Even though San Jose Bar & Grill touts itself as a sports bar, the clientele that finds its happy place here is made up of way more than just sports fans. Everyone and anyone, from punkers to rappers to hard-core dive bar drinkers can be found here from 4-7pm nursing a few brews and digging into appetizer plates of chicken sliders, burgers or chicken wings for the easy price of five bucks each. Both bottled and draft domestics run for only $3 during happy hour, and imported bottles and microbrew drafts run for $4. There are even pitchers of domestics for $12 if you're feeling especially frisky.

Stop into downtown San Jose's new nightlife spot for happy hour salvation. Tanq, a new lounge on the ground floor of the Marriott hotel, is a sleek destination styled after an exotic fish tank. This post-work destination is within walking distance of downtown San Jose businesses like Adobe and Bank of America, not to mention museums, theaters and great restaurants.

If the name read, "Capers Eat & Drink Cheaply During Happy Hour," then the name would say it all. This upscale version of a sports lounge is an awesome hangout just about any time of day, but it's especially cool between the hours of 2-6pm or late night 9pm to close, when the surprisingly amazing appetizers at the bar are tasty and the well drinks, draft brews and house wines are only $4.50. Since Capers is obviously well aware that the beginning of the week is the hardest for just about everyone, they've taken great care to nurse our work-day woes with 2-for-1 martinis all day on Mondays and Tuesdays; and with a menu of martinis as good as this one, we all finally have a reason to stop hating the start of the work week. Happy hour in Campbell is officially awesome.

Vyne Bar Bistro is a wine bar with a true love of all things modern, chic and classic. It's wine selection—40 different kinds, all by the glass or half-glass—has helped garner it praise amongst the South Bay's wine aficionados, and it's weekday happy hour specials are equally worthy of attention, Every week, from Monday through Friday, Vyne Bar Bistro features $5 house wines from 4:00-7:00pm, with a variety of quality choices ranging from the bistro's selection of Torrontes, Chardonnay, Riesling and Malblancs, Vyne's happy hour is one for guests of all tastes and palates.

It doesn’t get much better than happy hour at Los Gatos Bar & Grill. This fashionable restaurant and lounge in downtown Los Gatos offers a hip menu of American cuisine alongside potent offerings from the full bar, as well as TVs tuned to the latest sports events, a full patio for the warmer months, great music, pool, and cushy furnishings perfect for lounging about on with a cocktail in hand.

With foosball, darts and enough TVs to see the game from every corner of the pub, Brittania Arms is one of the premier happy hour spots in Almaden. But after a long day of work, what people really come for is the excellent selection of beers on tap, full bar and relaxing open-air patio. The diverse crowd ranges from raucous regulars to rookies who are just learning what it's like to blow off steam after a long workday. Monday through Friday 4-7pm, $1 off pints and free appetizers.

Fahrenheit Restaurant & Lounge is one of the snazziest hangouts for nursing post-workday blues. Great happy hour specials give patrons a chance to relax with discounted specialty cocktails, brews and well drinks. This San Jose happy hour spot also continues the love with discounted drink prices starting again at 9pm Monday-Thursday, offering an inexpensive way to have a little late night fun during the week.

With urban-chic style, premium libations, sleek low-slung designer furniture and an unbeatable rooftop patio, the Loft Bar and Bistro is arguably one of the coolest bar spaces in downtown San Jose. If you hit up the Loft during happy hour, you can find yourself some swanky couch digs outdoors or grab a seat at the bar and indulge in small apps, draft brews and house wine, all for under four bucks. If you stick around past happy hour, you'll find your night complimented by a soundtrack of DJ beats or live jazz. Really, it's tough to go wrong choosing the Loft Bar and Bistro as your San Jose happy hour hangout.

7-days a Week 3:30-6:30pm
½ off Appetizers
$1 off Draft Beer and Well Cocktails

Anyplace that runs happy hour seven days a week on Santana row is just plain cool in our book. The fact that Rosie's is an Irish pub makes it even cooler.

Mon-Fri 4-6pm
$3.50 20oz Pints of Draft Beer
$3.50 Well Cocktails
$3.50 Imported Bottle Beers
$2.50 Domestic Bottle Beers

A popular downtown San Jose hangout, O'Flaherty's is a great Irish pub for soothing workday stresses with cheap brews, strong cocktails and a cool, mellow atmosphere.

All Day Every Day
$8.50 pints of Kamikaze - 4 shots in one glass

Any local can tell you that one kamikaze from the Black Watch will leave you feeling fuzzy and loving life. This place is a Los Gatos legend with one of the best happy hour deals in town.

Mon-Fri 12noon-7pm
$2 Draft Beers
$2 Well Cocktails

Why is Murphy's Law one of the best places for Silicon Valley happy hour celebrations? Because it's the only place in Silicon Valley to get a $2 Pint of Sierra Nevada!

Not only does the Hut have great deals on beer and well cocktails, it's a cool place to end your day shooting pool or chilling on the patio. Don't forget to put a dollar on the ceiling!