Since so many of you wrote in asking about places to watch the Democratic Presidential Debate, we went ahead and called around town. Below are your best options if you missed out on the Alamo's watch parties or the Texas Democrats' party—both are now sold out. We still recommend calling ahead to make sure the folks below haven't changed their minds, and feel free to share any that we may have missed!
Places That Are Definitely Showing It
Sholz Garten
Official Barack Obama Watch Party
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
(512) 474-1958
Guero's
Official Hillary Clinton Watch Party
1412 S. Congress Ave.
(512) 447-7688
**May be invite/guestlist-only**
The Side Bar
602 E Seventh St
(512) 322-0697
Yes, and Republicans welcome
Mother Egan's Irish Pub
715 W Sixth St
(512) 478-7747
The Cloak Room
1300 Colorado St
(512) 472-9808
"Of course we will!" |
Stephen F's
701 Congress Ave
(512) 457-8800
Upstairs at the bar
The Tavern
912 W 12th St
(512) 320-8377
The Dog & Duck Pub
Corner of Guadalupe & 17th Street
406 West 17th Street
(512) 479-0598
Third Base Austin
1717 West 6th Street
Building 2, Suite 210R
(512) 476-2273
Texas Union Ballroom
Hosted by UT Democrats
Starts at 5:30pm - live music, free t-shirts, free food |
Places That May Show It, But Call Ahead
The Brown Bar
201 W Eighth St
(512) 480-8330
"On and off throughout the night"
Tiniest Bar in Texas
817 W 5th St
(512) 902-6177
"Maybe", but seemed lukewarm to the idea
MugShots
407 E Seventh St
(512) 236-0008
Aussie's Volleybar and Grill
306 Barton Springs Rd
(512) 480-0952
"We'll put it on one of the TVs if you wanna come and see it, yeah"' |
Bout Time Bar
9601 N IH 35
(512) 832-5339
Opal Divine's Penn Field
3601 S Congress Ave
(512) 707-0237
Doc's Motorworks Bar & Grill
1123 S Congress Ave
(512) 892-5200
Joe's Bar & Grill
506 West Ave
(512) 473-0885
"Maybe" |
Guero's, you disappoint me.
Guero's is Bill Clinton's favorite restaurant in Austin. Every time he's here, he seems to eat dinner there. So, it's no surprise it is the official Hillary site.
Guero's margaritas are the smallest in town. Also, filled with ice cubes.
Seth
Let me publicly support Guero's suckitude. Shitty drinks, bland food, and indifferent service.
Gueros, you better leave nightly tokens to the twin gods of location and faux hipster inertia.
I'll stick up for you Guerro's. Your margarita's may be small, but they are mighty tasty, your food is great, and your salsa bar rocks. There, now be a good taco bar and go vote for Obama. You don't have to tell Bill.