Tuesday - Saturday from 4pm - 7pm

Nic's extensive happy hour menu all includes a special $7 martini of the week, a $7 red and white wine of the day and various $7 plates. Favorite menu items include lobster beignets, grilled lamb pizza, Nic's house oysters and fried artichokes. If you are a vodka lover, step inside the VODBOX for a chilly survey and taste session of curated vodkas.

Article by Dave Klein
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