Austin - South Austin - Nightlife

730 W. Stassney Ste 120, Austin 78745
512-215-0600

1st Down and Stassney Sports Bar

Neighborhood sports bar boasts booze prices that can't be beat. Check in on Weds for $1 PBRs and High Life, and enough TVs and hearty bar food to get you through playoff season. Expect shoulder-to-... read more

1142 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-383-8309

The Highball

The movie you want to see at Alamo Drafthouse is sold out. How do you kill two hours? You go next door to the Vegas-style lounge with food, drink, and plenty of recreation. Some bowl to the mu... read more

2108 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-707-2744

Black Sheep Lodge

Neighborhood bars this accommodating make going home a drag. A monster flat screen, numerous craft beers on tap, a critically acclaimed Black Buffalo Burger. The holy trinity of pub sports: da... read more

97 Rainey St., Austin 78701
512-469-0400

Lustre Pearl

This rickety abandoned house is the anchor of the Rainey St. bar district. Feel its old bones creak, striding along its hardwood floors in your flip-flops. Order a Yellow Belly and fried pickles. W... read more

408 Josephine St., Austin 78704
512-322-5210

House Wine

Converted house now hosts laid back wine bar with varying seasonal selections and bottles spanning the globe. Free WiFi, wine tasting classes, happy hour specials, and 1/2 price glasses o... read more

1530 Barton Springs Rd., Austin 78704
512-476-0100

Uncle Billy's

White Castle fans, welcome to your new addiction. This brew pub packages its chopped beef, pulled pork, and sausage in the style of sliders. Wash down the minis with a five-flavor sampler of house ... read more

1313-A S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-441-2444

The Continental Club Gallery

This can’t be part of the Continental Club, you say. There's art on the walls instead of fuzz-bunnies. And your eardrums aren’t bleeding from an outrageously high decibel level. This an... read more

424 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-482-9673

Barton Springs Saloon

This converted gas station has a double identity. Out front where the gas pumps used to be, smokers get lost in the buzz of traffic. Sports nuts dominate the sleek interior. There's a pool table. E... read more

1123 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-448-9181

Doc's MotorWorks

Some grease monkey's garage got bought by Doc. And Doc converted it into a bar. Garage doors separate inside from out. Outside, candy-colored metal lawn chairs beam. Inside, stools surround tall pi... read more

1316 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-444-7322

Hotel San Jose Courtyard

Tucked away in this boutique hotel’s courtyard you'll find Shangri-La. Hotel guests and South Congress passerby alike frolic in the mini pool. They order up edamame and wine. They pet their o... read more

1601 Barton Springs Rd., Austin 78704
512-480-TOGO

Flipnotics

People in the know call it Flips. There are a couple satellite versions around town, but the real deal is en route to Zilker Park. The inside-out upstairs is for macchiatos, pie, and musicians' out... read more

2008 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-447-0969

Trophy's

It's not often you can roll into a joint with your own handle of Jack Daniel's. Here they encourage it. Fed-up-with-life bartenders chill empty pint glasses for inevitable bourbon-and-cokes. Misgui... read more

1320 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-448-2552

The Saxon Pub

The owner of this live-music staple must be a former English professor. The players he books are predominantly singer-songwriters. Literate, wordy songs are their trade. The crowd consists of old-h... read more

3601 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-707-9637

Ruta Maya

This bean emporium has everything for everyone. Yoga classes for kids. Live music for adults. A marketplace for tie-dyed craftspersons. The industrial-complex-size space makes way for the dedicated... read more

306 Barton Springs Rd., Austin 78704
512-480-0952

Aussie's

Misty May-Treanors and Kerri Walshes in training hold court on the sand volleyball pits. They quench their thirst with margaritas and Coronas instead of Gatorade. Sports play out in celluloid ... read more

2420 S. 1st St., Austin 78704
512-707-8702

G&S Lounge

Look at the owner of this dive bar the wrong way and he’s liable to charge you $10 for a PBR tallboy. This beer emporium can be hit or miss depending on his temper. Or that of his edgy mutts.... read more

3615 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-447-5353

Expose

What man doesn’t like variety? Tight Latina schoolgirls. Busty blond seductresses. Sleak African-American temptresses. All of whom want to spend time with you. Contemplate this convergen... read more

2034 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-442-9111

Horseshoe Lounge

The grizzled off-duty telephone repairman playing you in pool is not your friend. He will pump your confidence with a bad game or two. Then he will unleash a flurry of unexpected greatness that wil... read more

3201 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin 78704
512-442-6189

The Broken Spoke

The tour bus left for dead in the front is perhaps second only to Ken Kesey’s Further in terms of folklore. Remembrances of things past extend inside this museum of honky-tonking. Bob Wills t... read more

1315 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704
512-441-2444

The Continental Club

Granddaddy honkytonk gets the tops in roots music. Greaser kings and cowpoke queens arrive in classic hoopties. Peanuts are split with the accountant who's never missed a James McMurtry show. The t... read more

Search guide

Bar Type

More Bar Type:

Features

More Features:

Vibe

Price Group

Neighborhood

More Neighborhood:

More Types