Austin dive bars

The ambiance is especially cozy around the holidays, when colorful string lights dominate the space. Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon. Also expect lots of Christmas lights, gold foil decorations hanging from the ceiling and a motley crew of regulars perched at the bar. Order a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned, take a seat and proceed to tell the glowing, plastic Santa what you want for Christmas.

Casino El Camino. Order the huge, fiery Amarillo burger and the green chile cheese fries. Pro tip: On weekends, order a unique Bloody Mary topped with skewered grilled cheese sandwiches, taquitos, cheese, bacon, corn dogs, meatballs and more. Deep Eddy Cabaret. In the mood for craft beer? A guide to the best craft beer in Austin. Sour, hoppy, stout, bright, malty—these bars have all kinds of beer.

Read more. Show more. Recommended [image]. You may also like [image] [title]. Get us in your inbox Sign up to our newsletter for the latest and greatest from your city and beyond. Time Out. Follow us facebook. Contact us Advertising Time Out Market. Site map. Run by the Hickman family since , the bar is named for a deep swimming hole that formerly existed on the nearby Colorado River. Deep Eddy is a nostalgic shot-and-a-beer type of bar that does not feature live music, despite its cabaret moniker.

Lovers of rock music and motorcycles will want to head to The Lost Well. Happy Hour happens every day until 9 p. Besides live bands, you can catch MotoGP on the big screen during racing season. Gourmands Neighborhood Pub may be known for its delicious fat sandwiches and homemade soups served in bread bowls. But keep it divey and order the ounce schooner of beer. Stop by The 04 Lounge , a no-frills neighborhood spot decorated with flea market finds. Order a strong drink and listen to music from the jukebox or head out to the patio and mingle with the tattooed locals.

Expect stiff, cheap drinks, pool tables, a blaring jukebox and a big, happening back patio that attracts a hipster crowd. It's always Christmas at Lala's , which was saved from an uncertain fate after an abrupt closure in That's worth celebrating.

Hidden in the Mount Bonnell neighborhood is the hole-in-the-wall bar serving cheap beers. Shoot some pool and spin some tunes on the vintage jukebox, or pull up a folding chair and take in the sunset over Lady Bird Lake.

Sunday afternoons feature the storied Austin tradition of Lone Stars, live music, and chicken shit bingo. Bout Time is Austin's signature gay dive bar, welcoming a truly eclectic mix of patrons who want something a little lower key than what downtown's bar scene has to offer. Criminally cheap beers and unabashedly pleasant bartenders make a trip to Barfly's nourishing both for the wallet and soul. Don't trip on all those stairs, though.

Party foul. This East Side circus-themed dive offers set-ups, beer, and wine as well as live music and even the occasional theatrical performance. It's cash-only, of course, like any good dive should be. This Guadalupe live music venue and bar on the Drag has been keeping University of Texas students sauced for decades. The Deep Eddy area isn't known for its divey tendencies, but the Deep Eddy Cabaret harkens back to a time before gentrification was the name of the west side game.

A dive bar in an old train station seems just about right. The tiny downtown bar is an industry favorite for good reason. Burgers, eardrum-shattering metal from the jukebox, and cheap drinks served across a sticky bar. Pretty much a textbook dive. This East Side cantina is holding its own amid the continuing swell of gentrification.

Come with cash and an appetite for beer. The former Frontier Bar was taken over by two ex-Lovejoys bartenders, the ultimate dive-bar pedigree for this east side joint. Find live music and cheap drinks. This Lynchian honky tonk brings together the best of East Austin: cheap beer, live music, two-steppin' and lots of bad decisions.