The Best of “Best of Austin”

Wondering what to do while you’re visiting Austin? Just ask our readers.

"...doubleornothingtwostep.com (RSVP for lessons at rotating bars; check website calendar) Best Breakfast Taco: Veracruz All Natural..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Houston

The crazy universe of Meow Wolf has landed in Space City and it’s wild

"...reach Cowboix Hevvven you have reached the pinnacle of dive bar weirdness. This is a real restaurant serving a..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Film Society Announces 2024 Feature Grant Recipients

Local filmmakers feature heavily among 18 selected projects

"...Paso to Conroe. They tell stories that are equally diverse, from the cotton farms of the panhandle in Garrett..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...Cabarex 3: Futurx..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Ramsay Midwood, Manchaca Eyeball (Live From Sam’s Town Point)

Reveling South Austin live nugget pinpoints a place and time

"...ashed in beer bottles – nasty and intoxicating. The dive bar vibe of long-forgotten Sam’s Town Point oozes from..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...elegance of Otoko’s Watertrade (1601 S. Congress) and the dive-bar ambience of Mean Eyed Cat (1621 W. Fifth, where..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin’s Essential Frozen Cocktails

Because sometimes you gotta think beyond the margarita

"...up on online menus. Be sure to check the bars' social media for any menu updates or additions.) The..."

July 21, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

We Have an Issue: Wow. It's Owen Wilson on the Cover (Finally).

In this week's issue, Austin's adopted son discusses his new IFC Films comedy about the joy of painting

"...Austin Readers Poll. Got strong opinions about the best dive bar, drag performer, podcast, playground, tattoo artist, smoke shop,..."

April 7, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...a planned intersection safety project at S. First and Barton Springs Road, which is anticipated to be complete in..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: Sheryl

An intimate look at how Sheryl Crow survived becoming a legacy

"...was what made Crow special in the mid-90s, that dive bar stumblebum blue collar energy that would creep into..."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...Lost music venues of the year include the BARn on Brodie Lane, the Parish, Dry Creek Cafe &..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Watch This: Garrett T. Capps Likes Austin… but Loves San Antone

Unofficial Alamo City visitor bureau spokesman shares new video

"...homebase the Lonesome Rose offered a great little country dive bar, though we’ll note that San Antonio native Nick..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown

“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”

"...NVA: I just found out that Dive Bar closed. It’s not the first, and won’t be..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Celebrate National Margarita Day in Austin

Wasted away again in the town that birthed “Margaritavilla”

"...saint of margaritas, had his first taste at the bar of Lung's Cocina del Sur, a now-defunct restaurant on..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Think No Think Album Review

Nothing Really Matters (Spaceflight Records)

"..."Come along for the ride." One foot in the dive bar and an eye fixed on the main stage,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

Turntable Eatery Out, Cluck-n-Burger In

Airport Blvd. pizza joint shutters at end of July

"...space, is owned by the team behind the popular dive bar Barfly’s as well as several other bars and..."

July 26, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

Road Tripping With a Serial Killer in Paper Ghosts

As well as being a riveting psychological thriller, this tale shows Texas in an intimate light

"...though, are the intimate places: a greasy diner, a dive bar, a boutique hotel, a vet clinic. The ordinary..."

July 19, 2019 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Livin’ la Queer Latinx Vida

The convention-busting writers' room of Starz' drama comes to ATX Television Festival

"...a showrunner on a mission to assemble Tinseltown's most diverse writers' room...."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

A Year in Local Music Crams Onto One Stage at the 2018/19 Austin Music Awards

Unique musical moments make for a night of fan-voted accolades

"...When calculated for nothing more than good public image, diversity comes up transparently lame. The AMAs lineup arrives organically,..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...House parties have the advantage of drawing a more diverse after-hours audience. Button-downs and grills alike flock to wherever..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

SXSW Panel Recap: From CBGB to the World – A Downtown Diaspora

“Mushrooms grow in the dark”

"...passing on lessons learned to new bands. “Find a dive bar, convince them to let you play live music,..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

Best WTFs of ACL Fest Weekend One

The good, the bad, and the myriad Tom Petty covers

"...turned heavenward to see an airplane poop out three skydivers. As they floated down, toting sparklers and a Texas..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Yatai

Mixed offerings from Michi Ramen's little brother

"...sideline to snackable foods that makes sense in a dive bar setting. The main part of the menu is..."

July 8, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

FamiLIES at ColdTowne Theater

In taking characters beyond improv to a scripted format, this ColdTowne project delivers an exaggerated imitation of life

"...madcap over the tiny, well-trodden stage in ColdTowne Theater's dive-bar venue?..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Chicon

Edgerton and Wiseheart trade preciousness for accessibility

"...break room rather than throws back shots at a dive bar...."

May 27, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

VOX Table Forms Bartender Supergroup

Daily Austin food news

"...American Gin has pulled together a mind-blowing collection of bartenders to help defray medical costs for the leukemia treatment..."

Dec. 1, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

SXSW Live Shot: Courtney Barnett/Stromae

Aussie songstress, Belgian star

"...into SXSW on a wave of critical acclaim, Courtney Barnett translated the dynamic of dive bar-hatched indie rock to..."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

Paola Antonelli and Interaction Design

We talk with MoMA's Paola Antonelli about interaction design

"...at a farewell party at a Lower East Side dive bar, and they had Pac-Man in the cabinet. I..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...(small) screen: a hedonistic deadbeat-type who personifies a smoky dive bar on the edge of town. And like such..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Belated Moody New Year… from Ice Land!

Wherein the GP hits Galveston, freezes tuchas, and talks like penguins

"...got up to some NYE trouble at Galveston’s gay bars: The Pink Dolphin (soon to be the 23rd Street..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

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