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Friday: Rodeo Bar

Cut out of work early and head to honky-tonk Murray Hill spot Rodeo Bar for free Tex-Mex snacks like nachos and wings that complement their happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m. Drink specials include $3 draft beers and $5 lime and strawberry margaritas. (One of those margaritas is more than enough. Trust us.)

If you’re willing to shell out, menu specialties include empanadas, Texas chili, Cowboy Kisses (shrimp and jalapeno poppers wrapped in bacon) and Texas blue-crab fritters.  There’s also live music every night (alt-country, rockabilly, blue grass) with no cover, which should be music to your broke-ass ears.

Rodeo Bar
375 Third Ave.
Between 27th and 28th Sts.
212-683-6500