6 editor picks in Austin.
6 speakeasies in Austin our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Austin nightlife.
Midnight Cowboy on East 6th in Austin is the reservation-only speakeasy in a former massage parlor, tableside cocktails and parties of eight maximum.
TipBook 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.
TipResy 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.
TipOpen Tuesday to Saturday 17:00-01:00. 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.
TipBook 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.
TipHappy hour 15:00-18:00 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.
TipOpen Thursday to Saturday only. The daisy on the facade between Keepers and Oasthouse marks the entrance; reservations help on weekends.
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