Austin is overflowing with bars of all kinds, so it’s important to pay respect to the city’s essential cocktail bars, where well-crafted drinks come first.
The idea of a specialty cocktail is perhaps a bit passé these days, but at these spots, bartenders
have done their homework and make excellent drinks. There is the neighborhood favorite the Tigress Pub, encyclopedia-perfect the Roosevelt Room, and popular east-side hangout Nickel City, among others. Sit back, sip, and enjoy.
Want even more options for a watering hole? Navigate newer bar offerings with the cocktail heatmap, versatile bars for every drink preference, iconic dive bars, great restaurant bars, and speakeasies. Those looking to go the nonalcoholic route are covered with this map.
Additional reporting by Nadia Chaudhury.
