Oscar's Steakhouse Happy Hour. Downtown

Oscar's occupies the glass dome at the front of the Plaza Hotel downtown, 1 Main St, at the western end of Fremont Street. Self-parking at the Plaza is easy and cheap by Strip standards, and the bar sits right under that dome with views over the street below. Roll in early and you can have the room mostly to yourself.

Happy hour runs daily, 5 to 7pm, and it lives in the bar and lounge only, so grab a seat there rather than a dinner table. Well cocktails are $6, house wine is $7, and beer is a steal at $3 for domestics and $4 for imports. Note that the deal skips holidays, so don't count on it then.

The place is named for former mayor Oscar Goodman and leans hard into Rat Pack steakhouse style, dark wood, red leather, and tuxedoed servers. The crowd runs older, plenty of locals who remember when downtown was the main event, plus visitors who appreciate the classic look.

This is a quieter alternative to the Fremont Street Experience chaos three blocks east. The full steakhouse menu gets pricey, so happy hour at the bar is the smart way in unless you're celebrating. Pair it with a Fremont bar crawl afterward and you've got a downtown night that costs less than one Strip dinner.