So you want to go out and drink without breaking the bank? No shame in that game. Expedite your decision-making process with this master list of daily drink specials in Uptown.
Remember: This list was updated in September 2018, but, as always, bars and restaurants reserve the right to change their specials. If you’re set on a certain deal, call before you go. Looking for more? Check out our Cheap Drinks section, dedicated to drink specials by neighborhood. And if we missed your go-to, let us know.
MONDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine over $40
Cantina 1511 – 205 North College Street – $6.50 specialty cocktails
Carolina Ale House – 201 South College Street – $5 margaritas
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Coastal Kitchen and Bar – 222 East Third Street – $8 1800 Reposado Margarita
Corkscrew on 5th – 412 West 5th Street – $10 beer and sandwich
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $4 local pints, $5 Crown and Down
Dandelion Market – 118 West 5th Street – $3 select drafts
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – $2 Asahi, $5 Saketini
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $5 glasses of wine, $6 Stoli
French Quarter Restaurant – 321 South Church Street – $4 house wines, $7 American Mules
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $2 domestics, $4 wells
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – $3 Yuengling draft, $5 Tito’s
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – 1/2-price glasses of wine
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Corona and Corona Light bottles, $6 margaritas
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $2 off Jameson, Caskmakes, Powers Pot Stilla nd Busmills, $4 Guinness, Harp and Smithwicks
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $3 pints, $5 Stoli, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $3 Tecate cans, $5 frozen sangria, $5 frozen lime margarita
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – Mystery $1 Pint Night, $7.50 specialty drinks
Red Ginger – 401 South Tryon Street – $3 draft beer
Rí Rá – 208 North Tryon Street – $6 martinis
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Three Olives flavors, $6 1800 tequila, $21 Bud Light towers
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – $5 house margaritas
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $5 32-ounce domestic drafts
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $3 domestics, $5 Crown and Down
Vida Cantina – 210 East Trade Street – 1/2-price margaritas
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $3 domestic pints, $4 premium pints, $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – $2 off NC drafts and spirits
TUESDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – 25% off tequila
Assorted Table Wine Shoppe – 224 East 7th Street – $5 wine flights, 10% off featured wines
Cantina 1511 – 205 North College Street – $5 house margaritas
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Coastal Kitchen and Bar – 222 East Third Street – $7 Tito’s mixed drinks, $9 Tito’s martinis
Corkscrew on 5th – 412 West 5th Street – $4 pints
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $2.50 Bud and Bud Light bottles, $3 glasses of wine, $4 Smirnoff, $4 New Amsterdam, $5 Jägermeister
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – 1/2-priced wine, $4 White Zombie
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – $5 bourbon
Dandelion Market – 118 West 5th Street – $15 select bottles
Draught – 601 South Cedar Street – $6 Moscow Mules
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine, $3.50 select drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – $2 domestics, $3 Golden Monkey
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $2 off local drafts and liquor
French Quarter Restaurant – 321 South Church Street – $3.50 NC pints, $4 house wine
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $3.50 pints, $5 Dixies and Deep Eddy
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – $4 drafts
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – $5 NC craft taps
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Miller Lite bottles, $5 Red Bull Vodka
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $2 off Basil Hayden, Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace, $3 local drafts
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – 1/2 price across the board
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $3.50 imports, $4 Fireball, $4 well drinks, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $3 drafts
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – 1/2-price pints
Red Ginger – 401 South Tryon Street – $8 flavored sake
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $4 local drafts, $4 well liquor, $16 Yuengs and Wings (10 wings and a pitcher of Yuengling)
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – $5 drafts
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $2 PBR, $4 shots
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $2 Tecate cans, $2 Twisted Teas, $4 Corona, $4 Dos Equis, $8 Ultimate Margaritas
Vida Cantina – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Coronas, $4 crafts
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $15 domestic buckets, $5 Beer of the Month
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – 25% off bottles and cans, $5 mules
WEDNESDAY
Blackfinn Ameripub– 210 East Trade Street – 1/2-price glasses and bottles of wine
Cantina 1511 – 205 North College Street – $10 off bottles of wine
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – BOGO glasses of wine, $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Coastal Kitchen and Bar – 222 East Third Street – $5 glasses of house wine
Corkscrew on 5th – 412 West 5th Street – 1/2-price select bottles with the purchase of a flatbread
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine, $3 Yuengling drafts, $5 Crown family
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – $4 local drafts, $6 Bernheim, Redemption Rye, Larceny, Old Forrester Signature Jim Beam Double Oaked, Wild Turkey
