Elysium

This place is great! I've come here for party use and it's always a good time. They have a flexible…read morepolicy around bringing the food and alcohol in. It's clean and fun and they have a good mix of songs to choose from.

Had so much fun here! I love the BYOB concept since alcohol is soooooo expensive everywhere! Super…read morefun activity to do with your friends especially if you just bring some pizza and drinks. The sweet lady at the front was so helpful and accommodating to us. Can't wait to go back. Clean bathrooms, and the AC is ON!!

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Dance Dance Karaoke

4.8(37 reviews)

6.6 mi•Wooten

I love Dance Dance Karaoke. It's my favorite place to go for Karaoke in Austin. The pricing is…read moregood in comparison to places like Punch Bowl and Hi Tunes. The staff is friendly and helpful. You can choose songs from their karaoke song list or YouTube. They're BYOB, so you and your friends can be your own bartender. Food is available for purchase via QR code and it will be delivered to you while you're in the room.

Came here for my birthday and it was a let down. I'm not sure if their karaoke system was super…read morelimited (the song selection booklet didn't seem that extensive and I only saw mostly Asian songs) and so that was the reason they had us just using YouTube, but I feel like if I'm paying $200+ I'm expecting a better system than just YouTube because I can do that for free at home--especially when we kept running into issues while using YouTube. First, finding songs was irritating since it's not an actual system that allows you to do that without refreshing the page and we had to spend like 10 minutes figuring out a playlist method on our own phones. Then, once we figured that out, the screen kept popping up with an error message saying playback was paused because the account was being used in another location. The first few times the staff came in to fix it but eventually they just taught us how to fix it ourselves and said it should be fine after we refresh the page and it'll just be another room's problem. . . After these mishaps the rest of the time was fine but these things just really left a bad impression on me.

Lobby entrance

Lighting while you sing

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Slick Dick's Wild Ride

4.7(10 reviews)

2.4 mi•East Austin

Came here for a bachelorette party, where you're able to reserve the place for a private party…read more There's a mechanical bull ride, karaoke, and claw machine. We had a great time - just what we needed on this girl's weekend!

This is a unique experience perfect for a girls night or bachelorette trip. My one recommendation…read morewould be to play the music a little louder so it's less awkward and more of a party feel but other than that it was great

1.0 mi•SoCo (S. Congress Ave.), Bouldin Creek, 78704 (South Austin)

Marvin the great

Sign inside

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Ego's

3.1(358 reviews)

Sidle up to the bar for a seductive serving of liquid liberation before plying your pipes on the…read moreeager ears of an enthusiastic and supportive crowd of fellow singers.

I had a good time drinking and singing, there is no food there but the bar tender gave us some…read morecheese puffs as a snack. It takes way too long for you to sing once you request your song, and they have very limited songs in Spanish. I'd probably come back for the atmosphere, it was fun!

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Midnight Cowboy

4.0(586 reviews)

0.2 mi•Downtown

This was my first time at a speakeasy and they sure set the bar high! They really are as secret as…read moreit seems. My sister-in-law made reservations and we walked down the busy 6th Street to get there until we stopped at an unassuming and unlabeled door. When you walk in, it's a very dark and moody interior with small tables. They led us to a private room in the back which perfectly fit the six of us. Their menu is very creative, with unique names and unique ingredients. I don't like alcohol, so I was super happy to see an entire section dedicated to zero proof mocktails. I ordered the 5 AM somewhere which was a matcha based mocktail. It still had a bitter taste to it, perhaps from the Lyres Rosso. But the entire experience was so creative, led by our server/bartender Martin. He was a lot of fun and made the experience that much better. He was personable and funny and felt like we were hanging out with an old friend. Highly recommend if you're looking for a more chill vibe on 6th Street!

What a nice cool little spot! I've been to Austin many times…read moreand to fifth street, this was my first time coming to this bar. I had to a make a reservation beforehand because that's the only place they'll let you in, and i understand why, its a very intimate bar and the whole vibe would not be the same if the place was packed, so i appreciate the atmosphere. We tried a couple of recommendations the staff gave us, they had 2 of our drinks prepared right in front of our table explaining the type of liquor they were using, their menu is really interesting with different flavor and mixes, and like the one i tried with banana and other herbs that just make sense. We had a really good night enjoying there i like that the place is dimlight and so different from the vibe right outside on 5th street!

