Happy Hour on Hilton Head Island
Most Hilton Head happy hours run 4 to 6 p.m. every day. Brother Shucker’s and Poseidon pour with $1 oysters, and a handful keep going until 7.
Oysters by the dollar
Daily 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., with $1 oysters and cheap draft beer. The bar calls it the Island’s #1 Happy Hour, and the room fills up fast.
4 to 6 p.m., with $1 Virginia oysters, local peel-and-eat shrimp, bar snacks and money off drafts and wine.
The same $1 oysters and peel-and-eat shrimp one floor up, with a sunset happy hour to open the evening.
Happy hour on the water
4 to 6 p.m. in the dining room over Broad Creek, with surf and turf skewers, grouper bites and blackened shrimp tacos. Dine-in only.
A seasonal bar by the beach, open about March to November, with a dollar off beer, wine and liquor from 4 to 6 p.m.
Going until 7
Most happy hours end at 6. These keep the prices down for one more hour.
4 to 7 p.m. at the bar, with drink discounts and bar appetizers like $9 wings and BBQ chicken nachos.
Daily 4 to 7 p.m., with lower prices on wings, most appetizers, draught beer, house wine and well drinks. The pub closes at 7, so happy hour is the last three hours of the day.
Daily food specials from 4 to 6 p.m. and drink specials from 4 to 7 in the Triangle.
Pizza, pasta and wine
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily, with 20 percent off cocktails, beer and wine in the bar and wine lounge, plus a complimentary pizzetta.
An aperitif happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. at the bar, before early dining in the dining room.
4 to 6 p.m., with $1 off beer and wine, $2 off liquor and $9 select appetizers on a covered porch near Coligny.
Daily 4 to 6 p.m., with discounted draft beer, wine and well drinks and half-price appetizers.
Happy hour from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday in the casual cafe next door to Michael Anthony’s.
Tacos and margaritas
Feliz Hora runs 4 to 6 every day, with $1 fresh salsa, $4 queso and other bar snacks.
Pubs, barbecue and bar food
Every day from 4 to 6 p.m., with smoked nachos, fried okra and wings, and a rooftop bar upstairs.
4 to 6 p.m. daily, with two-for-one appetizers and an early-bird menu at the same time.
A happy hour menu of $5 fried pickles, $6 sliders and $8 rib tips. Call for the hours.
House-brewed beer with a happy hour menu of $6 fried pickles and an $8 pretzel. Call for the times.
A north-end tavern with a happy hour menu of bar bites like $7 pimento cheese and soft pretzels. Call for the days and times.
Tequila specials every Wednesday from $5.95 a pour at the old Hickory Tavern. Call for that day’s happy hour.
About this list
Happy hour on Hilton Head is an afternoon habit. Most bars start at 4, wrap up at 6 and take a dollar or two off drafts, wine and well drinks, with cheaper appetizers alongside. Oysters by the dollar, a deck over the marsh and a pub patio that fills up after golf are all here.
Times can change with the season, so give the bar a quick call before you head over. Every card has the phone number.
More ways to choose where to eat
Hilton Head bars guide: tiki beach bars, pubs, cocktail lounges, live music rooms and happy hours, with what each is known for and phone numbers.
Rooftop bar Hilton Head guide: sunset rooftops at Shelter Cove, Skull Creek, Harbour Town, Sea Pines and Coligny, with what each serves.
Hilton Head restaurants on the water: Skull Creek docks, Broad Creek decks, marina patios, oceanfront tiki bars and Harbour Town views, with phone numbers.
Sports bars Hilton Head South Carolina: where to watch the game, from Ohio State and Chicago bars to a resort screen wall, with phone numbers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
What time is happy hour on Hilton Head?
Most run from 4 to 6 p.m. every day. Holy Tequila starts at 3 and Brother Shucker’s at 3:30, and Reilley’s, Brickyard Pub, Captain Woody’s and Black Marlin go until 7.
Where can I get $1 oysters at happy hour?
Brother Shucker’s has $1 oysters from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily, and Poseidon and its rooftop bar serve $1 Virginia oysters from 4 to 6.
Which happy hours are on the water?
Old Oyster Factory over Broad Creek, Black Marlin at Palmetto Bay Marina, Up the Creek at Broad Creek Marina, San Miguel’s on Shelter Cove Harbour and Loggerhead Landing by the beach.
Is there a happy hour on the north end of the island?
Terrapin in Palmetto Hall runs one daily from 4 to 6, and LagerHead Tavern in Hilton Head Plantation has a happy hour menu.
Do happy hour prices apply at the tables?
Not everywhere. Holy Tequila’s is at the bar and high-top tables only, and Reilley’s and Catch 22 run theirs at the bar, so grab a bar seat to be safe.
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