Comparison · checked 2026-09-03
Omaha’s after-work crowd splits two ways: the Old Market, the brick warehouse blocks downtown with the longest windows in the directory — or Blackstone and Benson, the Farnam and Maple corridors where the prices are printed and the pizzas are $5 off. Same city, different night. Here is how the cited windows compare.
Old Market: the long window
Upstream Brewing Company (514 S 11th Street) posts Happy Hour food and drink specials Monday–Friday 3pm–6pm, plus Reverse Happy Hour Monday–Thursday 9pm–10pm and Friday 10pm–11pm, with an Industry Day drink special Sundays — no discount dollars on the venue page, so the whole row is window-only. Blue Sushi Sake Grill (416 S 12th Street) posts Happy Hours Monday–Saturday 11am–6:30pm and all day Sunday, the longest daily clock in the directory, with item dollars untranscribed from the house menu. Stokes Grill & Bar (Howard Street) posts Best Happy Hour in Omaha 3–6pm with all-day Sundays — window printed, dollars not. The Old Market is the district for a planned night: arrive whenever, stay for the reverse shift.
Blackstone and Benson: the priced pour
West of downtown, Scriptown Brewery (3922 Farnam Street, Blackstone) posts Happy Hour Monday 4pm–6pm, Wednesday–Thursday 3pm–6pm, Friday 11am–6pm, and all day Sundays — no drink dollars on the events page, so window-only. Pitch Pizzeria Dundee (5021 Underwood Ave, Midtown) posts Monday–Friday 2pm–6pm dine-in with $9 scratch-made cocktails, $10 Moscow Mules, $1 off beers, and $5 off specialty pizzas. Benson Brewery (6059 Maple Street) posts Tuesday–Saturday 3–6pm with half off beers and $2 off appetizers. This side names its dollars: $9 cocktails, half-off pints, $5-off pies.
| Old Market | Blackstone / Benson | |
|---|---|---|
| Vibe | Brick streets, brewpubs, sushi rooms; downtown polish | Taprooms, pizza ovens, Maple Street ease |
| Window shape | Longest clocks (11am starts, all-day Sundays, reverse nights) | Afternoon bands (2–6, 3–6) plus all-day Sunday at Scriptown |
| Price signal | Windows only — ask the bar | $9 cocktails; half-off beers; $5-off pizzas |
| Best for | Date night, crawls, second stops | After-work rounds, groups, pizza night |
The call
One planned night: Old Market — Blue Sushi from 11am if the day is loose, Upstream 3–6, reverse 9–10. One priced night: Blackstone and Benson — Pitch at 2 for $9 cocktails and $5-off pizzas, Benson at 3 for half-off beers. Check On now for which windows are live this minute; the Old Market owns the clock, Blackstone owns the price tag. All windows above come from the venues’ own pages — full cards on Deals.
Sources
- Upstream Brewing (upstreambrewing.com)
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill — Old Market (bluesushisakegrill.com)
- Stokes Grill & Bar (stokesrestaurant.com)
- Scriptown Brewing — Events (scriptownbrewing.com)
- Pitch Pizzeria — Happy Hour (pitchpizzeria.com)
- Benson Brewery — Food (bensonbrewery.com)
Poured here: Benson Brewery · Blue Sushi Sake Grill (Old Market) · Pitch Pizzeria (Dundee) · Scriptown Brewery · Stokes Grill & Bar (Old Market) · Upstream Brewing Company