Less is more

Feeling slight on cash but still thirsty for a night out? Make the most of what you’ve got with scaled back prices at these new spots.

MONDAY
The spot: Orvieto, a laid-back restaurant and lounge inside of Green Dolphin Street pairing authentic Italian cuisine with flat-screen TVs for your sports-viewing pleasure.
The deal: $5 10-inch thin-crust pizzas, $4 draft beers
The savings: $4-$7 per pizza, $2 per beer

TUESDAY
The spot: Cozy West Lakeview pub Beckett’s Public House, where the seats flanking the fireplace are the most coveted in the house.
The deal: $5 martinis and champagne cocktails
The savings: $2

WEDNESDAY
The spot: Rockwood Place, a Southern-style roadhouse smack-dab in the middle of Wrigleyville.
The deal: $1 Miller Lite bottles, $2 Blue Moon drafts, $3 flatbreads
The savings: $3 per beer, $5.50 per flatbread

THURSDAY
The spot: Humboldt Park’s Division Street Bar & Grill, where the big front windows overlook Paseo Boricua’s murals and Puerto Rican flag sculpture.
The deal: $5 Patron Silver shots
The savings: $2

FRIDAY
The spot: Pasha, a Spanish-inspired West Loop tapas lounge owned in part by Latin band the Bandoleros, which takes the stage to churn out sizzling sounds Thursday through Saturday nights.
The deal: Two-for-one tapas
The savings: $2.50-$6 per dish

SATURDAY
The spot: Clutch, an artsy, industrial nook of a bar in a former West Town car shop.
The deal: $3 Heineken bottles, Beamish and Point Pale Ale drafts and potato skins; $2 Shiner Bock bottles and Parrot Bay shots
The savings: $1.50-$3 per beer, $3 for potato skins and shots

SUNDAY
The spot: Halsted Harp, a newly remodeled Irish tavern serving up Guinness pints and pub grub in Lincoln Park.
The deal: Free chili and hot dogs during football season (through Jan. 3), $2 Miller Lite drafts, $3 well drinks
The savings: $1.50 per beer; $2 per well drink; $3.50 per cup of chili; hot dogs are a non-menu item, so they’re just a bonus.

Julia Borcherts is a Metromix special contributor. metromix@tribune.com

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