So far, January 2025 has been an eventful month. After the weather this week, who doesn't want a cocktail? This installment of Where to Drink is stocked with happy hours all around town, and has an oyster theme: Three of these happy hours come with oysters. Meanwhile, for those doing Dry January, we have a separate list of all the mocktails being served around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Here's where to drink in Dallas right now:

Chet's Dallas
Upscale Irish-American restaurant in downtown Dallas' West End just debuted a weekday happy hour that starts early, so you can get a break at lunch. Drink specials feature $4 beers, $5 wine, and $6 wells, and they're offering lunch specials as well, which change daily, from a $7 Cajun chicken sandwich on Monday to fish & chips on Wednesday for $9. Happy hour runs from 11 am-6 pm.

Eddie V's
Plano steakhouse hosts a happy hour Sunday-Thursday from 4-6:30 pm. Select cocktails are $10 including like The Dapper martini, a spicy margarita, a Bulleit sour, and a Cosmopolitan. Wine by the glass is $9. A menu of happy hour snacks include 2 filet mignon sliders for $11, 2 oysters Rockefeller for $8, lobster bites for $17, and a beet salad with burrata cheese for $16.

Restaurant Beatrice
Chef-owned Cajun-Creole restaurant in Bishop Arts features a new happy hour Tuesday-Friday from 5-6 pm with half price oysters and drink specials. Beverage options include a Cranberry Cosmo, a sophisticated spritz, an old-fashioned, and a cabernet by Pasa D'Oro, all priced at $11.11; plus $4 draft Miller Lite. Oysters can be ordered raw or chargrilled.

Rex's Seafood
Seafood restaurant on Northwest Highway known for its fried oysters and seafood has just introduced a new happy hour. They call it "Martini & 3": It features a martini with choice of gin or vodka and three oysters for $15. (Their oysters are usually $21 for a half dozen, and that does not include a drink.) The special runs Monday-Friday from 3-9 pm.

Southern Gourmet Kitchen
Southern restaurant in Plano offers Tuesday-Friday happy hour specials. It's all day happy hour Tuesday, and 4-7 pm Wednesday-Friday. Half-price cocktails include margaritas, martinis, Long Island, and old-fashioneds. They also offer discounted wells and beers. Discounted appetizers include fried green tomatoes, Cajun ranch fries, and seasoned fried okra.