Wineaux Happy Hour. Off-Strip

Caviar on a waffle for $18 is not typical happy hour math, but Wineaux is not a typical wine bar. The southwest valley shop and bar runs its afternoon menu Monday through Friday from 2 to 5:30, and the bites list reads more like a chef's snack counter than a discount board: oysters at $4 apiece with a tomato and horseradish mignonette, hamachi with caviar and onion crème fraîche for $15, and spicy fennel sausage rolls with cheese dip at $8 for three. Bruschetta piled with farm tomatoes and arugula is $6, and house-made popcorn dusted with white cheddar and black pepper runs $4 if you just want something salty next to a glass.

The pours keep pace. A rotating red and white go for $9 each, draft beers are $5, and the Sicilian Sunset Spritz stirs Sicilian lemonade, sparkling wine, and hibiscus syrup together for $9. The real move for wine people is the bottle deal: everything on the shelves is 25 percent off list price during happy hour, so you can drink one at the bar or carry a few home.

Wineaux sits at 6887 Helen Toland Street in the 89113, part retail shop and part bar, with a by-the-glass list that turns over often enough to make repeat visits worth it.