You may feel like celebrating. You may feel like drowning your sorrows. Your job is downsized or maybe non-exisitant; your 401k seriously compromised and your home upside-down in equity. You’re in between holidays and maybe just want to have a good time some how. What to do?

 Stay home? Have a pot luck, invite a few friends over for a pity party?

How about this: Hie thee to a really swell restaurant, drink some great wine, enjoy a mojito, indulge in some seriously delicious food like it’s 1984.

Yep, all of the above — here in the Napa Valley, and with prices rivaling those of 20 years ago. And I’m not talking chains. I’m talking some of the best restaurants in the valley.

Albeit, you are going to be going between 4-6 p.m. for the most part. Yes, my friends, we are talking Happy Hour; we’re talking early bird specials. They’re not just for the geratric crowd any more.

Come on, we’ve just set our clocks back, why not our stomachs too? All in the name of some really wonderful opportunities to wine and dine.

Beside, it’s better for you to eat early anyway. More time to work off those delicious riblettes at Cuvee, where fried calamari, cocktails and a wine a night are at the half-price mark from 4-7 p.m.every day —  I mean every day, weekends included. If you’re sitting in the bar area, there is a warming fireplace and comfy couches, as well gathering tables with tall chairs overlooking the courtyard. 

Cuvee is at 1650 Soscol Ave., Napa, 224-2330,

 Or head over to Allegria in downtown Napa between the hours of 4-6 p.m., Monday through Thursday or for the weekend Happy Hour Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. There are wonderful items to choose from their menu. Maybe you feel like a big juicy Kobe burger ($8), or a crab cake with side salad ($5) or their signature warm cabbage salad with roast chicken ($3). One important thing to remember for most of these great restaurants is that Happy Hour is almost always a bar occupation. If you want to sit in the restaurant part of these establisments, you’ll be ordering from a full dinner menu at regular prices. Allegria is at 1026 First St. Napa, 254 8006.

Suppose you find yourself wandering around the Oxbow Public Market on a Tuesday night, otherwise known as Locals Night, when there’s music and discounts on everything from spices to teas. For $4 you can have a glass of Ferry Plaza Syrah or pinot grigio with a taste of the daily special cheese from the Cheese Market. A carafe of wine is $12 and the very ample and nicely chosen cheese platter is $15, perfect for three or four people, or about $7-$9 per person. Top it off with a $2 cup of ice cream fromThree Twins Ice cream on your way out. At Taylors’ Refresher is the best deal of all: a cheeseburger and a beer for $5. Or cheeseburger ($3) and beer ($2). A glass of house wine is $1 on Tuesday night. All night! All right! Oxbow Public Market is on First Street in Napa.

Maybe you’re meeting friends in Yountville and want to drive upvalley, as I did the other night. My new favorite spot is 25 Brix — the most Happy Hour around. All — yes, all — the wines by the glass are half  off, and they have some great ones: Ridge Zinfandel 2006 Three Valley’s Sonoma County is $6, or 2006 Luna Pinot Grigio Napa Valley is $4.50. On a really cold night the 2006 Syrah, John Anthony  Napa Valley at $6 is a most excellent choice.

Perhaps you are more in the mood for a cocktail. How about a Raspberry Lemon Drop or a Pomegranite Martini, or a California Wildflower — Ketel One vodka shaken with St. Germain elderflower liqueur, African Nectar tea and lemon, served straight up with edible flowers from their garden! All are $6.

From the Brix kitchen, right now under the domain of the estimable Anne Gingress (formerly of Spago, Postrio, Hawthorne Lane) come some incredible Really Happy Hour Selections: a trio of artisanal cheeses served with garden pears and warm fig nut bread ($7);  roasted beet and dried cherry salad with walnuts and truffle gouda cheese ($5.50); house-made fennel sausage pizza with garlic and chili ($6); creamed spinach croquettes with parmesan cheese ($3):  a half pound cheeseburger with Hook’s aged cheddar or St. Agur blue cheese and French fries ($7)’  Rapini and goat cheese pizza with garlic and chili ($6); or for pure comfort food a grilled cheddar cheese and bacon sandwich with butternut squash and warm escarole salad ($7.50).  Order right,  and you and a friend are out of there for about $15 per person.

But a word of note: Please tip your server on regular prices; they are giving you full-price service.

Correction: An earlier version of this article indicated the Kobe burger ($8), crab cake with side salad ($5) and warm cabbage salad with roast chicken were at Cuvee.

Cheryleigh Corshen is Napa resident and event planner. E-mail her at chery@puttinontheritz.biz