Drinking on a Thursday is always a good time, but at least you have a decent excuse if it’s the Friday after First Thursday.

You got that, right?

If you’re looking for some swanky, but laidback, vibes, and you dig the idea of a 2-for-1 happy hour special that actually lasts two hours, you’ll want to pull in at Cafe du Cap, 113 Loop Street.

These doors are beckoning, and there is plenty of booze inside:

It’s the kind of vibe where some sultry jazz mixes in with the likes of Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Groove Armada and the Rolling Stones, with the latest issues of FT Weekend, Monocle, Architectural Digest and Conde Nast Traveler lying around.

But you’re drinking, so no need for that right now.

Here’s what that 2-1 happy hour special from 5PM to 7PM means…

• Sol Beer – R30
• Cape Town Gin Company Gin and Tonic – R40 single, R55 double (with Fitch & Leedes as a mixer, you’re not plebs)
• Boekenhoutskloof Wine – Wolftrap Red, Porcupine Ridge and Chocolate Block (if you’re feeling very naughty)

I back your maths skills, but if we have to spell it out then yes, you’re getting two Sol Beers for R30.

Or two double gin and tonics for R55, or two glasses of Wolftrap for R30 … I mean, you get the drill.

Cafe du Cap, between 5PM and 7PM, 2-for-1. Tell your boss you came down with the flu and can’t be in on Friday.

A reminder that every Thursday and Friday, between 2PM and 4PM, there’s a 2-for-1 Sol beer special running.

Because everyone should have a beer with lunch.