Park on Fremont Happy Hour. Downtown

Park on Fremont's whole appeal is the patio. Downtown is mostly concrete and slot machines, but this place carved out a shaded outdoor space with mature trees and string lights that feels more like a backyard than a casino-district bar. It sits right on Fremont Street at 506 Fremont St, yet manages to stay a step removed from the noise of the Experience a few blocks west.

Happy hour timing splits by day: Tuesday through Friday it runs 5 to 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday it shifts earlier to 4 to 6pm. The room is closed Mondays. Select drafts are $5, wells and house wines are $7, and the cocktail of the day is $9, with hard seltzers at two for $15. On the food side, a pot of fries is $5, onion rings $7, park fries $9, and the Gnome Hour special pairs a burger with a draft for $15.

The crowd is a mix of tourists ducking off Fremont for a breather, locals meeting up before a night out, and couples who want to actually talk. Dress is casual; shorts and sandals are fine.

The patio is open-air, so it is lovely most of the year and rough in peak summer heat even with misters. Weekdays are easier for snagging a table without a wait. If you are working your way down Fremont, this is a good early stop to pace yourself before the bar crawl picks up.