This Park West gastro pub runs a great happy hour, Monday through Friday 4:30 – 6 p.m., when one of their featured daily craft cocktails costs just $8. Made with fig-infused Slow Hand Six Woods Whiskey, Armada Oloroso Sherry, lime juice, cane syrup and black walnut bitters the Fig Poppa is the latest addition to the lineup –– be sure to snag one this month along with some of Carl Schroeder’s award-winning eats.

One of San Diego’s first bona fide craft cocktail bars, this western-themed watering hole is an institution among drinkers in the know. From specialties and classics to old favorites, all cocktails cost $9 except during happy hour (daily until 9 p.m.) when seasonal varieties will only set you back $6. Tipples include the mezcal-based Gypsy Tears, and Bikini Bottom with Clément Rhum Agricole, lime, pineapple shrub, and Clément Coconut Liqueur.

Stop by this swanky lounge for Cool Cat Karaoke on Thursdays when Cat Tais (Monkey coconut rum, Cruzan aged light rum, pineapple, felernum, Cruzan black strap rum), and Long Islands (rum, New Amsterdam gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec, sweet & sour, splash of coke) are only $6. While most cocktails on the regular menu come in at $10 or over, the Enchanted Youth (pomegranate syrup, brut sparkling wine) is pretty reasonable at $9 a pop.

While most specialty cocktails at this chic East Village chophouse come in around the $12 - $14 price point, you can snag one for $7 during happy hour, every Tuesday to Friday from 4 – 7 p.m. Current creations from head bartender Garth Flood and his team include 'Calamity Gin' (Plymouth Gin with lime juice, grapefruit juice, sage, simple syrup), and 'The Horse Thief', made with Benchmark Bourbon, Carpano Antiqua vermouth and Jägermeister bitters.

Another of San Diego’s original fine cocktail purveyors, this much-loved India Street hotspot serves up their famed Kentucky Colonels every Wednesday for only $8. Imbibers can also beat those 'back to work blues' with $8 mules every Sunday and Monday; or take $2 off specialty cocktails during happy hour, which runs daily between 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Made with Ixa Blanco Tequila, lime, agave nectar and salt, Tim’s Margarita is a must-try.

You can nab a house cocktail for only $5 at this dapper whiskey lounge during its somewhat under the radar happy hour. Stop by between 5 – 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and enjoy an Old Fashioned, or branch out with a 'Derby Days' (Old Crow Bourbon, fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, honey syrup, mint), or 'Julian Sour' made with Lairds Apple Brandy, Old Crow Bourbon, apple syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice and egg white.

Quite possibly the most affordable mixed drink in the metro area, San Diego institution Nunu’s serves up some pretty stiff $3 Cherry Bombs and Lemon Cosmos during their daily happy hour. Stop by Monday through Friday (1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.), pull up a barstool - or take a seat in one of the Naugahyde booths - and, as their website suggests, why not make this your “office away from home-office” for an afternoon.

Beloved by many in Bay Park and beyond, this upscale dive bar delivers some newly elevated eats from chef RoseAna Peyron and a killer cocktail list from Ryan Andrews. Every Tuesday, the High Dive busts out the Moai mugs and Armada bowls for Tiki Tuesday –– imbibers clad in appropriately themed attire can enjoy $2 off all things Tiki including drinks like the Pain Reliever, Hai-Tai, The Diver and Walking Dead from 5 – 10 p.m.