Off The Record is a listening bar in Downtown, Houston.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Tip: Open Thursday through Sunday only, 20:00-02:00. The record-shop entrance is the door; ring the bell and the host opens the back room.
Address: 416 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Donna's opened Thanksgiving 2025 on White Oak in the Heights. Bobby Heugel and Jacki Schromm fitted a vintage stereo with reel-to-reel and turntable.
TipOpen daily 14:00-02:00. Album-listening nights run on select Thursdays; quiet conversation is the room's default rather than dance volume.
West Alabama Ice House on West Alabama at Hazard has poured cold beer since 1928. Open-air cinderblock walls, picnic tables on a gravel lot.
TipOpen daily; the front-yard tables fill on cool evenings. Cash works fastest, the beer fridge takes precedence over cocktails, and dogs run free.
Poison Girl on Westheimer is a Montrose dive with a deep whiskey shelf, walls of vintage horror posters and a back patio strung in lights. Open every day.
TipThe pinball gallery in the back room takes quarters. Whiskey list runs three pages; the bartender's pick beats most menu choices on a packed Friday.
Big Star Bar on West 19th is the Heights dive that runs free shuffleboard, a back patio with picnic tables and a long list of cheap beer and shot specials.
TipDaily 16:00-02:00. Shuffleboard is first-come, first-serve; the kitchen runs late-night Frito pies and the chili dog when most others have closed.
Catbirds on Westheimer has run as a Montrose neighbourhood bar since 1995. Vinyl posters, a side patio off the main bar and a happy hour that stretches.
TipOpen 365 days a year. Sunday through Friday from 15:30, Saturday from 15:00. Cash and card both work; the patio is the cooldown when the main bar fills.
Boondocks on Westheimer is the Montrose dive and dance floor combo. Strong drink prices, a small live-music stage near the back and the cheapest cover.
TipClosed Sunday. Open 17:00-02:00 Monday through Saturday; the dance floor warms up around 22:00 on weekends.
