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160 happy hour spots in Austin, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Happy Hour Spots

1
Nixta Taqueria
Mexican · East Austin · James Beard Semifinalist · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Nixta is an East Austin taqueria built around a tight menu and a clear point of view: blue-corn tortillas, duck carnitas, and a seasonal-special board that rotates with the produce. The format is coun...
97
2
Lutie's Garden Restaurant
New American · Hyde Park
Husband-and-wife team Bradley Nicholson and Susana Querejazu run this chef's-garden destination at Commodore Perry Estate. Hyper-seasonal Texas heritage cuisine with ingredients from the restaurant's ...
91
3
Jester King Brewery
Farmhouse Brewery · South Austin · World-renowned farmhouse ales
Farmhouse brewery on 165 acres of Hill Country land, spontaneously fermenting wild ales and barrel-aged sours that rank among the best beers in America. Atrial Rubicite alone justifies the drive. The ...
90
4
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
Texas BBQ · North Loop · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ
Neighborhood BBQ joint on North Lamar with excellent smoked meats and a solid craft beer selection. Named after a Williamson County community, it serves classic central Texas BBQ without the long line...
90
5
Kreuz Market
Texas BBQ · Lockhart · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ, since 1900
Lockhart BBQ cathedral since 1900 — no forks, no sauce, no sides (well, some now). Shoulder clod, prime rib, sausage, and pork chops smoked over post oak in massive brick pits. This is where Texas BBQ...
90
6
Zilker Park
Tourist Attraction · Zilker
351 acres anchoring Austin's outdoor identity. Home to Barton Springs Pool, the Zilker Botanical Garden, and the Zilker Zephyr train. ACL Music Festival takes over every October. The Great Lawn, disc ...
90
7
Black's Barbecue
Texas BBQ · Lockhart · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ, since 1932
The oldest BBQ joint in Texas continuously owned by the same family — since 1932 in Lockhart, the BBQ Capital of Texas. Sausage rings, brisket, and ribs prepared the old-fashioned way on brick pits. W...
89
8
Smitty's Market
Texas BBQ · Lockhart · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ
Lockhart BBQ royalty in the original Kreuz Market building — the family split in the 1990s and Smitty's kept the original pits. Walk through the fire pit entrance, order by the pound, and eat on butch...
89
9
Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Colony
Tourist Attraction · Downtown
1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats emerge from under the Congress Avenue Bridge at sunset from March through November — the largest urban bat colony in North America. Watch from the bridge, the hike-a...
89
10
Loro
Asian BBQ · East Austin · Michelin Recommended
Tyson Cole + Aaron Franklin's Asian-smokehouse collaboration — smoked brisket with Thai herbs, coconut curry, and a strong bar program. The original East Austin flagship launched the concept; now mult...
89

All 160 Happy Hour Spots in Austin

Barton Creek Greenbelt
Tourist Attraction · South Austin
89
KG BBQ
Egyptian-Texas BBQ · East Austin
89
South Congress Avenue (SoCo)
Tourist Attraction · South Congress
88
Lady Bird Lake
Tourist Attraction · Downtown
88
Dee Dee
Thai / Northern Thai · East Austin
88
Blanton Museum of Art
Art Museum · Downtown
88
House of Three Gorges
Sichuan Chinese · North Austin
88
P Thai's Khao Man Gai
Thai · North Loop
88
Paprika ATX
Mexican / Taqueria · North Lamar
88
Terry Black's BBQ
BBQ · South 1st
88
Micklethwait Craft Meats
BBQ · East Austin
88
Rainey Street Historic District
Landmark / Historic District · Rainey Street
88
Salty Sow
New American · East Austin
87
Péché
French · Downtown
87
Pinthouse Pizza
Brewery / Pizza · North Loop
87
Texas State Capitol
Tourist Attraction · Downtown
87
Taqueria Diez
Mexican / Tacos · East Austin
87
LBJ Presidential Library
Museum · Downtown
87
Mount Bonnell
Tourist Attraction · West Austin
87
The ABGB (Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.)
