Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 524-2665
- Cross Street:
- Congress Avenue
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-12am, Sat 7am-1pm, Sun 8am-9pm
Editorial Review for Sixth Street – by Joshua Hinsdale
In Short
Austin's slick version of New Orleans' Bourbon Street is lined with dance clubs, bars, pool halls, restaurants, comedy clubs and live-music venues. There are tons of bars, which specialize in everything from frozen drinks, shots and beer, to reggae, country and punk rock. Restaurant choices include local favorites like The Hideout and Roppolo's Pizza. Expect a melting pot of folks--college kids, professionals, teenyboppers, punks, Leslie and tourists--all out looking for a good time.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoSixth Street is blocked off on weekends during big events and holidays, such as New Year's, Halloween and the Old Pecan Street Festival.
ParkingThe biggest challenge is finding parking. Unless you know some secret spots, plan to spend $5$10.
User Reviews for Sixth Street
05/15/2008 Posted by cgibson2
Unless you are in a UT fraternity or sorority, a lot of the bars with a Sixth Street address are pretty lame (one exception off the top of my head is The Jackalope). Check out the bars along Red River for a more interesting experience. However, on Friday and Saturday nights, the police block Sixth St. to cars, and people can just hang out in the middle of the street. This is a sight to see, so I recommend walking down Sixth St. during these times, for pure entertainment value. Also, whatever you do, DO NOT eat Roppolo's pizza. This is quite possibly the worst pizza in the United States. This should be fairly obvious upon sight of it, but I too have reluctantly purchased a plastic-y looking slice of cheese at 1:00 am, just because there are almost no places to get food late at night downtown. If you find yourself really needing some food, you are MUCH better off walking to the Onion pizza place at 116 W. 5th (not far the center of Sixth St. mayhem). Or just ask some locals where you can find the guy selling the authentic Chicago style hot dogs out of his trailer. Trust me on this.
04/17/2008 Posted by meezy281
Do you know if you have to be 21 to go to the clubs on 6th street or do they let people in that are 18?
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