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The shrimp cocktail at Shore Raw Bar.
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Where to Snack on Shrimp Cocktails in Austin

Oh so plump crustaceans.

by Nadia Chaudhury
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The shrimp cocktail at Shore Raw Bar.
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by Nadia Chaudhury

Shrimp cocktails make for that classic appetizer that’s simple yet so satisfying. There’s just-cooked fresh pink shrimp paired with a savory cocktail sauce, a lemon slice for that acid burst, and maybe some other condiments. There are a lot of great shrimp cocktails in Austin, but these restaurants are serving the best of the best, from steakhouse ALC Steaks to fancy fun bar Holiday to New Orleansish restaurant/bar Uptown Sports Club.

For more seafood, check out the city’s best seafood restaurants, oysters, sushi, poke, seafood towers, crawfish, and fish and chips.

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ALC Steaks

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The West End neighborhood steakhouse’s shrimp cocktail comes with a mezcal sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1205 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 472-1813
(512) 472-1813

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Clark's Oyster Bar

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The Clarksville seafood staple offers gigantic shrimp as part of its shrimp cocktail, paired with a spicy horseradished-up sauce and saltines. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1200 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 297-2525
(512) 297-2525

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Bill's Oyster

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The downtown seafood and cocktail lounge’s shrimp cocktail is a three-piece affair with both cocktail sauce and spicy remoulade. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 363-5769
(512) 363-5769

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Uptown Sports Club

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The casual East Austin New Orleansish restaurant and bar’s shrimp cocktail is simple — shrimp, lemon, cocktail sauce — and extra pieces can be added. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1200 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 551-2013
(512) 551-2013

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Holiday

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The East Austin cocktail lounge offers a classy one made with Gulf shrimp, plus two sauces. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5020 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702

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Shore Raw Bar & Grill

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The West Oak Hill seafood restaurant’s iteration is also made with large Gulf shrimp and adds celery to the usual accompaniments. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8665 W State Hwy 71 #100, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 618-6400
(512) 618-6400

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Maie Day

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The Travis Heights chophouse restaurant within the South Congress Hotel’s got a shrimp cocktail with very plump crustaceans. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 942-0823
(512) 942-0823

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ALC Steaks

1205 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

The West End neighborhood steakhouse’s shrimp cocktail comes with a mezcal sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1205 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 472-1813
(512) 472-1813

Clark's Oyster Bar

1200 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703

The Clarksville seafood staple offers gigantic shrimp as part of its shrimp cocktail, paired with a spicy horseradished-up sauce and saltines. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1200 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 297-2525
(512) 297-2525

Bill's Oyster

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown seafood and cocktail lounge’s shrimp cocktail is a three-piece affair with both cocktail sauce and spicy remoulade. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 363-5769
(512) 363-5769

Uptown Sports Club

1200 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

The casual East Austin New Orleansish restaurant and bar’s shrimp cocktail is simple — shrimp, lemon, cocktail sauce — and extra pieces can be added. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1200 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 551-2013
(512) 551-2013

Holiday

5020 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin cocktail lounge offers a classy one made with Gulf shrimp, plus two sauces. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5020 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702

Shore Raw Bar & Grill

8665 W State Hwy 71 #100, Austin, TX 78735

The West Oak Hill seafood restaurant’s iteration is also made with large Gulf shrimp and adds celery to the usual accompaniments. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8665 W State Hwy 71 #100, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 618-6400
(512) 618-6400

Maie Day

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

The Travis Heights chophouse restaurant within the South Congress Hotel’s got a shrimp cocktail with very plump crustaceans. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 942-0823
(512) 942-0823

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