Happy-hour pick: Aether
It’s easy to compose a meal from the happy hour offerings, such as $2 oysters and clams, fried squid for $8 and $10 mussels.
Aether, 1832 Frankford Ave., 5-6 p.m. Sunday to Friday
The newest addition to the Frankford Avenue corridor in Fishtown, upscale seafood restaurant Aether, recently launched a fish-forward happy hour that offers a taste of its menu. The restaurant is lighted by glowing candles and glass, gold-flecked globes, and the bar is an attractive place to post up.
During happy hour, cocktails such as Negronis, gimlets, and old-fashioneds are $8. Selections of wine are $8, beer is $6. But it’s also easy to compose a meal from the happy hour offerings, such as $2 oysters and clams, fried squid for $8 and $10 mussels, and a $14 burger or shrimp po’boy with fries. The menu also includes a few vegetable-based options: Brussels sprouts or cauliflower tahini for $7, and a $4 miso-marinated soft egg. — Allison Steele