Bao Dim Sum Daily Drink Specials

Bao Dim Sum might be best known for its steamer baskets of glistening har gow and pork siu mai that arrive like edible jewels, but what happens when you follow the scent of garlic noodles and soy-lacquered chicken wings past the lacquered wood and lion guardians to the bar? That’s where the other half of the magic unfolds. Night after night, Bao becomes a haven for those chasing not just dim sum dreams but the best drink specials in LA. In West Hollywood, where a vodka soda can easily run you north of fifteen dollars, Bao is flipping the script—offering a full week of thoughtfully curated, delightfully affordable daily drink specials. Our specials include:

• Madness Monday $5 mixed drinks
  (Well liquor w/ you favorite mixer: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Soda, Fruit Juices, Tonic)

• Tasty Tuesday Half Price House Cocktails

• Wine Wednesdays 50% off Wine & Sake by Glass & Bottles

• Thirsty Thursdays 50% off Drafts & Bottles Beers

Madness Monday: The $5 Rebellion

Monday in Los Angeles is either a recovery mission or a refusal to let the weekend go gentle into that workweek night. At Bao, it’s a full-on rebellion. Madness Monday means $5 mixed drinks, a no-frills salute to simplicity done well. We're talking well liquor—vodka, gin, rum, tequila—paired with your mixer of choice: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, club soda, fruit juice, or tonic. This isn't an invitation to get fancy. It’s a welcome back to basics, but done in the glow of Bao’s golden lanterns and against a soundtrack of low-slung hip-hop or 90s R&B.

It’s the kind of Monday night that attracts everyone from off-duty bartenders to neighborhood regulars, each clutching a highball glass like it’s a personal act of rebellion against overpriced nightlife. And in West Hollywood, that kind of rebellion feels oddly sacred. There’s something glorious about paying less than a parking meter for a decent drink, especially one served in a room that smells faintly of chili oil and steamed rice.

Tasty Tuesday: House Cocktails, ½ Price, All Class

If Monday is a no-nonsense affair, Tuesday is when Bao brings out the craft. House cocktails—already known to be among the best in the neighborhood—go for half their usual price. And these aren’t just any house cocktails. These are cocktails crafted to pair with crispy taro puffs and shrimp-stuffed eggplant. You might start with their lychee martini, which tastes like a floral whisper laced with gin. Or a ginger margarita that dances somewhere between spice and citrus, engineered to offset the richness of a Peking duck wrap.

Tasty Tuesday turns Bao into a cocktail destination, drawing a different crowd: hospitality folks on their night off, date-night duos, solo drinkers perched at the bar reading Murakami. For a restaurant whose bar program doesn’t scream itself from the rooftops, Bao’s cocktails hold their own against the city’s flashiest lounges. That they’re served at half price feels like someone’s made a very generous mistake, but we won’t tell if you won’t.

Wine Wednesday: 50% Off Bottles and Glasses in Full Bloom

Wednesday, long the least sexy night of the week, is suddenly transformed. Wine Wednesday at Bao is a heady affair: 50% off all wine and sake, by the glass or bottle. Here, you can finally afford to be the person who orders the whole bottle “for the table”—even if the table is just you and your chicken feet in black bean sauce.

The wine list leans thoughtful without being fussy. Think crisp Sauvignon Blancs with shrimp dumplings, soft Pinot Noirs that cozy up to char siu bao. The sake selection, meanwhile, is surprisingly deep, ranging from clean Junmai to fruitier Nigori styles. Pairing sake with dim sum is a sensory revelation—lighter than beer, more nuanced than most cocktails. It’s the kind of experience that makes you rethink what “wine night” can look like in West Hollywood.

Thirsty Thursday: 50% Drafts & Bottles for the Beer Devoted

Thursday is for those who believe in beer—not just as a beverage, but as a ritual. Bao’s Thirsty Thursday offers 50% off all draft and bottled beers, an ideal pre-weekend kickoff in a city where good beer is often stashed behind $10 covers and exclusive menus. The selection hits a balance between local favorites and Asian staples: frosty Sapporo, hoppy IPAs from SoCal brewers, crisp lagers that cut through the richness of fried shrimp balls like a palate-cleaning sword.

There’s something primal about beer with dim sum—some elemental harmony that connects bao and barley. And Bao Dim Sum understands this deeply. Their Thirsty Thursday isn’t an afterthought, but a celebration of beer in all its crowd-pleasing glory. Whether you’re sipping from a pint glass in a booth or splitting a few bottles over a lazy dinner, this is the kind of beer night that makes you linger longer than you planned.

A Bar Menu That Belongs Beside the Steamer Cart

Each day’s drink special feels like a natural extension of the restaurant itself: smart, unpretentious, deeply rooted in hospitality. These aren't happy hour gimmicks meant to lure you in and upsell you into oblivion. They're genuine offerings—an open-armed invitation to make Bao your spot, not just for dumplings, but for damn good drinks. And in a neighborhood built on spectacle, Bao's bar program stands out for being both low-key and high-reward.

When people ask where to go for the best restaurant for drinks in LA, they’re usually expecting rooftop scenes or velvet-roped lounges. But real drinkers, seasoned diners, and West Hollywood insiders know the truth: the best drink specials in LA are often found in unexpected places—like beside a plate of xiao long bao and beneath a neon-red Chinese knot hanging from the ceiling. Bao Dim Sum isn’t just redefining dim sum in Los Angeles. It’s redefining how we drink alongside it.