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Austin at Night: Chill & Offbeat
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items Let me be so real for a sec: I’m a night owl. I like doing fun things. I love Austin. I’m also 35 and TIRED. If you’re like “me too” (literally and/or spiritually), hello! This list focuses on options that are a bit different, reasonably cheap, and k...
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Attractions Around Town
Food + Drink
Attractions Around Town
Welcoming spots for chill Austin nights.
Laguna Gloria, an 18-acre grounds with a cafe, shop, visitor center, art school, and an Italianate villa, offers free admission + late hours every Thursday to stroll and admire the gorgeous sculptures along its beautiful lit paths. Plus, charcuterie ...
Laguna Gloria Open Late
I 🖤 Kingsbury Commons (Pease Park, open daily ‘til 10pm): it’s pretty, spacious, & a cute, cheap night out w/a li’l creativity: treat a date to Milky Way Shakes (also on this list!) + visit the Treehouse when the hanging firefly lights are on. B...
Pease Park's Kingsbury Commons
Food + Drink
Bars, food trucks, and more to start, end, or spend an evening with in Austin.
Relaxed-yet-aesthetic resurrection of an old gas station into a bar + restaurant. Great for outdoor evening cocktails and snacks in a cute, dog-friendly spot that's spacious and has a chiller vibe (especially on weeknights). Events like vintage car p...
Kinda Tropical
Located in a vegan food truck park in the popular Cesar Chavez neighborhood, Milky Way Shakes makes creative, delicious vegan shakes great for a nighttime treat! The Hike & Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake, one of ATX’s most popular trails, is just 1...
Milky Way Shakes
Self-described Palm-Springs-in-the-70s patio bar with beachy cocktails and a wading pool! When not busy, it’s dreamy. Especially since a number of newer bars with pools have opened in Austin in recent years, notably Swim Club in June 2024, there may ...
Kitty Cohen's
Sandy’s, opened in 1946, has a burger’n’shake menu with low prices that feel like a blast from the past. A great stop after watching the bats at the South Congress bridge a little over a mile away.
Sandy's Hamburgers
Open daily ‘til 12am, Mozart’s offers a beautiful view of Lake Austin with a generous patio seating area, great bakery items, and nighttime events like live music and movie screenings. Mozart’s extravagant holiday lights draw crowds, but weeknights t...
Mozart's Coffee Roasters
Nestled on the north edge of the central east Cherrywood neighborhood, in the evenings Cherrywood Cafe’s patio area offers a laid-back venue to enjoy a beer or wine and a hefty taco or sandwich plate with regular live music, queer craft nights, trivi...
Cherrywood Coffeehouse