Here is Eater’s guide to drinking in Austin, featuring maps and guides to the best boozing spots in the city from iconic dive bars to thoughtful cocktail bars to restaurants with solid wine lists to day drinking places. Find everything from booze, beer, wine, whiskey, mezcal, and much more. Drink up.
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The Eater Guide to Drinking in Austin
A bar for every taste
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January 12
22 Happy Hours for Affordable Eats and Drinks in Austin
Guide to the city's best drink and food specials
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December 14, 2022
Warm Up at These 12 Hot Cocktail Destinations in Austin
Hot toddies, spiked hot chocolates, and boozy hot ciders from the city’s best bars and restaurants
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February 24, 2020
Where to Buy Good Drinks When the Free Ones Don’t Cut it at SXSW
Boozing near the festival’s core
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December 20, 2019
11 Bars Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Austin
When holiday booze is urgent
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September 17, 2019
24 Fine Wine Spots in Austin to Sip and Savor
Restaurants and bars with strong wine lists
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January 31, 2019
Austin’s 10 Best All-Around Bars
Bars that work for any occasion, from dives to cocktail spots, with drinks, beers, wine, and more
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May 24, 2017
Where to Work Out and Drink at the Same Time in Austin
Yoga and jogging with beer and wine
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February 19, 2016
Austin’s Bartenders Share Their Go-To Hangover Drinks
Restore yourself with booze.
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October 16, 2015
Excellent Brunch Cocktails to Drink Right Now in Austin
It's not brunch without booze.
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October 15, 2015
Where to Find Fortified Wines and Herbal Liqueurs in Austin
Vermouth, sherry, and aperitifs.
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October 23, 2014
19 Austin Chefs’ & Bartenders’ Favorite Dive Bars
Chefs, bartenders, restaurant owners, and other people of the Austin food world share their go-to dive bars.