Table side bartending

Libations of the night

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Austin Karaoke

3.4(136 reviews)

4.8 mi•Brentwood

These are probably the best Asian karaoke rooms in Austin, they use YouTube which means you can get…read moreany song you want to sing and if you plan ahead you can even pick the perfect one off YouTube and practice it a bit. Karaoke is about singing for yourself, not for other people, so don't forget that and enjoy yourself. It's also bring your own alcohol, which means you're going to save a ton of money and you can even get food delivered there if you want or bring food with you. I usually do the larger room, and it's got space for at least 20 people. Only complaint I would have is that the rooms can get hot with a bunch of people inside all singing and getting excited. The air conditioning doesn't seem all that strong, but this is one of the things you've got to just roll with and enjoy ourselves. Their their reservation system is not the best, you got to call him on the phone but it's easy to lock in and expects to pay a down payment.

Stopped by Sunday night for about two hours…read more My husband and I love a private karaoke room lol This place has plenty of rooms and even offers discount for only two people and even one person! BYOB spot and grocery store next door has options! We loved this place - you can YouTube basically anything but also has another system too!

0.4 mi•Warehouse District, Downtown

Jaming out....

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Your Karaoke Fun Cab

5.0(9 reviews)

UwU love skip and his cab! It's so fun to sing karaoke best start of the night I could have asked…read morefor

While at a conference function, we saw the Karaoke Fun Cab and decided to call. The driver was…read morethere within 5 minutes. VERY friendly!! The karaoke playlist was diverse and fun. Definitely would recommend to those visiting Austin!

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K Pub Chicken & Karaoke

4.3(206 reviews)

14.2 mi

From the moment you walk in, you can tell they've mastered the balance between a sleek, modern…read moreaesthetic and a warm, neighborhood energy. Whether I'm dropping in to get some deep work done or just meeting up with a friend, the atmosphere is always spot on. Why I Keep Coming Back: * The Vibe: It's curated without being pretentious. You actually feel welcome to stay a while. * Quality: You can tell they put a lot of intentionality into their offerings. Everything is top-tier. * The People: The staff is consistently friendly and genuinely seems happy to be there, which makes a huge difference.

Chill spot with surprisingly good Korean food…read more Great late-night spot to eat with friends and family. Legit casual comfort Korean food and a few Japanese options. There are two private karaoke rooms. Service was friendly and attentive. We started with some pork belly skewers / yakitori. There's a minimum of two. Decent-sized juicy flavorful pieces of pork belly. The spicy pork was good; tender and flavorful, but it was a bit oily on the bottom. The yangnum chicken wings had a good, bold flavor and were fairly large. The soy garlic could have had more sauce. We enjoyed the wings, but they could be juicier. It was a bit pricey at $28 for 15 wings. Definitely a great late night food option.

Charm original chicken (1/2), pickled veggies, radish, kimchi, steamed rice.

Snow onion da best

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Soy garlic

The Common Interest

3.6(235 reviews)

6.8 mi

Met friends at the Common interest for some chill time after dinner. We were mainly there to chat…read moreand to support one of our friends who is a karaoke enthusiast. They kicked me out of the church choir decades ago and I've never looked back. Smile. The Common interest is a long‑standing Austin neighborhood sports bar known for comfort food, live music, and karoak. It is and frills and laid back place.

We went to Common Interest after the UT game on Saturday and had a really confusing experience…read more One of the people in our group was suddenly asked to leave, but no one would give us any explanation as to why. We were completely willing to comply and did not want to cause a scene, but we were genuinely confused about what had happened. I even politely asked if they had the wrong person because it was so unexpected. What made the situation even more frustrating was that we had literally just purchased another round of drinks. Before our friend was asked to leave, he handed the drinks to the rest of our table, which was sitting right next to the bar, and then signed off on his tab. Shortly afterward, he was told to leave and was being escorted out. We simply wanted to understand what had happened. If he was too intoxicated, if someone had complained, or if there was some other issue, we would have respected that. But when we asked on our way out, we were essentially told, "My boss said so," and were told to leave without any further explanation. We weren't looking to argue or challenge the decision. We just wanted a basic explanation, especially after having been allowed to continue ordering and spending money there. Being asked to leave is one thing. Being given absolutely no explanation and being left with drinks we had just paid for and couldn't use was incredibly frustrating. The whole experience was unnecessarily confusing and left a very bad impression. The staff was incredibly rude and if anything seemed to escalate the situation with threats and yelling. First and last time we'll ever go as this seems to be a common occurrence after reading other reviews. Obviously an establishment can kick anyone out as they have that right and we complied, it's just the no explanation that left us feeling frustrated and confused. Not to mention the wasted money on drinks we never got to have.

