Celebrated Southwestern chef John Sedlar’s flagship restaurant is on the bucket list of many food lovers, but if the price point is at all a deterrent, then the happy hour ought to come in handy. A number of snacks are available for only $5, including cheese-stuffed Spanish peppers, an arepa corn cake topped with apricot barbecue shrimp and the braised short rib tamale with an impressively even meat-to-masa ratio. Also, there are more than 10 serious cocktails from the Julian Cox-curated bar program, each for only $7. Happy hour takes place Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This grown-up restaurant in the heart of Hollywood has introduced a “Six Degrees of Sadie” menu, with a variety of small plates and specialty drinks each priced at only $6. Among the rich nibbles are deviled "bacon and eggs" with crispy prosciutto, oysters on the half-shell with a "bloody mary" mignonette, an ahi poke with cucumber pickle and lotus root and steamed Pei mussels in a smoky tomato broth. Cocktail classics are the Moscow Mule, Daiquiri and Old-Fashioned. The Six Degrees menu is served in the Center Lounge Tuesdays through Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Foundry chef Eric “Greenie” Greenspan is a fixture at his Melrose Avenue flagship—bouncing between duties as an ebullient expeditor and a snarky, good-time guy. His passion for his food is evident in all aspects, and the “social hour” offers a great way to experience it at a literal fraction of the price, when all of the items from the lounge menu are discounted by 25 percent. Be it nibbles like potato latke bites (regular price $6) or the short rib grilled cheese (normally $12) to the more sizable and luscious rib eye of beef (usually $29). Specialty cocktails like the Velvet Citron and Bardstown Breakfast change all the time, but are always specially priced at $6. Social hour takes place weekdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the bar and lounge areas.

The former Henry’s Hat space in Studio City is now home to a trendy gastropub, Spoonful. Aside from a few nods to vegetarians and a straightforward burger, the menu is otherwise dishing Dixie—and the happy hour is no exception. All appetizers are priced at $3, from fabulous fried green tomatoes, with a light layer of cornmeal crust and a nicely spiced remoulade to whiskey-glazed chicken wings and buffalo shrimp. Featured cocktails change daily and are specially priced at $7, while all other cocktails—including those made with the slow-melting Japanese ice globe—are $2 off. Happy hour runs daily from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In a beautiful, bi-level space adjacent to the Shops on Lake Avenue retail complex, Trattoria Neapolis has quickly become a local favorite for modern Italian. Both food and beverage specials on the “aperitivo” menu are all priced at an unbelievable $5. Among mini pizzas from the wood burning oven, imported from Naples, are a basic margherita, along with a compelling house lamb sausage with caramelized fennel and asparagus. Bar bite duos include smoked tongue sliders and the hearty short rib “manwich” sliders. Cocktails are also serious business, courtesy of mixologist Vincenzo Marianello, such as the tea-infused Old Fashioned and a classic gimlet. Available in the bar and lounge, aperitivo runs weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Along with Waterloo & City and Corner Door, A-Frame anchors a trio of gastropubs along the western edge of Culver City. Distinguished by its unique, pitched roof, A-Frame is part of Kogi BBQ chef Roy Choi’s emerging culinary empire, and the food is as imaginative, yet approachable, as the architecture. The massive double cheeseburger ($7) combines a seemingly chaotic array of toppings—sharp cheddar, tomato confit, pickled red onions, hot sauce and sesame mayo—into a series of beguiling bites that are each a little different and a lot decadent. But be sure to start with the heirloom pickles ($3)—more like a creative play on crudités—with pickled apples, carrots and more. Also, try one of three cocktails ($7), such as the Backwoods, comprised of bourbon, applejack, maple and bitters. Happy hour takes place Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. throughout the restaurant.

Stop by A-Frame’s two neighboring restaurants for a proper happy hour bar crawl. Waterloo and City’s twice daily happy hour is also from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and again from 10 p.m. to midnight, except Sunday, when it runs 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eclectic appetizers include the rich chicken liver mousse ($6) to Indian butter chicken flatbread ($8) and even a sticky toffee pudding dessert ($5). Check out the “pub-tails,” too.

A South Bay favorite, but little-known outside of its Hollywood Riviera enclave, Bouzy sports a casual, family-friendly vibe early on and then fills with more of a traditional bar crowd as the night progresses. Fortunately, there’s a happy hour for each. The food menu changes frequently, but includes both nibbles ($3), such as a delightfully creamy and crunchy egg salad on rye or roasted Brussels sprouts in balsamic, as well as “bigger bites” ($5) like chile verde with slow-braised pork, or a dinner salad of mixed greens with shaved fennel and apple. Cocktails like the Bouzy Hurricane are $4 each, and eight-ounce quartinos of food-friendly wines are only $5. Both happy hours take place daily from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close.