Bar Crudo

"Bar Crudo has the best Happy Hour in town, which is why every table in this NoPa seafood restaurant fills up by 5:05pm daily. Everyone is here for one thing: the seafood chowder. It’s not technically a clam chowder, but there’s enough brine in this soup to make up for it. This loaded bowl comes with fish, shrimp, mussels, and squid, plus bacon and potatoes. It’s $12 during Happy Hour, and you’ll easily polish off the entire thing in minutes, which means you’ll have plenty of time to order another discounted bowl." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez

"We are now veering into completely non-cushioned bar stool territory. Though hard, the ones at Bar Crudo in NoPa are as full-coverage as you can get, with full wooden backs you can really sink into, and right-angle edges that can easily hold your Baggu. This bar also happens to be the site of one of our favorite Happy Hour deals, so sit back with a glass of $9 wine, and pop back jalapeño-marinated mussels from your elevated seat." - julia chen 1, patrick wong

"Bar Crudo’s excellent, seafood-focused happy hour is a popular one, due to high-quality fish and shellfish offerings at a discounted price. There are $2 oysters or herb- and jalapeño-marinated mussels (all sold by the half-dozen or dozen), crispy cod tacos ($12, two per plate), and Crudo’s popular seafood chowder ($12), all of which can be washed down with $5 beer or $9 wine specials. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 5 to 6:30 p.m." - Flora Tsapovsky

"Seafood chowder, the crudo sampler, lobster burrata salad, repeat — Bar Crudo has served basically the same menu since it opened in 2005 and that’s a very good thing. If anything, this cleanly decorated neighborhood spot has increased in popularity in recent years as Divisadero Street has gotten more crowded. Adding to the fun, it’s home to one of the city’s most popular happy hours." - Paolo Bicchieri, Dianne de Guzman

"This Divisadero Street standard serves fresh seafood at all hours of the evening, but the happy hour draws big crowds thanks to deals such as $2 oysters or herb- and jalapeño-marinated mussels (sold by the 1⁄2 dozen or dozen), fish tacos, and seafood chowder. For a fuller meal, try one of the crudo options, spaghetti with Little Neck clams, or a platter of grilled octopus." - Dianne de Guzman, Justine Jones