Fried Pickles Spears, mozzarella sticks and Gouda cheese bites

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Outer Heaven Disco Club

4.0(34 reviews)

1.1 mi•East Austin

It's bizarre to me that I've never left a review. It saddens me that in approximately nine weeks…read moretheir doors will close because the building is being sold. This club is one of inclusion at the highest level. Everyone is welcome. Everyone is loved. Everyone is having a blast. This disco hosts electrifying dance nights where the deejay continually spins flawless sets of music with tunes that have you dancing the night away. Everyone who works there is a rockstar. It gets jam-packed with people. I mean wall-to-wall, dance floor bursting, and service it still Ike it's coming from a friend. This Austin jewel is not to be forsaken.

This is such a fun place to go to hangout with friends, dance and sing karaoke. Very dive bar vibe…read morewith drinks served in plastic cups and limited places to sit. Fun people and the staff were great. My only complaint is that in order to sing, the bigger the tip to the deejay, the more likely you'll be able to get up and sing. We were there a few hours and signed up right away to sing. Gave $5 and my friend threw in $10 and we weren't called up to sing. There were a few that got up multiple times to sing in that same time frame. So that was my only reason for taking off a star. The deejay was raking in the tips and making it not an equal opportunity type thing. So plan on spending strip club cash to song karaoke here or just enjoy the vibe and don't bother participating doing a song or two.

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Wade W.

15 years ago

I approached the door of this nightclub with the confidence of the night creature I am. Darkness wrapping itself around my shoulders provides comfort like the throw blanket my Nana made for me when I was seven. I am the night and the night is me. I had only taken two or three steps into the building when I realized that my life was forever changed. A chill tickled my body as I entered. There was darkness. There was shadow. There was the night, normally reserved for the outside. It tiptoed back and forth, through the doors and windows, clinging to every wall and corner. Every table and chair. Up the stairs, down the stairs. Are there even stairs here? The confusion spun my head, I was disassociated. How can this be? God, how can the night be inside? The dimness was everywhere. It was everyone. It was everywhen and everyhow. "Someone please help me," I thought to myself. I don't know where to go or what to do. I searched the shadows for any sign of direction like the last Titanic survivor hoping hopelessly for one last gasp of air. I must flee... Then I saw him. To say that I saw the true face of an angel that day wouldn't do this vision justice. Our eyes met and he beckoned me to him. Not with his words mind you, not even his eyes called out. It was if the very essence of his soul reached out to comfort me and pull me towards the bar. I had found my imbibing Lancelot. His presence soothed my every pain, my every worry. His existence was like a giant womb wrapping me tightly in its embryonic fluid. His smile was brighter than that time that time Indiana Jones burned all those bad guys with the Ark of the Covenant. "Hi. I'm Cullen. What can I get for you friend." Friend? Friend? Did he just call me friend? The word shot through my soul like a Native American's spear pierces buffalo flesh. I have spent time in my life hoping and wishing for world peace, unlimited riches and beef jerky ice cream, but I have never been so presumptuous as to ever think I could be counted as friend by one such as this...Cullen. I realized at this point that he was trying to serve me. I could hardly stand. My knees became weak and my buttocks cramped. My stomach turned and my palms became sweaty. In all his wonder, he wanted to do something for me. Was this the child of Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Abraham Lincoln and Jim Morrison? I summoned forth a tiger spring of courage and asked this pre-Canonized, booze saint what they had on special. "What have I done?!" How could I dare to ask something 'special' of the embodiment of proof of the divine? I knew I wasn't worthy to stand in his presence any longer and wanted to run. I desperately felt the need to flagellate for my transgressions. This, however, was not to be. His grace and humility was an exhibit of what all people, animals and bugs should aspire to. "Bloodshots are on special. Like one?" I couldn't hear his voice as much as I felt the passion of the 15th Street Baptist choir envelop me and I knew what this Perseus-tiger-man was asking. I squeeked out a "yes please" and he began his magic. Magic...yes. This is how it shall be known. Arthur C. Clarke once said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I don't really know what that means, but as I watched St. Perfect swirl bottles I could only imagine Gustavo Dudamel conducting a symphony with musicians made of rainbows and fairy dust. I am fuzzy on the details for the next few minutes. I think I was entering the first stage of shock or organ failure as no human is prepared to accept a dose of greatness so large. I know there was an exchange of currency and some discussion on String Theory, Pan-Asian fusion and the Moody Blues but it wasn't until the moment that pure, unfiltered pleasure shot through my body, do I remember the details. This "Bloodshot," as General McBlissfulLove called it, touched my lips and I felt as if I were being kissed by a unicorn while surfing on clouds of joy. I don't mean frilly unicorns. I mean unicorns like the one from Legend that could kill people. I must skip forward, for it was at this point when my body could no longer stand the awesomeness. The next few hours are a blur. I didn't drink an excessive amount of alcohol, but I took in as much of this Cullen as I could. I was tipsy on this master of the libations and didn't want to leave, but sadly I know I must lest I be trapped in his web of glory forever. I sit here in my room, alone. I think back on this night fondly knowing I am forever changed. I just wonder if my brush with greatness made me better for having it or left me with an inability to truly love. read more

