Happy hours are great for friends, colleagues and dates – discounted bites and a relaxing end of the day. Luxury happy hours offer distinctive bites, cocktails and a refined atmosphere that makes for a memorable and upgraded experience.

Joey’s at Fashion Island offers its social hour daily from 3 to 5 p.m. and Sunday through Wednesday from 9 p.m. to close. Glasses of wine, pints of beer and a quartet of slushy cocktails are discounted, as are Szechuan lettuce wraps and truffle Parmesan fries. Roasted corn guacamole is a happy hour exclusive; sushi cones are very happy-making at $6.

The gold-ceilinged bar at A Crystal Cove is spectacular any time. Sunset Sips – half off wines by the glass, $4 off cocktails and nearly a dozen discounted bites including duck-liver pate, squash blossoms, charred octopus and the A Burger – only adds to its allure. The menu is offered 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 3 to 6 p.m. on Fridays.

Sprawling low-lit Eddie V’s at the Bluffs is known for prime seafood and steaks – and for Eddie’s Hours in the V Lounge, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Teasers, notably oysters Rockefeller and black-truffle tartare, start at $7; wines by the glass and select cocktails are at $8; pricier appetizers include kung pao-style Point Judith calamari.