They call it happy hour for a reason, right? Whether you're finishing up that last important meeting, meeting a friend or just unwinding at the end of a long day, you want to go where the drinks are cheap and the food is delicious.

Humans (especially Americans) have been enjoying predinner drinks since Prohibition. Because alcohol was banned, people would go to speakeasies or private homes to enjoy a cocktail before dinner. The trend continues to this day.

Here's our NOOGAtoday happy hour guide featuring Chattanooga's best deals, broken down by day of the week + location.

We'll update the guide regularly, so make sure to bookmark it for safekeeping. If we missed something, let us know.

Northshore:

Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites

Brewhaus — All day — $3 off half-liters of beer

Food Works — 4-9 p.m. — Half-price wine night + regular happy hour specials 4-7 p.m.

Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — Monday half-price wine + $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails (pro tip: the "seasonal" drink is always good)

Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off

Terra Nostra — 4-7 p.m. — $4 beers/wine + $5 wells + $6 "bubblies" + $8 martinis & bar bites

Mike's Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close— $1 Natty Light Draft

The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts

Southside:

Hi-Fi Clyde's — 4-7 p.m. — $3 wells + $1 off specialty drinks + $0.50 off draft beers

The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks

Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine

The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — "Industry Night" drink specials + discounts on small plates

STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders

The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks

Chattanooga Brewing Co. — 3-10 p.m. — $10 burger w. beer and side

Downtown:

Community Pie — 3-6 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — 24-ounce beer mugs for the price of pints

Alimentari — 4-6 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 wines + $4 well cocktail + $4 beers

Big River Grille — 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — $1 off house beers + cocktail specials

The Bitter Alibi — 2-6 p.m. (Mon-Sat) — $3 mimosas +$1 off drafts, $4 wines and $3.50 wells

Fix Lounge — 6 p.m. to close — daily specialty cocktails + Monday Industry Night

Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. (Mon-Fri) — Maki Sake Monday: $5 rolls + house sake

Easy Bistro & Bar — 5-6 p.m. — Oyster Happy Hour: $1

Bluewater Grille — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off wine and beer +$6 specialty cocktails + $5-$7 apps

The Social — 2-7 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off menu cocktails + $4 premium wells + $5 wines + $5 bar snacks (pro-tip: The Social is one the best happy hours in town. The daily specials are hard to beat)

Moe's BBQ — 3-6 p.m. — $3 drafts + $2 sliders

Mellow Mushroom — 3-7 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $3 wines + drafts and apps

Dorato (at The Westin) — 2-6 p.m. — Mule Mondays: $6 mules

Jefferson's — 3 p.m. to close (daily) — $2.50 pints + $3.50 LIT's +$4 Fireball

Matilda Midnight (at Dwell Hotel)—3-7 p.m. (daily) — "Snacky Hour" on Mondays from 5-7 p.m.: 1 drink and 3 snacks for $10

Solarium Café (at Dwell Hotel) — 3-6 p.m. (daily) — $6 well drinks + discounts on house wine

Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $1 off top-shelf drinks + $1 off pitchers

Puckett's Chattanooga — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 off beer +app discounts

Tupelo Honey Café — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $2 domestic drafts + $3 off signature cocktail +$5 frozen cocktails

The Boathouse — 2-6 p.m. (daily) — $1 off beer + discounts on cocktails. (protip: The Lawton Margarita might be the best in town)

Tuesday

Northshore:

Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails

Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — $18 volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.

Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off

Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites

Terra Nostra — 4-7 p.m. — $4 beers/wine + $5 wells + $6 "bubblies" + $8 martinis & bar bites

Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food

Mike's Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $1 taco night + $1 off craft beer

The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts

Southside:

Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine

Flying Squirrel — 5-10 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Half-priced wine night

The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks

STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders

Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine

The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates

The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks

Urban Stack — All Day — 1/2 price High Tea: $3 per glass/$7.50 for a carafe

Downtown:

Hair of the Dog — 6 p.m. to close — Tap That Glass night (have a beer, take home a glass)

Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine

Local 191 — 4-7 p.m. (Tues.-Fri) — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts

Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — $2 wines + $6 fish bowls

Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — Two Ten Tuesday: 2 select small plates for $10 from 5-7 p.m.

