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Tini + Weenie

Tini + Weenie

Nickel City · Central East Austin • $13

A hot dog and a martini walk into a bar: August 20-23 at Nickel City, pair a Tini with your Weenie and pick from four very unserious cocktails. The Simpsons vibe just makes it weirder.

$3 Tini Tuesdays

$3 Tini Tuesdays

November 10 +25

Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar · South Lamar • $$

Every Tuesday, Loro pours $3 martinis in four inventive flavors. Think lychee with elderflower and sake, or frozen espresso that drinks like dessert.

The VORTEX

The VORTEX

East Austin

A scrappy throwback to old Austin, the Vortex pairs boundary-pushing theater with a well-made, reasonably priced bar. Burlesque, experimental shows, and a patio full of regulars keep the weird flag flying.

Fish Shop

Fish Shop

East Cesar Chavez

Uchi alums Justin Huffman and Nicole Rossi bring their precision to this seafood haven, where pristine crudo meets classic martinis at the raw bar.

Jupiter Supper Club

Jupiter Supper Club

Downtown Austin • $$$$

Step into another city without leaving Congress Ave. Jupiter Supper Club pairs a gorgeous skylit atrium with well-crafted cocktails and shareable plates like Black Truffle Pizza and Coconut Curry.

Bar Fino

Bar Fino

Downtown Austin • $$

Quality food and drinks on Rainey Street with a cozy, accommodating vibe that works for everything from casual drinks to date night.

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Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 PM

Loro Late Nights Menu

Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar · South Lamar

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM

SNAQUIRIS

Radio Coffee & Beer · South Lamar

3 for $12 during HH

HALF OFF frozens / Clay Schools playing / DJ SmooQ

Half Step · Downtown Austin

$$

Lefty’s Shop of Horrors

Lefty's Day & Night · East Cesar Chavez

$

Miracle on 5th Street

The Eleanor · Downtown Austin

$19.99-$59.99

Saxon Pub

Zilker

Still Austin Whiskey Co.

South Austin

77 Degrees Rooftop

North Burnet

$$

Dirty Martin's Place

Central Austin

$

Cosmic Saltillo

East Cesar Chavez

$

Parker Jazz Club

Downtown Austin

$$

Here Nor There

Downtown Austin

$$

Eden Cocktail Room

Downtown Austin

$80

De Nada Cantina

De Nada Cantina · Govalle

$

Bar Hacienda

Downtown Austin

$$

Clive

Downtown Austin

$$

Cabana Club

Govalle

$$

Vulcan Gas Company

Downtown Austin

Uptown

East Cesar Chavez

$$

Devil May Care

Downtown Austin

$$

The Roosevelt Room

Downtown Austin

$$

The Volstead Lounge

East Cesar Chavez

$$

Techo Mezcaleria & Agave Bar

East Austin

$$

CHESS CLUB

Downtown Austin

$

Austin City Limits Live (ACL Live & 3TEN ACL Live)

Downtown Austin

Free

Prohibition ATX

Village Oaks

The Inn at Green Pastures

Bouldin Creek

Austin Garden & Studio

East Cesar Chavez

Hillside Farmacy

Central East Austin

$$

The Quill Room

Downtown Austin

$$

Parlor Bar

Parlor Bar at Hotel Ella · Central Austin

$$

Otopia Rooftop Lounge

Central Austin

$$

Marlow

Downtown Austin

$$

Drinks Backyard

Pilot Knob Acres

$

Hotel Magdalena

Greater South River City

Liberty Bar

East Cesar Chavez

Free with 'I Voted' sticker

Gibson Street Bar

Zilker

$$

Radio Rosewood

Central East Austin

$

Dainty Dillo

Govalle

$

Stoney's Good Time Ranch

Govalle

$$

Murray's Tavern

Blackshear-Prospect Hill

$$

Walter's Tavern

Bouldin Creek

$$

Kemuri Tatsu-Ya

Holly

$$

Parley

East Cesar Chavez

$

Fulton

Downtown Austin

$

The Wheel South

Dawson

Free

04 Center

South Lamar

Summer on Music Lane

Greater South River City

$$

Rosewood Social Club

Blackshear-Prospect Hill

$$

Low Down Lounge

East Cesar Chavez

$

The Victorian

Downtown Austin

$$

Zach Theater

Zilker

Watr

Downtown Austin

$$$$

Hestia

Downtown Austin

$$$$

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