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – 1/2-price martinis
The Daily – 214 North Church Street – $5 whiskey
Draught – 601 South Cedar Street – 1/2-price glasses and bottles of wine, $4 select pints
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – $5 well martinis
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $3.50 draughts, $8 Bulleit
French Quarter Restaurant – 321 South Church Street – $4 Stella pints, $4 house wine
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine, $4 local crafts, $5 Crown and Downs
Howl at the Moon – 210 East Trade Street – $3 select OMB beers, $4 Tito’s, $6 Barefoot Spritzers
The Imperial – 300 North College Street – $20 select bottles of wine
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – 1/2-price glasses of wine
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – $4 sangria
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Yuengling bottles, $5 Crown Royale
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $3 Labatts, $4 wells, $5 select glasses of wine
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – $3 drafts
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $4 glasses of wine, $4 Sex on the Beach, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $5 lime mojito Cubanos
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – 1/2-price select whiskey, bourbon and scotch, 1/2-price wine
Red Ginger – 401 South Tryon Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine
Rí Rá – 208 North Tryon Street – 1/2-price select bottles of wine, $5 whiskey
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – 1/2-price wine, $5 Pinnacle flavors, $16 Corona and Corona Light buckets
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – $5 select glasses of wine
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $4 local and craft beers, discounted top shelf whiskey
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $3 domestic drafts, $4 craft drafts, $4 Fireball
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $4 select craft pints, $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – 1/2-price wine, wheats and sangrias
THURSDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – $4 drafts, $8 signature cocktails
Cantina 1511 – 205 North College Street – $3.50 imports
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Coastal Kitchen and Bar – 222 East Third Street – $1 off NC bottles and cans
Corkscrew on 5th – 412 West 5th Street – $10 for 4 wines
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $3 domestic bottles, $5 Skyy, $5 Green Tea shots
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – $4 Unknown Brewery cans, $6 Maker’s Mark
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – $20 bottomless wine
The Daily – 214 North Church Street – $4 pints
Draught – 601 South Cedar Street – $4 select pints, $7 whiskey
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 select drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – 1/2-price select bottles of wine
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – 1/2-price Ketel One and wine
French Quarter Restaurant – 321 South Church Street – $3.50 pints, $4 house wine
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $3 Tecate, Tecate Lighta nd Modelo, $4 Lunazul, $5 margaritas, $6 Don Julio
Howl at the Moon – 210 East Trade Street – $3 16-ounce Bud Light cans, $5 Absolut and Red Bull, $6 Barefoot Spritzers
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – 1/2-price cocktails
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – $5 16-ounce craft cans
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $4 OMB drafts
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $3 Deep Eddy
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – $2 PBR, $4.50 wells, $6 RBV
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $5 Crown family, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine, $4 drafts, $5 Gold Margaritas
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – 1/2-price tequila
Red Ginger – 401 South Tryon Street – $5 martinis
Rí Rá – 208 North Tryon Street – $5 select local drafts
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $1.50 Jell-O shots, $2 PBR drafts, $3 Red Bull, $6 Ketel One & Red Bull, $7 Don Julio
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Jack Daniels or Jim Beam calls
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $5 domestic mugs, $5 Tito’s, $6 craft mugs
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Fn8’s, $6 Absolut Crushes, $10 Fish Bowls
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – $2 Old School, $4 wells, $4 signature shots
FRIDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – $5 Tito’s and Green Tea shots
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Coastal Kitchen and Bar – 222 East Third Street – $5 drafts
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $3 Mexican beer, $5 Fireball, $5 Red Bull Vodkas
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – $3 Miller Lite, $5 Familia Camarena, $5 Evan Williams Single Barrel
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – 20% off Crafted Flights
Draught – 601 South Cedar Street – $5 select vodka, $7 Cranberry Margaritas
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 select drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – $2 drafts (excluding Chimay)
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $3.50 Miller Lite
French Quarter Restaurant – 321 South Church Street – $4 house wine, $7 American Mules
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $5 green tea shots, $8 Moscow Mules
Howl at the Moon – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Bud Light, $3 Coors Light, $5 Absolut and Red Bull, $6 Barefoot Spritzers
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – $5 wells
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – 1/2-price specialty drinks
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $7 PB&J (PBR tall boy and Jameson)
