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The interior bar at Sampan in Midtown Village. (Photo courtesy Sampan)

Every Monday to Friday from 5 to 7 pm, Sampan — Chef Michael Schulson’s modern Asian restaurant in Midtown Village (124 South 13th Street) — offers a great new happy hour deal.

The happy hour features a $2 menu of grilled snacks including satays, sliders and hot dogs, a daily-changing $4 cocktail special, and a number of additional signature cocktails, wines and beers, all priced under $10.

Sampan’s happy hour is offered at both the indoor bar and also at the new outdoor Graffiti Bar, a outdoor patio in the rear of the restaurant adorned with custom tags from local graffiti artists.

The $2 happy hour menu and specials offer a variety of items including six satays such as Korean BBQ Beef Satay with shortrib, bulgogi and kim chee and a Corn Satay with coconut, lime and togarashi; a Kobe Slider with Vermont cheddar; a Kobe Hot Dog with smoked mustard; a Chicken & Shrimp Spring Roll with crystallized ginger and cabbage; and a Chicken Dumpling with soy, sesame and scallion.

Cocktails, including the Vietnamese Fizz with vodka, lemongrass and lime and Mango Cardamom Sour with whiskey, lime and soda, range in price from $6 to $9. In addition, a daily changing beer, wine and cocktail special are available for just $4.

The Graffiti Bar, tucked away behind the restaurant, is equipped with a flat-screen television, a large communal table, ceiling fans, heaters and a custom all-weather covering that makes it a good spot even if the weather is less than cooperative. (Click here to check out a video of Michael Schulson grilling some of the happy hour snacks at the outdoor Graffiti Bar at Sampan.)

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