The Elephant Room is one of Austin's most widely known jazz venues. It is located below street…read morelevel on Congress Avenue. If you are claustrophobic, this might not be the best place for you. From the street level, you walk down steps to enter the club. This basement club delivers an authentic jazz experience. The dim lighting, narrow long room, and close seating create an intimate atmosphere. Live jazz musicians are hosted every night of the week, often with multiple sets, featuring a mix of local musicians, rotating house bands, and visiting musicians. Because of the tight space, you are always close to the stage. Tonight's headliner was the Concept Orchestra. Cover tonight was $7. Cocktails range $14-16. The room was pretty tightly packed creating positive vibes.

One of the best bars in Austin. To my dying breath I will say that…read more Love the live jazz. It's constantly full of people, which is fitting because the vibes are so good. It's a hit or miss with the cocktails - the espresso martini is delicious but some of the other drinks are quite strong.

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!

This is an interesting establishment, and I think I liked the cocktails more than the food. It is…read moredefinitely a date night spot, although there were some families here as well. We didn't get to sit near the conveyor belts, but we were ok with it because we were still able to enjoy the decor. Parking can get tight very quickly. We didn't have a reservation, but I think we were very lucky to get a table for 2.

Great selection of Simpsons stuff, particularly the Tree House of Horrors. We picked up a Kidrobot…read morefigure of Blinky and it's awesome! 10/10 would recommend

I went to Monkey See Monkey Do for fun with my family. We parked in the parking lot and went in…read more The store had a lot of stuff that was reminiscent of my childhood. They had some fun squishy items, dolls, action figures, and other collectibles. I felt like a kid in that store. I told my husband that I had to get out of there or I would buy everything. It was a cool store to visit and I will return to buy more fun nostalgic items.

Came here two nights in a row during SXSW to see different brands. I'd classify it as a dive bar…read morewith live music. Things I loved about this venue: - They have multiple water stations! Hydrate hydrate hydrate - Food, and seating, are available upstairs (window order). No vegan or GF options though. - Pool and air hockey tables - Amazing bartenders, super nice - Solid vibe Things I don't love: - It's warm, even with the A/C on -- dress appropriately - Bathrooms - Speakers are quite loud. We went and bought ear plugs after night #1. Was perfect for night #2

Walked expecting to go to Marinara Miracles. Went to the restroom and realized it was closed…read more Bartender rude af goes "THANKS FOR USING THE BATHROOM!" Honestly. Wtf. The roaches in the bathroom were more friendly than the staff. Won't be back for either! 0/10 don't recommend.

We came here after Esther's Follies, with the program from Esther's you get in free and just have…read moreto find a seat, we took seats on benches along the wall as most of the tables were taken as the stand up had already started. We caught the last joke or two of one of the openers then the headliner came on, TJ, On twitter as @tjstandup and has a special on Amazon called Weapon of White Destruction and a tour called The Colonizing America tour. Dude was incendiary (to use my wife's term) and funny, My wife and I were laughing for most of his set and the guy at a table in front of us almost never stopped laughing. The place is small and a long time fixture here in Austin, you order drinks from a QR code at the table but no minimums drink limits which is nice. It is a fun stop and you never know who you will see or what style of comedy you will get.

Terrible "comedians" on the show that seemed to be people that just really hated themselves and…read moreeveryone else. Maybe try therapy instead of getting a bunch of audience members to suffer through what you think is funny but is not.

THIS IS A BLAST! So…read moreI was playing in another kickball league here in town (we'll call em WAKA) and it was one of the worst experiences I've had in a social sports community. So when I came to NAKID I was not expecting much different, but was stunned at how different and how much more fun I had! My team is the Awful Waffles which was a team in a different league, we were all so fed up with the competiveness of the other leagues. Where they cuss you out if you make a bad play, make a bad call as a ref, basically have no regard for sportsmanship, and to top it off the league is ran by douchebags.It was so refreshing to come to NAKID, its fun still competitive(in a good way) AWESOME TROPHYS, cute girls for you guys out there, as well as flip cup tournaments every week!!! (AHHH HEAVEN!!) You gotta give it a shot!

The staff that help run this are so helpful and very quick to respond to email. I had a small group…read morethat was wanting to play and Dan got back to me right away. He also followed up with me multiple times to make sure my needs were being met. Great service and a ton of fun. I highly recommend NAKID Social Sports. This will be my second season, but it will not be my last.

Next stop, Thirsty's...they must have rebranded because in Yelp they are listed as Thirsty Nickel…read more This club gets a A+ for marketing...they had a handsome young man outside harking free drinks. He was super personable and even made suggestions of low cost food options on 6th street. Thirsty's chose the drink they gave you...tasted like drink mix (no alcohol). We only had a sip and were off to our next adventure. The bartender was super friendly and nice. All the staff was super friendly, which was pleasant. Thirsty's is a large club with basketball machines in the back. The bar is quite long bar with a large space for dancing. The music was popping, so we can see how it can be an attractive club later in the evening when the party folks come out.

False advertising and shady behavior. There was a girl outside promoting $2 shots, so we decided to…read morego in. We ordered 6 lemon drop shots and got charged almost $100 for drinks that tasted like juice. We still tipped 20% because we try to be respectful. When we confronted the staff, the same girl who advertised the $2 shots suddenly claimed she never said that and then kept hiding to avoid the situation. Management looked surprised at the price but just shrugged and offered no solution. Don't come here. This place practices sneaky, misleading tactics and clearly doesn't value customers. They do not deserve your support.

I give my strongest recommendation to Mystica Fiora's belly dancing/flow arts classes and…read moreperformances. She is a skilled professional of the highest caliber and multitalented showcasing a wide variety of styles: fire flow arts (fans, poi, hoops, wands, hand candles, wings), belly dancing (Egyptian/Raqs Sharqi, fusion, Indian), mermaiding (swimming with tail), and clowning (balloon animals, face painting). She is also pleasant, kind, and cheerful. She is very professional and always on time and communicates well. She has both online and in person classes available and hybrid options. I have also seen her perform multiple times and she is stunning! Book her for your special events! I have been taking belly dancing and flow art classes with her since the pandemic (mid 2020). At first we met online and now we meet in person. When I began classes with her I was suffering from debilitating chronic pain and could only dance for 5 minutes before needing to take a break. She was happy to incorporate accommodations for me when my feet were hurting or injured, for instance, we would do a seated chair class and focus on chest and arm isolations instead of leg movements. She always found a way to incorporate movement while working around my health issues, injuries, or surgeries. Now I can dance for hours and am teaching my own dance classes. I highly recommend seeking Samantha out if you have any chronic health issues that would improve with low impact exercise. She is also highly educated in these different art forms and is able to discuss the history of belly dance. She has been trained in a variety of styles from across Africa to the Middle East to India, even having traveled abroad to learn from instructors in other countries.

Mystica is an amazing belly dance instructor! She is kind and encouraging, positive and…read moreprofessional. Her excitement and passion for the art form is out of her! I get very excited for every opportunity to take a lesson from her.