Amphibia A.

4 years ago

Was a regular and a performer here. I've been drugged, sexually assaulted, and gaslighted at Elysium on separate occasions all within a one year time span (this happened in 2022). The abusers include staff and a regular, Neil Diaz. When I spoke to the owner about these incidences, very little effort was put into actually addressing the violations against me. When I went public with my story, John Wickham, the owner, retaliated by having the owners of other bars in the area (who he's friends with) ban me. Evidence and details can be found on the following Instagram account: @redriverragdoll You can also message that account if you have any additional questions. read more

Ryan L.

14 years ago

I love it when bartenders ignore me when i'm trying to close my tab cause they are busy talking to their friends foooooorrrrreeeeevvvvverrrrr. On the other hand ordering from that one bartender with the black long hair and bad attitude has its advantages cause you don't need to tip him cause he sucks.... I only gave this four stars cause I like the other bartenders they rock. 80's night? Play better music! 90's night.... you guys are good, keep it up!!!! read more

Jeremiah C.

12 years ago

Housing an eclectic mix of patronage, Elysium is one of your top choices for clubs in Austin. Granted, Austin doesn't offer much in the way of clubs, but there are a few good ones in town. Elysium is definitely one of the top three. Check out this place out on Sundays for their '80s night. Also, their specialty shows are always...special...in a good way. Be advised, you'd do well to pay in cash instead of card here. read more

D. C. F.

154

15 years ago

Good genre place that has specialty themed nights that makes hanging out fun. It's almost impossible not to strike up new friends at this often crowded yet roomy club. The gated patio is a good place to take conversations away from all the noise and still watch or interact with people passing by on the sidewalk. It does happen to be a bit pricey at the door sometimes depending on what's going on that night. read more

H. T.

10 years ago

Dancing there is fun most of the time but there's an older creepy guy who's taking pictures / video on his phone of the dance floor. SO CREEPY! There's no security so people are falling down drunk all over the place on the dance floor. Kind of fun if you're in the mood for craziness. read more

Fred S.

12 years ago

I've tried other clubs but the people, the music and the atmosphere as a whole keeps me coming back to Elysium. If I want to dance or just hang out with an amazing and interesting crowed, Elysium is the first place I think of... read more

Jessica M.

14 years ago

nice staff cool ,atmosphere but on 80's night music is hit or miss and one of the bartenders makes horrible drinks. but good time

loudwig b.

16 years ago

80's night rocks, i just wish that i wasn't actually the only person from that decade there, feeeeeel soooooo old!!!

Sara W.

7 years ago

Great place! Good drinks, music and atmosphere. Reminds me of the cool clubs in DC!

Janice R.

17 years ago

Very fun! Had a blast last Saturday for my friend Kim's B-day!

Lisa A.

16 years ago

typical nasty bar with typical down town Austin rude staff.

Leigh McInnis Lee G.

415

18 years ago

club kids, but good and the best of a good austin legend

Chiqui B.

454

478

2344

15 years ago

Best. People-watching. Ever.

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