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $3.50 Yuengling, $5 Jim Beam, $5 shot special
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – $3 select beer, $5 select liquor
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $1.50 Bud Light bottles, $4 Jack family, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $5 El Jimador Blanco shots, $5 Exotico Blanco or Reposado shots, $6 Espolon or Luna Azul Blanco or Reposado shots
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – $3 Charlotte cans and bottles, $4 drafts
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $3.50 Fat Tire, $6 Tito’s, $16 Miller or Coors buckets, $24 Dos Equis towers
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – 25% off bottles of wine
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $3 domestic pints, $4 craft pints, $5 Deep Eddy flavors
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $3 PBR, $4 Panthers Shots
Vida Cantina – 210 East Trade Street – $6 Corona-ritas
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Shot of the Week
SATURDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – $5 Tito’s and Green Tea shots
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Corkscrew on 5th – 412 West 5th Street – 10% off reserve wine list
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $3 Bud Light bottles, $5 Jägermeister, $5 Red Bull Vodkas, $5 Crown family
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – $3 Bud Light, $5 Stoli, $5 Jack Daniel’s family
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – $10 Secret Crushes
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 select drafts
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Emzy – 532 South Church Street – $2 drafts (excluding Chimay)
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $3.50 Miller Lite
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $5 rosé and prosecco, $6 Carolina Blue slushies, $1 off pub cans
Howl at the Moon – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Bud Light, $3 Coors Light
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – $3 mimosas, $4 Bloody Mary bar
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – $24 mimosa carafes, $28 bellini carafes
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $7 Sidecar (Miller Lite Pony and Fireball)
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $3 Dos Equis, $5 bombs, $6 Ketel One
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – $3 select beer, $5 select liquor
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $5 Ketel One, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $6 Colossal Lime Mojito Cubano, $6 Colossal Gold Margarita (add shot, $3)
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – $3.50 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys, $12 domestic buckets
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $3.50 Fat Tire, $6 Tito’s, $16 Miller or Coors buckets, $24 Dos Equis towers
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – 25% off bottles of wine
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $3 Beer of the Month, $5 Shot of the Month
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $3 PBR, $4 Panthers shots
Vida Cantina – 210 East Trade Street – $4 mimosas, $5 rosé cocktails, $6 Bloody Marys
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Shot of the Week
SUNDAY
204 North – 204 North Tryon Street – $4 OMB drafts, $5 Tito’s and Green Tea shots
BLT Steak – 110 North College Street – 1/2-price bottles of wine, $5 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys
City Smoke – 100 North Tryon Street – $2.75 Bud Light and Miller Light, $3 Landshark, $3.50 Shock Top
Connolly’s – 115 East 5th Street – $4 Miller Lite bottles, $5 car bombs
Corner Pub – 335 North Graham Street – $3.50 Sam Adams drafts, $4 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys, $5 Fireball
The Cotton Room – 144 Brevard Court – $4 Captain Jack, $5 Deep Eddy, $5 Tito’s
Crave Dessert Bar – 500 West 5th Street – $15 sangria pitchers
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse – 330 North Tryon Street – $3.50 select drafts, $4 mimosas, $6 Bloody Marys
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – 101 South Tryon Street – $8 select cocktails, $8 select glasses of wine (4-7 p.m.)
Fitzgerald’s – 201 East 5th Street – $3 mimosas, $6 Stoli Bloody Marys
Graham St. Pub & Patio – 400 South Graham Street – $3 mimosas, $4 Bloody Marys, $15 mimosa carafe, $15 domestic buckets
Ink N Ivy – 222 South Church Street – $3 mimosas, $4 Bloody Mary bar, $5 Aluminum
Libretto’s – 210 East Trade Street – $4 beer of the month
Mimosa Grill – 327 South Tryon Street – $3 bellinis and mimosas
Mortimer’s Pub – 210 East Trade Street – $3 Miller Lite pints, $4 mimosas, $6 Bloody Marys
Murphy’s Kitchen and Tap – 445 West Trade Street – $2 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys, $5 Panthers shots, $22 Miller Lite or Coors Light buckets
Prohibition – 200 North Tryon Street – $4 You-Call-Its
The Pub at Gateway – 710 West Trade Street – $2.50 Bud Light, $3 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys, $5 Brewery of the Month
Que Onda – 333 West Trade Street – $4 tropical mimosas, $5 red sangria, $6 micheladas
Queen City Q – 225 East 6th Street – $3.50 mimosas, $5 Bloody Marys, $12 domestic buckets
Sea Level NC – 129 East 5th Street – $3.50 Narragansett, $7 Ralyen Vineyards glasses
Strike City – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Three Olives flavors, $6 1800 Tequila, $21 Bud Light towers
Studio Movie Grill – 210 East Trade Street – $5 select glasses of wine
Tilt on Trade – 127 West Trade Street – $3 domestics, $5 Crown & Down
Tin Roof – 210 East Trade Street – $3 mimosas, $3 Bloody Marys, $3 Bud and Bud Light bottles, $4 Fireball, $10 Fish Bowls
Vida Cantina – 210 East Trade Street – $4 mimosas, $5 rosé cocktails, $6 Bloody Marys
Wild Wing Cafe – 210 East Trade Street – $5 Beer of the Month, $15 domestic buckets
World of Beer – 210 East Trade Street – $2 mimosas, $3 Bloody Marys, $3 Beermosas
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