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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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A hot cocktail from Roosevelt Room.
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Setting Austin’s mild winter aside, the city does occasionally encounter cold fronts and freezing rain, so it’s best to warm up with a hot cocktail. The possibilities are wonderful, with comforting toasty drinks like hot toddies, spiked chocolates, hot buttered rums, and more.

For more seasonal bites and drinks, there are maps to the best holiday cocktail bar pop-ups, holiday cocktails, eggnogs, and hot chocolates, as well as the cocktail heatmap and essential bars map.

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Lala's Little Nugget

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It makes sense that the Christmas-forever bar has a hot cocktail menu, full of hot toddies, hot ciders, and hot chocolates. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Nickel City

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As part of the Central East Austin bar’s tiki-holiday pop-up, there’s the Undertow Toddy made with cognac, chartreuse, orange curacao, and chocolate-hazelnut syrup. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

The Roosevelt Room

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Among the downtown bar’s lengthy menu is the hot Blue Blazar cocktail, available with your choice of base spirit mixed with hot water, gingersnap syrup, and grated nutmeg. It’s available for indoor dine-in services.

Revelry Kitchen + Bar

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The East Sixth bar and restaurant’s hot cocktail menu includes hot toddies, hot buttered rums, and boozed-up hot chocolates. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Two hot cocktails.
Hot toddies from Revelry.
Revelry

The Liberty

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Find all sorts of hot cocktails at the East Sixth bar, including apple caramel ciders. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Geraldine's

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The hotel restaurant’s winter menu includes two hot cocktails, a boozy minty hot chocolate and a hot toddy. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Gibson Street Bar

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There are hot toddies, boozy hot chocolates, and spiked hot ciders available at the South Lamar bar. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Corner Bar

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The also-South Lamar bar’s winter meny includes the ginger spiced hot toddy made with apple cider. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Frazier's Long & Low

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Seek out hot toddies at the Riverside bar. There are outdoor and indoor dine-in areas.

Radio Coffee & Beer

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The coffee bar’s fall/winter menu includes hot toddies with a choice of ginger whiskey or amaro Montenegro. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden

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The espresso and coffee drinks at the South Austin cafe can be spiked with shots. Plus there are dedicated boozy hot cocktails, from hot chocolate with chartreuse and hot toddies with bourbon. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Ani's Day & Night

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Hot toddies are on deck at the Montopolis bar and cafe. There are indoor and plenty of outdoor dining areas.

Lala's Little Nugget

It makes sense that the Christmas-forever bar has a hot cocktail menu, full of hot toddies, hot ciders, and hot chocolates. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Nickel City

As part of the Central East Austin bar’s tiki-holiday pop-up, there’s the Undertow Toddy made with cognac, chartreuse, orange curacao, and chocolate-hazelnut syrup. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

The Roosevelt Room

Among the downtown bar’s lengthy menu is the hot Blue Blazar cocktail, available with your choice of base spirit mixed with hot water, gingersnap syrup, and grated nutmeg. It’s available for indoor dine-in services.

Revelry Kitchen + Bar

The East Sixth bar and restaurant’s hot cocktail menu includes hot toddies, hot buttered rums, and boozed-up hot chocolates. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Two hot cocktails.
Hot toddies from Revelry.
Revelry

The Liberty

Find all sorts of hot cocktails at the East Sixth bar, including apple caramel ciders. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Geraldine's

The hotel restaurant’s winter menu includes two hot cocktails, a boozy minty hot chocolate and a hot toddy. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Gibson Street Bar

There are hot toddies, boozy hot chocolates, and spiked hot ciders available at the South Lamar bar. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Corner Bar

The also-South Lamar bar’s winter meny includes the ginger spiced hot toddy made with apple cider. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Frazier's Long & Low

Seek out hot toddies at the Riverside bar. There are outdoor and indoor dine-in areas.

Radio Coffee & Beer

The coffee bar’s fall/winter menu includes hot toddies with a choice of ginger whiskey or amaro Montenegro. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden

The espresso and coffee drinks at the South Austin cafe can be spiked with shots. Plus there are dedicated boozy hot cocktails, from hot chocolate with chartreuse and hot toddies with bourbon. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Ani's Day & Night

Hot toddies are on deck at the Montopolis bar and cafe. There are indoor and plenty of outdoor dining areas.

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