High-Class Happy Hours Include Great Food

LAS VEGAS (MainStreet) -- Let's face it. Finding a happy hour isn't hard. Finding a happy hour with fine cuisine as well as fabulous cocktails is.

For those interested in more than a simple beer and pretzels, TravelsinTaste rounds up some favorites. Be it Las Vegas, Southern California or New York, here are our picks to end your day the right way.

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Whether guests are looking for a taste of the Italian countryside or familiar American classics, the happy hour specials in Las Vegas' Aria Resort at Sirio and American Fish are a tasty start to an evening's adventure. From 5 to 7 p.m. daily, the restaurants offer appetizers and cocktails at budget-friendly prices. Succulent pork cheeks with tomato bruschetta and spinach and a ricotta cheese ravioli in a creamy sage butter sauce are a few of the bite-size delights Executive Chef Vincenzo Scarmiglia offers for $7 each or three for $18 at Sirio.

The B&B Winepub in New York offers an after-work menu with sharable small plates -- playful offerings that include braised short-rib tacos, chilled shrimp ceviche and chicken "lollipops."

American Fish's Revive at 5 Happy Hour offers a modern twist on American classics. Items such as shrimp and grits and barbecue hicken with cornbread and grilled onions can be enjoyed for only $5 each. Ice-cold beer, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, is playfully served in the can with a koozie for $4 and is the perfect complement to these comfort food creations. Guests who love the element of surprise will be delighted with the bartender's-choice cocktail, which changes daily.

The Hourglass menu at Chef David Myer's Comme Ca in Los Angeles is a great way to sample a few dishes while imbibing in signature 18A cocktails. Delights include Peruvian bay scallops ceviche with caramelized peaches and fennel; vegetable "a la Grecque" with tarragon mustard and pretzel bread and poutine with pomme frites, Vermont white cheddar curds, sausage gravy and a sunny-side-up egg.