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.
Address: 307 West 5th Street, Unit B, Austin, TX 78701
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.
Coconut Club on Colorado Street in Austin is the queer-leaning tropical dance bar with weekly drag brunch, five stages and rainbow crosswalks across the 4th and Colorado corner.
Tip: CocoCxnts drag brunch Saturdays 13:00 to 16:00 with no cover, voted Best Drag Showcase by the Austin Chronicle. Doors at 13:00, show at 14:00.
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.
Coconut Club on Colorado Street in Austin is the queer-leaning tropical dance bar with weekly drag brunch, five stages and rainbow crosswalks across the 4th and Colorado corner.
Tip: CocoCxnts drag brunch Saturdays 13:00 to 16:00 with no cover, voted Best Drag Showcase by the Austin Chronicle. Doors at 13:00, show at 14:00.
Equipment Room beneath Hotel Magdalena on Music Lane in Austin is the kissa-style vinyl listening bar with 1,200 records, acoustic-foam ceilings and a classics-driven cocktail menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Reservations via Resy; the room is small and seating limited, no song requests by tradition.