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    La Perla

    3.5 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars
    Open 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    LA PERLA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Juke Box
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Karla D.

    I would like to consider La Perla my new local. Walking distance from my apartment, this old-school dive is clean and well maintained. There is so much history with this place and it's amazing to see it still holding strong amongst all the gentrification literally next door. Super cheap prices. Crazy friendly staff and patrons. Everyone makes you feel like family.

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    Erik M.

    This place took us by surprise! Coming from North Carolina and seen this small little place that didn't look like much. We had an amazing time with very welcoming company. Beer was cold and the hospitality was a breath of fresh air. Looking at opening something similar here on the East Coast. Salud mi gente

    ARMODELLOS
    Ashley L.

    A local Austin dive bar that stays true to the Old Austin. When you walk in this place you will be treated like family. You'll immediately notice most people in there are regulars, which says a lot about a place. You have to try the ARMODELLOS, which is what they are known for... SO GOOD!!

    Armodellos! Best beer cocktail in town. Ice cold modello, beer salt, lime juice, Tabasco. Taste the rainbow, beeches!
    Mitch H.

    My new favorite place. The only thing you need to get here are Armodellos. $3 for a bit of heaven in your mouth. 1 unopened ice cold Modello A few shakes of beer salt A squirt of lime juice A few shakes of Tabasco Open, let everything drop into the beer, then guzzle it down. Throw on some Mexican jams in the jukebox, sit back and soak it all in.

    Jennifer M.

    Holy dive bar Batman! If you blink you'll miss out... So don't blink. Great little find tucked away in E. 5th. Tiny place that looks like a bar inside a living room. The bartender is super friendly and all the patrons to boot. Make sure you have cash in hand cause they don't take credit cards, but they do have an ATM in case you forget. A must try is their signature Arm-modelo. A very interesting drink that the bartender whips up on the spot. They do have a pretty good sized parking lot for all of their paying customers. Don't go here if you're looking for classy, but definitely go here if you are looking for unique!

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    A great dive bar ... Try the Armodelo... Great jukebox you can connect to Touch tunes ap.

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    Was suggested to come here from a local. It's not much to look at. But if you want to have good beer w a local come here. Ask for Finn.

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    What Five Stars? because this place is exactly the kind of dive bar that makes Austin weird in the…read morebest possible way. Dirty Bill's is gloriously unapologetic. You walk in and immediately know you are not in some polished Instagram cocktail lounge. It is loud, a little gritty, and full of people who are clearly there to have a good time and not pretend otherwise. The beer is cold, the Lone Star flows like Texas water, and the vibe is pure old school Austin. And yes, the legendary bathroom situation deserves its own paragraph. The men's room features a giant ice filled trough for a urinal, which feels like something out of a 1970s roadside saloon documentary. Somehow it is both ridiculous and perfectly on brand. It actually becomes a conversation starter because you walk out laughing and immediately tell your friends they have to see it and go pee. The crowd was friendly, the bartenders were quick with the beers, and nobody was taking themselves too seriously. I ended up staying longer than planned, drinking Lone Stars and talking to random people like we had known each other for years. If you want craft cocktails served with a rosemary sprig this is not your place. If you want a hilarious, slightly chaotic, authentically divey night in Austin with cheap beer and great stories, Dirty Bill's absolutely delivers. Five stars and I would go back in a heartbeat.

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    La Perla - divebars - Updated May 2026

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