Best Happy Hours in Kemah, TX: 8 Verified Deals From Bay to 146

The best happy hours in Kemah, TX run from the Kemah Boardwalk restaurants on Galveston Bay to the bars on 6th Street and Kipp Avenue and the barbecue and Tex-Mex spots out on Highway 146. Our eight picks include Landry's Seafood House on the Boardwalk, The Monkey Bar & Grill on 6th Street and T-Bone Tom's on Highway 146, and every deal below comes from the venue's own website or official location page.

Here is the part most day-trippers miss: on a weekday you can walk from one Kemah happy hour to the next from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. without moving your car. The Boardwalk's deals start first, Kipp Avenue picks up the late shift, and 6th Street sits a block between them. The route is at the bottom of this page.

How we chose

Every pick had to be inside the City of Kemah and publish a happy hour on its own official site. We define Kemah by what each venue prints as its address: a Kemah, TX street address, from the Boardwalk and the Lighthouse District near the Clear Creek channel out along Highway 146 to Kemah Crossing at Highway 96. That means we left out places that share the 77565 ZIP code but print another city, including spots that list Clear Lake Shores, as well as Seabrook across the channel and League City to the west. Those are in our Clear Lake happy hour guide and League City happy hour guide.

We also left out bars that say they have a happy hour but don't publish its days or times anywhere on their site. Prices and hours below are what each official page showed in November 2026. Treat them as typical, and check the venue's own page before you go: happy hours change more often than menus do.

The quick list

• Best bay view with your deal: Landry's Seafood House, in the bar and lounge.
• Earliest start: The Monkey Bar & Grill and Skallywag Suds N' Grub, both from 11 a.m. on weekdays.
• Latest deals: Kipp Rose, with happy-hour prices until 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday and a weekend Power Hour.
• Pitcher deal: T-Bone Tom's, with a $9 pitcher of domestic draft.
• Best happy-hour food: Saltgrass Steak House's lounge appetizers or T-Bone Tom's $3.49 tacos.
• For a margarita: Lupe Tortilla at Kemah Crossing.

On the Kemah Boardwalk

Landry's Seafood House

1 Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah · typically Monday to Friday, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. · bar and lounge only

Landry's Seafood House on the Kemah Boardwalk has, in our view, the fullest happy-hour menu in Kemah, and it's the one to pick if you want the water in front of you. Landry's lists $7 cocktails and martinis, including its Famous Mai Tai and a Mango Mojito, plus $4.50 domestic drafts, $5.25 premium drafts and $6 select wines by the glass. The food side runs from $9 popcorn shrimp and New Orleans crawfish bread to $11 blackened fish tacos and a shrimp and crab cake.

Insider tip: Landry's says its happy hour is available in the bar and lounge area only, so head straight to the bar rather than asking for a dining-room table.

Best for: a sunset drink with Gulf seafood bites.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

5 Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah · typically Monday to Friday, 2 to 5 p.m.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. on the Kemah Boardwalk is where the earliest Boardwalk happy hour starts, according to the Kemah Boardwalk's official dining page, which lists it Monday to Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. The restaurant is decorated with memorabilia from the movie Forrest Gump, and its margaritas are hand-shaken at your table. The Boardwalk page doesn't list the specific deals, so ask your server.

Best for: families splitting an afternoon between the rides and a round of drinks.

Saltgrass Steak House

215 Kipp Ave, Kemah · typically Monday to Friday, 3 to 7 p.m. · No Bull Lounge

Saltgrass Steak House in Kemah runs its happy hour in the No Bull Lounge, a short walk from the Boardwalk on Kipp Avenue. The drink prices are some of the friendliest in town: $3 for 12-ounce domestic draft and bottled beers, $4 for craft and imported beers, house margaritas (frozen or on the rocks) and well drinks, and $7 for a Coronarita, Ranch Water or Tito's Texas Tea. Lounge appetizers include fried pickles and peppers, Range Rattlers and queso fresco with brisket.

Best for: a steakhouse-quality snack and a cheap beer before dinner.

The Lighthouse District: 6th Street and Kipp Avenue

The blocks of 6th Street, Kipp Avenue and Bradford Avenue just inland from the Boardwalk are where Kemah's bars cluster, and they're where the town's longest happy hours are. Our Kemah bars guide covers the rest of the strip.

The Monkey Bar & Grill

605 6th St, Kemah · happy hour typically Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. · open daily

The Monkey Bar & Grill on 6th Street, a block from the Boardwalk, has the simplest deal in Kemah: $3.50 domestic draft pints and $4.50 well drinks from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays. The bar also lists themed nightly specials from 7 p.m. to midnight, Sunday to Thursday, such as $1 off Texas taps on Tuesdays and $5 rocks margaritas on Thursdays.

Insider tip: on Monkey Mondays, the bar says happy hour runs all day.

Best for: a long, cheap afternoon with live music, shuffleboard and a pool table.

Skallywag Suds N' Grub

600 6th St, Kemah · happy hour typically Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. · open daily

Skallywag Suds N' Grub sits on the same block of 6th Street as The Monkey Bar and pairs craft beer with what it calls scratch-made Southern pub grub. Its specials calendar lists happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, with nightly specials from 4 p.m. on most weeknights. The site lists times but not prices, so check the board at the bar.

