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.
Address: 108 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701
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.
Oilcan Harry's on West 4th in Austin is the Warehouse District gay bar that has anchored the strip since 1990, daily 14:00 open with drag, DJs and 18+ nights through the week.
Tip: Open seven days 14:00 to 02:00. 18+ nights Monday to Saturday from 20:00 carry a $20 cover; weekend drag shows fill the patio.
Highland Lounge on Colorado Street in Austin opened October 2014 as the city's only true gay nightclub, three floors with six bars, a sprawling dance floor and themed drag nights.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 21:30 to 03:30, Sunday 16:00 to 00:00. Friday's Lesbian Dance Party is the long-standing weekly draw.
Cheer Up Charlies on Red River Street in Austin is the queer dive with a covered patio, kombucha cocktails and a live music stage running indie, drag and DJs Thursday to Sunday.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday 16:00 to 02:00. The back patio holds the live stage; no cover most nights, cash and card both work.
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.
Oilcan Harry's on West 4th in Austin is the Warehouse District gay bar that has anchored the strip since 1990, daily 14:00 open with drag, DJs and 18+ nights through the week.
Tip: Open seven days 14:00 to 02:00. 18+ nights Monday to Saturday from 20:00 carry a $20 cover; weekend drag shows fill the patio.
Highland Lounge on Colorado Street in Austin opened October 2014 as the city's only true gay nightclub, three floors with six bars, a sprawling dance floor and themed drag nights.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 21:30 to 03:30, Sunday 16:00 to 00:00. Friday's Lesbian Dance Party is the long-standing weekly draw.
Cheer Up Charlies on Red River Street in Austin is the queer dive with a covered patio, kombucha cocktails and a live music stage running indie, drag and DJs Thursday to Sunday.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday 16:00 to 02:00. The back patio holds the live stage; no cover most nights, cash and card both work.