Summer Guide: Eat, drink and be happy

It's said that vice is virtually recession-proof. Meaning no matter how poor one gets (believe us, we're getting there), there's always enough scratch for a smoke or a drink. In fact, we can't think of a better way of escaping all the economic bad news (as well as the summer sun) than in some darkened tavern having a drink or four. So in an effort to make your pocket change go farther, here are some select listings of various happy hours and drink deals around town.

PHOENIX

Chez Nous
915 Grand Ave.
602-266-7372
Monday through Saturday, 3-7 p.m., with $5 martinis; $3 wells, $2 Pabst, and $1 off everything else.

Cheuvront's
1326 N. Central Ave.
602-307-0022
Monday through Friday, 4-6 p.m., with 25 percent off wines by the glass, $6 specialty martinis, and $5 appetizers.

Durant's
2611 N. Central Ave.
602-264-5967
Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., with $4 wells, $5 drinks on the rocks, and $3.75 domestics.

Joe's Grotto
13825 N. 32nd St.
602-992-1007
Daily, 2-7 p.m., with $1.50 domestic bottles, and $2.25 small domestic pitchers and wells.

Postino Winebar
3939 E. Campbell Ave.
602-852-3939
Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, noon-4 p.m., with $5 wine by the glass.

The Roosevelt
816 N. Third St.
602-254-2561
Tuesday though Friday, 5-7 p.m., and Sunday, 5 p.m.-midnight, with $6 select red wine, $5 select white wine, $4 wells, and $3 featured beer.

Rose & Crown Pub
628 E. Adams St.
602-256-0223
Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., with $4.50 drafts and $2 domestics.

SCOTTSDALE

Digestif
7114 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale
480-425-9463
The "Green Hour," daily, 5-6 p.m., with $6 dosages of Lucid and Kübler absinthe.

Drift
4341 N. 75th St., Scottsdale
480-949-8454
Tuesday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., with half-price wells, wines, and drafts; two-for-one on other drinks; and a complimentary buffet with drink purchase.

Frasher's
2122 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
480-429-9544
Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m., on the patio and in the back lounge, with half-priced appetizers, wells, select house wines, and you-call-its.

Geisha A Go Go
7150 E. Sixth Ave., Scottsdale
480-699-0055
Monday through Friday; 4-7 p.m.; featuring $5 specialty drinks, infused shôchûs and sakes; $4 Sapporro; and $3 Kirin drafts.

Sandbar
10050 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 480-998-8845
Daily, 3-7 p.m., with $2.50 beers, $1.50 cocktails, and select half-price appetizers.

Stingray Sushi
4302 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
480-941-4460
Tuesday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., with $1.50 sake, $3 Bud Light and Kirin Light, $4 vodka drinks, and specially priced appetizers.

TEMPE

Horse & Hound
1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe
480-967-7977
Daily, 3-7 p.m., with $1.50 domestic pints and $2 wells.

The Library Bar & Grill
501 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
480-929-9002
Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., with $4 imports, $3 wells, wine, and domestic drafts; half-price appetizers, and $1 tacos.

Mill Cue Club
607 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
480-966-0068
Monday through Friday, 3-7 p.m., featuring $2.75 drafts and $3 Long Islands and Electric Lemonades.

Nate's Place
5235 S. Kyrene Rd., Tempe
480-777-5088
Daily, 3-7 p.m., with $2 bottles and $2 and $3 drafts.

San Felipe's Cantina
2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe
480-736-8226
Daily, 4-7 p.m., with half-price drinks and select appetizers.

Zuma Grill
605 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
480-829-6775

Monday through Friday, 3-7 p.m., with $2.50 drafts, wells, and house wines and $4 appetizers.

EAST VALLEY

Bistro at Kokopelli Winery
35 W. Boston St., Chandler
480-792-6927
Thursdays, 3-6 p.m. with half-price appetizers and drinks; and Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m., with $2 glasses of wine and select appetizers.

Bongo's
4080 W. Ray Rd., Chandler
480-831-0000
Daily, 3-7 p.m., with $2.50 domestics, wells, and 12-ounce Red Stripes.

CK's Tavern
4142 E. Chandler Blvd, Phoenix
480-706-5564
Monday through Friday; 3-7 p.m., with half-price select appetizers, $3.50 large domestics, $3.25 wines, and $2.50 wells, domestic pints and bottles, and Heineken pints.

Goat Head Saloon
1423 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa
480-464-8030
Monday through Friday, 1-6 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 3-6 p.m., featuring $2.50 wells, wine, and domestic bottles and drafts.

O'Kelley's
2120 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa
480-756-6069
Daily until 7 p.m., with $2.25 domestic drafts, and $1 off wells, wines, and bottled beers.

Rooster's
3731 E. Main St., Mesa
480-641-2125
Thursday, 8-11 p.m., with nickel beers and music from Harry Luge and Haywire.

WEST VALLEY

Coyote Hill
12417 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale
623-536-7711
Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., featuring $2 domestics and other specials.

Hell's Half Acre
6751 N. Sunset Blvd., Glendale
623-877-8447
Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., featuring $1 off all drinks.

Hurricane Bay
4139 W. Bell Rd., Glendale
602-843-6100
Friday, 5-8 p.m., with $2 wells, wine, and domestics, and a complimentary buffet.

Marc's Sports Grille & Nightlife
4494 W. Peoria Ave., Glendale
623-842-1053
Daily, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., with $2.75 Coronas and $1 off domestics and calls. Various drink specials also offered nightly (like $1.75 drafts and $2.25 domestics on Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.).