The staff at Boqueria tapas bar were friendly and understanding when my friend was stuck in traffic due to flash flood warnings. As she was already almost an hour late and I had been at the table, I started on Happy Hour at Boqueria, Times Square with a HH glass of their Castilla y León Tempranillo ($8) and their potatoes brava ($6) with crispy potatoes, salsa brava, pimentón all drizzled in garlic aioli.

We perused the menu together during her drive, and once she got to her parking lot, I put the order in so the food would be there when she arrived, as we had a theatre that evening. We saw the fantastic performance of John Krasinski in Angry Alan, which portrayed he misogyny of an angry man.

She sipped their Verdejo (Manchuela) as we nibbled items from their regular dinner menu, including their blistered and salted Shishito peppers, the flavorful shrimp in brandy, a lobster reduction in olive oil and the tender seared octopus with olive oil crushed potatoes with manzanilla olivada before heading to the play at the newly renovated Studio Seaview theater on 43.

**Happy Hour details as of 07/31/2025

Hours: Monday to Sunday, 4 pm-5:30 pm

What’s happy? $8-9 martinis and margaritas; $8 sangria; $9 wine $6 beer, plus nine small plates ($2 for pan con tomato; $6 for three ham or mushroom croquettes, potatoes brava, patatinas (housemade potato chips or churros; $8 serrano and burrata grilled cheese; $9 for 1/2 Serrano ham and Manchego baguette; $12 for two sliders)

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

I highly recommend Boqueria and their happy hour!

Boqueria
Times Square
260 West 40TH Street (near corner of 8th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018
212.255.6047
boqueriarestaurant.com/location/nyc/times-square/