8 bars in New York where you can have an inexpensive martini cocktail

New Yorkers' love affair with the martini cocktail is long and passionate. Time-out tells where you can drink classic drinks with vodka and vermouth at a budget price.

Legend has it that the first dry martini was made at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Manhattan back in the early 1910s. New York bars, lounges and restaurants are currently hosting happy hours themed around the classic drink. Here's where you can enjoy the best martinis in New York City, but at a low Happy Hour price.

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Here you can enjoy the restaurant's new special offer for $29. It includes a first course of your choice (shrimp tagliolini with ricotta, sourdough pizza with spicy coppa and figs) and a classic cocktail. The offer is available every evening from 17:30. There is also a promotion from 16:30 to 18:30. It includes classic cocktails for $12 and discounted appetizers (chicken wings, shishito peppers).

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Caviar Russe

Salted caviar and vodka martini are the perfect combination. You can get both during Happy Hour at this Michelin-starred Madison Avenue spot.

The promotion runs from Monday to Friday from 16:30 to 19:00 in the bar on the ground floor.

Enjoy the ALB Vodka Martini paired with caviar for $25. That's less than the cost of one martini at many Manhattan establishments.

Dante Alighieri

This bar hosts its iconic Martini Hour every day from 15:00 pm to 17:00 pm with a selection of traditional cocktails for $10. Options include the Emerald Martini (Rutte celery gin, dry Dolin, Manzana Verde, celery bitters and black pepper), the 20th Century (Brooklyn Gin, Lillet Blanc, white crème de cocoa and lemon) and the Upside Down Dirty Gibon” (Dolin Blanc, Cinzano Dry, The Botanist and pickled onion brine).

Emmett's On Grove

The Chicago-style pizza chain's second location recently launched a new Martini Hour special. It includes $9 martinis (Tito's or Letherbee Original), plus $6 beer, $11 wine and a variety of appetizers.

Holiday Bar

Who needs an option when you can drink all night? Every Tuesday from 17:00 pm to 22:30 pm, this 1980s-inspired spot serves $10 martinis all night.

Ray's Hometown Bar

The Greenpoint branch, located in the picturesque city center, offers a $17 Burger + Martini combo every Monday from 00:19 pm to 00:20 pm. But you don't just get a burger.

It's a beef patty (with pickles, onions, special sauce and everything) lovingly prepared by Michelin-starred culinary partners Jeremy Stone and Fabian von Hauske.

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Head to the Arlo Williamsburg's lively Lobby Bar weekdays from 17:00 pm to 18:00 pm. There, you can enjoy a very grown-up Brooklyn Happy Meal, including an espresso martini, fries, and Arlo's signature fortune cookies for just $15. Also available are $1 pizza, $1 wine and $5 beer).

Tao Uptown

Here you can order mini dumplings with steamed vegetables or fried chicken, and martinis for $15 during Tao's new Happy Hour promotion. The offer is available from Monday to Friday from 17:00 to 19:00.

You can choose from three mini martinis in different flavors.