Research
Original data analysis on Seattle's happy hour economy. We pull real menu prices, compute the savings, and publish what the numbers actually say.
August 5, 2026
How to price a happy hour in Seattle
What Seattle happy hours actually charge. Median happy-hour and regular prices by category and by neighborhood, recomputed from verified menus. Written for the people setting the prices.
Read the full report →August 20, 2026
Seattle happy hour pricing, benchmarked
What Seattle actually discounts at happy hour, citywide: median food and drink cuts, how long windows run and when they open, block by block. Written for the people setting the prices.
Read the full report →August 20, 2026
The restaurant competitor analysis template, and how to run it
Every competitor template you can download is a blank spreadsheet and a note that says go visit your competitors. Here are the four columns worth tracking, how to fill them in, and what the sheet is telling you once it's full.
Read the full report →August 20, 2026
How deal-seekers actually search for happy hour
What people type when they go hunting a deal, taken from our own search data. They ask for a time, a day and a dish — and never for a restaurant by name. What that means for your website.
Read the full report →August 20, 2026
Did your happy hour actually work?
A five-minute before-and-after check. Covers and average check for an ordinary window against a promo window: incremental covers, revenue change, what the discount gave away, and the covers you need to break even. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Read the full report →April 14, 2026
We Ranked Every Seattle Neighborhood by What Happy Hour Actually Costs. The Winner Isn't Where You'd Expect.
Big discounts don't always mean cheap prices. We ranked 13 neighborhoods by what you'll actually pay — food and drinks separately. The $5 glass of wine still exists, but only at 10 spots. The $3 Rainier is the floor. And Capitol Hill is the only neighborhood that's both cheap and deeply discounted.
Read the full report →April 7, 2026
We Analyzed 3,228 Seattle Happy Hour Deals. Barely Half Are Worth Showing Up For.
Every priced happy hour item from 202 Seattle restaurants across 12 neighborhoods. Only 55% earn a real deal verdict on food. Capitol Hill leads on value, and the "half-off everything" happy hour is mostly fiction.
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