I always try my best not to pay full price for anything, mostly because I’m a tight bugger but also because everything is so expensive nowadays. Knowing that my dad used to pay about 35p for a pint in his local boozer just makes me want to start drinking lighter fluid on a night out as a cheap alternative to a 5 quid pint. Either that or I could head to one of these Happy Hours… Dogs n Dough Underground Hot Dogs, Pizzas, Cheese and Meat. American Sodas. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 4pm – 7pm £5 cocktails 2 dogs or dough & bottle of wine for £22 2 dogs or dough & 4 pint pitcher for £22 2 dogs or dough & bottle of prosecco for £27 Dogs n Dough, Bow Ln, Manchester M2 4JW www.dogsndough.com   English Lounge Traditional pub in the NQ. Nuts. Great roast dinners. Monday to Friday, 4pm – 8pm Two cocktails for £10 Two promo bottle beers for £5 House wine £10.95 Prosecco £15 English Lounge, 64-66 High St, Manchester M4 1EA www.englishloungemanchester.co.uk   Matt & Phreds Jazz, jazz & free jazz. Brilliant happy hours. Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 6pm – 8pm Tuesday, 6pm – 12am Friday, 4pm – 7.30pm Saturday, 5pm – 6pm Buy Two Alcoholic Drinks, (excluding 1/2 pints, shots or small glasses of wine), and get a FREE pizza. They also have a separate offer on 2-4-1 Cocktails. Matt & Phreds, 64 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LW www.mattandphreds.com   Black Dog Ballroom Pool. Black Tiles. Closes proper late at weekends. Sunday to Friday, 4pm – 7pm 2-4-1 on all cocktails marked with a dog symbol Carafe of house wine for £5 Estrella Damm for £2.50 Corona for £2.50 Black Dog Ballroom NQ, Basement Affleck’s Palace, Church St, Manchester M4 1PW Black Dog Ballroom NWS, 11-13 New Wakefield St, Manchester M1 5NP www.blackdogballroom.co.uk   Vapiano Pizza. Pasta. No hassle bill splitting. Monday to Friday, 4pm – 7pm 2-4-1 on selected cocktails Vapiano, Unit 13, The Corn Exchange, Manchester, M4 3TR www.uk.vapiano.com   Be at One Cocktails and London vibes. Nice bogs. Every day, 4.30pm - 7pm 2-4-1 cocktails. Be At One, 13 Barton Arcade, Barton Square,, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BB www.beatone.co.uk/cocktail-bar/manchester   Menagerie Decadence. Cocktails. Swinging ladies in cages. Monday to Friday, from 5pm 2-4-1 Cocktails, House red or white, San Miguel Fresca, Prosecco Menagerie, One New Bailey, New Bailey St, Salford M3 5JL www.menagerierestaurant.co.uk   Twenty Twenty Two Ping Pong. Monday to Friday, 4pm - 7pm Bottles of wine for £10 Cocktails for £5 Cask Ale for £2.50 Pilsner for £2.50 Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Twenty Twenty Two, 20 Dale St, Manchester M1 1EZ www.twentytwentytwo.co.uk   Kiki Showtime Sundays. On Sunday. Every day, 12pm – 9pm 2 cocktails for £8 2 spirit & mixer for £5 2 VK for £5 Kiki, 4 Canal St, Manchester M1 3HE www.kikimanchester.com   Turtle Bay Carribbean grub. Rum. Weird cages. Every day until 7pm, then from 10pm til close 2-4-1 Cocktails (both need to be the same though!) Turtle Bay, 33-35 Oxford St Turtle Bay, 46-50 Oldham St www.turtlebay.co.uk   Revolucion de Cuba Rum. Busy weekends. Strict bouncers. Monday to Friday, 3pm – 7pm Saturday, 5pm – 7pm 2-4-1 Cocktails Pint of Maeloc Cider for £2.50 Cocktail Teapots for £12 Pint of Mahou Lager for £3 4 Tacos for £5 Revolucion de Cuba, 11 Peter St, Manchester M2 5QR www.revoluciondecuba.com/bar/manchester   Artisan Posh cocktails and pizzas. Massive upstairs innit!? Monday to Friday, 5pm – 7pm (all day Friday) 2 cocktails for £10 Artisan, The Avenue, 18-22 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BZ www.artisan.uk.com   Kosmonaut Friday night pint favourite. Hip Hop Chip Shop. Pacifico. Monday