Brewery / Beer Garden / Pizza · South Lamar
87
Live Oak Brewing
Brewery / Beer Hall · South Austin
87
Ramen Del Barrio
Japanese-Mexican Ramen · North Austin
87
Space Kat BBQ
BBQ · East Austin
87
Cajun Barbecue
Cajun-Texas BBQ · South Austin
87
El Marisquero
Mexican Seafood · South Austin
87
Fresa's
Mexican / Wood-Grilled · South 1st
87
Via 313 Pizza
Detroit-Style Pizza · East Austin
87
Kerlin BBQ
BBQ · East Austin
87
Din Ho Chinese BBQ
Chinese BBQ · North Austin
87
De Nada Cantina
Mexican / Tacos · East Austin
87
Blue Apsara
Cambodian · South Lamar
87
Churchrow Tejas BBQ
Tex-Mex BBQ · North Loop
87
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
Southern · Red River
86
The Peached Tortilla
Asian-Southern Fusion · North Loop
86
Austin Beerworks
Brewery / Taproom · North Austin
86
St. Elmo Brewing Co.
Brewery / Taproom · South Austin
86
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken · Downtown
86
Lick Honest Ice Creams
Ice Cream · South Lamar
86
Este Pizza
Neapolitan Pizza · East Austin
86
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
Brewery / Beer Garden · South Austin
86
Hold Out Brewing
Brewery / Beer Garden · East Austin
86
All Day Pizza
Pizza · Hyde Park
86
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
Burgers · South Congress
86
Desnudo Tacos
Mexican / Fish Tacos · East Austin
86
Spicy Boys
Fried Chicken · South Austin
86
Oink BBQ
BBQ / Tacos · East Austin
86
Easy Tiger
Bakery / Beer Garden · East Austin
86
Gus's Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken · Downtown
86
Banger's Sausage House
Sausage / Beer Garden · Rainey Street
86
Tumble 22
Nashville Hot Chicken · East Austin
86
Lala's South Pole
Cocktail Bar · South Austin
86
Thai-Kun North Lamar
Thai Street Food · North Lamar
86
Cockta'l
Fried Chicken · East Austin
86
El Chile
Mexican · East Austin
86
Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ
BBQ · Downtown
86
Sazan Ramen
Japanese Ramen · East Austin
86
High Road DelicaTexan
Deli / Sandwiches · South 1st
86
Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar
Cafe / Bar / Food Trucks · South Austin
86
Licha's Cantina
Mexican · East Austin
86
Hopdoddy South Lamar
Burgers · South Lamar
86
The Dead Rabbit Austin
Cocktail Bar / Irish Pub · 6th Street
86
Yard Bar
American / Dog Bar · North Austin
86
Texas State Cemetery
Landmark / Historic Site · East Austin
86
Zach Theatre
Theater / Performing Arts · South Lamar
86
Waterloo Greenway
Park / Trail · Rainey Street
86
Tillie's
New American · Dripping Springs
86
Zilker Brewing Company
Brewery / Taproom · East Austin
85
Scholz Garten
German Beer Garden · Downtown
85
Chi'Lantro BBQ
Korean-Mexican Fusion · South Lamar
85
Bangers Sausage House & Beer Garden
Beer Garden / Sausages · Rainey Street
85
G'Raj Mahal
Indian / Food Truck · South Austin
85
Taste of Ethiopia
Ethiopian · North Austin
85
6th Street Entertainment District
Tourist Attraction · 6th Street
85
Sandy's Hamburgers
Burgers / Drive-In · Zilker
85
Thai Cuisine
Thai · North Austin
85
Quality Seafood Market
Seafood Market / Casual · East Austin
85
Oddwood Ales
Brewery / Wine / Bar · East Austin
85
Brown's Bar-B-Que
Texas BBQ · South Lamar
85
Celis Brewery
Brewery / Taproom · North Austin
85
Taco Flats
Mexican / Tacos · North Loop
85
El Arroyo
Tex-Mex · West Austin
85
Austin's Pizza
Pizza · South Lamar
85
Casa de Luz
Macrobiotic / Vegan · South Lamar
85
Shady Grove
American / Tex-Mex · Zilker
85
Arlo's
Vegan Burgers · East Austin
