Cheap Downtown LA Restaurants

In the bar/lounge area only, Mon-Fri from 4:30-6:30pm, grab 6 appetizers, 4 wines by the glass, and all Hawaiian specialty cocktails at this cheap downtown LA restaurant are $5 each. The apps include Japanese Shishito Peppers or Teppanyaki Grilled Beef Sliders.


This cheap downtown LA restaurant offers diners happy hour Mon–Fri from 3:30-6:30pm. You can snag $3 & $4 beers, $5 well drinks, $6 wine, and more. There’s also a menu of happy hour food starting at $5.

This popular spot for A-listers has $3-7 sushi and appetizers, $5 cocktails, and $6 glasses of wine Monday-Saturday from 5pm-close. Its French-Japanese fusion food is well known across the valley.

On Mon-Sun from 4-7pm, patrons can try $5 well drinks, beer, or wine. Also there's $5 appetizers, and a free shuttle to and from local venues after 5pm, 7 days a week.

This downtown Irish Bar and Grill has happy hour every Mon-Fri from 4-7 PM. They have half-priced appetizers, plus live bands every Thurs and special guest DJ's imported from the UK on Fri.

This microbrewery in downtown offers $2 micro brews and a great happy hour menu that ranges from $1.95-$3.95. It happens every weekday till 7pm, but even longer for Monday Night Football.

Every Thursday catch Jason Myers & his jazz band trio from 5:30-8:30pm. Open for lunch daily at noon, with a menu ranging from $4 hot dogs and $4 beers to Champagne and Wine bottle service.

Every Thursday, from 4-8pm, a different beverage company, like Hendricks Gin, makes specialty drinks and four tapas are on special. 
Price is $4 per drink and $4-6 per small plate.

A 1920's Martini at 1920's prices every Thurs from 5-7pm at this classy bar. One of the few spots downtown with such a deal, they prohibits sneakers, casual clothes, so grab a collared shirt.

This cheap downtown LA restaurant offers an under $5 Happy Hour menu, including a $2.95 cheeseburger and fries. There is a $3.50 minimum beverage purchase per person. There's also a free shuttle to Staples Center for events.