Edge Rooftop on the seventh floor of the JW Marriott Austin frames the South Congress Avenue skyline, with shared plates, signature cocktails and a long pour-over wine list.
Tip: Smart casual dress, reservations via the hotel for cabanas. The southwest corner has the best Congress Avenue bridge sightline.
Address: 110 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Midnight Cowboy on East 6th in Austin is the reservation-only speakeasy in a former massage parlor, tableside cocktails and parties of eight maximum behind an unmarked door.
Tip: Book on Tock; push the Harry Craddock button at the unmarked door. Walk-ins only when the red light above the door shows green.
Garage on Colorado Street in downtown Austin tucks inside an active parking garage, the former attendant booth converted into a candlelit cocktail bar with a circular bar at the center.
Tip: Resy reservations open four weeks ahead; walk-ins fine at the bar rail. The cocktail menu is built around car terms, classics through $25 GTOs.
Small Victory on East 7th Street in Austin hides up a spiral staircase off a downtown parking garage, classic and tiki cocktails with house-made syrups and fresh juices nightly.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday 17:00 to 01:00. Reservations via Resy; the Singapore slings and painkillers are the long-standing house picks.
Here Nor There in a downtown Austin basement alleyway by the Driskill opened in 2018, a code-on-arrival reservation system through the in-house app and a hidden gate entrance.
Tip: Book through the Here Nor There app; the code unlocks the gate. The easier landmark is the Driskill, then walk north on Brazos.
The Roosevelt Room on West 5th Street in Austin is the 1920s-styled cocktail bar with a multi-page menu walking the history of the cocktail, classics through modern through Prohibition era.
Tip: Happy hour 15:00 to 18:00 daily. Reservations through the website for the back room; bar walk-ins open until midnight on weeknights.
Midnight Cowboy on East 6th in Austin is the reservation-only speakeasy in a former massage parlor, tableside cocktails and parties of eight maximum behind an unmarked door.
Tip: Book on Tock; push the Harry Craddock button at the unmarked door. Walk-ins only when the red light above the door shows green.
Garage on Colorado Street in downtown Austin tucks inside an active parking garage, the former attendant booth converted into a candlelit cocktail bar with a circular bar at the center.
Tip: Resy reservations open four weeks ahead; walk-ins fine at the bar rail. The cocktail menu is built around car terms, classics through $25 GTOs.
Small Victory on East 7th Street in Austin hides up a spiral staircase off a downtown parking garage, classic and tiki cocktails with house-made syrups and fresh juices nightly.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday 17:00 to 01:00. Reservations via Resy; the Singapore slings and painkillers are the long-standing house picks.
Here Nor There in a downtown Austin basement alleyway by the Driskill opened in 2018, a code-on-arrival reservation system through the in-house app and a hidden gate entrance.
Tip: Book through the Here Nor There app; the code unlocks the gate. The easier landmark is the Driskill, then walk north on Brazos.
The Roosevelt Room on West 5th Street in Austin is the 1920s-styled cocktail bar with a multi-page menu walking the history of the cocktail, classics through modern through Prohibition era.
Tip: Happy hour 15:00 to 18:00 daily. Reservations through the website for the back room; bar walk-ins open until midnight on weeknights.
Daisy Lounge on West Slaughter Lane in south Austin is the Persian-leaning speakeasy from chef Amir Hajimaleki, a daisy painted above an unmarked door and a Roya dinner pop-up.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday only. The daisy on the facade between Keepers and Oasthouse marks the entrance; reservations help on weekends.