ToST Lounge You’ll have to navigate around the jam-band-loving hippies and college kids that flock to this Fremont hot spot, but this happy hour is worth the effort. A recent remodel made a good bar better with improved seating and dancing areas, an upholstered “conversation pit” near the fireplace (do not attempt conversation after midevening when live music rules the roost), and sexy new velvet drapery. From 5 to 7 p.m. daily, all food is half-off, including quesadillas, barbecue vegetarian riblets, and inspired house pizzas (about $5 for a 9-inch pie during happy hour). Drafts are $2.50 and wells, house wine, and martinis are $3, $4, and $5, respectively. On Saturdays, the live music starts early at 6 p.m., and there’s no cover charge before 8 o’clock. 513 N. 36th St., 206-547-0240. FREMONT

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