Happy Bar
An old-line tavern on North 16th Street at the north edge of downtown Omaha. Author Grant Triplett called it the second-oldest bar in his dive-bar book taxi diver, per Omaha Magazine's 2023 feature. It is roughly a mile from the Old Market (estimate). We found no official website, so confirm hours before going.
Happy Bar is a tavern on North 16th Street at the north edge of downtown Omaha. Grant Triplett included it in taxi diver, his 2021 compendium of Omaha dive bars, and told Omaha Magazine in 2023 that he believes it is the second-oldest bar in the book, which includes bars that have been open for 60 to 100 years. His chapter on it jokes that someone was probably drinking there when President Kennedy was shot.
It is roughly a mile from the Old Market (an estimate) and suits a visitor who wants an old-school bar rather than a cocktail lounge. Call or check the bar's social page before going.
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- Hours can vary; call or check the bar's social page before going
- Roughly a mile north of the Old Market (estimate); a short drive or rideshare from downtown stays
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Hours, menus and prices come from Happy Bar’s own website and can change, so check with them before you go. Back to Bars & Nightlife