85
Meridian Hive Meadery
Meadery · North Austin
85
Wright Bros. Brew & Brew
Coffee / Beer · East Austin
85
POP Champagne Lounge
Champagne Bar / Cocktails · 6th Street
85
Daydreamer
Cocktail Bar · East Austin
85
Jim's Smokehouse
Texas BBQ / Food Truck · West Austin
85
Pool Burger
Burgers / Tiki Bar · West Austin
85
Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab
Seafood · Great Hills
85
Chuy's
Tex-Mex · Zilker
84
Guero's Taco Bar
Tex-Mex / Tacos · South Congress
84
The Mighty Cone
Fried Chicken / Food Truck · South Congress
84
Infinite Monkey Theorem
Urban Winery / Bar · Mueller
84
Dan's Hamburgers
Burgers / Drive-Thru · North Lamar
84
Asiana Indian Cuisine
Indian · South Lamar
84
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
American / Bar · Hyde Park
84
Slab BBQ
BBQ / Casual · North Austin
84
Pho Please
Vietnamese / Pho · North Austin
84
Saigon On 7th
Vietnamese / Banh Mi · East Austin
84
Blue Owl Brewing
Brewery / Sour Beer · East Austin
84
George Washington Carver Museum
Museum · East Austin
84
Sweetwater Oyster Bar
Seafood · Cedar Park
84
The Hideaway on Lake Travis
American / Lake Bar · West Austin
83
French Legation State Historic Site
Landmark / Historic Site · East Austin
83
Elisabet Ney Museum
Museum · Hyde Park
83
Mouton's Bistro & Bar
Cajun · Cedar Park
83
Homespun Kitchen and Bar
American · Dripping Springs
83
Chili's Original
American / Bar & Grill · South Lamar
82
Oddwood Brewing
Brewery / Pizza · East Austin
82
TX Shawarma
Mediterranean / Shawarma · South Austin
82
Circle Brewing Co.
Brewery · North Austin
82
4th Tap Brewing Co-op
Brewery · North Austin
82
Pig Pen BBQ
BBQ · Dripping Springs
82
Laurel Restaurant
Italian · Westlake
82
Sundancer Grill
American · Lake Travis
82
Independence Brewing Co.
Brewery · South Austin
81
The Southern Soul Bowl
Korean-Soul Fusion · East Austin
81
Santa Catarina
Mexican · Lake Travis
81
Cabo Bob's Burritos
Mexican / Burritos · Downtown
80
The Picnic
Food Truck Park · Zilker
80
Vacancy Brewing
Brewery · South Austin
80
Breakaway Records
Landmark / Record Store · North Loop
80
Lee's Kitchen + Cocktails
Vietnamese · Westlake
80
The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge
American · Lake Travis
80
Hopfields
French-American · UT Campus
80
Lou's Eastside
American / Bar · East Austin
80
Maggie Mae's
Bar / Live Music · 6th Street
79
Levant Cafe & Grill
Mediterranean · Cedar Park
79
Carmela's Pizzeria Cafe & Deli
Italian · Dripping Springs
79
Chisos Grill
Southwestern · Westlake
79
Knotty Deck Kitchen & Bar
American · Great Hills
79
Shangri-La
Dive Bar · East Austin
78
Thundercloud Subs
Sandwiches / Subs · South Lamar
78
Handsome Dan's
Sandwiches / Bar · East Austin
78
Bodhi Viet Vegan
Vietnamese / Vegan · North Austin
78
Monkeywrench Books
Landmark / Bookstore · North Loop
78
Twin Lion Chinese Restaurant
Chinese · Great Hills
78
Nervous Charlie's Bagels
Bagels · Brentwood
78
Barnaby's Italian Ice
Italian Ice / Dessert · South Congress
78
Baby Acapulco
Tex-Mex · Zilker
77
Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co.
American · Driftwood
77
Fire Bowl Cafe
Asian Fusion · Great Hills
77
CAVA
Mediterranean / Fast Casual · Downtown
76
The Creek and the Cave
Comedy Club · Red River
76
WhichCraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop
Beer Bar · Mueller
73
The Golden Goose
Cocktail Bar · South Lamar
73
Habana House Cigars
Cigar Lounge · South Congress
72
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