Best Happy Hour Mexican Restaurants in Bucktown & Logan Square (60647)
6 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Kie-Gol-Lanee Logan Square
Oaxacan kitchen with Bib-level cooking and a focused happy hour for mezcal and snacks.
Notable Picks
8.8
Kie Gol Lanee’s Logan Square outpost brings Bib Gourmand–recognized Oaxacan cooking to a corner better known for bars and diners, with tlayudas, moles, and mezcal anchoring a tighter happy hour window. It reads more like a serious restaurant than a cheap pregame, but early-evening cocktails and bar snacks still play well for elevated happy hour meetups.
Must-Try Dishes:
Oaxaqueño Verde Tamal, Arrachera Tlayuda, Chapulines
What makes it special: Oaxacan kitchen with Bib-level cooking and a focused happy hour for mezcal and snacks.
Federales’ Logan Square outpost is a sprawling tequila-and-taco bar built for rowdy happy hours, with ice-shot bell ringing, a retractable-roof space, and a big patio. Tacos, nachos, and margaritas move fast enough to serve crowds that treat it as a group meet-up spot before longer nights out.
Must-Try Dishes:
Grande Nachos, Al Pastor Tacos, Chicken Fajitas
What makes it special: High-capacity tequila and taco bar with retractable roof and late-night energy.
8.6
Lonesome Rose is an all-day Tex-Mex–leaning bar and restaurant where margaritas, quesaritos, and breakfast tacos share space with a daily weekday happy hour. The bright, plant-filled room and upstairs/downstairs layout make it a flexible choice for early-evening drinks, small plates, and casual meetups.
Must-Try Dishes:
Quesarito, Baja Burrito, Chorizo Breakfast Taco
What makes it special: Tex-Mex–inspired bar with a strong margarita program and weekday happy hour on tacos and drinks.
Vibes:
Happy Hour Hotspots
Girls Night Out Approved
Birthday & Celebration Central
Late Night Legends
La Victoria is a high-energy Mexican bar-restaurant where margaritas, DJs, and salsa nights meet a full menu of tacos, fajitas, and brunch plates. Locals use it as a crossover between happy hour pregame, birthday dinners, and late-night dancing in the heart of Logan Square.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chilaquiles Verdes, Breakfast Tlayuda, House Guacamole
What makes it special: Party-forward Mexican spot where happy hour bleeds into DJ nights and brunch.
#5
El Cid
8.2
El Cid is a long-running Mexican restaurant and bar across from the Logan Square Blue Line, known for steak tacos, generous combo plates, and a hidden back patio. Happy hour brings value-friendly drinks and snacks that make it a dependable meetup spot for casual margaritas.
Must-Try Dishes:
Enchiladas Suizas, Taco Dinner, Homemade Tamales
What makes it special: Neighborhood Mexican standby with strong margaritas and a leafy back patio.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Vibes:
Happy Hour Hotspots
Girls Night Out Approved
Birthday & Celebration Central
Instagram Worthy Wonders
Mucho Gusto is a newer Mexican restaurant and bar from the La Victoria team, dressed in neon lotería art, floral walls, and a vine-wrapped patio built for photos as much as cocktails. Happy hour here leans on margaritas, micheladas, and shareable plates that skew richer and more modern than neighborhood stalwarts.
Must-Try Dishes:
Uchepos Gratinados, Pulpo Enamorado, Cochinita Pibil
What makes it special: Design-heavy sibling to La Victoria where margaritas, modern Mexican plates, and a photo-friendly room anchor happy hour.