Best for: a burger and a craft beer while the game is on.

Kipp Rose

504 Kipp Ave, Kemah · Monday to Thursday until 10 p.m.; Power Hour Friday to Sunday, 8 to 10 p.m.

Kipp Rose on Kipp Avenue is the night shift of Kemah happy hour. From Monday to Thursday, it lists happy-hour prices until 10 p.m.: $2.75 domestics; $3.75 imports, wells, Tito's, Batanga and Fireball; and $4.75 Crown, Jack and Ketel One. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the same prices return for a Power Hour from 8 to 10 p.m. Kipp Rose typically opens at 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday and earlier on weekends and has live music, a DJ, pool, darts and cornhole. The bar notes that specials can change, so ask your bartender.

Best for: a weekend happy hour, which is rare in Kemah.

Highway 146 and Kemah Crossing

T-Bone Tom's

707 Highway 146, Kemah · typically Monday to Friday, 2 to 6:30 p.m.

T-Bone Tom's started as the Kemah Meat Market in the 1960s and became T-Bone Tom's in 1974, according to the restaurant, and it still smokes its briskets, ribs and homemade sausage over oak. Its happy-hour graphics list domestic drafts at $3.50 a glass, $5.50 a half pitcher and $9 a pitcher, plus $6 house margaritas, frozen or on the rocks. The food deals are, in our view, the best value on this list: a $4.99 Vegas shrimp cocktail, $3.49 individual tacos and $4.99 fried pickles.

Insider tip: T-Bone Tom's says it has live music six nights a week, and its outdoor area, Tom's Back Yard, stays open later than the dining room.

Best for: a cheap pitcher with a plate of Texas barbecue. It also makes our Kemah burgers guide.

Lupe Tortilla Kemah

5165 Highway 96, Kemah · typically Monday to Friday, 3 to 6:30 p.m. · bar dining only

Lupe Tortilla's Kemah restaurant, at Kemah Crossing near Highway 146, lists happy hour Monday to Friday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on its location page. The chain's drink menu describes the deal as $1.50 off its Original margaritas, wines, wells and drafts, for bar dining only. Every margarita is made with hand-pressed lime juice. The menu notes prices can vary by location, so confirm at the bar.

Best for: a margarita on the way home up 146.

Save this: the 2-to-10 Kemah happy-hour walk

Park once near the Boardwalk and do this on foot on a weekday. Drink water between stops, and use a rideshare or a designated driver to get home.

1. 2 p.m., Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: the earliest Boardwalk happy hour.
2. 3:30 p.m., Landry's Seafood House: grab a bar seat for $7 cocktails and the bay view.
3. 5 p.m., Saltgrass No Bull Lounge on Kipp Avenue: $3 beers and an appetizer.
4. 6:15 p.m., The Monkey Bar on 6th Street: a last $3.50 pint before 7.
5. 7:30 p.m., Kipp Rose: happy-hour prices until 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday.

Before you go: a quick checklist

• Check the venue's own website the day you go. Kemah happy hours change, and some are seasonal.
• At Landry's and Lupe Tortilla, sit at the bar: their deals are bar-only.
• Most Kemah happy hours are weekdays only. For a weekend deal, go to Kipp Rose's Power Hour.
• Coming for the Boardwalk too? Our Kemah Boardwalk guide covers rides, parking and the aquarium.
• Staying for the morning? See our Kemah brunch guide.
• Never drive between bars.

More happy hours around the bay

Heading south? Our Galveston happy hour guide picks up where Kemah ends. Back in town, start with the best happy hours in Houston.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best happy hours in Kemah, TX?

Our top picks are Landry's Seafood House on the Kemah Boardwalk for bay views, The Monkey Bar & Grill on 6th Street for $3.50 draft pints, Kipp Rose on Kipp Avenue for late deals, and T-Bone Tom's on Highway 146 for $9 pitchers and $3.49 tacos.

Do Kemah Boardwalk restaurants have happy hour?

Yes. Landry's Seafood House typically runs happy hour Monday to Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in its bar and lounge only, and the Kemah Boardwalk's dining page lists Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. happy hour on weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Saltgrass Steak House, a short walk away on Kipp Avenue, runs weekday happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m. in its No Bull Lounge.

Is there a weekend happy hour in Kemah?

Kipp Rose at 504 Kipp Ave in Kemah runs a Power Hour from 8 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the same prices as its weekday happy hour. Most other Kemah happy hours are weekdays only.

Which Kemah happy hour starts earliest?

The Monkey Bar & Grill and Skallywag Suds N' Grub, both on 6th Street in Kemah, list weekday happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Monkey Bar also says happy hour runs all day on Mondays.

Can you walk between happy hours in Kemah?

Yes. The Kemah Boardwalk, Kipp Avenue and 6th Street sit close together, so on a weekday you can walk from Bubba Gump and Landry's on the Boardwalk to Saltgrass, The Monkey Bar and Kipp Rose and find a happy hour running from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.