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Speakeasies in Austin, TX

4 rooms worth the walk, from prohibition original, hidden door, tiki lounge.

The Roosevelt Room in Austin, TX
4.6

The Roosevelt Room

Downtown · Austin, TX

A three-room den built like a turn-of-the-century social club, with a menu organized by classic cocktail families rather than flavors.

Prohibition Original
Half Step in Austin, TX
4.4

Half Step

Rainey Street · Austin, TX

A converted Rainey Street bungalow with a backyard patio and a bar program more serious than its dive-bar looks suggest.

Hidden Door
Firehouse Hostel Lounge in Austin, TX
4.3

Firehouse Hostel Lounge

Downtown · Austin, TX

A restored 1930s firehouse turned boutique hostel with a wood-paneled lounge pouring serious cocktails to a mixed crowd of travelers and locals.

Hidden Door
Whisler's in Austin, TX
4.3

Whisler's

East Austin · Austin, TX

A dive bar downstairs, a hidden mezcal library called Mezcaleria Tobala up a narrow staircase — two bars pretending to be one.

Tiki Lounge

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