Fat Cat Las Vegas Happy Hour. Downtown

Fat Cat is a downtown bar for people who have had enough of Fremont Street and want somewhere calmer to land. Couples on a low-key date, a solo drinker who wants to read in a corner, two friends catching up over a few rounds. It is a relax-and-talk bar, not a party stop, and that is the point of going.

Happy hour runs Wednesday through Sunday, roughly 5 to 8pm, with $3 draft beers and $5 well drinks. The bar itself is open Wednesday through Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday, so plan your visit for the back half of the week. That timing fits people who work downtown and want a slow Sunday drink as much as it fits a Friday warm-up.

Inside the Downtown Grand, the room keeps things simple: dim lighting, comfortable seats, music at a volume you can speak over, and a few TVs without turning into a sports bar. There's live blues and jazz to set the mood, and the crowd tends to stay mellow, mostly locals and guests winding down rather than ramping up.

Because it sits inside the Downtown Grand, you get easy hotel parking and a quick walk to the rest of downtown when you want more noise later. A $3 draft and a seat near the music is the move here.