$4 wine and $5 risotto at a sit-down Italian restaurant โ every weekday, no reservations required. The Romano’s Macaroni Grill happy hour runs MonโFri 3โ7pm with a dedicated bar menu featuring $5 appetizers, $7 cocktails, and $4 house wine that reviewers consistently call one of the better deals in the neighborhood.
Order This:
- Cacio e Pepe Arancini ($5) โ crispy fried risotto balls with romano and black pepper; the happy hour snack that punches well above its price point
- Mushroom Risotto ($5) โ a full-portion starter at bar prices; order it first
- Calamari Fritti ($9) โ crispy calamari with calabrian pepper pesto and citrus black pepper aioli; the table appetizer that disappears fastest
- Blood Orange Cosmo, Espresso Martini, or Italian Margarita Prima ($7 each) โ the cocktail menu is better than you’d expect from a chain
- House wine ($4 per glass) โ the whole reason regulars show up at 3pm
The happy hour is Monday-Friday, which matters. Wine-by-the-glass at $4, craft-adjacent cocktails at $7, and a rotating appetizer menu built around imported Italian ingredients make this one of the more reliable weekday value plays in the city. Reviewers call out the bar area specifically as cozy and well-run. If you’ve written off the chain, the happy hour is a decent reason to reconsider. ๐ท
MonโFri 3โ7pm. Bar seating, no reservation needed.
