Before heading to City Winery for the Joel Chasnoff show, we stopped in at The Standard for their incredible happy hour offerings.

We nibbled popcorn ($5) and fries ($5) along with our drinks of French Seventy-Five ($9) of vodka (replacing the classic gin) citrus oleo, lemon and topped with champagne and a spiced plum spritz ($9) with honeysuckle vodka, plum liqueur, hibiscus tea lemon vermouth, wormwood and bubbles.

After our snacks, we sampled their hearty portions of sliced steak with fries ($25), king salmon with vegetables and grilled chicken paillard ($15). We three concluded that upon return, we’d each order the chicken.

Off we went for lots of laughs at a holiday show Christmas Eve for the Jews with comedian Joel Chasnoff at City Winery where I enjoyed their espresso martini ($16).

I highly recommend the happy hour at The Standard!

Happy Hour details as of 12.23.2024
Hours: Monday – Friday 4 to 7 pm
What’s happy? $9 cocktails (8 selections); $9 lager; $5 for olives, nuts, popcorn or fries; $15 for 8 items from poached shrimp to chicken paillard;  $25 for steak frites or Ora king salmon

How happy? *** (three out of three stars)

The Standard Grill
Chelsea
848 Washington
New York, New York 10014
thestandardgrill.com/