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Restaurant Review: Yellow Ranger
The new Chinese-American restaurant inside the Golden Horn should let its flavors roar
"...new inhabitant of the space beneath longstanding dive bar Barfly’s, and they’re not looking to stray much from the..."

July 26, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

The Off Beat: What Is the Best Burger in Austin?
A Fourth of July salute to the city’s real grillmasters
"...is it. The second-best bar in North Loop (hello, Barfly’s) serves up the best burger in Austin. Workhorse charges..."

July 5, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News
And we say goodbye to a former Chronicle art director
"...on Airport Boulevard. Marcos Canchola, owner of conjoining dive Barfly’s, opened the operation and tapped chef Jeremy Young, an..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

10 of Austin's Best Bars
Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.
"...More Dive Bars Worth Your Dime: Back Lot, Barfly’s, The Grackle, Lala’s Little Nugget Best Tropical Oasis: Tiki..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...and his hometown's live music scene via album closer "Barfly," wherein he expresses grief regarding the closure of Barracuda,..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

MugShots Bar Announces Permanent Closure
Beloved dive bar was a Downtown mainstay since 2002
"...Canchola and Brian Hyde. Canchola currently owns and operates Barfly’s at 5420 Airport Boulevard. Canchola and Hyde co-own and..."

Sept. 13, 2020 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

You Never Had It: An Evening With Charles Bukowski
Lost tapes of a drunken night with the dissolute apostle
"...In this case, a drunken evening with the professional barfly and his soon-to-be long-suffering second wife Linda Lee (who..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

VFW
Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return
"...to hang; Zabriski (Wendt, perfectly cast as the aging barfly); and Hawkins (Fred Williamson, the goddam hammer himself), the..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cluck-N-Burger Gives Food Truck Vibes at Its Airport Boulevard Location
Fried chicken to wedge salad at this cool new neighborhood eatery
"...neighborhood vibe, and those wood-fired olives. In May 2018, Barfly's owners opened what could've been the natural next iteration..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Turntable Eatery Out, Cluck-n-Burger In
Airport Blvd. pizza joint shutters at end of July
"...owned by the team behind the popular dive bar Barfly’s as well as several other bars and eateries around..."

July 26, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

Qmmunity: A Landmark Hearing, but LGBTQ Voices Still Needed at the Capitol
Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar's Spring Fling and more qweeah events
"...Kinky Gay Meetup Leather-lovin' kinksters. Wednesdays, 7-9pm. Barfly's, 5420-B Airport...."

May 10, 2019 Column by Beth Sullivan

Finding Jewels With Richard Linklater
Director's AFS series celebrating 80s cinema returns tonight
"...from the grandeur of Reds to the intimacy of Barfly, it's Linklater exploring and contextualizing an entire era of..."

May 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: An Ode to Erica Nix & Transform
Plus queerish comedy and drag deities to tide you over
"...Meetup Hang with your fellow leather lovers. Wednesdays, 7-9pm. Barfly's, 5420-B Airport...."

March 22, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Six Chill Zones Away from the SXSW Madness
From fancy to funky, these are your escape routes
"...Barfly’s: Do we really need to say this? The jukebox..."

March 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze
The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly
"...Lonesome Dove meets Barfly, the ultimate country music buddy movie. Blaze's Blues..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Drunk on a Train
Four friends bar crawl their way down the Capital Metro Red Line
"...declined.) And we wanted to take a shot at Barfly's, but for stupid time's sake, we responsibly hopped the..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

“Jewels in the Wasteland” Returns
Richard Linklater's series is back with more Eighties gems
"...names like Éric Rohmer (Boyfriends and Girlfriends), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly), and Wim Wenders (season closer Wings of Desire) were..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Learned It by Watching Movies
A film primer for the best in wicked entertainment
"...arts were the place for self-destructive pleasure. – Richard Whittaker Barfly (1987)..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Loverboy at ColdTowne Theater
This troupe's improvised scenes based on personal sex stories prove ColdTowne is still a fun place to catch local comedy's up-and-comers
"...the past 10 years. Just up the street from Barfly's and still sharing a wall with I Luv Video,..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Review by Ashley Moreno

Dear Glutton
Where to go on an unpromising Tinder date
"...enough rounds to make your date look cute too. Barfly's, with its cheap drinks, surly bartenders, and amazing jukebox,..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

No Smoking, Austin: 10 Years Later
Chronicle revisits smoking ban at bars, music venues
"...Marcos Canchola, owner, Barfly’s, Mugshots, the Hideout Pub, Bender Bar and Grill, Pour..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by R.U. Steinberg

First Look: Stay Gold
Hitting pay dirt on East Cesar Chavez
"...and a jukebox that rivals other Austin mainstays like Barfly’s and Shangri-La – even though live bands and DJs..."

Feb. 24, 2015 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Do I Stay or Do I Go?
In her debut novel Migratory Animals, Austin author Mary Helen Specht explores the push and pull of place
"...have to ask: Is El Gaton a twist on Barfly's? The fire escape staircase, sitting right above Burger Tex,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Low Down
John Hawkes plays junkie jazz musician Joe Albany in this film based on his daughter's memoirs.
"...that fits quite comfortably on the video-store shelf between Barfly and Drugstore Cowboy. That said, depending on your proclivity..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Food-O-File
Dai Due sets up shop on Manor Rd., and thumbs up for A-OK Chinese
"...plus a late-night pizza and taco menu "that any barfly would stand up for."..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Bartenders
July 8, 2013. 15 photos.
"...our cups. Here, Albert Varela and Stephen Cox of Barfly's: A beer and a shot combo is their most..."

July 8, 2013 Photo Gallery

Everything I Need to Know About Drinking I Learned From Hollywood
Relying on TV and film for drinking tips
"...takes a special talent to be a drunk." – Barfly..."

July 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Crawl No. 2
Shangri-La, Violet Crown, Rio Rita's, the Brixton, Liberty, the White Horse
"...Crown Social Club is the newer, cleaner baby from Barfly's owners. The long, L-shaped bar had plenty of seats..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Goodbye to All That
Revisiting Kyle Henry's University Inc. and a film community's cri de coeur
"...currently in production on the omnibus film Fourplay (see "Barfly on the Wall," Aug. 14), will follow both University..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Kyle Henry: Top Ten
Local filmmaker has a few films to put in your Netflix qeue
"...this shaggy dog about compulsive gamblers and part-time suburban barfly prostitutes has really wormed it's way into my heart...."

Aug. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

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