to Friday, 4pm – 7pm Bottle of house wine for £12 Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Special K for £3 Sam Adams for £3 Kosmonaut, 10 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF www.kosmonaut.co   Trof Bourbon. Great burgers. Top quiz. Tunes. Every day, 4pm – 8pm Pint of Trof Lager for £2.90 Cocktails for £5 Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Trof, 8 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1EU www.trofnq.co.uk   Red Bank Co. Green quarter diamond in the rough. Fit brekkie. Thursday & Friday, 5pm – 7pm Pint of Pilsner for £3 House cocktails for £5 Bottle of Bellingham wine for £15 Red Bank Co, 22 Red Bank, Manchester M4 4HF www.redbank.co   Scene Indian Street Kitchen Curries. Street food. Shisha. Monday to Friday, 4pm - 6pm 2 classic cocktails for £10 2 mocktails for £8 Scene Indian Street Kitchen, 4a Leftbank Spinningfields, M3 3AN www.scenedining.com   Velvet Bar. Restaurant. Hotel. Every day, 4pm – 7pm Bottle of wine for £10 Beer bucket (4 bottles) for £11 Signature cocktails for £5.50 Friday & Saturday, 12am - close 2-4-1 cocktails Velvet, 2 Canal St, Manchester M1 3HE www.velvetmanchester.com   Font Student fave. Cheap cocktails & endless beers and ales. Top grub. Every day, 4pm – 8pm Bottle of wine for £10 2 x bottles of Dab Lager for £4 (til 10pm) 3 x Jagerbombs for £7.50 (all day, every day) Font, 7-9 New Wakefield St, Manchester M1 5NP www.thefontbar.wordpress.com/manchester   Rosylee Tea rooms. Foliage. Lovely terrace. Monday to Friday, 5pm – 7pm (all day Friday) 2 Cocktails for £10 (from Classic Concoctions menu) Rosylee, 11 Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DB www.rosylee.com   Walrus NQ Bar. Drinks and that. Sunday to Friday, 5pm – 10pm 2 cocktails for £10 2 beers for £5 Bottle of house wine for £9.95 Walrus, 78-88 High St, Manchester M4 1ES www.walrusmanchester.com   Pen & Pencil Brunch. Lunch. Cocktails. Exposed Brick. Monday to Friday, 5pm – 7pm 2 cocktails for £10 Bottles of beer for £3 Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Bottle of house wine for £10 Pen & Pencil, Fourways House, 57 Hilton St, Manchester M1 2EJ www.thepenandpencilnq.co.uk   El Capo Tacos. Dos Equis. Friday Tunage. Every day, 4pm – 7pm (all night on Thursday) 2 Margaritas for £10 Bottle of Prosecco for £16 2 Tequila shots for £5 2 bottles of Sol for £5 2 glasses of house wine for £5 El Capo, 12 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF www.elcaponq.co.uk   Liars Club Tiki. Rum. Fire. Sunday to Friday, 5pm – 9pm 2-4-1 Cocktails 1/3 off sharing cocktails Bottle of wine for £7 Bottle of Prosecco for £12 Beers for £2.50 Liars Club, 19A Back Bridge St, Manchester M3 2PB www.theliarsclub.co.uk   PLY Pizzas. Stainless steel. Pizzas. Monday to Friday, 4pm – 7pm Pint of Dortmunder for £3 Bottle of wine for £10 Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Ply, 26 Lever St, Manchester M1 1DW www.plymcr.co.uk   The Whiskey Jar Whiskey. Open mic. Exposed brick. Every day, until 7pm Selected beers 2 for £6 2 cocktails for £10 Selected bottles of Wine for £10 The Whiskey Jar, 14 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF www.thewhiskeyjar.com   Odd Bar Food. Booze. Top Quiz. Thursday, 9pm – 12am Friday, 5pm – 11pm Bottle of wine for £10 2 bottles of Sol for £5 Amstel for £3 Select cocktails for £5 or £6 Thursday, all day 50% off all food (excludes Small Plates & Sides) Odd, 30-32 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1ER www.oddbar.co.uk   Crazy Pedros Pizzas. Nachos. Cocktails. Sunday to Friday, 5pm – 9pm Full pizza for £10 Slices for £2 2-4-1 cocktails Bottle of wine for £8 Crazy Pedros, 55-57 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BQ www.crazypedros.co.uk   Revolution Vodka. Vodka. Ricky Hatton. Headlocks. Monday to Friday, 5pm – 7pm 2-4-1 cocktails Mahou pints for £3.50 Mezze Boards for £5 Nachos for £5 Pizza Slabs for £5 Revolution, Arkwright House, Parsonage Gardens, Manchester M3 2LF Revolution, 90-94 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 5WH www.revolution-bars.co.uk/bars/manchester   Lock 91 Hidden gem. Terrace. Exposed brick. Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm - 9pm Sunday, all day Cocktails for £5 Guest Ale for £3 Coors Light for £3 Lock 91, 9 Century St, Manchester M3 4QL www.lock-91.co.uk   Las Iguanas Latin American chain. Food. Booze. Standard. Every day, all day 2-4-1 on selected cocktails and coolers Las Iguanas, 84 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2ER www.iguanas.co.uk/locations/manchester-deansgate   Gorilla Live Music. J Dilla. Gin. Every day, 5pm – 8pm Cocktails for £5 Carafe of house wine for £10 Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St W, Manchester M1 5WW www.thisisgorilla.com   The Deaf Institute Music Hall. Basement Bar. Wallpaper. Every day, 4pm – 6pm Cocktails for £5 Bottle of wine for £10 Pint of beer for £2.80 The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor St, Manchester M1 7HE www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk   Common Burgers. Beers. Coffee Tuesday to Friday, 4pm – 7pm 2 cans for £6 (Beavertown Neck Oil or Berliner Pilsner) 2 cocktails for £10 (Gin Bramble / Negroni / Mexican Firing Squad / Marmalita) Bottle of Prosecco for £15 Common, 39 Edge St, Manchester M4 1HW www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk   Apotheca Dark. Cocktails. Dark. Sunday to Thursday, all night Friday, until 7pm Saturday, until 5pm 2 cocktails for £12 Apotheca, 17 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1EU www.apothecabar.co.uk   Bakerie Bread. Boards. Booze. Monday to Friday, 3pm – 7pm 2 Boards and a bottle of wine for £25 Bakerie, 45 Lever St, Manchester M1 1DN www.bakeriemcr.com   17 Below 80’s. Arcades. Pool. Gingerbread cocktails. Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm – 8pm Cocktails for £5 17 Bow Ln, Manchester M2 4FW www.17below.com   Bar 21 Film & TV. Basement club. No space shuttle. Sunday & Monday, all day Tuesday & Wednesday, 4pm – 8pm Friday, 11am – 8pm 2 cocktails for £10 Bar 21, 10 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1DH www.bar21.uk   Bluu Bar. Restaurant. Windows. Sunday to Friday, 5pm – 9pm 2 cocktails for £10 Bluu, Smithfield Market Hall, Manchester M4 1BD www.bluu.co.uk   Dog Bowl Bowling. Food. Cocktails. Shit shoes. Monday to Friday, 12pm – 5pm Choose from a Hamburger, a Cheeseburger or a Veggie Burger. Bottle of lager or a soft drink. Game of ten-pin bowling. £10 per person Dog Bowl, Whitworth St W, Manchester M1 5WW www.blackdogballroom.co.uk/dog-bowl   Hula Blowfish. Rum. Fire. Monday to Friday, 5pm – 9pm 2 cocktails for £10 Hula, 11 Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DB www.hulabar.co.uk   Chiquito Burritos. Quesadillas. Margaritas. Every day, 4pm – 7pm & 9.30pm – 11pm Cocktails for £5 Chiquito, The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS www.chiquito.co.uk/restaurant/manchester-printworks   Tiger Tiger Fizz. Club. Sunday to Friday, 5pm – 9pm 50% off everything (excludes champagne and bottles of spirits) Tiger Tiger, The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS www.tigertiger.co.uk/manchester   Hard Rock Café Guitars. T-Shirts. Platters. Sunday to Thursday, 9pm – 11pm 2-4-1 on selected cocktails Jug of Becks for £10 Bucket of Budweiser for £15 50% off appetizers The Printworks, Exchange Square, Manchester M4 2BS www.hardrock.com/cafes/manchester