The Social — 2-7 p.m. — $5 bubbly glass + cocktails 5-7 p.m.

Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $4 flavored ice picks

Wednesday

Northshore:

Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.

Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off

Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites

Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food

Mike's Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $2 Rolling Rock 16-ounce cans + $2 chili dogs

The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts

Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails

Southside:

Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Whiskey Wednesday discounts (protip: try Burt's ghost pepper fried chicken?)

Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine

The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks

Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 special + Wine Down Wednesday: 3 wines (or a beer flight) + snacks for $15

The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates

STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders

The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks

Downtown:

Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine

Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — Classic Cocktail Night from 5-10 p.m.

Dorato (at The Westin) — 2-6 p.m. — Whiskey Wednesday: $6 Four Roses Bourbon cocktails

Pickle Barrel — 4-7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri) — $4 2-for-1 well drinks

Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — Double wells + $6 fish bowls

Local 191 — 4-7 p.m. (Tues.-Fri) — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts

The Social — 2-7 p.m. — Hump Day Hacienda: $18 margarita pitchers + $2 street tacos (5 p.m. to close)

Robar — 5:30-7:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites

Thursday

Northshore:

The Daily Ration — 2-6 p.m. — $3 Tennessee beers + $4 wine and well drinks + half-price apps.

Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails

Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. (Tues-Fri.) — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres.

Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off

Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites

Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food

Mike's Hole In the Wall — 7 p.m. to close — $.50 cent wing night

The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts

Southside:

Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine

Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — Industry Night + $3 pints

The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks

STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders

The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — $5 Sazeracs & French 75's

Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine

The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks

Urban Stack — 4-10 p.m. — $4.50 Whiskey Smash + $4.25 Orange Crush

Downtown:

Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine

Hair of the Dog — 6 p.m. to close — Half-price wine night

Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers all day

Alimentari — 4-6 p.m. — (Mon.-Fri) — $2 wines + $4 well cocktail + $4 beers

Sing It or Wing It — 4 p.m. - close — $1 beers

Local 191 — 4-10 p.m. — $2 off cocktails + $3.75 well liquors + wine and beer discounts

The Social — 2-7 p.m. — Local Thursdays: $2 chicken biscuits + $18 pitchers of local beer (5 p.m. to close)

Robar — 5:30-7:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites

Friday

Northshore:

The Daily Ration — 2-6 p.m. — $3 Tennessee beers + $4 wine and well drinks + half-price apps.

Il Primo — 4-6 p.m. — $4 draft beers + $4 well cocktails

Embargo 62 — 2-5 p.m. — Volcano bowls + empanadas + tacos + 2-for-1 Cuba Libres (rum and coke).

Taco Mamacita — 4-7 p.m. — all beers $.50 off

Beast + Barrel—3-6 p.m.— an ascending menu with options for $3-$6 each— beers and bar snacks + wine + cocktails +big bites

Food Works — 4-7 p.m. — discounts on beer + wine + food

The Big Chill — 4-8 p.m. — $4.50 daiquiris or double wells + $1.50 drafts

Southside:

Flying Squirrel — 5-7 p.m. (Tues-Sat.) — 25% off bottled beers

Backstage Bar at the Comedy Catch — 4-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) — $3.50 wells + $1 off beer + $2 wine

The Foundry — 2-7 p.m. — $3.50 drafts + $5 house wine +$5 liquor drinks

Frothy Monkey — 2-7 p.m. — 2-for-1 beers and wine

The Meeting Place — 5-7 p.m. — drink specials + discounts on small plates

STIR — 4-6:30 p.m. — $7 weekly cocktail + $1.50 tacos and sliders

The Feed Co. — 2-7 p.m. —$3.50 craft beers + $4 well drinks

Downtown:

Matilda Midnight —3-7 p.m. (daily)— $6 well drinks + discounts on wine

Two Ten Jack — 2- 6 p.m. — drink specials + ramen

Sing It or Wing It — 4-8 p.m. — $2 domestic tall boys

The Social — 2-7 p.m. — complimentary bar snack during the regular happy hour

Robar — 4:30-6:30 p.m. — cocktail hour discounts + half-priced bites