Josephine House

About

The prettiest patio in Clarksville runs a quietly excellent happy hour. Josephine House does Tuesday through Friday, 3 to 5pm: half off the snack menu, $10 wines by the glass, and $10 house cocktails. For a place that photographs like a wedding venue, those are surprisingly reasonable numbers.

Half-price snacks are the play. The kitchen treats its small plates with the same care as dinner, so half off turns an indulgence into a habit. A $10 glass from a wine list this well chosen is the other half of the equation; sit outside under the oaks and the afternoon takes care of itself.

Sundays bring a different deal: half off bottles of wine, which converts the little limestone cottage into one of the best wine-down spots in the neighborhood. Josephine House happy hour draws Clarksville locals, long lunches that never ended, and people celebrating quietly. It ends at 5 sharp, so treat it as the start of the evening, not the whole thing.